Events

Atlanta, GA (USA), September 2013 - How do you cultivate a learning organization when your employees are geographically diverse? LAZ Parking has more than 6,500 employees in 240 cities across 22 states. Many of these employees are hourly workers, who don't have access to a computer on the job. Andi Campbell, LAZ's Director of Employee Learning and Development, wanted to find a way to connect them to information, best practices, and each other with the ultimate goal of driving engagement, reducing turnover, and cultivating talent. » MORE

London (UK), September 2013 - About 61% of working people own a smart phone. Technically, we are more able to connect than ever before, but according to research by The Ken Blanchard Companies, more than 80% of leaders don't listen and 82% never praise, redirect, or give appropriate feedback to their colleagues. Some 64% wish they could talk to their boss about problems with their colleagues, but only 8% actually do. The alarming truth is that our human connections in the workplace are alarmingly dysfunctional. » MORE

Brussels (BE), September 2013 - The EFMD Global Network Association has announced one of its first key activities: The EFMD Global Network Americas Annual Conference. This event will be held at Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP) on 27-29 April 2014. It will be chaired by Prof. Maria Tereza Leme Fleury - EAESP Director. » MORE

Brussels (BE), September 2013 - The final countdown has begun! With just four weeks left until the closing entry deadline, a call is going out to educational-media producers all over Europe to submit their entries to this year's MEDEA Awards. Entry to this competition is free, and professional and non-professional producers are invited to enter all types of innovative educational media to Europe's premier educational-media competition. » MORE