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Richardson Honored on Training Industry, Inc's Top Sales Training Companies List for Fourth Consecutive Year

Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 Mar 2012

Richardson, a leading global sales training and performance improvement company has been named to Training Industry, Inc 2012 Top Sales Training Companies list for the fourth consecutive year.

The differences between management and leadership and the implications for L&D discussed in new White Paper

Webanywhere | Ilkley, UK | 28 Feb 2012

Webanywhere, a provider of corporate learning platforms, in association with Professor Jeff Gold, Professor of Organisational Learning at Leeds Business School, has published a white paper that explores the differences between leadership and management and considers various approaches for developing leaders and managers.

Maven releases a new white paper: ‘Implementing the vision of transformational change’ by Melanie Franklin

Maven Training | London | UK | 23 Jan 2012

Maven, the Change Management specialist, announced the release of their new white paper ‘Implementing the vision of transformational change’ authored by Melanie Franklin.

Richardson CEO, David DiStefano Honored with a 2011 'Best in Biz Award'

Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA | 05 Dec 2011

David DiStefano, President and CEO of Richardson, has been named the silver winner in the Executive of the Year category in Best in Biz Awards, the only national business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.

Abbey's ancient setting for radical approach to work harmony

Bob Little Press & PR | St Albans | 03 Nov 2011

The ancient buildings of St Albans Abbey were the setting for the launch of a book which sets out a radical new approach to enable people to 'bring their whole selves to work' and so feel truly 'valued' in their workplace.

LINE to speak on mobile learning at Wolce

LINE Communications | London | 23 Sep 2011

LINE Communications will be exhibiting at this year’s World of Learning Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham on the 27th and 28th of September and will be speaking on the subject of mobile learning in both the conference and the exhibition seminars.

Helping L&D departments achieve ‘more for less’

LMMatters | 06 Sep 2011

LMMatters is publishing a case study with leading international law firm Eversheds at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition on 27-28 September. The case study shows how Eversheds, named as the Financial Times’ most innovative law firm in Europe 2010, saved both time and money using a blend of learning technologies. LMMatters MD Martin Baker will also be talking about the need to do ‘more for less’ when he participates in the conference panel debate: ‘How can L&D deliver with reduced time and budgets?’

Behind-the-Scenes Look at How Leading Firms are Responding to Shifts in Today’s Complex Buying Process Explored in New eBook from Richardson

Richardson | Philadelphia, PA USA | 22 Aug 2011

This dramatic change in buyer behavior has forced companies to reevaluate the way they train their sales teams to engage prospects and existing customers. This new paradigm is the focus of Richardson’s new eBook, The Roadmap to Scalable and Sustainable Sales Transformation.

Hands up if you know what eLearning is?

LMMatters | London, UK | 09 Aug 2011

Martin Baker, CEO of leadership and management online learning specialists LMMatters, is keen to raise the profile of eLearning but his recent quest to hire new talent confirmed that outside of the L&D community, people don’t necessarily know what eLearning is. The proactive recruitment process offered a valuable opportunity to explain more about the industry to college students, whilst Martin was delighted to be able to offer one of the candidates, Leigh Miller, a unique trainee position within LMMatters thriving organisation.

WOLCE seminar 27 September: What learning methods do leaders & managers really prefer?

LMMatters | London, UK | 03 Aug 2011

Think you know what learning methods leaders & managers like best? Results of independent research may surprise you, with ‘the classroom’ not appearing in the top three learning delivery methods for all levels of executives. Martin Baker, MD of leadership & management online learning specialists LMMatters, will be talking about these results, and what they mean for L&D professionals, at a seminar at WOLCE at 4.15pm on 27 September.

Webinar 29 July - Leadership development: Out of the classroom and into the workplace

LMMatters | 18 Jul 2011

According to unique research by Towards Maturity, when asked to identify managers’ top three methods of learning delivery, survey participants did not include ‘the classroom’. Those contributing to the research said that managers preferred solutions that delivered learning on-demand. Martin Baker, MD of LMMatters, will be talking about these findings, and their implications for leadership and management development, in a webinar at 11am on 29 July. He’ll also explain how the world-leading development resource Harvard ManageMentor has been designed to develop skills at the point of need.

Webinar 8 July - Reinventing leadership development: 'One blend doesn't fit all'

LMMatters | London, UK | 23 Jun 2011

What learning delivery methods work best for busy executives, middle managers and new talent? 'One blend doesn't fit all' according to Reinventing Leadership Development, a groundbreaking study by Towards Maturity into the effectiveness of using learning technologies in this field. Martin Baker, MD of LMMatters, will be highlighting the results of this research in a webinar at 11am on 8 July, and suggesting some leadership and management development solutions.

Project Agency’s survey shows sponsors failing

Project Agency | London, UK | 17 Jun 2011

Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has revealed that, in a survey of over 1,300 people who have attended its project management events, over 52 per cent believe that the roles, responsibilities and levels of authority relating to their projects are unclear.

Leadership development: Out of the classroom & into the workplace

LMMatters | London, UK | 14 Jun 2011

A ground-breaking study by Towards Maturity, into the effectiveness of technology-led leadership and management development, reveals that learning technology is bringing executive development out of the classroom and firmly into the workplace. Martin Baker, CEO of LMMatters, says the research - the results of which are revealed today - confirms that online, on-demand learning is enabling busy executives to access knowledge immediately, effectively and seamlessly, when and where they need it.

goFLUENT’s English language learning product dubbed ‘one of the best offers on the web’

goFLUENT | Geneva, Switzerland, and Paris, France | 13 Jun 2011

goFLUENT, a leading provider of distance English training, has been named as one of the top online providers of English language learning materials. The accolade comes as a result of a comparative study, by the French ‘Pour Se Former’ website, of ten online English language materials providers.

The challenge of developing leadership and management talent online

LMMatters | London, UK | 01 Jun 2011

Laura Overton, MD of the independent research organisation Towards Maturity, will reveal the results of a ground breaking study, into the effectiveness of technology-led leadership and management development, at LMMatters annual seminar on 15 June. More than 120 organisations, currently nurturing around 35,000 leaders and managers, took part. Early results reveal that one of the greatest challenges across all sectors is supporting leaders and managers in organisations spread across multiple locations. Join us on 15 June, and hear how technology is being harnessed to successfully meet this modern L&D challenge.

Inspirational leadership & management development at Eversheds

LMMatters | London, UK | 26 May 2011

Tim Drewitt, eLearning specialist at Eversheds, will be presenting a case study on leadership and management development within the award-winning law firm, at LMMatters annual seminar and showcase on 15 June. Come along and be inspired by the creative, blended approach at the leading international law practice, which is encouraging innovative talent.

The Project Agency’s Perfect Project Course goes online

Project Agency | London, UK | 09 May 2011

Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has developed e-learning materials to help its clients deliver projects more effectively.

Free access to world leading leadership and management resources for Learning at Work day

LMMatters | London, UK | 03 May 2011

LMMatters is offering organisations free access to its trusted leadership and management online resources for the whole of Adult Learners' Week, starting Monday 16 May - including Learning at Work day. Organisations will be able to access the award winning Harvard ManageMentor alongside LMKnowledge (LMK), a vast library of knowledge, with more than 10,000 articles, videos and podcasts from the best worldwide sources.

The Working Manager adds Video Arts Limited to its growing strategic partner network

The Working Manager | Cirencester | 24 Mar 2011

TWM adds award winning production company Video Arts' Digital Library to its already extensive multimedia content offering.