Shift from Getting to Giving: Provide Exceptional Value and Sell More

Best-selling author, Bob Burg, author of The Go-Giver and Go-Givers Sell More, offers a sales approach that helps you sell on value, rather than price, and be viewed as a resource rather than a commodity. During the webinar, we'll discuss how to shift your focus from getting to giving, putting others' interests first and continually adding value to their business that ultimately lead to significant and very profitable returns.

Presenter:

Bob Burg, author

Date/Time: 05/28/2013 - 12 p.m. EDT

Conversations in Leadership: Nicole Bendaly

Considered the perfect companion to your leadership training program, Improving Healthcare Team Performance is a practical handbook that provides the knowledge, tools and techniques required to develop a single team, or to develop an organization-wide, team-based culture from which exceptional patient care emerges.

Presenters:

Nicole Bendaly, co-author of The High Performance Healthcare Team: The 7 Requirements for Excellence in Patient Care

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 06/04/2013 - 12 p.m. EDT

Engage for Success with David MacLeod, Chair of the Taskforce on Employee Engagement

Employees are often considered an organisation's best asset, yet many companies fail to recognise the importance of employee engagement and well-being. In this unstable financial climate, where every penny is being counted, an employee who is satisfied with their job and excels with their workload is invaluable.

Presenter:

David MacLeod, Chair of the Taskforce on Employee Engagement

Date/Time: 05/22/2013 - 12 p.m. BST

Conversations in Leadership: Josh Linkner

Through Disciplined Dreaming, Linkner shows you how to create profitable new ideas, empower all your employees to be creative, and sustain your competitive advantage over the long term. Linkner distills his years of experience in business and jazz as well as hundreds of interviews with CEOs, entrepreneurs, and artists into a 5-step process that will make creativity easy.

Presenters:

Josh Linkner, CEO and Managing Partner of Detroit Venture Partners

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 05/02/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Leadership Programs in Healthcare; a Panel Q&A Session

In Leadership in Healthcare: Essentials Values and Skills, Second Edition, Carson F. Dye suggests that it's imperative for the healthcare industry to take action by investing resources and time into leadership programs to ensure that the "new generation of leaders will make the significant inroads and positive contributions needed for high-quality patient care and service to our communities."

Presenters:

Patrick Veroneau, Founder Emery Leadership Group

Barbara Monegan, Director Talent Management and Organization Development, Christiana Care Health Systems

Ben Quintana, Program Manager for Leadership Development at St. Luke's Health System

Date/Time: 04/16/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Jennifer Kahnweiler

Introverts may feel powerless in a world where extroverts seem to rule, but there's more than one way to have some sway. As Jennifer Kahnweiler shows in her book, "The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength", introverts can be highly effective influencers when, instead of trying to act like extroverts, they use their natural strengths. Register for the webinar to learn how to use those strengths to challenge the status quo, provoke new ways of thinking, effect change and inspire others to move forward.

Presenters:

Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D. author, speaker and executive coach

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 04/02/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

From Capitalism to Talentism: How technology, social media and online education has created the Digital Enlightenment

Cash used to be King, today Talent is King. Lucian Tarnowski will talk about how digital and social media has created a fundamental shift in the way organisations and talent communicate together. He will introduce talent engagement best practice as well as the latest trends around social learning.

Presenter:

Lucian Tarnowski, Founder and CEO of BraveNewTalent.com

Date/Time: 03/27/2013 - 12 p.m. GMT (UK)

Finding Big ROI for Skills Training at SMBs

Do you understand the importance of employee development but have a hard time making a hard-numbers business case? In this webinar, we will put ROI of elearning into the context of the SMB market, discussing typical ROI criteria that align to SMB needs and share case study examples of businesses driving powerful impact through elearning.

Presenter:

Laura Rexford, Client Loyalty Manager, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 03/12/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Getting Started with Elearning: 8 Questions to Consider

Are you thinking of introducing elearning into your growing organization's learning and development portfolio? This webinar delivers an informative discussion featuring the top eight must-ask questions to consider when getting started with elearning. We'll help you understand the key features of elearning and how it fits into the vast array of corporate learning solutions.

Presenter:

Dorman Woodall, Director of Skillsoft Learning, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 03/07/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Bob and Gregg Vanourek

In today's fiercely competitive world, it takes more than "business as usual" to stay strong and stay ahead of the curve. It takes Triple Crown Leadership. Inspired by the most elusive championship in sports, the Triple Crown of horseracing, this compelling road map is designed for leaders at all levels, from supervisors to CEOs.

Presenters:

Bob and Gregg Vanourek

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 03/05/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Wage & Hour Enforcement: What Employers Need to Know

With the Department of Labor stepping up wage and hour enforcement efforts, many businesses can expect intense scrutiny over their pay practices. What measures are you taking to ensure managers understand the company's pay policies? What strategies are in place to educate your hourly employees about their pay-related responsibilities? Is the company doing all it can to mitigate the risk of legal action? The right answers to these questions can help you protect your business and build a positive work environment for all employees.

Presenter:

Whitney M. Harmon, Attorney at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Date/Time: 02/27/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Top Three Things to Look For When Selecting a Learning Program Partner

As you plan your learning programs for the year, it's important to get the most value from your budget. It's often a struggle to weed through the solutions available and really understand what to look for as you make difficult decisions to enhance your learning programs. Having a trusted partner will increase the likelihood of long-term success, and give you tools and advice to align your learning with business goals.

Presenters:

Joni Locht, Learning Strategist, Skillsoft

Sue Orchanian, Learning Strategist and Client Community Co-chair, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 02/26/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Simulation-based Learning: Will the prophecy finally be fulfilled?

Please join Skillsoft and HR.com for this webinar on Simulation-based Learning featuring an update on the current state of simulations in learning, and the trends and factors that are paving the way for actualization of the prediction that simulations and game-based learning will likely be the long-awaited "killer app" for elearning.

Presenters:

Sally Hovis, VP of Learning Design, Skillsoft

Derek Cunard, Dean, American Heart University

Date/Time: 02/19/2013 - 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Fred Hassan

Fuel smarter strategies, effective execution and governance: Renowned CEO and business leader Fred Hassan will explain how to transform a struggling business into a raging success by reinventing the culture, attitude, and behaviors of organizations and people. Leaders who want to change cultures and individuals need a cool head, a clear vision, and a well-refined ability to inspire that change.

Presenters:

Fred Hassan, Partner and Managing Director with the private equity firm Warburg Pincus

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 02/06/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Marketing your Training Program to a Remote Workforce

Cutting through the noise and attracting attention to your training programs can be challenging. And when workers are remote, it's even harder. But that's exactly what a well-timed, targeted marketing campaign can do. Learn effective promotion strategies for your training programs from a North American footwear giant. Join Ashley Renzi, Sales Training and Development Manager, as she takes you through the methods New Balance uses to market their training programs and engage their employees.

Presenter:

Ashley Renzi, Sales Training and Development Manager, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Date/Time: 01/29/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Engage for Success

Employees are often considered an organisation's best asset, yet many companies fail to recognise the importance of employee engagement and well-being. In this unstable financial climate, where every penny is being counted, an employee who is satisfied with their job and excels with their workload is invaluable. In this webinar we'll discuss why enegagement is hot topic and what four things are present in organisations that engage their people.

Presenter:

David MacLeod, Chair of the Taskforce on Employee Engagement

Date/Time: 01/24/2013 - 12 p.m. GMT

Informal Learning Webinar

This webinar is based on the ASTD/i4cp's research report, Informal Learning: The Social Evolution. It will be presented by Kevin Oakes, CEO of i4cp. Joining Kevin will be Dan Pontefract, Senior Director, Learning & Collaboration at Telus. The purpose of this report is to examine the ways in which informal learning is evolving and how organizations are leveraging it to improve performance. This Study is based on an analysis of a survey of 351 respondents. Nearly all the respondents (97 percent) reported that informal learning played a role in their learning initiatives within their organizations.

Presenters:

Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4CP

Dan Pontefract, Senior Director / Head of Learning & Collaboration, TELUS

Laurie Miller, Research, ASTD

Date/Time: 01/24/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Reach Quota Faster & Retain Great Salespeople With Onboarding & Succession Planning for Inside Sales

Do you want to get your sales teams up and running faster? Enabling your sales teams to see results will help with attrition and will keep people motivated. In this TrainingIndustry.com webinar, sponsored by Skillsoft, you'l learn how effectively using elearning reduces the learning curve for inside sales professionals. You'll hear about the many benefits of using elearning within a sales organization, including professional development and career growth.

Presenters:

Chris Cummins, VP Sales, Skillsoft

Pam Easton, Sales Performance and Trainer, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 01/24/2013 - 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST

Deploying and Cultivating an Elearning Strategy in a Retail Environment

Learn the keys to garnering Executive and organizational support for transforming the way a company driven by the 'DOLLAR' thinks about learning and development. Dollar Tree, Inc. uses an engaging blended learning strategy to foster an innovative learning and communication culture. Heather McCoy, Manager of Learning Technology works with a Solution Services Architect to design learning solutions for Operations and Store Support Audiences in the form of custom Skillsoft® KnowledgeCenter™ portals.

Presenters:

Heather McCoy, SPHR, Manager of Learning Technology, Dollar Tree

Ann Collins, Learning Strategist, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 01/17/2013 - 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Steve Farber

Learn about the three keys to fostering true leadership with expert Steve Farber, author of "Greater Than Yourself". In this discussion, you'll have a chance to learn about innovative and actionable ideas to put these into practice. Get ready to: Expand yourself, give yourself and replicate yourself.

Presenters:

Steve Farber, President of Extreme Leadership, Inc. and founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute.

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 01/10/2013 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

The Lazy Winner

Learn about the art of productive laziness with "The Lazy Winner" author Peter Taylor who will show you how to master the strength of saying "No", the skill of saying "Yes" and most importantly, understand how being "lazy" can make you more successful in both your professional and personal life. If you've been working frantically but do not seem to get anywhere, put your feet up and get ready to put laziness to work for you.

Presenter:

Peter Taylor, author of the Lazy Winner

Date/Time: 12/06/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Molly Harvey

Outstanding leadership is a key requirement for managers at all levels. Effective managers use practical leadership skills and performance-based coaching to achieve objectives. Learn to destroy old patterns and implement new thought forms to become an outstanding leader.

Presenters:

Molly Harvey, author of Seconds Away from Outstanding Leadership

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 12/05/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

2013 Data Breach Motivation, Detection & Prevention

Data threats continue to be on the rise for organizations worldwide. Avoid being a victim and arm your IT professionals with the right knowledge to face these security threats head-on. In this webinar, you'll gain some insight into the 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report, an ongoing study into the world of cybercrime that analyzes forensic evidence to uncover how sensitive data is stolen from organizations, who's doing it, why they're doing it, and, of course, what might be done to prevent it.

Presenter:

Bryan Sartin, Vice President of the RISK (Research Investigations Solutions Knowledge) Team, Verizon Business

Date/Time: 12/04/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

The Shift: The Future of Work is Already Here

Work will never be the same again. In this session Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, draws from her research into over 60 multinational companies from around the world. She examines the forces that are changing our world, the way that companies can respond and summarises the three shifts she believes employees and workers need to take now to capitalise on the opportunities of the future.

Presenter:

Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and founder of the Hot Spots Movement

Date/Time: 11/30/2012 - 12 p.m. GMT

Building the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders

Today's cyber attacks are targeting the intellectual property and economic foundations of organizations in every industry, vertical and country. The need protect against cyber crime is very real. This webinar will help you find and retain the right talent to protect against cyber threats and what the skills and competencies required across different job levels one company uses to proect and defend its IP.

Presenters:

Jim Hemgen, Chief Learning Officer, WrightRobbins

Jim Wiggins, Executive Director of the Federal IT Security Institute

Date/Time: 11/15/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Supporting Talent, Unleashing Potential

All organizations, regardless of their sector are faced with similar challenges when it comes to creating a professional development program for their employees. Oftentimes, constraints are the biggest obstacles learners are facing today; by offering clear career paths with mapped content based on business needs is an effective flexible learning solutions. In this TrainingIndustry.com webinar, sponsored by Skillsoft, hear how the University of Alberta successfully supported their professional development program. Hear how they not only aligned their core content to business needs for the purpose of professional development, but how they were able to offer a flexible e-learning solution to encourage utilization and lead their employees down a clear career path to ensure success!

Presenter:

Cynthia Munro, CD, Training and Development Specialist, Organizational Learning and Effectiveness, University of Alberta

Date/Time: 11/14/2012 - 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST

Building a Learning Business Case

As a learning and development industry, overall expenditures have experienced a modest increase but budgets are still under their pre-recession levels. While the economy continues to stabilize, every investment is still subject to a high degree of scrutiny. As investment options are considered, it is not unusual for executives to request that L&D teams prepare a formal business case. But how exactly do you do that? This webinar will focus on the essential elements and best practices of creating a business case for learning that includes the anticipated impact, benefit, costs, and net benefits. At the end of the session the facilitator will provide a link to a business case template.

Presenter:

Kieran King Global Director, Loyalty Strategy, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 11/13/2012 - 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST

Bridging the Value Gap: Building HR Business Partners

High performing organizations today know that strong business results come from strong talent. But despite this realization, many HR organizations find that their influence and perceived strategic value are diminishing. Talent leaders must fight this growing gap between the importance of what they deliver to the organization and their capacity to deliver it. As organizations face the disconnect between what business requires to execute strategy and the supply of talent with the right skills, capabilities and knowledge to deliver, the role of the strategic HR business partner is emerging as a key "translation point" between business and talent strategy.

Presenters:

Mollie Lombardi, Vice President and Principal Analyst for Aberdeen's Human Capital practice

Heather Loisel, Chief Marketing Officer, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 11/08/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST

Conversations in Leadership: Liz Wiseman

Multipliers extract people's full capabilities, getting twice the performance from their teams. As leaders are being asked to do more with less, Liz Wiseman shares tips from her best-selling book, "Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter", to help you understand how to inspire your team and have a positive and profitable effect on your organization. You'll get practical techniques you can put into action.

Presenters:

Liz Wiseman, President of the Wiseman Group and author of Multipliers

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 11/06/2012 - 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST

Designing Exceptional Talent Management Programs to Maximize Business Agility

The definition of the role in HR and Learning is doing a 180-degree turn – from a primary focus on consistency and structure, to the imperative of supporting and fostering business agility. Agility requires ability to continuously adapt the business to address internal or environmental change. How do you, therefore, make that leap from steady and consistent to fast and agile? The key is linking all of the relevant talent management processes together – from planning to goal setting to learning and development, and creating agility in every aspect of your business.

Presenters:

Katy Colletto, Director of Marketing Programs, HumanConcepts

Rob Lawrence, VP of Corporate Development and Strategy, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 10/31/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

A Tour of Skillport 8

Skillport 8 will allow users to learn the way they live their lives - connecting formal, informal, social and mobile learning, and delivering it when, where and how people want to learn. In this video demonstration, you'll see the key features of this new learning management solution.

Presenters:

James Roberts, Regional Account Executive, Skillsoft UK

Monica Kraft, Senior Product Manager, Skillsoft North America

Date/Time: 10/24/2012 -

Blended Learning on Steroids

Join Skillsoft and Annette Miiller, Talent Management Leader, Capgemini, to learn how Capgemini defined a Virtual Managed framework to build targeted, engaging and impactful blended learning programs. During this session, you'll learn:

* Best practices and lessons learned for delivering global virtual programs.

* How Capgemini's programs are measured using a Value Impact Analysis.

Presenter:

Annette Miiller, Talent Management Leader, Capgemini

Date/Time: 10/16/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

Conversations in Leadership: Jim Kouzes

Understand how to be an exemplary leader - no matter your level.During the webinar, we'll discuss how excellent leadership abilities can be attained by those willing to practice and learn.

Presenters:

Jim Kouzes, author of The Leadership Challenge

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 10/11/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Personal Development in Business

Tough times provide opportunity, especially for high performers. Make the most of talent - your own and the people who work with you - and deliver exceptional business results by watching this webinar with Judith Leary-Joyce. Judith will share her research into success, her knowledge of working with personal development for 35 years and her experience of consulting to a range of companies across the sectors.

Presenter:

Judith Leary-Joyce,Author, inspirational speaker and founder of Great Companies Consulting

Date/Time: 09/26/2012 - 12 p.m. GMT

Engineering Total Value: Getting in Synch with "the Business"

Most modern processes have been improved through the application of technology with positive results - learning is no exception. In this session, we will review industry best practices, specific case study examples, and macro-level observations to illustrate how technology-enabled learning is playing a transformational role in the efficiency, effectiveness, and strategic outcomes yielded by the business process of learning.

Presenters:



Laura Rexford, Manger Client Loyalty, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 09/20/2012 - 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT

Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy

Is now the time to take the plunge into mobile learning, or should you wait for a more stable mobile landscape to emerge? Join Skillsoft for a webinar that will provide you with a framework as you begin thinking about the challenges and opportunities for mobile learning within your organization. During the webinar you will learn:

* The different devices suitable for different learning content types.

* The difference between mobility and portability when applied to learning activities.

Presenters:

Pam Boiros, Vice President, Product Management Skillsoft® Books24x7®

Tim Hildreth, Director, Product Marketing, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 09/19/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

Using Talent Development Reporting Principles to Run Learning Like a Business

The most successful CLOs today run learning like a business. This means aligning learning to the business goals, carefully planning key programs and agreeing on measures of success, and then actively managing the programs to achieve the planned outcomes, effectiveness and efficiency. Talent Development Reporting Principles (TDRp) is a fast-growing, industry-led initiative designed help CLOs do just this — run learning like a business. TDRp introduces three common statements to organize outcome, effectiveness and efficiency measures, and three recommended reports for senior leaders to use in managing L&D, including one designed for the CEO.

Presenter:

David Vance, Founder, Manage Learning LLC; former president of Caterpillar University

Date/Time: 09/13/2012 - 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT

Conversations in Leadership: Tammy Erickson

Please join us for a conversation with Tammy Erickson centered around her book "What's Next, Gen X?". Gen X'ers face career path challenges from hypercompetitive Baby Boomers ahead of them, many of whom now want or need to continue to work beyond traditional retirement age, and Gen Y's, who want to carve out their own career paths as fast as they can. In this webinar, Tammy will recommend various approaches that Gen X'ers - and employers - can take to drive their careers forward.

Presenters:

Tamara J. Erickso, author and colloboration expert

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 09/12/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Kickstarting a Corporate University

Skillsoft and Mary Miller, Vice President, Learning Architecture, First Data, discuss how to create an aligned human capital strategy, ways to prepare and launch a corporate university in a short amount of time and improve employee retention and effectiveness. Miller will explore how First Data utilized employee engagement survey results to create a well rounded, targeted university to meet global needs and requirements.

Presenter:

Mary Miller, Vice President, Learning Architecture, First Data

Date/Time: 09/06/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

Meeting Business Needs Leads to an Elearning Culture

Many organizations face challenges trying to get employees to embrace elearning. Kleinfelder met great success by tying elearning to key business needs. In this webinar, Senior Learning & Development Manager Mary Jane Riccardi shares Kleinfelder's strategies for creating a cultural shift. You'll learn how to: show the value of elearning in a short amount of time, change the paradigm from face-to-face learning to blended learning and how to open other doors for developing high potential and technical professionals and provide them learning experiences to help them grow within the company

Presenter:

Mary Jane Riccardi, Senior Learning and Development Manager, Kleinfelder

Date/Time: 08/28/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

A Contemporary Competency Model Process

Having a leadership competency program in place is a critical factor in a talent management strategy - without that piece, organizations may lack the talent capability to execute strategic initiatives. To be adequately prepared, your leaders need training that goes beyond the traditional "one-size-fits-all" competency model approach.

Presenter:

Ed Rankin, Leader, Learning and Development, CompuCom Systems

Date/Time: 08/14/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

Conversations in Leadership: Daniel Forrester

While technology allows us to act and react more quickly than ever before, we are taking increasingly less time to consider our decisions before we make them. In "Consider", Forrester has distilled the lessons in leadership and habits of reflective thinking that made the difference within the recent financial crisis, war in Iraq and in recovering from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Presenters:

Daniel Patrick Forrester is an author, strategist and navigator of organizational and cultural change

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 08/08/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Optimizing Your Elearning Strategy for Successful Implementation and Maximum ROI

To ensure that a new learning program succeeds, organizations must have a solid plan for implementation and rollout. Attend this webinar to learn about the process Multichoice, South Africa's number one satellite television company, used to ensure a successful implementation of their technology based learning program.

Presenter:

Vinolia Singh, Group HR Manager for Employee Development, MultiChoice

Date/Time: 07/11/2012 - 10 a.m. EDT/7 a.m. PDT

Learning Through Innovation

Learn how to foster innovation at your organization. Join Kevin Oakes, CEO, i4cp and John Ambrose, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Skillsoft, to gain insights and examples on how to create learning programs that increase business results - and sustain a culture of innovation and agility.

Presenters:

Kevin M. Oakes, CEO, i4cp

John Ambrose, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Emerging Business, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 06/26/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Conversations in Leadership: Shawn Achor

Shawn Achor discusses his book "The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work", including how to reprogram our brains to become more positive, in order to gain a competitive edge at work. By isolating seven practical, actionable principles, we improve our performance and maximize our potential.

Presenters:

Shawn Achor, Author of The Happiness Advantage and Founder, Good Think Inc.

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 06/06/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Learning and Talent Management: The Driving Forces Behind Positive Results

To attract and retain employees, you need a talent management strategy with learning as the foundation. The work environment should encourage learning, provide challenges and allow for growth opportunities. Join Skillsoft and Senior Forrester Research Analyst Claire Schooley when we explore these four components of talent management strategy and how they drive business results.

Presenter:

Claire Schooley, Senior Research Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc.

Date/Time: 04/19/2012 - 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

Conversations in Leadership: Les McKeown

Les McKeown discusses his new book, "The Synergist: Leading Your Team to Predictable Success", including why so many groups and teams fail to perform well and why he believes that teams need a synergist to knit together the bold dreamers, the pragmatic realists and the systems designers and achieve success.

Presenters:

Les McKeown, President and CEO of Predictable success, author of The Synergist

Shawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 04/04/2012 - 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT

Meeting CompTIA Continuing Education Requirements with Elearning

Join Skillsoft, an authorized CompTIA partner, and Tara Dean of CompTIA for an overview of CompTIA's recertification requirements, including the CompTIA continuing education (CE) program. You'll learn how to save money and effectively keep your CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+ and CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certifications current and active and hear from Jim Hemgen of Booz Allen Hamilton about the key role CompTIA certifications play in their successful cyber education program and consulting practice.

Presenters:

Jim Hemgen, Booz Allen Hamilton

Tara Dean, Manager, Government Business Development, Skills Certification, Public Sector Team, CompTIA

Date/Time: 03/13/2012 - 11 a.m. EST/8 a.m. PT

Conversations in Leadership: Justin Menkes, Ph.D.

Justin Menkes, Ph.D. discusses his new book, "Better Under Pressure". We'll explore the three cornerstone attributes that Menkes believes allow great leaders to realize their potential and that of their people: Realistic optimism, subservience to purpose and finding order in chaos.

Presenters:

Justin Menkes, Ph.D., author of "Better Under Pressure"

SShawn Hunter, Executive Producer Skillsoft LDC and 50 Lessons, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 03/06/2012 - 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PT

Critical Path Demystified

Project managers are responsible for their project's success. A project manager who has mastered scheduling techniques has a better probability of successfully meeting the project deadline. In this webinar, you'll learn how to use the critical path method, an often overlooked technique for modeling a project schedule, to manage deadlines. When done correctly, the critical path method illuminates the earliest and latest times an activity can start without delaying the due date. A project manager who is armed with these dates is empowered to make the right decisions for project success.

Presenter:

Emily Berry, PMP

Date/Time: 01/31/2012 - 11 a.m. EST

ASTD Research: Suite Synchronicity (sponsored by Skillsoft)

Sponsored by Skillsoft, the Suite Synchronicity: Exploring the Relationship and Alignment between the CLO and the Executive Team research report examines the relationship and alignment between the chief learning officer and the executive team. ASTD and i4cp collaborated to investigate the relationship between the CLO and the executive team from the perspective of successful executive-level learning practitioners. The insights, experiences, and recommendations of participants are explored to inform readers of the best practices, methodologies, and advice for aligning the CLO with the executive team and the learning function with the business strategy. The report includes synopsis of interviews with learning leaders who have successfully fostered and sustained positive and influential learning practices and relationships at high-performing organizations.

Presenter:

Kevin Oakes, i4cp

Date/Time: 01/23/2012 - 1 p.m. EST

Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy - Presented by CLO magazine

Skillsoft's Pam Boiros and Tim Hildreth and learn why mobile learning, with all of its promise, still isn't implemented all that widely. Find answers to questions like, "Is now the time to take the plunge into mobile learning, or should you wait for a more stable mobile landscape to emerge?" In this presentation, you will learn the difference between mobility and portability when applied to learning activities, explore the different devices suitable for different learning content types and be provided a framework to begin thinking about the challenges and opportunities for mobile learning within your organization.

Presenters:

Pam Boiros, VP, Product Management, Skillsoft Books24x7

Tim Hildreth, Director, Product Marketing, Skillsoft

Date/Time: 12/08/2011 - 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT

Maximizing the ROI of Learning: Five Techniques for Reducing "Scrap Learning"

Today more than ever organizations are focused on getting their money's worth on every dollar spent on learning. One important aspect of this is ensuring that employees actually use the learning being delivered. Many industry experts believe "scrap learning" rates (the learning that is delivered but not applied by the learner) may average as high as 80 percent. Thankfully, there are ways to dramatically reduce scrap learning and ensure the best possible ROI for your learning investment.

Presenter:

Skillsoft

Date/Time: 08/30/2011 - 11 am ET / 3 pm GMT