What if training wasn’t just a chore but something genuinely engaging? Maybe interactive, gamified content that actually gets people excited? It’s not just a nice idea; it’s backed by numbers. A 2019 study saw a whopping 89 percent of employees report feeling more productive at work when gamification is incorporated into their tasks, and 88 percent even say it makes them happier.

Even more important, one-third of respondents said they were keen on more game-like training features. But the real kicker? While 83 percent of those who experience gamified training said they’re more motivated and energized, 61 percent of respondents experiencing traditional, non-gamified version end up feeling bored. It’s clear: Making training interactive is not just a win; it’s a game-changer.

With this in mind, OpenSesame is thrilled to announce the addition of a new publisher to our OpenSesame Plus subscription: E-SEC, a pioneer in compliance and business skills training.

Essential training with an interactive twist

E-SEC stands out in the elearning landscape with over a decade of experience in crafting innovative 3D elearning and training products. Their courses are offered in multiple languages, including English, French, German, and Italian. These materials aren’t just informative, they’re also designed to be engaging and concise, with an average course length of just 15 minutes.

Here’s why we’re so excited about adding E-SEC to our marketplace. First, their use of 3D animations and simulations takes elearning to a new dimension. This immersive approach not only enhances engagement but also aids in better retention of complex concepts. E-SEC’s gamification with branching choices introduces a level of interactivity that’s rare in elearning—this method aligns with the evidence that gamified learning can boost motivation and enhance retention.

E-SEC also understands the importance of assessment and supplemental resources. Post-assessment tools check learner comprehension, while supplemental resources provide more avenues to explore topics in depth.

Among their top courses are timely and relevant subjects like:

• Cyber Security
• Working from Home: Digital Security
• Whistleblowing

These courses embody E-SEC’s belief that elearning experiences should be more than educational, they need to be engaging and relevant to today’s corporate landscape, too.

At OpenSesame, we share that belief whole-heartedly, and are so pleased to welcome E-SEC into the Plus subscription. Browse our catalog and preview the innovative and engaging courses from E-SEC—compliance and business skill training just got a whole lot more interesting.

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Safety Instruct features actual employees in the spaces they do their jobs, using their knowledge and real-world experience in demonstrating essential safety skills. Training topics are brought to life by those who know them the best, resulting in workers comprehending the materials better and feeling better connected to the coursework.

Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation, says “Safety Instruct helps employees not only learn how to be safer in what they’re doing now, but also sets them up for success in dealing with issues or challenges that may come up in the future.”

Schedule a demo to learn more about the thousands of eLearning courses available from OpenSesame.

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Amplify Voices As indicated by its title, this media company’s goal is to “amplify diverse points of view, with a focus on underrepresented voices that bridge people together through caring.” The first podcast provider in the OpenSesame catalog, Amplify Voices’ courses focus on leadership, personal development, mental health and wellness, DEI, and more.

Dave McFarland, Director of Content at OpenSesame adds, “With over 100 courses and more added each month, Amplify Voices provides insight into a wide range of topics that help people develop into more compassionate, thoughtful, and inclusive leaders.”

The Dagoba Group is an integrated global Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement consulting practice. They help leaders create inclusive teams by tapping into the knowledge that comes with a diverse workforce – a diverse team who provide unique perspectives and ideas that help transform leadership. Courses from the Dagoba Group include the Inclusion@Work series, which guides participants through a range of DEI-based topics – from the importance of having an inclusive workplace, to understanding unconscious bias, to creating a culture of ownership. 

OpenSesame’s Senior Curator of DEI, Liza Wisner, reflects that, “As the need for DEI training continues to grow, it requires us to think critically about existing workplace structures that promote continuous learning, but may perpetuate inequities. The Dagoba Group’s approach goes beyond DEI training and helps ensure that the structures within the system work for everyone.”

Skilla helps organizations adapt and thrive among increasing change and complexity. With over 20 years of experience across 50 countries, Skilla offers a variety of multimedia courses in several languages. These courses stimulate multiple intelligences in learners and enable them to interact via different learning styles.

Charise Frias, Senior Curation Specialist notes, “As OpenSesame serves more global enterprises, we strive to constantly upgrade our OpenSesame Plus library with engaging content across multiple languages. Skilla allows us to serve a broader audience with their wide language coverage and incredible course quality.”

Schedule a demo to learn more about the thousands of eLearning courses available from OpenSesame.

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Mike Veny, Inc.’s mission is “to support you in receiving the gift of emotional wellness through unique learning experiences designed to empower your personal and professional growth.” The courses focus on mental health in the workplace – from how to start the conversation to tools and resources you can use to manage your own mental wellbeing.

“Mike Veny, Inc. is a training company that upskills the workforce with self-service learning that keeps them engaged, present and supported,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice-President of Curation at OpenSesame. “We are excited for the partnership with Mike Veny learning experiences that offer employers solutions for addressing the daily stresses of work and life by prioritizing mental wellness.” 

Pronto Spanish Services helps businesses bridge the gap in communication with their native Spanish-speaking employees, patients, and clients. Their online courses include language content across 14 different industries – from healthcare, banking, and food services to construction, law enforcement, and more. The goal of these courses is to help employees and customers increase their Spanish and English proficiency and achieve greater understanding, resulting in client and customer trust and satisfaction, as well as improved employee productivity. 

“With more than 18,000 courses, OpenSesame constantly upgrades its OpenSesame Plus library. As we serve more global enterprises, the need for additional global communication courses has grown even more critical” said Thornton. 

Schedule a demo to learn more about the thousands of eLearning courses available from OpenSesame.

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People are finding it challenging to discover and prioritize learning.

People are finding it harder to identify and prioritize learning, and employee retention is decreasing as organizations struggle to invest in their employees’ learning and development. Despite the importance put on education, employees report that less than an hour of their work week is spent on training and development.

Viva Learning and OpenSesame are working together to tackle this issue.

By integrating OpenSesame with Viva Learning, organizations can bring OpenSesame’s content library – the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers – into the flow of work throughout Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365. This eliminates barriers to accessing and engaging with learning content, and leverages Microsoft Teams collaboration features to make learning social – essential for people reaching their potential and for organizations achieving their goals.

“We are pleased that OpenSesame is now integrated with Microsoft Viva Learning to bring OpenSesame’s extensive library of learning content into the flow of work. The partnership helps eliminate barriers to employee growth and development, supporting Microsoft’s mission to help people and organizations achieve more.”

• Seth Patton, General Manager, Microsoft 365 Next Gen Productivity & Employee Experience

With new quick launch links coupled with single sign-on (SSO), launching courses is faster and more efficient. For your employees, this results in eliminating friction accessing and engaging with the learning content they seek. And for your team, manual downloads and uploads disappear. Now courses and select metadata are automatically provided to your learning platform creating more time to focus on your strategy.

Together let’s fuel the power your workforce needs to learn and grow.

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Each of these publishers offers engaging and impactful training. The topics covered address some of the biggest challenges global organizations are facing today. Be sure to take advantage of their quality content.

Shatterproof A national nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing the addiction crisis in the United States, Shatterproof’s Addiction Education series is an online learning tool for general addiction education. Anonymous, self-paced, and mobile enabled, it offers short lessons that can transform lives. Participants learn the risk factors for addiction, how to protect themselves and those they care about, and how to identify the signs of addiction and help those in need.

Lou Adler’s Performance-based Hiring provides a blueprint for sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and retaining top talent. This unique, six-step process is aimed at finding talent that has a demonstrated ability to perform the job you are hiring for. Unlike traditional approaches to hiring, which seek to match a set of skills to a person, Performance-based Hiring starts by defining the real work involved, not skills or experiences. This real work includes the challenges and critical deliverables expected of a top performer. 

Lumofy is an emerging leader in accelerating capability building initiatives in organizations. With +1700 bilingual (Arabic\English) learning items on core, cross-functional, and functional competencies aimed to implement the right interventions and build needed skills in learners. Lumofy’s unique competency-based learning offers organizations relevant, gamified and bite-sized learning items to develop and assess employees’ capabilities and minimize skills gap in organizations to grow together.

Schedule a demo to learn more about the thousands of eLearning courses available from OpenSesame.

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Portland, OR – 11 March 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of The Galvanizing Group to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription. The partnership expands OpenSesame’s curated library of courses designed to sharpen critical business relationship building skills.

“Strong, trust-based relationships are key to personal and professional success,” said Patrick Galvin, Chief Galvanizer of The Galvanizing Group. “Relationship building is integral to the advancement of successful and productive teams in every industry worldwide. Together with OpenSesame, we will transform organizations by transforming the way people build and maintain relationships.”

Applying the timeless principles of Patrick Galvin’s best-selling book, The Connector’s Way, The Galvanizing Group helps high-performance companies and teams grow bottom line results through better internal and external relationships. In OpenSesame, it sees a global partner committed to developing online learning programs that deliver a systematic and measurable approach to business relationship building.

“Relationship building—specifically, connecting—is a skilled activity that can be learned, improved, and measured,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “In an increasingly virtual world, making meaningful connections is more important than ever.  We are delighted to make The Galvanizing Group’s interactive and user-friendly elearning courses available to our OpenSesame Plus subscription customers.” 

“Everything in business is connected to other people,” concluded Galvin. “We’re thrilled to be working with OpenSesame and its team of smart and talented individuals who are committed to building strong relationships and serving the needs of its customers and publishers.”

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About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About The Galvanizing Group

The Galvanizing Group, www.thegalvanizinggroup.com, is a Portland, Oregon-based learning and development company that helps high-performance companies and teams grow bottom line results through better internal and external relationships. Our innovative coaching, training, and online learning programs deliver a systematic and measurable approach to business relationship building that is used by growing businesses and Fortune 100 companies selling products and services B2B and B2C.

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This has been a tough year for everyone, but when it comes to working, the negative impact on women has been significantly greater than it has been on men. Some of the data is truly startling. In Don’t Let the Pandemic Set Back Gender Equality, published in the Harvard Business Review last September, the authors shared analysis which found that, while women make up 39% of global employment, as of May 2020, they accounted for a staggering 54% of overall pandemic-related job loss. 

For women still in the workforce, the pandemic is making things harder

While many women have lost their jobs entirely, life in a time of pandemic is making things more difficult for women who remain in the workforce. This was detailed in the most recent Women in the Workplace Report, an annual study of corporate America conducted by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org. One of their most interesting findings was that senior-level women “are 1.5 times more likely than senior-level men to think about downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce because of Covid-19. Almost 3 in 4 cite burnout as a main reason.” This is thanks to the additional caregiving burdens that have fallen on mothers with children at home during the pandemic. 

This finding should be a wakeup call to organizations that they need to, in the 1776 words of Abigail Adams to her husband John, “remember the ladies.”

Why does this matter? And what can we do about it?

It has been proven time and time again that organizations that leverage diversity at all levels perform better than those that do not. This is not, of course, confined to gender diversity. Racial diversity matters. A lot. As do age, geography, and socioeconomic and educational background. The more diverse, the better! But if the pandemic is driving women to draw back from the workforce, we need to take heed of this situation. 

There’s no one simple fix to ensuring gender diversity, but there are a few steps organizations can make that will improve things for women in the workplace:

1. Take advantage of technology: With millions of professionals working from home this past year, technology that enables meetings and collaboration has certainly been a major factor. Post-pandemic, technology can continue to support a more flexible work environment. But let’s make sure we’re taking advantage of technology, rather than having technology take advantage of us. Organizations should revise work policies and communications standards outlining expectations of when people need to be working. The fact that technology allows for “always on” doesn’t mean that employees need to be available 24/7. Many organizations are starting to institute policies that establish timeout periods when employees are NOT expected to respond to calls, texts, and emails. 
2. Be flexible in terms of adapting to specific needs: Once corporate policies are revised, allow managers and employees to adapt them to their specific needs. For example, for one-on-one meetings, allow some latitude on meeting times that work best, which may not be during a typical 9-5 workday. And allowing for occasional non-video calls may take the pressure off mothers of young ones concerned that their children might make an unexpected guest appearance. 
3. Leverage diversity of thought: Organizations should be encouraging employees at all levels to innovate. Providing opportunities to do so can drive gender equity, both internally and externally. Instead of expecting the innovation hub or strategy team to come up with all the new ideas themselves, organizations should ask the people doing the work what would be most helpful for the company and for its customers. If you ask the women in your workforce for ideas on how your company can adapt existing products or services to drive gender equity, they’ll likely have plenty of good answers!

When it comes to women in the workforce, the pandemic is providing a good loud wakeup call. We don’t want to undo the progress that’s been made to date with respect to gender diversity.

What steps has your organization taken to help close the gender gap? 

Ellen Bailey is senior advisor for diversity, inclusion, and belonging at Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning. Email her at ellen.bailey@harvardbusiness.org. 

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A father and his son are in a car accident. The father is killed and the son is seriously injured. The son is taken to the hospital where the surgeon says, “I cannot operate, because this boy is my son.”

This popular brain teaser dates back many years, but it remains relevant today; 40 to 75 percent of people still can’t figure it out. Those who do solve it usually take a few minutes to guess that the boy’s mother is the surgeon. Even with the best of intentions, when we hear “surgeon” or “boss,” the image that pops into our minds is usually a male.

The assumption is that when people realise that biases are widespread, they will be more likely to overcome them. However, new research suggests that if we’re not careful, making people aware of bias can backfire, leading them to discriminate more rather than less.

In several experiments, Professor Michelle Duguid of Washington University in St. Louis and Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt of the University of Virginia studied whether making people aware of bias would lessen it. They informed some participants that stereotypes were rare and told others that stereotypes were common, then asked for their perceptions of women. Those who read that stereotypes were common rated women as significantly less career-oriented and more family-oriented. Even when instructed to “try to avoid thinking about others in such a manner,” participants still viewed women more traditionally after reading that a vast majority of people held stereotypes.

Professors Duguid and Thomas-Hunt conducted a similar study and told managers that stereotypes were either common or rare. Then, asked managers to read a transcript from a job interview of a candidate described as either female or male. At the end of the interview, the candidate asked for higher compensation and a nonstandard bonus. When the managers read that many people held stereotypes, they were 28%less interested in hiring the female candidate. They also judged her as 27% less likable. The same information did not alter their judgments of male candidates.

Based on these findings, Professors Duguid and Thomas-Hunt used a new approach to prevent bias awareness from backfiring.

Rather than merely informing managers that stereotypes persisted, they added that a vast majority of people try to overcome their stereotypic preconceptions. With this adjustment, discrimination nearly vanished in their studies. After reading this message, managers were 28% more interested in working with the female candidate who negotiated assertively and judged her as 25% more likable.

When we communicate that a vast majority of people hold some biases, we need to make sure that we’re not legitimating prejudice. By reinforcing the idea that people want to conquer their biases and that there are benefits to doing so, we send a more effective message: Most people don’t want to discriminate, and you shouldn’t either.

To break down the barriers that hold women back, it’s not enough to spread awareness. If we don’t reinforce that people need — and want — to overcome their biases, we end up silently condoning the status quo.

Enberin has conducted numerous experiments on challenging leaders to action to counteract bias by practicing new behaviours. We have found that setting leaders up to be accountable to each other on progress around these experiments – starts a positive wave of ‘peer group pressure’ – which creates the reinforcement of INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP behaviours. This approach is working!

Blog Author: Maureen Frank at Emberin
Maureen Frank is the Chief Disruption Officer at Emberin which is an organization that challenges leaders and organizations to get real about inclusion and diversity. Emberin is a global leading organization in diversity and inclusion training, working with over 250 of the largest organizations in the world. Maureen comes to the world of inclusion and diversity from a strong commercial background with a focus on ROI and results. Over the last 12 years, she is proud to have mentored over 32,000 participants from all over the world through the award-winning program at Emberin. To find out more about Maureen and Emberin, visit: https://www.emberin.com

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Portland, OR – 24 March 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Trüpp to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to further expand its library of business skills, management and compliance training. 

Trüpp’s online courses are at the forefront of modern instructional design; incorporating contemporary imagery, video, and interactive design elements, that provide a user experience similar to the way a person generally navigates and consumes web content. The curriculum takes a refreshing and action-oriented approach, with effective tools and takeaways that can be applied in any workplace.

“As we continue to grow our catalog, modern interfaces that cover key topics are essential for next-generation learners,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “By using an approachable tone and relevant examples grounded in real-world experiences, Trüpp creates elearning content that resonates with and inspires learners. We’re excited to make their engaging and interactive courses available to our customers as part of the OpenSesame Plus catalog.” 

“OpenSesame’s dedication to providing high-quality content and an engaging learner experience aligns perfectly with Trüpp’s commitment to making premier elearning courses for HR compliance, manager development, and other workplace topics,” said Jean Roque, President/CEO of Trüpp. “Unlike elearning aggregators that prioritize quantity over quality, we appreciate how OpenSesame sets itself apart by providing a carefully curated course library that reflects the modern-day workplace. Trüpp’s partnership with OpenSesame enables our elearning courses to easily reach a broader audience, and the feedback from OpenSesame and its customers informs our course development priorities.” 

Click here to view all Trüpp courses available exclusively from OpenSesame.

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About Trüpp

Trüpp is an HR service provider focused on helping your business thrive! We offer a fresh, modern approach to online learning, presenting meaningful content that is both engaging and practical. Built upon the combined knowledge of an entire team of specialists with decades of experience in HR-related fields, Trüpp delivers reliable, compliant, and in-depth training that supports the success of your organization and its employees. Trüpp provides an eLearning curriculum focused on a range of employment and workplace topics, including manager training, respectful workplace training, compliance, and human resources training. To learn more, visit www.trupphr.com. 

Media contact:

Jessica Layfield

Customer Marketing and PR Manager

jessica.layfield@opensesame.com 

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Portland, OR – 23 March 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Mind Tools for Business to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its selection of leadership, management and personal effectiveness online training courses.

“At Mind Tools for Business, we are proud of the essential role that our digital learning resources and tools play in so many of our clients’ learning ecosystem,” said Nahdia Khan, Head of Learning Community and Customer Voice at Mind Tools for Business. “We recognize that learning leaders worldwide are challenged to select the ‘best’ resources from a wide range of specialist providers, each excelling in their particular fields.”

Building on the belief that learning is a motivating enterprise, Mind Tools for Business offers interactive, relevant and thought-provoking content to stimulate employees, support change, and enable problem-solving. Mind Tools for Business views the inclusion of its content and tools in the OpenSesame Plus library as a testament to the quality and utility of its ready-to-use catalogue of learning content, tools and resources. 

“With its refreshingly rigorous standards of quality and effectiveness, only the best learning resources make it into OpenSesame Plus,” added Khan, “which means that learning leaders can be confident that the resources they source through this avenue will hit the mark for their people.”

“With the world of work constantly changing and evolving, companies need leaders who can confidently motivate and manage their teams in any situation or environment,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “We are pleased to partner with Mind Tools for Business to make a selection of their vibrant and engaging leadership, management and personal effectiveness resources available to enterprise organisations everywhere through our OpenSesame Plus library.”

Click here to view all MindTools for Business courses available from OpenSesame.

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About Mind Tools for Business

Mind Tools for Business by Emerald Works is a global business with a passion for making a difference and changing lives through learning. Working in partnership with our clients, we provide opportunities for people to grow and impact society in a way that helps build a prosperous future for all. 

Mind Tools for Business by Emerald Works believes when people are inspired to learn they are empowered to thrive and develop – achieving more for themselves, for their communities and for their economies. This motivates us, unites us and inspires us in pursuit of our mission to empower people to flourish at work through practical workplace performance tools and resources.

Visit www.emeraldworks.com/mind-tools-for-business to learn more about our performance tools and resources.

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Portland, OR – 16 March 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Everything is on the Record to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to deliver timely training about communicating in a digital world that sees all, hears all and tells all.

Everything Is On The Record leverages the decades of experience its training coaches have had in boardrooms, locker rooms and newsrooms to teach professional athletes and sports teams how to use the press and social media to their advantage. Working with the elearning experts at OpenSesame, they turned Everything Is On The Record’s coaching sessions into engaging on-demand online courses that help leaders, managers, and employees become more effective communicators both online and in person.

“We have known for a while that our media training, executive consultation and insight into effectively and safely using social media platforms could be extremely beneficial to an audience well beyond the highly demanding people and organizations we’ve worked with over the years in professional sports,” said Ric Bucher, well-known sports personality and partner in Everything Is On The Record. “OpenSesame provided the ideal platform to reach that audience. Their guidance and technical expertise in shaping our content to be digestible, informative and entertaining was indispensable. We are excited about becoming an ever-growing part of their global catalogue.”   

Everything Is On The Record’s courses engage learners with presenter-style videos that draw cautionary tales from real-world social media events, as well as quizzes, prompts and self-reflection activities. Subjects include understanding the crossover between a corporate and personal brand, simple steps to help you post more effectively and safely, scrubbing your social media, controlling media interviews, presenting yourself in meetings, and handling inappropriate social media posts by employees.

“Even though these platforms have been part of our daily routines for years now, very few people have actually had any formal instruction about how to harness the power of social media while avoiding the pitfalls of accidentally going viral,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “We are delighted to bring Everything Is On The Record’s unique perspective on media relations, social media and branding to our customers as elearning courses in our catalog.”

Click here to view all Everything Is On The Record courses available exclusively from OpenSesame.

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About Everything Is On The Record

Everything Is On The Record is a media training consultancy. Their team of experts educates CEOs, coaches, athletes and media personalities how not only to survive but thrive in a world where EVERYTHING is on the record. To learn more visit www.everythingisontherecord.com.

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Sounds simple right? Yet why do so many of us still struggle to do so?

Controlling the uncontrollable

In our day to day lives, our wellbeing is impacted by many circumstances, from getting stuck in heavy traffic and missing work deadlines to facing technological failures like our laptop not turning on in the morning. But how many of those things are within our control? And how many are not? 

Research has suggested that wellbeing is primarily nurture (determined by our environment) as opposed to nature (determined by our genes) with studies showing that only 36% of variation in our wellbeing can be attributed to genetic factors*. In plain English, this means how we feel each day is more about what happens to us and what we do with that information. The more we feel that we can influence our own wellbeing, the more likely we are to feel happy**. Recognising those factors that are within our control and those that are out of our control can act as the first step in owning our wellbeing. Without being aware of them, we can’t begin to influence what healthy thoughts, attitudes and behaviours we should grab onto and what unhealthy ones we should let go of.

Grabbing hold and letting go

Imagine starting work on a Monday morning and your boss asks for your help urgently on a task. Before you know it, the work piles on and there aren’t enough hours in the day to achieve all you wanted to. Many of us are guilty of diving in and adopting the ‘go, go, go’ mentality despite this being proven to be ineffective. Research has shown that by letting go of those ineffective behaviours and instead deploying strategies focused on your mind, body and environment, you’re much more likely to be productive and have a balanced state of wellbeing***. 

But in order to deploy those strategies effectively, it’s fundamental that we take a measure of our current wellbeing. It’s only then we can truly begin to understand our wellbeing state and know what strategies will effectively develop it.

Remember, wellbeing isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. So how might you start to take back ownership of yours today?

Check out the wellness courses available from Lane4 in the OpenSesame catalog. 

About the author:

Shalina is a Consultant with vast experience in occupational psychology and is  part of the Digital Learning Team at Lane4. Lane4 understands the psychology of people performance. Their approach develops inspirational leaders and managers who can drive performance in a volatile and uncertain world, equipping them with the skills and mindset to achieve things they never thought were possible. 

 *Bartels, M. (2015). Genetics of Wellbeing and Its Components Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Quality of Life: A Review and Meta-analysis of Heritability Studies. Behavior genetics, 45, 137-156. 

 **Quadros-Wander, S., McGillivray, J., & Broadbent, J. (2014). The influence of perceived control on subjective wellbeing in later life. Social Indicators Research, 115, 999 –1010.

 ***Pink, S., Fors, V. (2017) Being in a mediated world: Self tracking and the mind-body-environment. Cultural Geographies 24(3), 375–388.

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Portland, OR – 23 February 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of SunShower Learning to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to further expand the curated offering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training.

SunShower Learning is the expression of founder Joel Lesko’s passion for film, online learning and diversity, equity and inclusion. Lesko is a documentary filmmaker, author and speaker on unconscious bias and creating a more respectful workplace who has worked with leading organizations including Liberty Mutual Insurance, AT&T, UCLA and others to support their DEI initiatives.

“OpenSesame believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental human rights issues — not compliance requirements,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “As the world leader in curated enterprise learning, we are committed to using the powerful tools of training and education to help our customers drive meaningful change within their organizations. Partnering with SunShower Learning, an award-winning DEI course publisher, allows us to continue setting the standard for online DEI training content.”

“I’m excited about being part of OpenSesame Plus so that our programs are more readily available to organizations who are eager to walk their diversity, equity and inclusion talk,” said Lesko about SunShower Learning’s partnership with OpenSesame. “I appreciate OpenSesame’s commitment to DEI training and with their support, we’ll be able to accelerate our development of courses. Our goal is to create learning experiences that deliver emotional impact and concrete skills that people can practice to disrupt unconscious bias, disarm microaggressions and help create more inclusive, respectful workplaces where people feel like they belong.”

Click here to view all SunShower Learning courses available from OpenSesame.

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About SunShower Learning

SunShower Learning produces emotionally impactful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training that not only raise awareness about unconscious bias, microaggressions and stereotypes, but also give you tools that your people can learn and practice. Real skills. The goal? To help you create a more respectful workplace made up of individuals who respect each other individually and collectively. A workplace where people feel like they belong. At SunShower, they focus on DEI and how better communication across differences fuels collaboration and innovation. Diverse companies perform better. Inclusive companies perform even better! You can look at the research! SunShower’s programs have won many awards and received high praise for excellence. Most of all, they routinely get feedback from trainers and managers in the workplace who value the HBO-level quality, the “no cringe” scenarios and the skills that change behaviors, not just attitudes. To learn more, visit https://www.sunshowerlearning.com.

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Portland, OR – 18 February 2021 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Management Pocketbooks to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to add accessible, micro-courses on a wide range of topics for managers, leaders and employees.

Management Pocketbooks has published dozens of books on a wide range of topics including communication, people management, finance, teambuilding, sustainability, sales, professional development, coaching, managing change and many more subjects. Working with OpenSesame, they’ve brought their books to life in engaging video-based courses that meet the accessibility requirement of Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA standards, and which offer supplemental downloadable resources for continue individual or group study, blended-learning and in-person or virtual instructor-led training.

“Employees have more demands on their time today than ever before, so employers are looking for content that allows learners to quickly consume information and immediately apply it to their roles,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “Management Pocketbooks’ focus on creating training that is simple, accessible and of real practical value made them a perfect fit for the OpenSesame catalog.

“The concept of bitesize learning was barely known when Management Pocketbooks published its first accelerated learning resources,” said Adrian Hunt, Director of e-Publishing, Management Pocketbooks. “Now, in partnership with OpenSesame, we’ll be bringing our acclaimed body of work to an even wider audience. Bitesize just became even more mouth-watering!”

There are 17 Management Pocketbooks courses currently available exclusively in the OpenSesame catalog, with more than 50 additional courses in production and scheduled to be released later this year. Click here to view all Management Pocketbooks courses available from OpenSesame.

About OpenSesame
OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About Management Pocketbooks
Speed of learning and transfer of knowledge lie at the heart of the Management Pocketbook courses. They are developed by skilled communicators, management and L&D professionals who know how to make their messages simple, accessible and of real practical value. Management Pocketbooks delivers bite-sized learning — courses average around 12 minutes seat-time apiece — on a wide variety of topics of importance to managers, leaders and employees in every industry. Their highly-visual approach combines presenter-style videos with informative graphics. In addition, downloadable resources help the learner as well as facilitators continue their education offline, individually, in groups, or as part of virtual or in-person instructor-lead training. To learn more, visit www.pocketbook.co.uk.

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Portland, OR – 28 September 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of UK-based publisher Skillshub to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription, expanding its curated library of engaging business, sales and leadership courses.

Skillshub leverages the most up-to-date research on modern-day learning methods to create training that actually sticks. Offering a mixture of motion graphics, presenter-led and animation formats, Skillshub’s library of over 500 elearning courses are written by L&D professionals — not programmers — with the goal of improving performance. Their short sessions focus on one specific skill or behaviour at a time to maximize learner retention and deliver impactful, engaging learning experiences ideal for the ever-increasing workloads employees face.

“Skillshub offers an extensive collection of sales effectiveness content for both new and seasoned sales professionals.” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “We know this is a critical and growing need for many of our customers.”

“OpenSesame includes only the highest-quality courses in its elearning catalog, so getting their stamp of approval in offering Skillshub courses to their customers is an award in itself,” said Jenny Verman, Head of Digital Learning at Skillshub. “We look forward to growing our partnership and producing content relevant to both current workplace training needs and with the way the world changes in years to come.”

About OpenSesame
OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About Skillshub
Skillshub is part of the 5 time award winning, MTD Training Group, who have trained staff for over 9000 organisations worldwide. Our off-the-shelf eLearning is written and developed by our In-house specialist training team and we’re experts in what we do. All of our eLearning courses are designed to be brain friendly and are focused on taking action back in the workplace. We’re an L&D Organisation, not a digital organisation and that makes a big difference to produce top quality content that is engaging and embedded by the learner with taking up minimal time of their working day. For more information visit: www.skillshub.com

Media contact:
Jessica Layfield
Customer Marketing and PR Manager
(971) 512-7742
jessica.layfield@opensesame.com

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1.  Invest in your core principles for the sake of your employees, your product and your customers. If your company has the word “innovative” or “creative” in its vision or values statement, folks within your organization must be trained in creativity methods, with a budget that reflects those values.
   To benefit from being deliberately creative, train the leadership team first. It is crucial that the top members of the organization are thoroughly trained in creativity methods so they can teach their subordinates and coach the application of creativity skills.
2.  Stick with it. When you introduce something as unique as deliberate creativity, some members in your organization will hold back and not get involved. After a year or two, your leadership team might look at the program and say, “Well, we’re only getting minimal outcomes. Let’s change to another program.”
   That decision trains your workforce not to participate in company initiatives. It tells obstinate employees that if they don’t participate, new efforts go away because the new initiatives have failed. Training your people to be creative on demand is a long-term investment that will serve your organization long into the future. Follow through and don’t play flavor of the month.
3. Keep it simple. There are many techniques to help people be deliberately creative. However, my approach has been to use a few creativity techniques that work consistently over time.
   When you are instilling innovation practices in your organization, don’t force people through some lock-step method, or overwhelm them with creativity tools just because they are cool or fun. Your people want to solve problems more effectively, they don’t want to become creative process junkies. 

BONUS: Walk the talk. As a leader, if you believe creativity is important, then you have to be creative. Show your people that it is OK to struggle with crazy ideas and to make mistakes. That it’s OK to fail. Your people will watch your lead, they will follow it, and your organization and its output will be stronger for your willingness to lead by example.

Dr. Roger Firestien has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. Roger is senior faculty at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State and president of Innovation Resources, Inc. He has written six books on innovation. His latest book, Create in A Flash:  A leader’s recipe for breakthrough innovation is available through Amazon or at createinaflashbook.com

Visit RogerFirestien.com for more details.

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• • Divergent thinking. Exploring lots of possibilities. Generating ideas that are novel, new, ridiculous, foolish-sounding, weird, goofy, exciting.
  • Combinent thinking. Combine ideas across areas of knowledge. Connect ideas that seem to be unrelated to the problem you are working on to generate novel ideas.
  • Convergent thinking. Most of us are pretty good at this. Select ideas, sort ideas, test and refine ideas. Make those ridiculous, foolish-sounding, exciting ideas USEFUL.

Most of us recognize divergent thinking and convergent thinking.  But combinent thinking is the ::insert announcer voice here:: creativity super skill.   

Most breakthroughs come by connecting things that are not usually considered connected. That’s combinent thinking. Often these connections occur as if by chance. 

You are working on a tough problem, you are stymied for a solution, so you step back from the problem. You see something unrelated to your problem and you make a connection. Unfortunately, you had to wait to make that connection.

What if you could make those connections on demand?

One surefire way to get new ideas is by using Forced Connections. Forced Connections is an idea generating technique that captures the essence of creativity; the practice of combining ideas that don’t appear to be related in a new way. This method helps you get those ideas flowing when you are stuck.

How it works:

• • Consider the problem you are trying to solve.
  • Pick an object or situation from a completely unrelated area.
  • Find or “force” a connection between the problem you are working on and the seemingly unrelated object.

The result of this new connection is a new idea.

In my creativity programs, we always do a warm-up exercise before we take on the main challenge. One of my favorite warm-ups is to generate ideas for the perfect bathtub.

After a few minutes, the group starts to slow down. They have generated the typical ideas for improving a bathtub. But, now they are stuck. It is time to introduce Forced Connections.  I like to use pictures. 

First picture. “What ideas do you get for improving a bathtub from a bunch of bananas?” I get ideas like: make it non-slip, make it yellow, shape the tub to fit your body, and my favorite—have a bunch of my friends over.

Another picture: an airplane cockpit. This picture generates ideas like: temperature controls for the tub, lots of windows around the tub, seats in the tub and, of course, make the tub fly.

You don’t need pictures to have this technique work for you. All you need to do is look around. I am sitting at my desk while I am writing this. So, if I were working on a challenge and got stuck, I would ask myself—what ideas do I get from my telephone or books on my bookcase or the fan on my desk or trees in my backyard?

With Forced Connections, the ideas you get may not be the breakthrough answers you are looking for, but it energizes the idea generating process to produce more ideas to choose from.

Dr. Roger Firestien has taught more people to lead the creative process than anyone else in the world. Roger is senior faculty at the Center for Applied Imagination at SUNY Buffalo State and president of Innovation Resources, Inc. He has written six books on innovation. His latest book, Create in A Flash:  A leader’s recipe for breakthrough innovation is available through Amazon or at createinaflashbook.com

Visit RogerFirestien.com for more details.

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Portland, OR – 10 August 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Big Think to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription, bringing a wealth of content from some of the world’s top thought leaders, authors, and innovators.

Big Think makes learners ‘smarter faster’ for 21st-century success through actionable lessons from the world’s greatest thinkers and doers like Elon Musk, Barbara Corcoran, Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell, Arianna Huffington, and many more. Big Think created short-form videos to effectively teach a wide range of vital soft skills in order to stay ahead in today’s fast-paced world. These skills include leadership, innovation, purpose, design thinking, communication, risk mitigation, sales/marketing, and negotiation.

“Big Think brings an unique collection of courses featuring experts learners know and trust,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “Their big ideas and powerful presenters equip learners with the practical skills required to thrive in any role.”

“Big Think is delighted to be a member of OpenSesame Plus,” said Victoria R Montgomery Brown, Big Think’s CEO and co-founder. “Big Think and OpenSesame share the common goal of developing learners with the skills necessary to excel in today’s fast-paced workplaces” 

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About Big Think

Big Think Edge helps individuals and organizations by catalyzing conversation around the topics most critical to 21st century success. Led by the world’s foremost experts, our dynamic learning programs are short-form, mobile, and immediately actionable. To learn more, visit www.bigthinkedge.com 

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Here are three ways to incorporate TED’s courses into your workplace learning initiatives in order to drive organizational change:

TED@Work

A growing library of TED@Work courses covers critical topics such as leadership, collaboration, emotional intelligence, embracing change, and digital transformation. Each interactive course includes an Ideas into Action framework to inspire new ways of working at the individual and team level.

TED Masterclass

Bring TED’s approach to sharing ideas to your workforce. With this course, learners can master the art of public speaking and improve communication skills by learning to identify, refine, and deliver ideas so they make an impact. This action-oriented course guides learners through TED’s process as they develop their own TED-style talks. But don’t just take it from us, hear from the experts at TED Masterclass directly by checking out this webinar on it. 

OpenSesame Plus 

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the amount of TED courses available, look to our OpenSesame Plus product. It includes a subset of courses that have been curated into ready-to-play lists by our in-house experts. From TED@Work to TED Talks to short, animated TED-Ed lessons, you’ll have many areas for your workforce covered.

Visit our dedicated TED page to learn more about how you can incorporate the expertise and inspiration TED offers into your learning experience, as well as to catch any upcoming events or exclusive offerings.

To get a better idea of how you can incorporate TED and all of OpenSesame’s innovative tools and features into your L&D experience, connect with one of our experts for a personalized, guided demo.

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Portland, Ore. — 1 July 2020 — OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced a strategic partnership with TED to premiere TED@Work, a new product suite for workplace learning, and to bring a selection of its content to the OpenSesame catalog. TED@Work aims to transform workplace learning by inspiring new ways of working in business-critical areas at all levels of organizations worldwide. 

TED, the nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, challenges conventions, shares solutions, and offers new perspectives in the form of TED Talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers.  With a signature blend of innovation, insight, and storytelling, TED@Work enhances Learning & Development programs by coupling curated TED Talks with a new, lightweight course experience providing actionable learning steps and additional resources. Learners will reflect on concepts, put ideas into action immediately, and understand new ways of working inspired by the idea. TED@Work also includes new turnkey resources to fuel discussion-based learning using TED Talks. Organizations can leverage the power of the TED brand to spark thoughtful discussions among teams. 

OpenSesame and TED will also be offering the TED Masterclass course for the LMS, an 11-lesson public speaking course designed to help learners identify, develop, and share their best ideas, inspired by Head of TED Chris Anderson’s best-selling book: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking. Short and powerful TED-Ed animations curated for business will also be made available through the OpenSesame Plus catalog and TED@Work.

“TED brings together individuals from every discipline and culture seeking a deeper understanding of the world,” said Don Spear, CEO at OpenSesame. “We are excited to bring the power of ideas through TED@Work to organizations so they can transform their workforces with unique training only available from TED.”

Colin Helms, TED’s Head of Media, said: “For years, Learning & Development professionals around the world have reached out to us inquiring how they could leverage the power of TED to enrich their learning programs. After two years of development, we are extremely proud to bring TED@Work to organizations. TED relies on strategic partners to help us expand our footprint, and we are excited to be premiering TED@Work with the elearning experts at OpenSesame.”

For more information, visit www.opensesame.com and tedatwork.ted.com. 

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

Connect with OpenSesame on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED conferences, intimate TED Salons and thousands of independently organized TEDx events around the world. Along with TED@Work, a program that reimagines TED Talks for workplace learning, TED’s other initiatives include: TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TED Translate, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, TED Talks Daily, WorkLife with Adam Grant, Pindrop and TEDxSHORTS.

Follow TED on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and on LinkedIn.

Media contacts:

Jessica Layfield

(503) 808-1268

jessica.layfield@opensesame.com 

Erin Allweiss

No. 29 for TED

tedpress@thenumber29.com.

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Portland, OR – 31 January 2020 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced The Jeff Havens Company has been added to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to expand its curated library of business skills, safety, and compliance courses. 

Global 2000 companies leverage the OpenSesame Plus subscription with over 6,000 curated courses—now including The Jeff Havens Company’s highly engaging business training—to help address critical skills gaps, position talent for successful long-term careers, and future-proof their organization.

Over the past 15 years, The Jeff Havens Company has applied its uniquely humorous training approach to a wide range of the modern business world’s most pressing issues including customer service, leadership, and safety. With the belief that nobody ever learns anything if they’re too bored to listen, The Jeff Havens Company aims to improve businesses worldwide—while having fun doing it. 

“As the driving force behind The Jeff Havens Company content, Jeff delivers high-energy, highly engaging, and hilarious content,” said Spencer Thornton,  Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “His extraordinary business insight and memorable delivery ensure high learner engagement and training to remember.” 

“OpenSesame is one of the most responsive companies we’ve ever partnered with,” says Jeff Havens, Founder and CEO, The Jeff Havens Company. “OpenSesame provides us with real-time feedback on course adoption to inform how we continue to grow. It’s fantastic to partner with a company that takes an active role in partner success and will be equally dedicated to our customers’ success as lifelong learners.”

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About The Jeff Havens Company

With a mission to provide serious solutions in a seriously funny way, The Jeff Havens Company is unique in the world of corporate training and L&D. Their video-based courses tackle everything from industrial safety to corporate ethics to customer service, and their content will provide your employees with the skills they need to become better employees, salespeople, and leaders. And it will all happen while your people are actually enjoying the process of becoming better. Countless studies have shown that people remember information better and longer if that information is delivered in a humorous way, and so The Jeff Havens Company has made it their mission to incorporate as much entertainment as possible into our training products without interfering with the learning process. To put it another way, you’ll receive all the education of a more traditional training course with all the entertainment value of a comedy show. That’s something most training companies can’t do, and it’s the reason that The Jeff Havens Company content has found favor with thousands of companies across virtually every industry. For additional information, visit JeffHavens.com, follow us on Twitter @iamjeffhavens or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Media contact:

Diane Haines

Vice President of Marketing

(503) 808-1268

diane.haines@opensesame.com

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Portland, OR – 20 December 2019 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, today announced a partnership with Traliant, a provider of award-winning sexual harassment elearning courses, to expand its offering of interactive compliance training within the OpenSesame Plus subscription. 

Enterprise organizations leverage the OpenSesame Plus subscription—now including Traliant’s behavior-based training—to help create an ethical, compliance-based workplace culture. 

Traliant combines the best elements of video storytelling and elearning tools in its award-winning discrimination and harassment prevention training for office environments, hotels, restaurants, healthcare, retail, construction, and industrial/manufacturing organizations. Additionally, all Traliant courses are available in multiple languages to help global organizations meet their complex training requirements. 

“From small organizations to Global 2000 enterprises, meeting compliance requirements has grown increasingly more complex with ever-changing regulations,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “Adding Traliant content to the OpenSesame Plus subscription helps organizations meet the compliance needs of their multi-lingual and diverse workforces.”

“We partnered with OpenSesame because they share our commitment to world-class customer service and engaging learning content,” said Mike Pallatta, Traliant CEO and Co-Founder. “We look forward to expanding the delivery of our compliance and HR courses to more organizations, whether their workforce is local or international.”

About OpenSesame
OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About Traliant
Traliant was founded by industry veterans from some of the world’s most successful compliance training companies to meet the challenge of transforming compliance training from boring to brilliant. Backed by Martinson Ventures, Traliant delivers award-winning, bite-sized compliance training on an eLearning platform that enables fast and easy customization. Courses are available on numerous workplace topics including Diversity Training and Sensitivity Training. For more information, visit www.traliant.com.

Media contacts:

OpenSesame
Diane Haines
Senior Vice President of Marketing
(503) 808-1268
diane.haines@opensesame.com

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The eLearning Coach

Connie Malamed is something of a superstar of instructional design in the US, and her relaxed style makes The eLearning Coach one of the most enjoyable learning podcasts out there. Episodes are released on an ad hoc basis but are always a treat, with informal conversation and a deep dive into topics like gamification, agile development and storyboarding. If you develop e-learning, this is the podcast for you.

The Learning and Development Podcast

This new addition to 2019 offers studio-quality production with host David James’s expert insights into all things Learning and Development. Guests this season have included Sukh Pabial, Kate Graham, Nick Shackleton-Jones and Barbara Thompson, each sharing their views on topics shaping – or damaging – the learning and development industry.

Emotion at Work

The Emotion at Work podcast hasn’t been active for a while, but we think that its back catalogue is such a rich resource that we’re recommending it anyway. Host Phil Willcox explores the role that emotion plays in our relationships, our reactions to conflict, and how we perform at work, providing a safe space to explore these topics in conversations that are thoughtful and revealing, backed up by research and evidence.

Freakonomics

Although not strictly an L&D podcast, behaviour economics plays such an important role in the design of learning and the workplace that we think Freakonomics is a crucial entry on this list. Launched as an extension to the global bestseller of the same name, Freakonomics has since dropped nearly 400 episodes. Don’t be fooled if it sounds dry: host Stephen Dubner recently tackled topics like sports gambling, the future of meat and an interview with Dr Marijuana Pepsi (her real name). If you’re looking to assess how incentives and systems support or hinder your learning interventions, this is a great place to start.

The GoodPractice podcast

Obviously, we have to mention our own podcast. Now into its third year, our weekly podcast has been downloaded over 160,000 times and occasionally takes to the road for live shows with real, honest-to-goodness human audiences. Each week, hosts Ross Garner, Ross Dickie and Nicola Boyle chat with regular contributor Owen Ferguson and a special guest about topics such as evidence-based practice, performance support, challenges to face-to-face learning and (wherever possible) libertarian paternalism. And, of course, we always finish with our regular feature ‘What I Learned This Week’, a fan favourite that we hear has become a fixture at team meetings across the world.

Since 2000, GoodPractice has been creating inspiring learning and performance resources for blue-chip organizations across the globe. They inspire managers to overcome their challenges and improve their performance. The Management 101 Suite of elearning helps build key management skills through the insight and practice in the fun format. Learners can apply new skills immediately. The Management 101 Suite is ideal for new and emerging managers, as well as seasoned managers who want to refresh their skillset.

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Proper employee training can prevent your company from falling victim to the most common types of fraud, including asset misappropriation, corruption, and financial statement fraud. Furthermore, dedicating time to train your entire workforce on fraud sends the message that this is an issue that your company takes seriously and will not be tolerated. 

It is equally important to educate your employees on how to prevent fraud from sources outside your company as it is to recognize potential red flags within it. Threats like ransomware, spoofing, and phishing are on the rise and every employee that uses a computer, company smartphone, or email is a potential entryway for these dangerous types of malware. 

OpenSesame helps protect companies like yours with the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses to train and develop your workforce on topics such as fraud and IT security. Check out these courses, offered through OpenSesame, today to get started. 

• • Introduction to Cyber Fraud
  • Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption Awareness
  • International Fraud, Bribery, and Corruption

Be sure to also check out this recent OpenSesame webinar with expert Dr. Robert K. Minitti from OpenSesame course publisher Wolters Kluwer to gain additional insights on multiple types of fraud schemes, including asset misappropriations, corruption, financial statement fraud and cyber frauds, as well as methods of employee fraud prevention training to keep your company compliant and how to incorporate fraud as part of your learning and development strategy. 

For more information on how OpenSesame can help you save time, money, and curate the right courses for your training program, contact us today at info@opensesame.com. 

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There’s no doubt that the further a person crawls up the corporate ladder, they should be spending more time thinking and less time doing. It’s a very important mindset to understand that thinking is not doing nothing. It might not seem like you’re busy but it’s an essential part of a leader’s role.

We don’t need to be ‘busy’ in order to think we are progressing or accomplishing something. Have you noticed how many people’s response to “How are things going?” is simply, “Busy!”. Why isn’t it something like, “Very well, thank you”?

If you are running an organization, there will always be another meeting to attend or place to be. However, a major role of a CEO or senior manager is to think and reflect, consider and adapt. If you’re too busy to think, you probably haven’t organized your team very well. You might not be able to control everything that happens but you can choose what you give your attention to. A manager I knew took a regular one hour lunch break where they thought about their afternoon and that’s where all the planning took place.

The Strategic Thinking Institute found through their research that 44% of managers spent most of their time firefighting in cultures that rewarded reactivity and discouraged thoughtfulness. 96% of leaders said they lacked time for strategic thinking because they were too busy putting out fires.

5 Tips

So, here are five things you can do to create thinking time:

1. 1. Schedule it in your calendar – just as you would schedule a meeting. Block regular time out to be alone and think things through, reflect and consider what’s most important
   2. Start your scheduling with something manageable like 10-20 minutes. That’s surely doable. Smokers can do that regularly!
   3. Make notes of ideas that come when you are doing something else. Inspiration comes often at times when your mind is relaxed like in the shower or while driving. As soon as you can, when it’s safe and convenient, make a note to capture those thoughts and return to them during a scheduled thinking slot.
   4. You can’t force inspiration but you can reflect on what is already on your mind. You might need to stimulate thinking by reading an article, reviewing the organisational business plan or strategy or even think about your team. Who’s doing what? Who needs help? Who haven’t you spoken to lately?
   5. Think out loud. If you’re the kind of person that likes to think by sharing, then ask someone to join you. Spout ideas and brainstorm with them. Just bounce some ideas around and see what happens.

For more details check out leadership courses from LearningPlanet in the OpenSesame course catalog.

About the Author:

Derek Good has been in leadership roles for over 25 years and since 2002 has been involved in corporate training and consulting. He has won Awards for Customer Service Excellence and innovation for general education and is the author of seven books.

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As most of us are aware, phishing attacks can take many different forms, from Business Email Compromise scams that mimic employee emails and request money or information, to fake emails from trusted business that use bad links or attachments to steal data. Ransomware takes a more direct route by installing malware, stealing data, and then requesting some form of payment to—ostensibly—restore the data to its owner. In some attacks, the data is in fact restored after the ransom is paid. Other times, hackers accept the ransom but never give the files back—which is why security professionals typically advise against paying the ransom. Either way, ransomware means a huge risk to personal data and—more likely than not—exorbitant costs to get systems up and running again. It’s important that we be able to protect ourselves and our organizations against these scams—but how do we do that?

First of all, like other phishing scams, email is the most common attack vector for ransomware. When a malicious link or attachment is clicked on, the virus runs a payload on the computer and encrypts files so that the owner can’t access them. What this means is that—typically, at least—preventing ransomware is as simple as preventing any other phishing attack. Don’t click on any strange links or attachments in unexpected emails, and remember to check for warning signs that the email may be malicious. If it’s unexpected, comes from a strange or incorrect email address, or requests unusual information, it’s probably a scam. When in doubt, delete the email and verify its contents externally—it could mean the difference between continued security and a ransomware nightmare.  

Second of all, in the event you do fall victim to a ransomware attack, it’s critical to have certain security measures in place to help you deal with the fallout. As IT expert Sean Gallagher notes, backups are key when it comes to surviving ransomware. If data is properly backed up to an external location, it can be recovered in the event that it’s stolen from the device itself. In addition, companies need a “disaster recovery (DR) plan,” something that plans for a potential worst-case scenario—not just low-level security snafus—and lays out ahead of time how the recovery process would work. A good DR plan minimizes loss and allows for a smoother recovery process in the event that a disaster does occur. (For more information on how to create a solid disaster recovery plan, see this article.)

What happened in Baltimore and Riviera Beach should serve as a serious wake up call. Ransomware attacks not only happen, they’re on the rise—and they could mean financial ruin or irrecoverable loss of data. As organizations or even as individuals, it’s important that we take the appropriate steps to recognize and prevent—or at least be able to deal with the consequences of —a breach. And the first step is awareness. Company leadership needs to be aware that ransomware could be a serious threat, and that concrete steps are needed to avoid disaster. Similarly, all company employees, down to the lowest level, must be familiar with phishing attacks and how to prevent ransomware from the first click. With that awareness in place, alongside strong communication between teams, maintaining and strengthening security—and keeping ransomware at bay—becomes much easier.

For more information on ransomware and cybersecurity check out available courses from Global Learning Systems in the OpenSesame course catalog.

Global Learning Systems provides security awareness and compliance training programs for employees that effectively promote behavior change, protect your organization and Strengthen Your Human Firewall®. In addition to carefully tailoring program materials to client needs, we offer an online learning platform, phishing simulation tool, courseware customization and high-touch customer service.

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This year’s conference centered on themes surrounding future skilling and developing leaders for a 21st century workforce, leveraging learning technology advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence, maximizing elearning utilization, finding training budgets and saving time managing and administering training programs. Customers spent two days networking with peers, meeting the OpenSesame team, sharing insights during roundtables and other sessions, learning from other OpenSesame customers, meeting new publishers at the Publisher Expo and more. 

Keynote speaker Donald H Taylor kicks off conference 

This year’s conference featured a keynote by Donald Taylor, Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute, on the past, current and future state of learning technologies and our industry. Donald shared the results of his annual Learning & Development (L&D) Global Sentiment Survey which asks L&D professionals across the globe: “What do you think will be hot in L&D next year?” For a full recap of the results of the 2019 survey, check this blog post. 

Customer sessions and panel connect attendees

Four OpenSesame customers presented this year, sharing the intricate workings of their training program challenges, budget, how OpenSesame helps them and future goals. Speakers this year included EnerSys Inc., InComm, Carrington Mortgage, and Toshiba America Business Solutions. 

A customer panel, hosted by Donald Taylor, was a highlight for attendees this year! Attendees heard from L&D peers from WCA Waste Corporation, Pacific Seafood, and EnerSys. The discussion was interactive, thoughtful and covered topics such as leadership development, growing training programs, how to find elearning, their favorite professional development books, and more. 

Publisher expo

OpenSesame curates courses from our comprehensive library of 20,000+ courses from the world’s top course publishers. Eighteen of OpenSesame’s publishers joined us at the user conference in our first ever Publisher Expo. During the Expo,  customers met with publishers to learn and demo new courses offered through OpenSesame. In addition, two course publishers were featured speakers this year, Shawn Hunter from Mindscaling and Jeff Havens from The Jeff Havens Company. 

Networking at the OpenSesame office followed by world-class women’s soccer

After a busy first day of sessions and meetings, conference attendees visited the OpenSesame’s office in the heart of downtown Portland. After light snacks and office tours (as well as a greeting by an office dog!) attendees headed to Portland’s Providence Park to watch the Portland Thorns take on the North Carolina Courage, two defending NWLS champions! It was a beautiful night for soccer and networking with speakers, peers, the OpenSesame team and more.

Honoring the first ever OpenSesame Learning Excellence Award winners

The Learning Excellence Awards program recognizes OpenSesame customers that leverage learning technology, creativity, innovation and blended learning in developing successful training programs. OpenSesame CEO Don Spear and SVP Marketing Diane Haines hosted the award ceremony, which highlighted unique training programs and showcased the relationship OpenSesame customers have with their OpenSesame customer success team. It was a celebratory event to remember!

Winners this year included:

• • Most Creative Launch of a Training Program or Initiative – Incomm
  • Most Innovative Training Program – EnerSys Inc.
  • Most Successful Training Program or Initiative – GenesisCare
  • Successful Use of Blended Learning – Aimbridge Hospitality
  • Most Innovative Learning Culture – Choctaw Nation

Closing remarks and farewell until next year

After a busy two days it came time to say goodbye. After closing with the 2019 OpenSesame Learning Excellence Awards, OpenSesame CEO Don Spear closed the event by thanking attendees, our publishers and partners for joining. we hope you join us in Portland next year for the 2020 OpenSesame User Conference!

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Picking Up the Phone – If you text me, I can answer you when I feel like it and while I’m doing 6 other things at once.  If you email me, I can ignore you. But if you call me and I’m foolish enough to answer, you will have the closest thing to my undivided attention as it’s possible to get.  

Sending a Thank You Note in the Mail – I know it hurts your hand to write more than two sentences longhand.  I also know your handwriting is barely legible even to you. But even a typed thank-you note that arrives in the mail is 17 times better than a thank-you email – which most people don’t bother with either, by the way.  The last person I hired got the job for several reasons, but one of those reasons was because he sent us thank-you notes in the mail. Am I easily bought? Absolutely. And so are a lot of other people.

Paying Attention While Someone Else is Talking – That’s my super polite way of saying TURN OFF YOUR PHONE DURING YOUR MEETINGS!!!!  Don’t turn it to vibrate, because that buzzing in your pocket (or on your wrist) will make you start to salivate the second it happens.  “Who’s calling, it must be important, someone loves me I have to answer it now!!!!” If you want others to take you seriously, you might need to give them some indication that the stuff they say isn’t boring the crap out of you.  

Meeting Face-to-Face – Here’s one where technology is currently failing us, since exactly every time I’ve seen someone on a conference call they’ve put it to mute and are either scrolling through Facebook or catching up on emails until they feel the need to unmute themselves, say “Totally agree,” and then hit mute and go back to not paying attention.  I know that conference calls and virtual meetings are occasionally necessary, but they will never be more effective than face-to-face interaction.

Basically, if you can force yourself to put 5% more effort in than everyone around you, you’ll win respect or customers or a promotion or whatever it is you’re looking for.  That will always be true. At least, until we turn ourselves into cyborgs – at which point, just so you know, I’m done with all this. I’ll find an island somewhere and farm coconuts instead.  And be happy, too, until the cyborgs come for me.  

For more information on business practices check out available courses from The Jeff Havens Company in the OpenSesame course catalog.

About the Author: Jeff Havens is a speaker, author, and business growth expert who has spoken to over 1,000 companies and associations across the Americas and Asia. The mission of his training company, The Jeff Havens Company, is to provide serious solutions in a seriously funny way through their video-based courses that tackle everything from industrial safety to corporate ethics to customer service, and all of them are as entertaining as they are educational. Jeff is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal; and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business. For more information, email info@jeffhavens.com, or visit JeffHavens.com.

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Portland, OR – 30 August 2019 – OpenSesame, the elearning innovator, announced the addition of Bigger Brains to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription to broaden its curated library of business skills and software training courses. As enterprise organizations shift from expensive, in-person classroom training to elearning, employee engagement remains a high priority for talent development.

Global 2000 companies leverage the OpenSesame Plus subscription with over 5,000 curated courses—now including Bigger Brains content— to foster a learning culture that inspires employees, propels teams as well as leaders, and maximizes productivity.  

Bigger Brains replicates the benefits of in-person classroom training such as interaction, dialogue, interrogation, and humor with its “Uniquely Engaging” teacher/learner video-based format. Best known for their award-winning Microsoft® Office and Office 365® courses, Bigger Brains offers a diverse library covering software, productivity, and management topics. 

“While costly and time-consuming, classroom training does provide many benefits that are challenging to emulate in digital form,” said Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of Curation at OpenSesame. “Adding Bigger Brains content to the OpenSesame Plus subscription helps organizations leverage the benefits of classroom training combined with the convenience of elearning through a unique format that delivers interaction and engagement to boost employee productivity skills.” 

“OpenSesame has much higher quality standards than any other elearning course aggregator,” says Chip Reaves, President of Bigger Brains. “Joining the OpenSesame Plus subscription allows us to expand the reach of our Microsoft and productivity courses to more global enterprises who expect the best, unique, curated content.”

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

About Bigger Brains

Founded in 2012, Bigger Brains produces award-winning elearning content in their “Uniquely Engaging” teacher/learner format. Most courses focus on topics related to Microsoft Office, Office 365, and general business productivity. To learn more, visit getbiggerbrains.com. 

Media contact:

Diane Haines

Vice President of Marketing

(503) 808-1268

diane.haines@opensesame.com

*Microsoft and Office 365 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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I can’t tell you what your new strategy is going to be.  But I do know how you’ll get there.  

Solicit Everyone’s Input – You can’t change your strategy if you don’t have any ideas about how to do it, and you can’t know which ideas are best unless you have some options to choose from.  So get everyone to think about what they’d like to see as you move forward. Not only will it get everyone thinking in the right direction, but it will also begin the process of getting your team to buy in to the idea that things are about to change.

See Which Ideas Overlap – Odds are you’ll have several different people come up with very similar ideas, and that might help you set your direction right from the beginning.

Have Some Messy Conversations – This is probably the most important step, and also (naturally) the one people tend to like the least.  Setting a new direction is not an easy thing to do, and the process is not simple and straightforward.  So prepare yourself for a few meetings that don’t result in concrete solutions, and accept the fact that big decisions generally take more than an hour of thought before the right answer presents itself.

See Which Ideas Survive – If you began this process with ten ideas, it’s likely that a few of them only have the support of one or two people.  It’s also likely that a few of them will turn out to be impractical, too expensive, or otherwise inappropriate. The ones left over are the ones that have proven themselves to be interesting and viable, and slowly you’ll start to see where you should be concentrating your time and attention.

Have Some More Messy Conversations – I think you see where this is going.

Continue Until You’ve Settled On A Strategy – Eventually, inevitably, you’ll figure out what you want to do.  That doesn’t mean everyone is going to be in perfect agreement – very few strategies have unanimous and unqualified approval – but it does mean you’ve analyzed all the possibilities, given everyone an opportunity to voice their support and concerns, and settled on something that the majority of your organization is excited to implement.  

Charting a new course is a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be a painful one.  As long as you’re willing to listen to others and open yourself up to the minor chaos of a few wide-ranging conversations, you’ll find what you’re looking for.

For more information on how to choose a new business strategy check out available courses from The Jeff Havens Company in the OpenSesame course catalog.

About the Author: Jeff Havens is a speaker, author, and business growth expert who has spoken to over 1,000 companies and associations across the Americas and Asia. The mission of his training company, The Jeff Havens Company, is to provide serious solutions in a seriously funny way through their video-based courses that tackle everything from industrial safety to corporate ethics to customer service, and all of them are as entertaining as they are educational. Jeff is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal; and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business. For more information, email info@jeffhavens.com, or visit JeffHavens.com.

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Except not always.  In fact, a recent article suggests that 20% of new employees either quit or are terminally disenchanted after only 45 days on the job.  

Sometimes it’s all them.  Sometimes a chronically lazy and incompetent person can trick you all the way into getting hired; it’s happened to all of us.  But it’s also possible that some of your failed hires would have actually done a bang-up job if they’d been given the right opportunities.  So if you’re wondering what you might do better to increase the likelihood that your new hires turn out to be the kind of employees you want them to be, here are a few questions you should ask yourself:

Are We Giving Our New Employees Only the Most Thankless Assignments? 

We all know new employees are hired specifically to do the things we don’t want to do anymore.  But if all of the work you’re assigning to your new employees is menial and monotonous, it won’t take long for them to lose whatever enthusiasm they had coming into the position.  

Are You Providing Sufficient Training? 

Learning takes time, and time is money.  Unfortunately, that means a lot of us tend to focus on how much money we’re wasting by allowing people to learn things.  I haven’t actually checked recently, but I’m pretty sure they aren’t offering degrees in Payroll Processing and Oil Drilling and Account Executive-ing at any of your local universities.  And what about sending them to an upcoming conference? Yes, we all know that they might get drunk at one of the vendor-sponsored parties, but they might also see your industry as an exciting one they want to become a bigger part of.    

Are You Inadvertently Forcing Them to Showcase Their Ignorance? 

Almost by definition, new employees don’t know as much as your more experienced team members.  So make sure you’re not accidentally expecting them to immediately perform at the same level as everyone else.  One innovative solution I’ve heard to make new employees feel confident and excited is to provide them an opportunity to present on a topic they know a lot about; it shows your older employees that your new hires actually do know something useful, and it shows your new hires that you appreciate their knowledge and experience.  

When you factor in training time and other costs, each new employee you hire actually costs twice as much as the salary you pay them.  You’re more than welcome to spend all that extra money on a never-ending stream of new, permanently disengaged employees. But personally, I’d rather have a boat.

For more information on how to engage new employees check out available courses from The Jeff Havens Company in the OpenSesame course catalog.

About the Author: Jeff Havens is a speaker, author, and business growth expert who has spoken to over 1,000 companies and associations across the Americas and Asia. The mission of his training company, The Jeff Havens Company, is to provide serious solutions in a seriously funny way through their video-based courses that tackle everything from industrial safety to corporate ethics to customer service, and all of them are as entertaining as they are educational. Jeff is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal; and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business. For more information, email info@jeffhavens.com, or visit JeffHavens.com.

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