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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

Success

In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012. is a world-renowned pioneer and lead researcher of social robotics and human-robotics interaction.

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Annie Särnblad Wants to Teach You How to Read Facial Expressions—So You Can Get Ahead in Business

Success

She did much of her training on her own before getting certified—and a lot of that training took place outside of the United States. Annie Särnblad becomes certified Särnblad got her certification in Facial Action Coding Systems , developed by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen, and was trained by one of Ekman’s students.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

Success

In 2012, the American Psychological Association identified “ feeling valued at work ” as a top indicator of well-being and performance, with half of the employees who say they don’t feel valued intending to look for a new job. In fact, candidates paying for that on their own is a “huge red flag,” he warns.

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The only way is ethics … the Workplace Cocktail Hour with David Sharp

Workplace Insight

David is the Founder and CEO of International Workplace, a specialist learning and development provider that delivers globally accredited training and consulting programs for some of the world’s leading organisations. The firm grew from Workplace Law Group, the company he founded in 1995. He enjoys running, swimming and cycling.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

Allwork

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. Training & Development: One Size Does Not Fit All.

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Hearing the Message

Office Dynamics

She was profiled in the March 2012 issue of Executive Secretary magazine, and has guest-blogged for All Things Admin®, Office Dynamics®, and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). The post Hearing the Message appeared first on Office Dynamics.

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How MOOC s are Changing the Way we Do Corporate Education

Small Business CEO

Yeah, that was only 2012. Yet inversely, the number of high profile research institutions that have presented these courses has steadily risen. As eighteen year olds continue to opt for more traditional means of education, there is room for the MOOC to make major waves in the world of corporate training and education.

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