Insight Learning: news

We are living through extraordinary times. Very few of our employees and managers have faced down a genuine economic crisis. To thrive in the current climate, they need the hard-won lessons of proven leaders who have been there before and come out on top.

In response to this unprecedented need, we have collected the wisdom of the world's leading CEOs, Executives, and other Leaders who have successfully guided their businesses through challenging periods and made them available in our newest Fifty Lessons Collection: Prospering In Tough Times.

Cultivate confidence in your organization by sharing these fifty authentic video stories from battle-tested leaders with your colleagues. Stories of successes, failures and lessons learned. Stories of inspiration, perseverance, determination and achievement.

Prospering In Tough Times Collection Topics Includes:

1. Weathering the storm
2. Effective communication
3. Motivating people
4. Be resilient
5. Seize opportunities

Learn More about Prospering In Tough Times, the latest collection by Fifty Lessons, please click here.

Insight today launches a new series of online learning courses based on the fifty lessons videos, called Les50ns Plus. Go to www.50lessonsplus.com  to learn more or contact us for a free trial.

This month we are trialing a new online management skills course based on our library of video lessons, called Les50n Plus.  The Les50ns Plus courses are designed to make it easier for you and your people to benefit from the knowledge and experience of the world’s best business leaders through a systematic online learning solution.

Before we officially launch this product we would like our clients to test the product and give us their feedback.  We will use your feedback to improve the Les50ns Plus online courses before we our official launch.

If you would like participate in this trial, please contacts us for more information. 

About Les50ns Plus

Les50ns Plus is the most effective e-learning solution for today’s Chinese managers.  Why is it the most effective?  Simple, because our solution is based on video lessons from the world’s most successful business people.  World-class business people share the skills, knowledge and experience that made them successful.   Combined with a suite of powerful online learning tools, including interactive scenarios and case studies, online facilitation, discussion forums, tests and easy-to-follow frameworks and guides, Les50ns Plus is the ultimate online solution for today’s Chinese managers.

To all our clients, partners and friends we wish you all a very happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.  To celebrate the Lunar New Year, we thought we’d share with you a few leaders who have contributed lessons to Fifty Lessons and were born in the year of the Ox.  We hope the lessons from these leaders bring you good luck in the year of the Ox!

1.  Prof. Warren Bennis – Marshall School of Business

2.  Lord Bilimoria – Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer

3.  Nicola Horlick – Founder and CEO,  Bramdean Asset Management

4.  Lord Maclaurin – Former Chairman and CEO, Vodafone

5.  Sir Gerry Robinsion – Former Chairman, BskyB

Watch lessons from these leaders at www.50lessons.cn

Thank you to all our partners, clients and friends who have supported Insight Learning in 2008.  2009 promises to be a challenging but none-the-less exciting year for Insight as we work continuously to provide our clients with the products and services that will bring success in tough times.

Some of the exciting developments you will see from us in ’09 include:

-          The launch of a series of online courses, called Les50ns Plus, based on our library of video lessons and designed to help your managers and future leaders thrive in tough times

-          The addition of new lessons from Chinese business leaders to our library of global business leaders.  Over 50 lessons from Chinese business leaders have been filmed so far and will be added to the Fifty Lessons library in Q1 2009

-          Redesign of the Fifty Lessons website with more powerful search options, larger video screen and increased functionality

-          Adding 10 more titles to the Lessons Learned book series to go with the 10 titles we have already published in partnership with Harvard Business School publishing

In 2009, Insight Learning will continue to provide you with access to the knowledge and experience of the world’s best business leaders in new and innovative formats that will help your organization succeed even in the toughest of times.

Insight Learning will soon launch a series of online courses based on our library of video lessons from the world’s best business leaders.  The courses, called Les50ns Plus, combine our unique video lessons with interactive scenarios, online tests, discussion forums and remote facilitation to deliver a learning experience that matches the effectiveness of classroom learning and the cost savings of online learning.  The Les50ns Plus online courses are the only online course in the world that is based on the knowledge and experience of real business people.

We will launch the Les50ns Plus courses in January 2009 with 2 topics, Managerial Communication and Stepping Up to Leadership.  A further 3 courses will follow in Q1 2009.  Contact us to learn more.

New leadership and management video lessons from Michael Dell, Prof. Philip Kotler and Neville Isdell have recently been translated into Chinese and added to the Fifty Lessons China online learning platform.  Micheal Dell, the CEO and founder of Dell Computers, Philip Kotler, the world’s leading strategic marketing expert and Neville Isdell, the CEO and Chairman of Coca Cola, share their knowledge and experience in our compelling video lessons.  With over twenty video lessons provided by these three giants of the business world, the new lessons represent the cutting edge of leadership and management knowledge. 

Your managers and leaders can learn from Micheal Dell, Philip Kotler, Neville Isdell  and over 100 other world class business leaders through Insight’s range of innovative learning products and services.  Contact us to learn more.

Next month Insight Learning will launch a new product that combines our video lessons from real business leaders with high impact books published in partnership with Harvard Business School Press. Covering 10 essential topics for today’s business people, each package in the series comprises a Harvard ‘Lessons Learned’ book, composed of 14 lessons from the world’s best leaders, and online access to an additional 14 video lessons from leading CEO’s.  The Les50ns Select Series provides your people with 24/7 access to the knowledge and experience of the world’s best on the topics most essential to success in the global business world.

Each Les50ns Select package is also available with a half-day workshop to guide your people to implement the lessons from the books and online videos in their own daily lives.  Contact us to pre-order “Les50ns Select” now and enjoy early adopter discounts.

Insight recent ran two successful Thought Leader Networks in Guangzhou and Shenzhen to over 50 "thought leaders" in the learning and development community. Many thanks to all those who made the events such a success and we look forward to seeing you next time.The Thought Leader Network is a platform for Insight Learning and our clients to exchange cutting edge learning and development practices.If you would like to join our next "Thought Leader Network" event, please contact us form more information.

Every individual possesses a personal brand. From the moment you enter the workplace, your capacity to manage will constantly be evaluated by superiors, subordinates, and co-workers. A personal brand is always a function of communication skills. This highly interactive and engaging program utilizes video lessons from global business leaders and hands-on exercises to help you evaluate, shape, and communicate your personal brand.

Click here to learn more