Contents of Elearning! Magazine - MAY-JUN 2012

Elearning! Magazine: Building Smarter Companies via Learning & Workplace Technologies.

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Trendlines Among the
Learning! 100 winners:
50%are using mobile learning
70%support remote workers
90%are training exter- nal stakeholders, including
customers and suppliers
The War for Talent May Be Heating Up
Despite high unemployment, companies still struggle to find high- ly talented people. As the economy recovers, analysts expect this trend to intensify. In some fast growing regions such as Silicon Valley, the talent war is well underway, with recruiters in industries such as social media and oil/mineral management already resorting to poaching, hiring bonuses, and other aggressive recruitment tactics. In high demand regions and industries, the need for talent has reached pre-1999 levels according to Dr. John Sullivan, professor of management at San Francisco State University. Ironically, the fierce competition for work during the recession has exacerbated the problem for organiza- tions. Employees who took on additional tasks or roles to remain valuable to their company during the recession have gained skills and competencies that make them very likely to find work else- where. They are also the very employees that organizations can least afford to lose.
12 May / June 2012 Elearning! Most large companies say that managing a globalized work-
force is a top priority. Organizations with a strong informal learning culture that utilize social networking are three times as likely to develop an effective and integrated global talent pool than their less sophisticated peers, according to Bersin & Associates.
Social networking is a key tool for managers who wish to develop global talent. It allows learners to reach out to one another when they have a critical need, mentor, and coach tal- ent. These strategies help organizations become more agile and build a truly interconnected international team.
—Source: www.bersin.com
Social Networking Boosts Global Talent Development
The top 20%of
companies that use social media in learning found
34%improvement in employee productivity. — Aberdeen Group