By Darren Shimkus, VP and General Manager, Udemy for Business We hosted the 15th Udemy for Business HR Innovators event last Thursday evening with an all-star panel of leaders from Slack, Guardant Health, Greenhouse, and Salesforce We engaged in a rich and lively conversation about the challenges of and...
Seismic shifts in technology, management, and globalization have dramatically changed how we work McKinsey & Company analysts estimated a 5X increase in the number of skill sets required in the workforce from 2009 to 2012 Udemy for Business recently conducted a survey to better understand how the people...
By Darren Shimkus, VP and General Manager, Udemy for Business There’s an old saying: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush For companies engaged in the heated battle to win talent, those are words worth heeding Before setting out to bag that next brand-new hire, it might make more sense to re-evaluate your...
Performance reviews can strike fear in the hearts of otherwise level-headed employees Fraught with subjectivity and judgment, reviews too often put people in the hot seat and focus on negativity -- here’s a goal you missed, here’s what you’ve been doing wrong, etc Most human resources departments would...
Big news out of the Far East to kick off the week! Over the weekend, the Singaporean government launched the SkillsFuture Marketplace, “a new roadshow through which the public can find out more about how they can spend their $500 from the SkillsFuture Credit scheme to upgrade themselves” Udemy, with more than...
By Darren Shimkus, VP & General Manager, Udemy for Business Millennials are often unfairly characterized as entitled, tech-addicted dreamers, but that narrative isn’t helpful or productive for the companies that need to hire, manage, and retain them Millennials, the oldest of whom are just reaching their...
This article by Udemy CEO Dennis Yang originally appeared on CBS Small Business Pulse How do you make sure current and incoming employees always have the right skills to meet your company’s evolving needs It’s hard to deliver effective, relevant training in the exact moment employees need it...
Last week our Udemy for Business team hosted another successful HR Innovators event in partnership with our friends at Culture Amp! More than 200 of the brightest HR and Operations leaders were in attendance to discuss how the role of HR is evolving as today’s workplaces transform Guests enjoyed drinks and...
Jobs are rapidly changing but employee training and onboarding programs have not kept up with the demands of the modernworkplace Today Udemy for Business released the results of a recent survey aimed at uncovering insight into this training gap and its impact on businesses and employees The survey polled 175 HR...
