Skillsoft’s Conversations in Leadership Series Continues its Lineup of Distinguished Experts
Marks first year anniversary of popular program featuring innovative business and leadership authors
NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Setting the pace in leadership development, Skillsoft today marked the first anniversary of its Conversations in Leadership series, a web-based conversation moderated by Skillsoft’s leadership expert Shawn Hunter which features prominent business experts’ insights on leadership development. The series, which includes dynamic audience participation through live discussion, boasts an impressive lineup of noted business executives, renowned authors and leadership innovators. Skillsoft’s creation of the Conversations in Leadership series further cements Skillsoft’s position as a pioneer in the field of technology-delivered learning with a long history of innovation and delivery of solutions for its customers worldwide, ranging from global enterprises, government, and education to mid-sized and small businesses.
Since its launch in 2012, the series has hosted leading industry experts including executive coach Steve Farber, leadership development duo Bob and Gregg Vanourek and best-selling authors Jim Kouzes, Shawn Achor, and Tammy Erickson. Through this diverse lineup of featured experts, Skillsoft provides participants with an inside perspective on popular industry trends and actionable insights to enable leadership development of individuals and their companies.
“The response to the Conversations in Leadership Series has been outstanding and we are excited to celebrate its success with the experts whose experience, knowledge and insights are the heart of the series,” said Shawn Hunter, executive producer and vice president, Skillsoft’s Leadership Development Channel and 50 Lessons. “We look forward to continuing to provide an elite lineup of industry experts through an interactive series which truly supports Skillsoft’s goal of providing top-notch content to foster a leadership development discussion.”
The inaugural year of the Conversations in Leadership series featured a variety of leadership experts across all industries. Recent events, now available in an on-demand archive, include:
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A full archive of Conversations in Leadership webinars can be found here: http://www.skillsoft.com/infocenter/events/web_events.asp#leadership
For more information on upcoming webinars, please visit: http://skillsoft.com/infocenter/events/web_events.asp#current
About Skillsoft
Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of learning with a long history of innovation. Skillsoft provides cloud based learning solutions for its customers worldwide, ranging from global enterprises, government, and education to mid-sized and small businesses. Skillsoft's customer support teams draw on a wealth of in-house experience and a comprehensive learning e-library to develop off-the-shelf and custom learning programs tailored to cost-effectively meet customer needs. Skillsoft's courses, books and videos have been developed by industry leading learning experts to ensure that they maximize business skills, performance, and talent development.
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Released April 9, 2013