We got the chance to interview Jayson Krause author of the new book '52 People'.  Listen to Jayson's dulcet tones whilst you learn about how the book came about, the amazing twist at the end of the book and why he was afraid of Fatherhood!  

Last week on the 5th of May (disappointingly not the 4th of May, so that he could say May the Fourth be with you), our very own Rob Skeet, Partner, CTO and presenter extraordinare provided an Emerge style oveview of Learning in the 21st Century at the Enform Petroleum Safety Conference, Banff, Canada.  You can view Rob's presentation by clicking on this link http://prezi.com/vv1tfkjq1owx/21st-century-learning/ If you are wondering what on earth Luke Skywalker has to do with 21st Century Learning then the presentation you must view!…

Following our presentation at this year's Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA) conference in Edmonton, we have launched the supporting website. http://whatceosreallywantfromhrleaders.com Team Emerge Learning

Introduction On April 28th, 2011 a room of about 100 people will be eagerly anticipating the answer to the question what do CEOs Really Want from HR leaders?  So why then might HR leaders want to know what CEOs really want from them?  Regardless of whether you have or haven’t registered for this session, read on for a taste of what the session will offer. The ‘IT’ factor ‘It’ is what we call Functional Leadership.  Where HR leaders do get ‘it’ their leadership results…

                  I came to our blog this morning to write  about our forthcoming session at the  Human Resources Institute of  Alberta (HRIA) Conference on 28th April 2011.  However, I then realised that today is in fact April Fool's Day and that whatever I wrote may actually be mis-interpreted as a hoax, joke or even complete fallacy.   I will return to write about our session at the HRIA Conference, which is called 'What CEOs…

I've just returned from a thoroughly engaging event hosted by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).  The guest speaker was self-confessed political right winger, Ezra Levant, author of Ethical Oil. The highly articulate Mr Levant provided an almost evangelical overview of why Canadians and Albertan's should be not just be proud but also promote their Oil Industry.  Levant has provided the conventional energy industry with a 21st Century licence to operate and the Government of Canada with a compelling spin on how to promote it's…

Thanks to Mr. David Parker for his business column piece on us in the Calgary Herald.  See the column here: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Emerge+takes+learning+worldwide/4240788/story.html You can also leave a comment on the website if you wish. Thanks, Emerge Learning

Last week I attended a session called 'Women in Leadership' hosted by the Calgary chapter of the Strategic Capability Network.  Despite being of the female gender myself I have never been a huge fan of sessions exclusively focussed on one gender or the other.  Unless, of course we are talking about Women's health!  There was a panel of six females from different areas of the business world: Sippy Chhina, Partner at Deloitte, Allison Love, VP and Corp Secretary at Enbridge, Debbie Toole, HR Director at ATCO Structures and Logistics, Helen…

Never let it be said that we here at Emerge Learning can't laugh at ourselves. To aid the launch of our Emerge X products, we have created a parody style video styled on the recent launch video that Apple released for the iPad. Emerge X offers online based courses that can be used anywhere, anytime. Emerge X also offers classroom based courses for individuals or intact teams. Our courses range from safety training to leadership performance to training for specialized industries and much, much, more.…

Our 2010 Interactive Christmas Card Full version of the video: Emerge Learning Christmas Video 2010 You know I could be accused of being biased, self-serving or simply self-promoting...I don't care as this year's Emerge Learning Christmas virtual card is simply fantastic AND I was not responsible for it, so there! Please take a look at the full version of the video which lasts less than 5 minutes. It is what we at Emerge Learning do best, take a single simple concept, get the point across AND make it engaging at the same time. If you find…

I know you aren't supposed to sing your own praises but we are just a teensy little bit proud of our latest newsletter.  It is a truly collaborative effort from the entire Emerge team and harnesses our technology know how by going fully digital and distributing it via digital marketing as well.  Not one single piece of nature's material died in the making of this newsletter we are pleased to say. You can read our newsletter by following this link: http://www.emergelearning.ca/newsletter_2010-fall.html You can subscribe to also receive future newsletters…

We recently launched our new European business based in the UK, servicing clients in the UK and mainland Europe and the Middle East (see blog post from Syria). We are delighted to announce that in Europe, we have now linked up with Simon Hester who is spearheading our business development there. Simon is based in the UK. One of our services is rapid and custom eLearning production and delivery. However we find many of our traditional consulting clients, whilst having heard about eLearning are not completely aware of its potential or its application to their own businesses. To this end…

Emerge Learning's Natalie Macaulay checks in from Syria where she is facilitating sessions for Suncor.

During the 2010 Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Alberta , Canada, Rainmaker Global Business Development hosted global business seminars to provide insight, direction and experience on entering foreign marketplaces. Emerge Learning was on hand to film the seminars.

Rob Skeet explains why localized instructor led training is so important, challenges faced in the new global marketplace & why corporations need to include employees with training and information.

Oilpatch EX is a new, leading-edge course that provides a comprehensive, hands-on, and unique introduction to the oil and gas industry.

It's day two at the All-Energy 2010 Exhibition & Conference in Aberdeen. In this vlog, Natalie Macaulay and Simon Hester tell us why a learning company is at All-Energy.

When I landed in Aberdeen, Scotland two days ago, in preparation for the All Energy Show 2010, I could have been forgiven for thinking that I had landed in a slightly spruced up version of Fort McMurray, Canada (sorry Fort McMurray).  If you have never been to Fort McMurray (or Aberdeen for that matter), then what I mean is that they looked virtually the same…of course.  Aberdeen is the Oil and Gas boom town of Scotland; Fort Murray the same of Alberta.  Petite provincial airports full of Oil and…

The All-Energy UK Exhibition & Conference is Europe's largest event devoted to all forms of clean and renewable energy and this year it is being held in Aberdeen.

Do you have a DVD player, a smart phone or perhaps a video iPod? Ever used an iPod to deliver corporate training? Read how one company did just that.

Unless you live on Pandora right now then you may not know that the Winter Olympics is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Even if you live on earth though you may not know that this is the first winter olympics, since their inception in 1924, that Canada has won gold on home turf.  There were no gold medals for Canada in Calgary, 1988. I thought the timing of the gold medal fitting as we have just revamped our website to reflect our updated strategy.  We decided that Emerge Learning's…

How jolly nice of Steve Jobs to select the first day of the Learning Technologies Conference in London, UK as the day to launch the iPad, the latest learning piece of technology. The first day of #LT10UK, as it is tweeted, saw the opening address from Lord Puttnam of movie making fame (Chariots of Fire, The Killing Fields) now turned government tsar of all things learning. He gave a polished and informed delivery which set the tone of the conference. His key message to my ears was a stark warning to educators to educate differently or else. Our rapidly changing world is demanding that young people need to be digitally literate, adaptable, resilient and creative like no other generation before them. And one way that he explains we will do this is by encouraging more education through gaming.

Is Social Media really that social?  I was pondering this very question as I wrote an Instructional Design for a client who wants to deliver a classroom based course on the still relatively new and growing phenomenon that is Social Media.  I have been involved in some good examples of Social Media and some not so good.  One company I came across last year twinned the use of Twitter with a wine tasting evening.  You signed up beforehand, received 2 bottles of wine (one red, one white) in advance and…

Will you be attending what is described as Europe's leading showcase of technology supported workplace learning?  We will, or rather I will, Natalie Macaulay, Managing Director of Emerge Learning's brand new European office.  Here at Emerge Learning we combine our 25 years of management consulting expertise with our specialisation in adult learning and multi-media capabilities to design and produce the most dynamic, creative and effective learning programs. These are delivered online (elearning), in the classroom, or as a blend of both and are totally customised to engage and educate…

Imagine my chagrin to discover that my mother has more ‘friends’ on Facebook than me!  The new ‘intelligence’ age has arrived and it does not discriminate based on age.  Did you know that the sale of Nintendo’s Wii is strong in the 55+ age category?  How will this ‘intelligence’ age, which has taken over from the information age, impact our businesses? Instead of Managers managing ‘me’, is there not the desire to manage ‘we’?  I hope you will forgive my wordplay here but it is demonstrating a point that…