Turning your company into a skills-based learning organization often can feel like running your first marathon. Sometimes, the long journey seems so intimidating you never even start to train. But successful athletes know the hard truth: If you don’t start somewhere, you’ll never move an inch. The same dynamics apply to creating your first skills […]

As a 140-year-old company, Prudential is a financial services giant, constantly working to reinvent itself — especially now as advances in automation lead to business efficiencies. And yet Vice Chairman Robert Falzon, in a recent podcast interview with Joe Fuller of Harvard Business School, described the company’s commitment to cultivating the capabilities of its 50,000 […]

Competency models are complicated. The list of competencies is often never-ending, bloated with dozens of buzzwords, and each one typically includes several repetitive paragraphs to describe various levels of performance. In short, they’re hard to quantify and that makes them hard to manage.  This limits your organization’s ability to analyze and adapt. Competency models were […]

The founder of the eLearning Industry recently called skill matrices “one of the most valuable tools you can use to evaluate the skills and competencies of your workforce.” Similarly, the experts at Training Industry said skill matrices can be “a game-changer for organizations.” Skill matrices can serve as a key building block of the skills-based […]

Skills are all the rage in L&D today. But at Degreed, we were into skills before the hype—and our experience has equipped us to lead the way forward. We’ve bet on skills for nearly a decade. Why? To personalize workforce development, power change, deliver better outcomes, and provide our worldwide clients the best learning experiences […]

Ericsson learning and business leaders have been laser focused in recent years—on new ways of upskilling employees in AI and other business-critical capabilities, so they can out-learn and outperform. The idea? Put skills first, and make Ericsson a skills-based organization that puts skills to work. The strategy? Approach learning in ways that are no longer […]

Something interesting happens when you start working at a company. People start to see you as your job title. It becomes difficult for them to imagine you doing anything other than your current role. Your previous experiences and your wider skill set don’t factor much during the day to day, so those considerations quickly become […]

First, it was competency frameworks. Then it was skill taxonomies. Both suffer from the same challenges: they’re hard to build and even harder to keep up to date. Can AI help? Let’s find out. Why do organizations need taxonomies? For most companies, employees are the biggest expense (and asset). But how companies invest in those […]

It’s time for lifelong learning to grow up. That’s what Degreed CEO David Blake said at Degreed LENS 2024. And he’s right. Lifelong learning, as it stands today, is begging to be re-energized and innovated. “Today, we lifelong learn like most of us exercise, which is ‘kinda-sorta.’ It isn’t good enough. Not anymore,” Blake said. […]

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In today’s world of work, learning means more than people consuming content. And a winning learning solution does a lot more than simply serve up relevant courses and videos. Businesses today face critical learning needs that begin at employee onboarding and never let up. Effective learning enhances operations, cultivates belonging and builds technical, functional and […]

Tuition reimbursement and equitable learning — it’s like wearing your dress shoes for an important zoom meeting. Lots of companies use tuition reimbursements and support equitable learning, but what lots of HR leaders don’t realize is doing both is counterproductive. That’s because the very education benefit you think is helping your DEIB strategy is actually […]

The online ecommerce giant Alibaba has used natural language processing to generate product descriptions for years while Alphabet, the parent company of Google, started developing self-driving cars using artificial intelligence (AI) as far back as 2009. More recently, and with the widespread adoption of ChatGPT, Coca-Cola and SnapChat announced they’re incorporating AI into their business […]

Ten years from now, traditional job roles will have likely gone the way of the flip phone. “You won’t get paid based on your job title or geography. You will get paid based on each and every skill at every skill level,” David Blake, Degreed CEO, told a room of 350 learning professionals at Degreed […]

Michael Jordan famously practiced and perfected his basketball skills five hours per day, six days a week in the off-season. To become the best, people have to “be like Mike,” as the saying goes, and put in hours of hard work. Just like Mike, everyday workers need to build skills with practice. Skills are needed […]

The number of DEIB programs at colleges and universities is growing, but your company can’t wait up to four years for newly-minted DEIB experts to arrive. In fact, you might not be able to wait days or weeks. Why? Lack of support is driving many people already working in DEIB enablement to look for new […]

Creating foundations is one of the oldest human activities. These stone, wood, mud and straw structures that stabilize homes and buildings date back as far as the Neolithic Age. They were essential to the progression of humanity, helping people settle, embrace agriculture and build towns and cities. People today face a similar phenomenon as work […]

Talent development professionals spend a lot of time talking about skills, but few of them fully understand what skills their employees have. Part of the challenge is that to truly assess an individual’s proficiencies, multiple perspectives and data sources are needed.  Individuals and their managers certainly provide valuable viewpoints on skills, which is why Degreed […]

When I hear “skills gap,” I think of a chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon quaking, like it’s the backdrop for the penultimate scene in a bad 90s action movie. Maybe I’m a little dramatic, but the skills gap is really rocking the talent development space lately — and it’s only getting worse.  From […]

Skills and competencies: what’s the difference? Depending on who you ask, you might get complicated answers. We’re making it simple. Read to learn more.

The marks made by LXPs are undeniable. Let’s explore some of their significant contributions to new standards for learning — and how Degreed fits in.

Last year, with professional sports teams quarantined, millions of sports fans tuned in for The Last Dance, a documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Some expected a one-sided basketball success story since that team won six NBA championships. Instead, the series showcased the team’s struggles. Jordan, cut from his high school team, […]

With fundamental changes at work, forward-thinking companies are focusing on upskilling leadership. Find out what skills are needed for next-gen leaders.

Need a helping hand with building your company’s upskilling strategy? Answer a few foundational questions to plan out your next actionable steps.

Degreed spoke to Josh Clark, Director of Learning & Careers at Cisco to discuss learning strategies, measuring success, and future plans.

When it comes to data, more is better. This doesn’t just mean more data points, it also means a more diverse set of data points. When building an organizational skills inventory, diverse data sets can ensure you are getting the most accurate and comprehensive view of the skills your org has and those it needs. […]

In response to COVID-19, companies around the world are pulling back on upskilling. And yet, six in ten workers say the ongoing global pandemic and resulting economic crisis are accelerating their need for new workforce skills, according to our report The State of Skills 2021. Moreover, nearly half (46%) of all workers surveyed say their […]

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the global skills crisis cost trillions of dollars in lost GDP.  Now, millions fear that the crisis as we’ve known it is worsening — that the gap between high skill jobs and the skilled workers available to fill those positions is growing at a faster rate.  Navigating this conundrum is […]

When the economy collapsed in 2008, the recession exposed U.S. automakers. General Motors and Chrysler needed the federal government to bail them out. Analysts complained that these car companies got complacent, neglecting innovation in search of short-term profits. In hindsight, it all seems obvious. The climate crisis, autonomous vehicles, and ride-sharing are now revolutionizing the […]

“The only way to survive is to continuously transform into something else. It’s this idea of continuous transformation that makes an innovative company.” Ginni Rometty, CEO, IBM Technology is everywhere, transformation is everywhere, and we’re using technologies to drive business transformations constantly. Many organizations ponder “the future of work” but the reality is that the […]

This article is based on a presentation from our annual conference, Degreed LENS. Find the full video of the presentation at the bottom of this page. By now most of us have caught on to the idea that talking about skills is cool, and many companies are simply replacing the word learning with skills. It […]

When talent leaders at ATB Financial envisioned the future of work there, they saw an organization staffed by employees with a growth mindset. They sought people who were adaptable. And they wanted to see people feeding an insatiable appetite to learn. To get there, the company needed to provide a better learning experience to its […]

It’s not news that skills are shifting faster than ever before. We used to train at the start of our careers and then use those same skills throughout our professional lives. Today the half-life of a skill has fallen to just five years. With the pressure to constantly learn and upskill, but without a clear […]

It’s hard enough filling talent gaps for critical roles. Add the accelerating pace of technological and economic change to your workforce, and it becomes increasingly difficult to know what skills will be critical tomorrow.  A future-proof talent strategy needs to account for all skills — including emerging skills — essential to products, service development, and […]

This year has brought with it unexpected challenges in almost every aspect of our lives, and through this experience, it has become clear that we cannot predict the future. But we can focus on developing the right emerging skills that will allow us to respond easily to future challenges with a workforce that can move […]

Cargill knows how to scale. For over 150 years, the company has worked with farmers and customers to sustain our food system. Still a family-owned business after multiple generations, Cargill is the largest private company in the United States in terms of revenue. Learning has been key to Cargill’s past success but its approach quickly […]

Change will never move as slowly as it does today. Our world is continuously undergoing changes, many of which we see most prominently in our workforce and organizations. How they operate, structure themselves, and how work is managed continues to evolve with technological and social developments. In response to this, skills are continuously evolving and […]

You’ve heard of The Beatles, right? The first iconic boy band from Liverpool who crafted lyrics, legacy, and legend in the 1960s. But they didn’t get there overnight. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers: The Story of Success, features the story of The Beatles as one of the proof points of his assertion that mastery […]

Mankind has fixated on the mysteries of the sun, moon, and stars since the dawn of time. Early Mesopotamians characterized the world as a flat, floating disk. Other ancient traditions imagined a mountain or layered temple ascending heavenward before new calculations helped the astute perceive the earth as spherical, which space exploration eventually confirmed. New […]

Most organizations are feeling the burn of the changes happening in L&D. 60-year careers, multiple generations, a dispersed workforce, decreasing skill tenures. It’s a lot to take on, and it’s putting more pressure on our team’s than ever before. As practitioners, we must be continuously well-versed in at least several areas of expertise to remain […]

As much as we would like to believe it, and as nice as it sounds, we don’t develop our people out of the goodness of our own hearts.  Businesses have important goals and a bottom line, and in order to hit those goals, they need to make money.  And if they don’t, shareholders, customers, and employees are […]

Many learning leaders are rethinking their strategy and want to incorporate more digital components to what they are doing with learning.  This means thinking beyond traditional models of classroom training, e-learning, and the limited functionality of an LMS. The reality is that people have information available at their fingertips and there is an abundance of […]

Skill initiatives fall apart without skill coaches. Here’s how L&D can help managers be better skill coaches to help achieve critical company goals.

Should any of us be surprised that the learning and development industry is, well, learning and developing? Advancements in modern technologies like AI are great. Adopting a skills-first mindset is wonderful. But even when you make a living advocating for learning, it doesn’t suddenly make change simple or easy.  Big shifts like these call for […]

Our partnership started over a decade ago, and it just continues to get stronger with time: Degreed + SAP SucccessFactors.

As a Client Engagement Partner, I’ve heard all sorts of visions from our clients for what they want to accomplish: “We want to instill a growth mindset.”  And . . . “We want to make learners take responsibility for their own learning.”  To . . . “We want to grow skills critical toward our business’ […]

When you buy Degreed, you get more than an intuitive solution. You get a whole team of partners. Learn how the Degreed client experience sets you up to win.

LMS, LXP, LEP, HCM, knowledge cloud— what do all these terms really mean? And more importantly, how do they integrate? Read our latest blog to find out.

What can your organization do to support an effective upskilling strategy focused on individuals? Try these five adjustments.

The key to organizational agility is enabling and empowering frontline leaders and workers to set and carry out their own skill strategies.

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes. And to us, our LENS conference is as necessary as it gets. So this year, we went virtual — rescheduling and rebranding our annual flagship event as Degreed LENS Lite. Sure, there were fewer handshakes. And unlike last year’s LENS in Austin, Texas, there was […]

There may never be a better time than right now to invest in your employees. To embrace new tools. To rethink L&D.  Disruption is underway everywhere and, more and more, it’s feeling like the future of work is here. Questions about skills are top of mind from the C-suite on down: Who’s got ‘em? Who […]

As I look back on 2019, I think about what a year it’s been for companies who are in the middle of major digital transformations, facing the challenge of upskilling and reskilling the workforce of the future. I spend much of my time speaking about and doing research on the future of learning and work, […]

At Degreed, we’ve spent countless hours talking to our customers and partners about the challenges and opportunities of using skill data to drive positive business outcomes.  If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that running a skills-based organization requires more than insights from content vendors and learning programs. Putting skills first to power talent decisions […]

“We want to provide learners with the right content, at the right time, for the right purpose, when they need it most.”  This content strategy directs how Regions Bank L&D builds and offers learning to more than 20,000 employees.  But what if nobody knows how to find that content? L&D success requires more than flipping […]

Worldwide, the top two drivers of business transformation are new technology adoption and workplace digitalization.  Changes happening at BT Group mirror this trend perfectly. The London-based giant is transitioning away from its roots as the well-known British Telecom into a technology company with a reimagined name and a broader scope. But a business can’t change […]

The first time I saw Degreed, it was magic. I’d been struggling with the one-size-fits-all experience of requirements-based enterprise learning for years. Then all of a sudden—bam! Something new. A learning system built to help me find what I wanted, in ways that matched my needs and how I wanted to learn. And at the […]

Today, every learning and talent team should embrace AI experiments. Let’s look at a few ways you can get your AI laboratory up and running. 

The number of unemployed workers per open job has decreased over 15 years, and there are now more available positions than people to fill them. It’s putting the squeeze on today’s already tight labor market, and Talent and HR executives don’t always have clear ways to ensure their companies have the skilled talent they need. […]

It’s a talent management question business leaders often ask: Should we roll out an LXP first or deploy a talent marketplace first? When we field that question here at Degreed, we’re quick to dig a bit deeper, asking: What are your goals and challenges? Yes, the learning experience platform (LXP) and the talent marketplace each […]

Let's review the most common reasons L&D professionals either ignore or delay progress with skill development—and why it's a mistake.

How can L&D professionals provide employees with more time to learn at work? Focus on reframing the concept and getting buy-in from all levels.

Discover how to choose between content creation and content curation for learning pathways—and how to do it well to ensure you’re maximizing your efforts.

Five categories. Thirty-one submissions. Twelve big winners. See what L&D success looks like for the winners of the 2024 Degreed Visionary Awards.

The first step to aligning L&D with the business? Speak the same language. Here's an L&D crash course to speak C-Suite fluently.

Every revolution, poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, begins as a single thought. When that same thought repeats, capturing the imaginations of more than one thinker, “it is the key to that era.”  From obtaining stakeholder buy-in and boosting end-user adoption to realizing the revolutionary skills-first business model of the future, the success of L&D programs […]

I’d just driven over a landmine. As I brought the Humvee to a stop, we found ourselves surprisingly unscathed yet located—in all likelihood—smack dab in the middle of a minefield. With no margin for error, we kept calm, evaluated our options, and chose the least awful exit plan. I slowly backed over the unexploded mine, […]

Now more than ten years old, the LXP has evolved a lot. Here is your refreshed guide on how to choose a learning experience platform in 2024.

Big challenges demand strategic solutions. As the new year unfolds, it’s a safe bet taxed learning teams from Boston to Bangkok are huddling and planning. They want to make sure they can deliver over the next 12 months. At some point, those conversations will turn to technology, and likely to the merits of a learning […]

We’ve compiled some of the big 2023 L&D headlines, research, and strategies for you to unwrap as the year comes to a close.

So you’re looking to purchase a new learning technology. Congratulations are in order! Caution is too.  Before you hand over the company credit card, it’s wise to take a hard look at exactly where you’re headed. Most likely, you’re entering or about to embark on a procurement or bid process, which typically involves an RFx. […]

How can companies effectively support upskilling and reskilling efforts? Give the time to learn and guidance on their skills journey.

Are you one of the 80% of companies that don't use advanced learning technologies? Degreed can help you make a smooth and successful transition.

Capturing the dynamics of a workplace debate that’s been simmering since the first major onslaught of Covid-19, media outlets around the globe are chronicling story after story after story pitting employees against employers. The friction? More and more companies are requiring their people return to shared, physical office spaces in an end to years of […]

If your endgame is to change the way people learn, designing your solution with your employees at the center of your strategy is critical. It’s certainly much easier to develop your solution within the confines and expertise of a learning team, but that’s a recipe for your new learning initiative to remain on the shelf, […]

Jeopardy host: “For $200 in ‘Corporate Learning,’ this is the most used phrase in L&D.” Winning response: “What is ‘Learning in the flow of work’?”  It’s true “learning in the flow of work” is referenced a lot — in industry thought leadership, on vendor blogs like this one, in L&D team strategy sessions, and more […]

Here are five ways to modernize your company's tuition assistance so every employee can upskill, remain relevant, and grow their careers.

When learning leaders at Associa went looking for a way to enhance employee development and help people obtain or maintain important industry certifications, they landed on a strategy that brought people together for live, instructor-led, virtual sessions. Why? Social interaction encouraged attendance and engagement. The approach saved the Dallas-based residential management firm (a Degreed client) […]

Enhancing workplace culture — and preparing for the future — rank among the most important factors guiding the next chapter of learning across APAC. And it’s clear learning technologies will continue to play a key role in helping companies meet those goals. Researchers recently took the pulse of L&D and HR leaders across the Asia-Pacific region […]

Learning academies are the next big thing in corporate learning, and this gives you everything you need to know: definitions, use cases, tips, and more.

In this article, we break down everything you need to know about learning stipends: what they are, why companies use them, and more.

The learning tech marketplace is a wild place that leaves L&D leaders with endless options and decisions to make. To make matters worse, the corporate learning solutions begin to blend together with their similar names, myriad terms, and definitions. In the end, it’s just a messy technology alphabet soup: LMS, LXP, TXP HRIS, and the […]

Being an L&D leader in 2023 is rough. The C-Suite expects more and more, and the learning technology solutions available to meet those expectations seem endless. Understandably, so many challenges lead to serious growing pains: These can make the connection between L&D and business outcomes ambiguous at best, but most of today’s L&D struggles are […]

Recession. Pandemic. The unknown. If it’s not one challenge impacting the smooth, successful application of your L&D programs, it’s another. Uncertainty reigns, so now’s the time to take stock — and to think about making some essential changes. “It’s intelligent and wise for us to always be prepared, wherever we are on that roller coaster,” […]

Nobody wants to see an economic downturn. But L&D can still spin gold. You can make tough times your time to shine. When creative action becomes urgent, you can demonstrate agility in spades, show the rest of the business a thing or two about how to pivot, and prove L&D programs threatened with budget cuts […]

“What motivates you?” Ask 20 people and you’ll get 20 different answers. “What’s in it for me?” It’s the primary question people ask themselves every time they log into your company’s learning platform. These questions matter, and smart L&D pros understand how much the answers can impact the success of talent development programs. That’s why […]

It’s the bad news no L&D pro wants to hear: Times are tough, and the cuts we’re making everywhere include learning. The financial hardships rooted in Covid-19 — now compounded by threat of recession — can devastate your company’s revenue and obliterate any business unit. Organizations around the world are operating on economic quicksand. In […]

It’s that time of year when we gaze into our crystal ball and explore what 2023 has in store for L&D teams. Suffice to say, it’s been a rollercoaster few months for employers and employees alike. Many organizations are adapting, yet again, to changes in the status quo. Let’s explore what talent development experts here […]

Rodrigo Lima da Silva, today’s guest blogger, is a training analyst at Dasa. At Dasa, we operate the largest integrated health network in Brazil. Our work touches the lives of more than 20 million people a year. We approach health management in preventive, predictive and personalized ways. As we’ve made major investments in digital transformation, […]

These are unprecedented times in L&D. The blazing speed of today’s business innovation coupled with the rise of a distributed workforce demands a more effective, agile way of learning. Digital transformation accelerated after the arrival of COVID-19 — so much that several years worth of innovations happened in mere months. The proliferation of remote work […]

Learning requires more than just a learning experience platform. Full stop. We’re not afraid to say it. We have and will always advocate for learning by choice, and we became the first LXP by necessity.  But the world of work needs something more, and we’re ready. “We are the first platform that can truly meet […]

We’ve heard it over and over: When you treat your people like more than a number, they give back to your organization. If you develop your workforce by giving people opportunities to learn and grow on their own, they’ll become more productive, innovative and engaged. And when your company culture emphasizes learning, you can help your […]

The workplace is changing quickly. Talent development looks a lot different than it used to. People are more independent. Smart investment that boosts employee engagement and retention and ensures the content your people consume is applied back on the job is more important than ever. According to one recent survey, 67% of HR managers saw training budgets […]

Deskless workers are the backbone of manufacturing, construction, shipping, energy and other key industries that play a fundamental role in supporting the global economy. And as supply chains continue to be severely stretched worldwide, innovative talent development professionals are closing their organization-wide skill gaps by upskilling frontline workers with new learning opportunities. “Deskless jobs in these […]

First impressions matter when it comes to employee-employer relationships. Onboarding helps determine how productive a new hire will be — and could even  impact how long that employee stays with your organization. As more of the world embraces remote or hybrid work, companies face new challenges getting people up and running quickly. With virtual onboarding, you […]

A new movement is gaining momentum amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As people reimagine what work can look like, some are embracing the trend of “quiet quitting,” also known as “acting your wage.” The concept revolves around leaving the hustle mentality behind. Instead of going above and beyond, people are doing only what their job […]

One of the biggest advantages of an open learning ecosystem is the opportunity for L&D teams to generate — and use — a wealth of employee skill data. The most innovative L&D teams use skill data to create personalized learning experiences, because understanding what skills people have and want makes for better, more relevant content recommendations, mentorships […]

My go-to pandemic binge has been the reality cooking show Top Chef. It’s comforting, great with a snack or glass of wine and an excellent example of how talent is strengthened through learning.  Like a delicious jus, hollandaise or demi-glace, learning can be your “secret sauce” to employee engagement. Employee engagement has played a big […]

Traditionally-career-minded people are the type of employee motivated to work full time for competitive compensation and perks. And while they care about work-life balance, they’re willing to make tradeoffs for the sake of their jobs, according to new research from McKinsey & Company. Yet even the most risk-averse stalwarts of the labor pool have acquiesced […]

Employees interact with several systems every day, from payroll programs to online messaging platforms to learning management systems (LMSs). With so many tools to keep track of and update, you might be noticing your employees are experiencing system fatigue — especially when systems can’t interact or integrate with one another. Picture the playground at your […]

Workers are seeking out companies with a culture focused on learning. Learn how a positive learning culture can impact attrition and attraction.

Healthcare professionals are expected to stay up to date with new information. Learn how healthcare organizations are transforming learning and development.

Talent development planning doesn't have to be complicated. Read to find out how to build a strong talent development strategy in four steps.

L&D has the ability to impact the future of work. Discover how focusing on your people can make a big impact on your learning strategy and company success.

We get asked all the time: “What’s the difference between Degreed and…” Well, it depends. Consider these three questions to offer some perspective.

Tech people talk a lot about whether an open ecosystem or a closed system is better for business. Discover why it matters for your L&D technology.

What's a learning experience platform? A learning management system? We've got answers to your most common learning technology questions.

Managers play a pivotal role in a performance enablement strategy. Discover how managers can set their people up for success.

The competition for talent isn’t stopping any time soon. Learn how you can improve career experience and retention through experiential learning.

Managers are uniquely positioned to affect change. Read to discover how supportive manager behavior can help build a positive learning culture.

World-renowned organizations are investing heavily in upskilling. Find out why learning at work is crucial for every company.

Learn how using skill analytics can give you vital insights into your workforce and help you address the skills gap head-on at your organization.

The pressure is increasing, expectations for L&D are changing. Read to find what it will take to be successful in the new future of L&D.

Learn how a culture of continuous learning that’s unique to your organization can help make worker engagement a standard part of your culture.

L&D is tasked with scripting a more innovative approach in 2022. Read to discover some crucial insights from Degreed LENS 2021 to take into the new year.

To integrate learning in the flow of work, you need to do more than just integrate learning and work technology. Here's what you need to know.

Incorporating story into your learning strategy can help you transform your people. Read for three reasons why stories matter for L&D potential.

With skill data, there is a new way to approach learning and agile talent development. Read how it can inform L&D guidelines and help fill skill gaps.

The retailer will use Degreed’s solution to bring employees closer to career development opportunities based on technical and behavioral skills.

Degreed LENS 2021 will have some of the most innovative leaders in business and learning. Read more about our speakers, session topics, and event details.

A foundational learning culture is a key asset to your learning strategy. Read for more insights on how to build one in a Q&A with Degreed and Cargill.

What's the difference between a talent marketplace and an opportunity marketplace? We make understanding it easy. Which one is right for your company?

I’ve never understood why the HR community adopted the term “performance management.” Successfully managing someone’s performance is an unrealistic expectation. Most parents struggle to manage a teenage child’s behavior and school performance. So what would make us seriously believe that People Leaders can successfully manage the performance of other adults?  I consider the role of […]

The lifespan of large, successful companies has never been shorter. In fact, more than half of the companies in today’s S&P 500 index were not in it 20 years ago.  Why the turnover? Some companies go private. Some merge or are bought out. Others stagnate or go out of business. It’s a trend that’s accelerating, […]

Degreed LENS Lite was a lot of things — a chance to highlight our ambitious product roadmap, a networking extravaganza for our friends and customers. We even learned to cook scallop ceviche. But more than anything, our flagship virtual conference on Wednesday was an opportunity for dialogue.  We welcomed more than 11,000 people from 133 countries […]

Novelist Robert Louis Stevenson made the case for patiently taking iterative actions that add up to something big: “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” That timeless take is reflected in Degreed’s history, and perhaps even more so when we’ve got big news — like the […]

Degreed is an upskilling solution that helps your organization quickly and easily understand, build, and activate skills. Find out more here.

There’s not just one right way to implement a job mobility strategy at your organization. But depending on the needs and culture of your company, one approach may prove more effective than another, according to a new report by RedThread Research and Degreed.  Whether you call it job mobility, internal mobility, or career mobility, It […]

What makes a learning experience great? It starts with content that meets people’s needs and presents clear, practical benefits that help keep them motivated. To help you give your people the content they need, Degreed includes three key curation tools: Pathways, Plans, and Directories. But even the best content isn’t enough. That’s why 62% of […]

Welcome back to our Skill Data Dictionary series. If you haven’t already, we recommend you review Part 1, in which we cover the skill data basics.  This blog will expand beyond the basics into the different methods of structuring your organization’s skill data. There are many overlapping (or even contradictory) ideas in the market about […]

No matter how or why you’re upskilling your people, there’s a reliable way to make learning click: make it relevant. And one of the key ingredients to relevant learning is skill data. Familiarizing yourself with the concepts behind skill data doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Understanding what it is, where it comes from, and how […]

Telling your workforce development story — in fresh ways with new metrics — can capture the attention of your business leaders and make your learning program an important business priority.  Maybe your program’s already a priority. You’ve still got a story to tell, one that reinforces the value and impact of learning, talent development, and career […]

As the new Head of Attraction & Development, Raquel Andrade knew that learning programs at Itaú Unibanco, the largest private sector bank in Brazil, needed attention.  Technologies like cloud computing, APIs, and blockchain had disrupted the financial services industry. Itaú needed a digital transformation to stay relevant and continue providing top-notch services to its 56 […]

If your company’s like most, it’s using several systems that make HR processes — like enrolling workers in benefits, processing payroll, conducting engagement surveys, or tracking job applications — more efficient, automated, and self-service. But these systems are rarely designed to empower workers and team managers to go beyond standardized HR processes. As a result, they’re not […]

Some work tasks, like enrolling in benefits, requesting time off, or completing a performance review, only happen once or twice a year.  For the most part, these activities take place on tucked-away platforms built for an administrator — not your workforce — to standardize and automate processes. Important opportunities for career growth often are buried […]

BMO didn’t want people to simply build skills for today. Leaders there wanted workers developing for the future — to prepare every single one of the bank’s 46,000 people for whatever challenges may come next year, five years from now, even 10 years down the line. “We’re focused on being bold on talent, so we have […]

When transforming the way your department operates, it’s easy to look straight to a new tool to kickstart that change. Perhaps that’s why so many talent development leaders are looking for new solutions to transform their people and their organizations. But true transformation cannot come from one siloed sector of the business — nor can […]

At Degreed, we have one overarching vision: enable people to continuously grow and advance their careers based on their skills. And we do that by building products that focus on the personalized needs of your employees.  That’s why today we’re announcing the arrival of Degreed Career Mobility — a new tool designed to make skill-building […]

Solution providers have been developing HR technology for generations. First, there were custom-built solutions (the first business application developed was Payroll). Then, vendors developed mainframe (McCormack & Dodge, MSA, Tesseract) and mini-computer-based (Cyborg, Lawson, Ross Systems) packaged applications. Next, client/server applications (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP R/3) arrived on the scene. Today, we have software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. […]

Every organization has its own folklore. Every department does too, and that includes the learning space. At PepsiCo, we love to share common wisdom among our global teams, talent management partners, and other employees. There was a time when we talked about things like completions as a critical measure of success, in-person or instructor-led training […]

Personal care and cosmetics company Natura was always a pioneering organization, promoting positive relationships with nature since its humble beginnings in 1969. And it’s always approached sales from a standpoint of helping customers maintain healthy relationships with themselves. Its ads feature everyday women, not supermodels. More recently in 2014, Natura was the first publicly-traded company […]

Over the past several years, it’s grown harder and harder to talk about jobs, hiring, and careers without a conversation about automation, and yes, even robots. Walk into a McDonald’s, Walmart, or Aloft Hotel and you may find an electronic worker greeting or serving you. And while it seems we’re getting close to the world […]

To operate smoothly, one of the world’s top professional services organizations must carefully balance independence with cooperation.  The organization* functions as a global network, not a single firm, because decentralization helps it navigate complex regulatory frameworks in many different countries. That’s the independence part. Cooperation comes into play because the network pools its resources and […]

We take learning pretty seriously at Degreed. So seriously, in fact, each employee is given a stipend to spend on learning whatever we want, however we want. We learn about our roles at work and in-demand skills as well as winemaking, baseball, surfing, cooking, churning our own butter — you name it, we’ve learned it. […]

In the dark ages, libraries existed to safeguard the few valuable pieces of content available. If you wanted to learn a subject, there were few options. Contrast that with today, when searching “How to learn data science” gives us 3.3 billion results in seconds. There is a wealth of excellent learning materials lost amidst the […]

Perhaps you’re on a mission to boost employee engagement. Maybe you’re trying to supercharge your company culture. Maybe you’re embracing new technologies, evolving your business strategy with new product innovations, or reacting to the unprecedented HR challenges brought on by COVID-19. For these reasons and more, you’re looking to put an upskilling structure into place […]

I’d like to think we can agree on this: People are the most valuable asset of any business. People are responsible for the knowledge, skills, and innovation that create economic well being. This is the promise of human capital. Yet 49% of companies in the United States that responded to a recent survey were considering […]

Unilever is well known for its ubiquitous brands: Dove, Lipton, Hellman’s, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s. In fact, you’ve likely used or consumed at least one Unilever product today — if not multiple products. Powered by 140,000 employees in over 100 countries, the consumer goods company must adapt continuously to countless competitors, complex supply chains, and […]

A new project. A stretch assignment. Even a new role. Providing your employees with fresh opportunities is good for them, and it’s good for your organization. Employees get to learn and grow, which boosts their morale. At the same time, your company benefits from higher employee retention, which means people who’ve developed a thorough knowledge […]

What limits our learning? Anyone can give a few guesses — fear of failure, uncertain priorities, distracting TikTok videos — but Degreed decided to find out for sure. In our latest research report, How the Workforce Learns, we asked hundreds of workers about the biggest obstacles to their learning and development. Here’s what they said: […]

For some businesses — like Degreed — remote work is built into the fabric of company culture. For others, it’s a new experience. We’re interviewing clients to find out how they’re supporting their remote workforces, creating virtual learning programs, and maintaining productivity in unusual times. We hope that by sharing these insights and real stories, […]

Current events have certainly altered life as we know it. For now, we must forgo face-to-face and embrace the technological tools that can still keep us connected. Like many, we’ve postponed all of our upcoming events and transitioned them to virtual discussions and meetups. Don’t worry – you’ll still get the same great content and […]

For some—like Degreed—remote work is built into the fabric of company culture. For others, operating without the comforts of a cubicle and the familiarity of in-person connections is a brand-new experience. The situation we’ve all found ourselves in is unprecedented. How can we keep focus when distractions lurk around every corner? How do we stay […]

Implementing enterprise technology is hard, especially when it comes to ensuring your HR records talk to your LMS — which often informs business intelligence tools. From the different entities to the multiple languages to all of the items that have to communicate together, it can be like drafting an international peace treaty. At Degreed, we’ve […]

We’ve spent a lot of time with clients, at conferences, reading industry research, and combing through blogs. Through it all, one phrase we keep hearing in regards to the current state of corporate learning is “out of sync”. In fact, in a recent survey of workers and managers we conducted with Harvard Business Publishing, the […]

Over the years, L&D has been split. Some want the old methods to stay and sit. Others buy every shiny new tool that hits. But ultimately, we all just want something that fits. All in all, it’s enough to make Dr. Suess’s head spin. Between these extremes, the smartest organizations are finding vendors that fit […]

Motivating employees to pursue learning can be a huge pain for corporate learning leaders. The idea of making schedule changes and building learning habits can be daunting, especially without a clear strategy or proper motivation. What this results in is the average worker dedicating a modest 24 minutes a week to learning. In a rapidly-changing […]

In most organizations, learning and development budgets are tight, even when L&D is expected to play a transformational role within the company. Often, success requires maximizing the budget or using existing technology your team already has access to. So how can you make the most out of your investments in learning technology? While the right […]

Over half of all employees will require significant reskilling and upskilling by 2022, which means that as a learning and development (L&D) professional, you’re likely busier than ever before. And while there are no silver bullet answers, there are more resources at your disposal than you may think. Your line managers are the perfect untapped […]

What is Enterprise Learning For? The purpose of enterprise learning or learning and development is just that: the learning and development of employees at work. But if that is truly its sole purpose, then unfortunately many companies are missing the mark. In our most recent study, our respondents gave their L&D solutions an average of […]

The skill gap is real. In fact, according to PwC’s Talent Trends 2019, 79% of CEOs worldwide are concerned their teams lack the skills they need for the future. And PWC’s top takeaway from the survey was that people-related analytics must improve.  Data-driven skill assessments can offer the insights leaders need to address skill gaps […]

Degreed has a pretty basic philosophy: the people behind our company are the real secret sauce. Like soylent green but less morbid. Our ranks are full of talented all-stars who constantly question, tinker, challenge, and make Degreed work for our customers and users. Behind the Glasses pulls back the curtain and shines a spotlight on […]

With an ever-growing demand for diverse learning resources in today’s workforce, it’s becoming harder to navigate the vast ocean of available content. How do you find the right learning technology to meet the needs of all your employees? Training Magazine notes that “the #1 barrier to buyers’ satisfaction with learning technology is not user experience. […]

The most mature L&D teams are three-times more likely to enable user-generated content. Learn more in our blog.

“When experts are wrong, it’s often because they’re experts on an earlier version of the world.” -Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator Think back to 1999. Do you remember what you were an expert on — Dawson’s Creek, Third Eye Blind, Super Smash Bros? Fast forward to now; is any of that stuff still relevant? […]

With constantly evolving technology, staying current with the direction and trends of the human capital industry is a full-time job — and a crucial one. With constant talk of the widening skills gap and retention as one of the largest pain points for businesses, L&D strategies are not only emerging as a clear solution, but […]

When Citi transitioned to a SaaS learning vendor — away from an on-premise LMS — it forced a change in how they operated, which meant new processes and roles. Specifically, Citi had to make shifts across operations, technology, and L&D functions in order to be able to support the new model. Using Degreed, they set […]

Degreed fosters the successful upskilling and learning transformation of businesses by building a solid foundation within the platform.

L&D is an ever-evolving world and staying on top of it all can be a monumental task. But don’t sweat it, because Degreed’s got your back. We went into our shed, grabbed the pickaxes and shovels, and dug deep to find the best L&D articles, podcasts, and videos out right now. This top-10 list is […]

Data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are disrupting everything we know, in ways that most of us don’t understand — yet. To help you keep up, we’ve launched a new series, Degreed Does Data. We’ll dive deep into these topics, simplify their complexities, explain their potential impact, and break down the dramatic ways they’ll change […]

In case you didn’t notice it, there has been a monumental shift in the learning market, with analysts beginning to diagnose a new trend. A 2018-2019 Sierra Cedar whitepaper cites Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) as “an emerging trend in the Talent Management application space.” Brandon Hall is calling it “the beginning of a movement that […]

Today is a milestone for us as we announce $42M Series C financing, along with new executive roles for David Blake and Chris McCarthy. First, though, a huge thank you. We are incredibly grateful not just to our investors, but to all of you – our employees, our clients, our partners, and our families and […]

Degreed is proud to announce our partnership with IP Innovations. Our partnership enables IP Innovations to offer Degreed to the commercial enterprise markets and makes Degreed the first skills-building learning platform in Japan. As a country, Japan currently relies on traditional learning management systems (LMS) and formal learning processes and training programs. However, there is […]

The world’s largest companies are pushing a digital technology agenda that is changing the way the rest of the world works. Over $ 1.7 trillion in market capitalization resides in just four digital business masters: Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook. It seems companies have no choice but to innovate if they want to compete and […]

What would you do if you could build a vision and strategy for learning at your company completely from scratch?  What would your structure and plan be? What specific things would you continue doing and what would you do differently? The world of learning and work is changing dramatically so you may want to consider a […]

Everyone in L&D is obsessed with innovation and leveraging new approaches to learning to get better results. In July’s Webinar we teamed up with Comcast’s Eric VanDerSluis to give you some ideas on how to get started reinventing learning content for the next-generation learners. There is a lot of research out there on putting learners first. […]

In the Putting Learners First webinar, VP of Product Marketing Todd Tauber, dived into the problems with L&D approaches, what it’ll take to start putting learners first, and how to start rewiring L&D to provide what people and employers need. In Part II of the Webinar Recap: ‘Putting Learners First’ we’ll dive into what it takes […]

When it comes to Learning and Development approaches, it’s time to put the Learner first. Here’s a quick recap if you missed our May Webinar, catch up and tweet us any questions or comments @degreed. Let’s start with why. You may notice some problems or feel a need for change within your processes. Here’s why […]

Did you miss our webinar on Building a Learning Culture? Catch up with this wrap-up and tell us your thoughts on learning cultures by tweeting us @Degreed First, why build a learning culture? In 2009, Bersin by Deloitte surveyed 40,000 organizations to see how they used various HR & training processes and how they performed […]