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Raising the Stakes: LinkedIn Acquires lynda.com

Brandon Hall

Current employees will have a tool that promotes learning, career development and engagement. LinkedIn has been acquiring several providers over the past year, including the employee referral tool, Careerify. billion and IBM acquired Kenexa for $1.3 So, its decision to continue to expand its suite of products is not surprising.

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#Employee Feedback Is The Killer App #HR

TalentHQ

These tools are powerful and disruptive, and they have the potential to redefine how we manage our organizations. In the case of employees, the tools being unleashed are likely to change the way we run our businesses, totally redefining the way we think of “employee engagement.”. Do These Tools Work? Yes, When Designed Well. .