How manager involvement impacts employee engagement Organizations today are facing a crisis. Many are grappling with significant challenges in managing, training, and retaining employees in a professional environment that is undergoing the most significant transformation since industrialization and the creation of Henry Ford’s production line in the early 1900s. This article examines the role
Could Libra Spur Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies? Technology is touching every aspect of finance, transforming decades-old practices and redefining core tasks. In our Disruption in Financial Services series, we explore how new tools and technologies are changing the business of finance and reshaping how financial professionals do their jobs. One of the unintended consequences
New Risks, Old Models: The Asset Management Business The asset management business is undergoing a period of unprecedented change. Asset managers are struggling to deliver the products and returns that aging populations in Asia and the West demand against the backdrop of negative interest rates and slow growth. As fee levels fall under pressure from
Tactics to Create a Culture of Learning & Development Creating a culture of learning and development (L&D) has become a priority for many organizations recently. With numerous driving factors, learning development is an unavoidable element in today's workplace. Employees want to learn, be challenged, increase productivity, be innovative and have a real impact on company
Learning via Gamification: Latest Data, Stats & Trends The effectiveness of gamification is well-represented in the field of education. Studies involving varied subject groups from young children to older professionals have often churned out positive results. One example is Theresa A. Papp's paper 'Gamification Effects on Motivation and Learning: Application to Primary and College
Video Learning: Latest Data, Stats and Trends Video learning is no longer seen as a novel idea, it is now considered a common standard of content delivery in the world of corporate learning. Delivery via video has grown rapidly in recent years, and for good reason. It has proven to be an effective, cost-efficient and
Have Private Equity Valuations Reached Bubble Levels? Venture capital and private equity have boomed in the last ten years. McKinsey estimates that private market assets under management hit $5.8 trillion in 2019 and that private funds are sitting on dry powder of over $2 trillion. Fueled by cheap debt and investors hungry for yield, the
Green Bonds Are Growing Fast – But There Are Challenges Since the launch of the first “green bond” in 2008, the climate-aligned bond market has grown to an estimated $1.45 trillion and the annual issuance of labeled green bonds exceeded $167 billion in 2018. Yet this rapid growth has come with rising risks. Increasingly, some large
Create a Learning Culture: Qualities of The People Who Drive Change The role of knowledge development is ever-present in the workplace. Oftentimes, there is a particular group in charge of driving/guiding these initiatives, from implementing knowledge management solutions, communicating the initiative internally and measuring its success. All of the preceding elements will be deemed failures
Mobile Learning: Latest Data, Stats and Trends The rise of mobile learning has left many L&D managers asking questions about their current content delivery methods. Is mobile the way forward for eLearning? Or is it just a fad? This article presents evidence around mobile learning and what it can do for your employee education program.
