Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, human-resource organizations such as SHRM were raising concerns about the widening skill gap in the American workforce. During the period of full employment hiring managers had increasing difficulties finding qualified talent. Now that COVID-19 has resulted in massive unemployment, hiring managers have many more candidates to choose from. Yet COVID-19...
Recently Dr. Robert Murphy of the RAND Corporation, a presenter in Alelo’s Webinar Series on the Future of AI in Education and Training, was interviewed by Education Week. In the interview Bob revisited some of the points that we discussed in the Alelo webinar, and went on to talk about the potential impact of COVID-19...
The COVID-19 crisis has forced sudden and drastic changes in training and education worldwide. Over 1.2 billion students worldwide are affected by school closures. In-person training workshops have been drastically curtailed, replaced by remote and virtual instructor-led training.
Are you the definition of shy in your social or professional circles? Are you often afraid of interacting with new people or starting conversations? Well, don’t worry because it’s possible to shake off your speech problems and become a better communicator. You don’t have to be a naturally gifted communicator; communication skills are easy to...
COVID-19 is rapidly forcing school closures around the world, in an effort to increase social distancing. According to UNESCO, as of March 18, 850 million learners have been impacted so far, with surely more to come. Educators must quickly change the way they teach, transitioning from classroom instruction to online instruction.
Communication skills are critical for leaders and the organizations they lead. According to a study of large corporations by David Grossman, companies that have highly effective communicators as leaders had 47% higher total returns to shareholders over five years compared with firms that have leaders who are the least effective communicators. The total estimated cost...