
Josh Bersin is the founder of Bersin by Deloitte, and an industry analyst and researcher covering all aspects of corporate HR, training, talent management, recruiting, leadership, and workplace technology.
With the advent of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Digg and YouTube, as well as the proliferation of blogging, it’s clear online social networking is here.
Today’s industry leaders excel in business alignment, organizational strategy, content development and learning delivery strategy.
In our recent study, Bersin & Associates discovered that the learning organizations that best cope and adapt to change share 18 best practices.
We have found six best practices common to highly successful leadership development initiatives.
Three trends will have great impact on corporate learning in the coming year. Make sure they’re on your thinking list!
Although the position is becoming widely accepted and adopted, the role of the CLO continues to change and expand.
Nearly 30 percent of all custom content development, 44 percent of delivery and 30 percent of learning management system (LMS) operations now are outsourced to learning service providers. Research conducted in 2006 to study the economics of training outsourcing uncovered some interesting facts. First, the training outsourcing market is very fragmented and comprises thousands of…
There’s a stampede coming — today’s LMS vendors can’t move fast enough into talent management. For those of us who follow technology, this rush into a small, largely undeveloped market represents a deviation from the typical technology maturity curve. For LMS buyers, this new emphasis on talent management can make LMS-purchasing decisions even more arduous…
Sometimes, taking a look back can be a productive step when planning for the future. Analyzing documented corporate learning trends, for example, helps you determine if your budget is in line with market averages, evaluate planned deployment of staff and payroll expenses and benchmark key characteristics of your training programs. Corporate Training Budgets are Up…
A 2005 survey conducted by Bersin & Associates found organizations spend as much as 30 percent of their corporate training dollars on leadership development. This is no surprise. Around the globe, virtually all market sectors predict shortages of qualified leaders. It is also well-known that leadership skills drive results: High-quality leaders attract high-quality performers, which,…


