LEARN.COM CLIENTS KEYBANK, EXTRA SPACE STORAGE AND SWISS REINSURANCE AMONG BERSIN & ASSOCIATES’ LIST OF HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS
SUNRISE, FL – August 14, 2008 -- Learn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that its clients Extra Space Storage, KeyBank and Swiss Reinsurance were among 80 organizations recognized for their use of learning best practices driving significant business impact. Called The HILO 80*, the list was based on research and analysis conducted by Bersin & Associates, an analyst and advisory firm focused on enterprise learning and talent management.
The Bersin & Associates research found that these specific organizations exceed industry averages on 17 dimensions and have implemented many of the 60 best practices of corporate learning. These metrics were developed through more than five years of research focused on studying corporate learning in more than 3,000 organizations.
"Over the course of our research, we see a wide range of organizational maturity and approaches to corporate learning -- ranging from companies that make strategic, long-term investments to those who consider learning as a tactical solution or employee benefit," said Josh Bersin, president. "The HILO 80 exemplify excellence in governance, operations, and program execution. These companies demonstrate the value of approaching learning as a business strategy."
“We are honored to be represented by the clients who have been recognized by Bersin & Associates as well as the over 450 other clients who continuously use the LearnCenter platform day in and day out to reach their business and training needs, goals and objectives. Our clients continue to prove the many benefits that are realized when you lean on the largest like-user pool in the industry to share best practices. KeyBank, Extra Space Storage and Swiss Reinsurance are a great representation of our client base as a whole,” said Don Cook, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Learn.com.
*”HILO” is an acronym for high-impact learning organizations, defined by Bersin & Associates as those learning organizations that focus efforts on learning processes and programs that yield significant and measureable business value.
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About Bersin & Associates
Bersin & Associates is the only research and advisory services firm focused solely on research in enterprise learning and talent management. Bersin & Associates' WhatWorks(R) research and research-based services are designed to deliver actionable direction and to help improve operational effectiveness and business impact.
Bersin & Associates research members gain access to a comprehensive library of best practices, case studies, benchmarks, and in-depth market analyses designed to guide professionals in making fast and confident decisions. Research areas include planning and strategy, learning programs and delivery, talent management, technology and infrastructure, and measurement and analytics. Member benefits include in-depth advisory services, access to proprietary webcasts, on-site analyst visits, and workshops. For more information, go to http://www.bersin.com or call 561-455-0622, ext. 224.
About Learn.com
Learn.com® is the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity with more than 50 million end users around the globe. Our broad suite of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications can fully automate the pre-hire to retire lifecycle within any organization. Learn.com’s unwavering commitment to understanding client needs, goals and objectives allows us to partner with our clients to increase business performance.The Learn.com family of solutions includes the award-winning LearnCenter® learning and talent management suite,the WebRoom® Web conferencing suite, the CourseMaker Studio® Authoring Tool, Mentor® EPSS andthe 1,000 title Learn2® online course library. For more information please visit www.learn.com or call 954-233-4000
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