Speexx People Development Blog:
News & Articles for HR- and L&D Specialists

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Speexx BlogTarek Barakat

Welcome to our dedicated hub for thought leadership and innovative practices in people development. At Speexx, our commitment to fostering professional growth through our award-winning SaaS B2B platform shines in every article and interview we share. Whether you’re seeking to enhance corporate language training, explore business coaching, or mentoring: our blog is your gateway to the latest in leadership news, HR trends, and employee engagement strategies. Since we focus on people development, you will also find blogposts about remote work, lifelong learning, employer branding, Learning and Development, people analytics, skill development and talent management.

Learning Transformation with Atish Gonsalves, Global Innovation Director, Humanitarian Leadership Academy

By Sarah Voigt|

We’ve talked to Atish Gonsalves, Global Innovation Director at the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (the Academy), to get his perspective on how an organization can successfully adapt a culture of learning; the Academy’s new Virtual Reality-based “soft skills simulator”; and the difference between “the future of learning” and “learning for the future.”

How HR and L&D Can Create Cyber-Secure Cultures Within Organizations 

By Sarah Voigt|

October is Cybersecurity Awareness month in both the EU and the USA. In both parts of the globe, this is an annual collaborative effort between governments and industries to raise awareness about the importance of staying safe online and to provide information about resources to help people navigate the Internet in a more secure way. 

Key Organisational Insights From Emotional Labor

By Jennifer Hubauer|

Increased diversity in the workplace may promise benefits but it brings complex challenges since subtle, unacknowledged prejudice and discrimination are common but hard to manage. The result is ‘emotional labor’ (EL).

Humans and Soft Skills: Must-Haves in the Digital Era

By Jennifer Hubauer|

The age of automation is no longer a far-off future prediction; it is now our reality. Data from World Economic Forum estimates that approximately 1.4 million people will lose their jobs due to automation and other technological changes by the year 2026 – that’s less than a decade away. So, what can organizations do to protect their employees from losing jobs due to unprecedented changes and a need for reskilling, and which skills can remain relevant in a world shaped by rapidly evolving technology?

Trends Influncing Tomorrow’s Work and Workplaces

By Jennifer Hubauer|

A recent customer survey by the corporate executive education specialist, Headspring, has revealed six major learning technology-fuelled trends that are changing the world of work and business communications. Read on to discover six trends shaping tomorrow's work and workplaces.

Effective Learning Culture Supporting Business and Transformation Goals – Part 2

By Jennifer Hubauer|

Here we close our two-part series where we share with you Hannelore Kolb's perspective on how an organization can successfully adapt a culture of learning through digital transformation; how L&D has changed in recent years; learning processes unique to Hager Group, like “change levers”; and what, in her view, learning and development professionals need to do to keep up with these fast-paced, ever-changing trends.