10 things I learnt from my year as an intern developer at Saffron
Saffron Developer Intern Georgi Damyanov reveals his top 10 takeaways from a year in Development at Saffron. Code, business, and… beer?
Change or die – why constant change is the future of work
Change or die. Adapt to survive. It’s not just a biological imperative, but also a business one – now more than ever. It’s the stark choice facing almost every organisation.
You might think I’m being a little dramatic. Well, more than half of the companies on the 1999 FTSE 100 were no longer there in 2015. Many have been ripped apart by their competitors or become entirely extinct. It seems like every day we’re seeing a stampede of cutbacks, job losses, profit warnings, takeovers, even administrations and bankruptcies.
Why a learning chatbot might soon be your closest colleague
We’re all painfully aware that artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionise the world of work. Learning and performance, HR, IT… every department is set for a machine-led overhaul. As the pace of change only continues to speed up, adapt to survive becomes no longer just a biological imperative, but a technological one.
3 employee engagement misconceptions — what we learnt from Engage Change
We believe the employee engagement dilemma to be so pressing that last month we held a conference, Engage Change, to bring together a host of Heads of Learning, Talent, Engagement and Change to discuss strategies of how to tackle the problem head on. If you doubt the gravity of the issue, then look at these statistics and consider what that means for the world economy in an increasingly digital age. One of the key factors that allows an organisation to remain agile and respond to disruptive technologies whilst still growing is having a high employee engagement rate. Employees themselves, and millennials in particular, cite learning and development opportunities within an organisation as ranking higher than pay in keeping them engaged. So the burden of responsibility falls upon L&D departments to rekindle that engagement. But does this mean sweeping changes within an organisation? Here are 3 key employee engagement misconceptions our conference dispelled.
Employee engagement — why learning and development must be the torchbearer in the 4th Revolution
Employee engagement may be the greatest issue facing businesses in the modern era. The 4th Revolution – the age of artificial intelligence, augmented reality and digital everything – means the job market and demand for skills are constantly in flux, leaving the relationship between organisations and their employees stretched further than ever before. In this article, we’ll examine how to redress this fraying connection, and specifically how learning and development departments are the key torchbearers for employee engagement going forward. If they fail to rise to the task, we could begin to see yet more well-established businesses fall prey to start-ups and innovation companies.
