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We develop they deliver.
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To improve the value of a business you need engaged people to grow revenue and improve efficiency
engaged people
grow revenue improve efficiency
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There are specific capabilities you can build in your organisation to engage people, grow revenue and improve efficiency
You want engaged people.
Build capability in leadership, management,
communication, developing talent, managing performance
and professional skills.
You want to grow revenue.
Build capability in customer focus, sales, service,
innovation, marketing and strategy.
You want to improve efficiency.
Build capability in driving change, operations, finance,
human resources, procurement, supply chain, lean and
technology.
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You have a number of choices to consider to develop these essential capabilities across your organisation
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To cost effectively develop capability organisations are leveraging technology including e-learning, webinars and social learning
Source: Bersin 2011
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To help you use e-learning and blended solutions to build organisational capability we provide content, the platform and advisory services
You want the best quality and sufficient quantity.
We provide the most comprehensive catalogue of world class e-learning from the leading business schools, niche content providers and successful executives from around the globe.
PlatformContent
You want to drive sustainable behavioural change.
We provide professional services to help you successfully design, build and deploy a progressive learning solution in your organisation.
Services
You want wide reach and a great user experience using the latest technology.
Our cloud based learning system enables and supports peer to peer discussion, collaboration and individual learning plans.
Content
We aggregate, refine, upload, meta tag, map and refresh content from these world class sources of learning
Videos and articles from the Insead Knowledge collection on management, leadership and innovation.Duration: 3:00-10:00 minutes
Videos of key Executives and Stanford faculty on their personal lessons learnt and insights.Duration 2:00 – 5:00 minutes
Complete library of e-learning Sessions, Action tips and Essentials from leading Faculty from leading business schools.Duration 35:00 – 40:00 minutes (Sessions)
Video interviews and instructional advice from key faculty at IMD on current management and leadership themes and challenges.Duration: 8:00 – 12:00 minutes
Videos of CXOs, Authors and Thought Leaders including the complete 50 Lessons libraryDuration: 5:00-15:00 minutes
Articles on current business trends and interviews with industry leaders and Wharton faculty.
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We also source, refresh and upload pragmatic and insightful content from these world leading advisory firms
We provide Insights from one of the world’s leading consulting firms. Bain insights are used by global leaders on their most critical issues and opportunities ie strategy, marketing, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions.
BCG’s Publications present the latest thinking on today’s most important business topics. Through extensive surveys and rigorous analysis the BCG experts get to the heart of the issues that matter most to your business.
McKinsey Insights and Publications provide access to McKinsey & Company’s latest thinking with articles, reports, video and other content from McKinsey Quarterly and the McKinsey Global Institute.
The reports and white papers developed by Booz and Company cover a broad spectrum of functional topics including CEO succession, innovation, strategy based transformation, organisational DNA and supply chain management.
AT Kearney provides Executive Agenda, Issue Papers and Perspectives, Research Studies and Articles on the most topical business issues and challenges
With over 17,000 management consultants Accenture provides a comprehensive suite of Research and Insights on the hot issues for business executives
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Our content is continually replenished by an esteemed faculty representing the world’s best business schools
Jacques LendrevieMarketing
Marc BertonecheValue Creation
Robert Dilts Vision
Kim Warren *Strategy
Steve MuylleWeb and B2B Marketing
Mario Alonso PuigSelf Development - Stress
Isaac Getz Innovation
Nigel EwingtonIntercultural
Chris MullardDiversity
Scott SnookLeadership
Francis P. CholleInnovation
Javier Fernandez AguadoOrganizational Behavior
Jacques HorowitzClient orientation
David TrickeyTeam Development
Lutgart Van den Berghe Corp. Governance - Ethics
Manfred Kets de VriesChange Management
Avivah Wittenberg CoxGender Balance
Tony BuzanCreativity
Amit MuckherjeeCorporate strategy
Jack KaplanEntrepreneurship
Adam GrantEngagement
Jean-Pierre DetrieStrategy
Greg KatzEthics
Charles HandyOrganizational Behavior
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We have new faculty joining regularly with these renowned experts as recent contributors
Charles Handy
LBS - Thinkers50 N°43
Management and sociology of organisations
Manfred Kets de Vries
INSEAD - Thinkers50 N°45
Psychology at work:
Winner and looser’s behavior, dynamics of high-performance teams
Amit Mukherjee
INSEAD – consultant
Corporate networks and management 2.0
Jack Kaplan
Columbia Business School
Patterns of Entrepreneurship
Tal Ben Shahar
Harvard
Well being/Positive psychology
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We aggregate this world’s best e-learning and provide a suite of over 1,000 interactive courses for busy executives
30 - 40 minute Sessions
Essentials as 1-2 page summaries
Action Tips and tools
3 minute Videocasts
Assessment
Self-Assessments
In-depth
Training
Sessions
Simulations
Practical
application
Action Tips
Inspiration
Videocasts
Review
Essentials
The design of the content reinforces the learning and has been widely recognised and awarded as the best in the industry
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We embed assessment in the content to help the learner focus their development on the areas of need
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Survey results provides the learner insight into their current understanding and prescribes specific learning content
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We also can provide an industry leading authoring tool so you can develop your own world class e-learning content
Platform
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The platform is accessible from anywhere at anytime by any device which makes it convenient and easy to learn
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The design is simple and easy to navigate with the contemporary features expected by learners
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Content can be accessed quickly and can be searched by theme, duration and can be aligned to your own competency framework
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The universal themes cover the critical leadership, management and soft skills required to succeed in business today
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Content can be packaged into pathways and programs with a logical sequence and certification on completion
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The platform encourages social learning with the ability to comment and rate content and share and discuss with peers
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Sharing content with individuals or across cohorts helps create peer to peer learning and a culture of development
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Learning from each other is a key benefit of healthy online discussions
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The platform supports the pushing of content to individuals so progress can be tracked and they can be prompted on their learning journey
Services
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We typically work side by side with the HR team to design, build and deploy the learning solution
Design Build Deploy
o Review business strategy and the current capabilities to execute the strategy.
o Define “gaps” in capability across the organisation.
o Co-design a blended program focused on building the required capability
o Develop curriculum and content for cohorts and individuals.
o Customise the platform to align with branding and competency framework
o Engage key stakeholders in the build process and prepare for deploy.
o Manage the launch and implementation of the learning solution.
o Ensure outcomes are achieved and there is demonstrable change in behaviour.
o Report return on investment against business outcomes.
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We typically help design blended solutions which leverage the content and the platform effectively and reduce the overall cost of delivery
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We integrate our platform with any existing technologies where required
SSO SolutionTier applications Web services
& widgets
Single
Sign On
HRIS
Corporate LMS / IntranetBatch
Import
Scorm
Connectors
Reporting software
Reporting
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We provide reports on connections, activity, progress and most viewed content
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We also provide reports on platform activity and sessions in progress
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With our combination of content, platform and services our clients enjoy much greater return on their investment
Usage rate
(open access)70% 15%
Usage rate
(prescribed content)90% 50%
95% 60%
+40% ?
Completion rate
(prescribed content)
Skills Improvement
Latitude Key Competitors
Learner’s satisfaction rate
8/10 4/10
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Tom Richardson
Chief Executive Officer
1300 355 009
Please contact me if you would like to discuss further www.latitude.la
Case Studies
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Challenges:
Apparel have “simple values to attract and develop talented people who work together to enhance the future of our business” Andrew Michael, Managing Director Apparel Group Australia.
To develop talented people the organisation is focused on developing exceptional leadership capability AND deep retail expertise.
Solution:
To efficiently and effectively build the capability of the organisation’s leaders, the L&D team chose to incorporate the Latitude Leadership Academy.
The online portal provides the ability to access world class leadership content on demand, in the office or while travelling. The portal is personalised for each individual based on their specific development needs and incorporates the Apparel Group competency framework.
In brief:
Apparel Group is home to the iconic Australian fashion brands Sportscraft, SABA and Willow. Apparel Group was established in the 1950’s and now employs over 1300 people in Australia.
Build leadership capability and retail expertise
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Intensifying training of internal and external sales staff
Challenges:•To train sales staff about products•To involve partner brands•To affirm the Clarins training community
Solution:•Deployment of training/community management•programme•Blended training for sales staff•Community webspace for trainer network
Results:
After a successful pilot scheme in France and Canada, extension to other countries
Management of 10,000 users
In brief:A leading brand in the Beauty sector, Clarins now operates worldwide in all areas of the cosmetics industry – Care, Makeup & Perfume.
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Supporting change by aligning management
Challenges:
To achieve its ambition of becoming everyone’s favourite store, Carrefour initiated a profound transformation, one of whose key planks is a new Leadership Model.
To support this change by building a new Client and Performance culture and by speeding up the alignment of approaches focusing on new skills requirements, for each of the group’s 475,000 employees
Solution:
Development of a portal able to host all the training modules relating to the new skills base, both at Corporate and Departmental level
Development of blended learning paths and targeted community pages and support for L&D teams to facilitate appropriation of the solution and path deployment
In brief:
Carrefour is Europe’s leading hypermarket group (number 2 in the world). It has 16,000 stores in 33 countries, and employs 475,000 people.
Results:
Launch in progress. Planned start date: February 2012, beginning with the 3,000 top managers
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Challenges:
To continue to deliver exceptional service and grow the business the Group Managing Director recognised the importance of developing a quality management team to execute the business strategy.
The Executive team believe the results for the company are a result of management and staff excelling in execution
Solution:
To efficiently and effectively build the capability of the management team at RAA we co designed an annual blended program. The blended program includes online access to Latitude Leadership Academy, monthly workshops, assessment and individual coaching as required.
In brief:
RAA has over $200m in Revenue and serves over 600,000 members.
Building leadership capability with a blended solution
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Challenges:
Efficiently and effectively build the capability of the management team whom are spread out all over the globe.
Integrate virtual learning into a blended program for the Senior Leadership team
Solution:
Implement the Latitude Leadership Academy and align the content to the core priorities of the business.
The online portal provides leaders, regardless of location, with the ability to access world class leadership content on demand. The portal is personalised for each individual based on their specific development needs and incorporates the World Vision competency framework
In brief:
World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice with 40,000 staff members spread out in nearly 100 countries
Building leadership capability across a global organisation
“Partnering with LLA has enabled us to deliver cutting-edge leadership development that is uniquely tailored to their individual needs. The content is rich and ever-expanding which keeps engagement high and learning fresh.” Heidi Brandow, Senior Adviser – Leadership Development, World Vision International
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In brief:
Southbank Institute of Technology (SBIT) is one of Queensland's leading providers of high-level vocational and technical education with over 20,000 students from 90 countries undertaking over 100 different courses and pathways to university.
Challenges:
As an organisation SBIT is committed to improving organisational and individual performance through professional development and training of staff. Professional development and training is aligned to the strategy of the organisation and the requirements of the role to meet present or future Southbank Institute objectives
Solution:
To efficiently and effectively build these capabilities of the management team at SBIT we worked with Robyn Cooper, Educational Leader, HR to design an annual blended program. The blended program includes 360 assessment, two face to face workshops and annual 24 x 7 online access to Latitude Leadership Academy.
Building leadership capability with a blended program including assessment and workshops
SBIT is very pleased to be partnering with Latitude to offer our managers a leadership program tailored to their individual abilities and contexts. Latitude provides great service. The resources available through the portal are up to date, relevant and bite-sized, making participation manageable, convenient and meaningful. Highly recommended!”
Robyn Cooper, Educational Leader, HR,
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Challenges:
2010: launch of a major strategic transformation programme called ONE, aimed at significantly increasing Schneider’s role in services and enhancing the Group’s competitiveness
Need to explain the programme to 22,000 senior and junior managers Group-wide, and to develop required skills and approaches in less than 18 months
Solution:
Development of a path entitled ONE Leadership, which was adapted locally according to country (in particular the proportion of classroom/distance learning components)
In brief:
Schneider Electric is the world energy management specialist and employs over 110,000 people.
Results:
Successful deployment in less than 18 months
Over 50 participating countries
Over 8 hours training for participants with 100 % distance learning
Support a major strategic transformation
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Deploying a new strategy for 40,000 managers
Challenges:
As part of the deployment of the new Facilities Management strategy, to cascade the strategy beyond the inner circle of Group directors
To support the 40,000 managers through the necessary upskilling for the new strategy and create a training culture making extensive use of new technologies
Solution:
Worldwide deployment of the CrossKnowledge catalogue, organised according to Sodexo leadership skills
Support through change for L&D teams across eight geographical zones via the CrossKnowledge Academy, in order to create paths adapted to local needs
In brief:
World leader in facilities management. Operating in 80 countries, the Group’s 380,000 staff share a passion for service provision.
Results to date:
First paths successfully deployed in the Group’s main countries, with action plans linked to the strategy
80 % of units have a training plan including e-learning 8 months after start of deployment
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New strategy, new managerial culture
Challenges:
To align all the managers’ skills with the Group’s upgrade strategy, keeping costs down in a difficult economic context
Solution:A Blended learning programme with Krauthammer for the 100 inner circle managers
A 5-step distance learning programme covering the main managerial principles of the Club for the Group’s 500 top managers (N - N+3) in all the zones where the Club operates
Course design and deployment by CrossKnowledge
In brief:
Founded in 1950, Club Med has reinvented itself, specialising in high-end, all-inclusive, friendly, multicultural holidays with 75 villages in 40 countries.
Results:
85% login rate (local offices played a significant role in passing on the message)
Very high takeup rate (6hrs 30mins average connection time per manager 3/5 of the way into the programme, i.e. over 3,000 hours overall 6 months after launch)
Training on key topics at less than 15 € an hour
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Responding to the challenge of time to market for specific skills training
Challenges:
In a highly competitive and changing market, how to deal with development of e-learning modules to ensure improved time to market and respond to demands for tighter control of budget and schedules
Solution:Using Mohive for collaborative development of specific skills training modules by an international network of training managers
Coaching super-administrators who then cascade training to departments
In brief:
Société Générale is one of the leading European financial services providers. Its 157,000 staff operating in 85 countries serve over 33 million clients worldwide.
Results:
Production times cut in half: content now developed in 3 months instead of 6
Production costs cut in half thanks to use of templates and pooling of training resources
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In brief:
AXA is world leader in insurance and asset management, and has 214,000 staff servicing the needs of 95 million clients. Axa France offers a complete range of products and services in the fields of insurance and banking.
Increasing volume of training whilst cutting costs
Challenges:
How to defend the position of a « client oriented mass market » Group in a highly competitive market and adapt staff skills accordingly
How to train more frequently and more individually whilst cutting training costs (objective: 30 % distance learning)
Solution:Use of Training on Demand with all the CrossKnowledge training resources to develop and distribute blended learning and distance learning paths
Dissemination of custom paths prescribed by Development Center, on a self-serve basis or supported by certified AXA coaches
Integration of solution into SABA
La solution Development Center
Results:
Transformation of entire AXA training catalogue into blended solutions
6,000 hours distance learning per year, steadily increasing (+ 50 %)
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Challenges:
In the context of a cost reduction plan (Probasis), the group is eager to develop distance learning as a partial substitute for classroom learning
Objective: distance learning to represent 15 % of training hours within 3 years
Solution:
Integration, into a single environment, of 5,000 CrossKnowledge, Skillsoft and Auralog resources and client-specific content, in a way that complies with the organisation of the client’s own training practices
Multilingual portal deployed among 50,000 staff in 30 countries
Support for integration of new content
In brief:
Thales is world leader in critical information systems for the defence, security, aerospace and transport markets. It employs 68,000 people.
Results:
Over 25,000 active learners 24 months after launch, i.e. 3 times more than with previously used traditional programmes
Programme achieved a cumulative total of 100,000 training hours in less than 3 years
Market share well above target: 25 % of training hours consist of distance learning via the Thales portal
Developing on-line training to significantly reduce costs
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Transforming a Group by training staff in skillsfor the future
Challenges:
In order to become the leading e-commerce group in the fashion and homewares sectors, Redcats is investing in a new e-commerce school to support the development of strategic skills
RISe (Redcats International School of e-Commerce) must allow staff to become leaders in key e-commerce skills and make them able to anticipate rapid changes in the business.
Solution:
Development of RISe on-line school to accelerate upskilling of staff and reduce costs
Support for L&D teams at Redcats via CrossKnowledge Academy: Development of on-line and blended paths and skills-related communities
In brief:
REDCATS is a group of 17 brands operating in 31 countries, specialising in the on-line distribution of fashion and homewares. The group employs over 14,000 people in Europe and the USA.
Results:
Deployment in progress
Successful launch in less than 4 months
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Speeding up the implementation of acorporate project
Challenges:
Crédit Agricole is eager to become European leader in the local/universal banking sector.
The project is cascaded to branches and local offices, and has to be relayed and deployed by local managers
Solution:Development of specific solution for each branch or office, depending on its strategic context; solutions are endorsed by the group’s training institute (IFCAM)
Support for teams at each branch in design and deployment of key training paths
Skills transfer for training teams via CrossKnowledge Academy and mutualisation of training in the « Ifcam CrossKnowledge Club »
In brief :
Europe’s leading high street bank, Crédit Agricole operates in 70 countries and employs 160,000 staff.
Results:Rapid implementation of corporate project in local branches
100% of managers at regional branches benefited
Gradual inclusion of other staff
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Challenges:
How to harmonise management practices and approaches
How to provide training to all managers, including those who do not have access to face-to-face training (managers working in 48 countries)
Solution:Development of 3 distance training packages leading to Technip University accreditation: starting out as a manager, value creation, communication & public speaking
Deployment among 1,000 people per year and per package, enrolled by local HR teams
In brief:
Technip is a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry. It employs 25,000 people in 48 countries.
Results:
Over 65 % takeup rates
45 % skills gains measured by on-line questionnaires
World-wide deployment of harmonised management methods
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Challenges:
The Group’s success is the result of individual and collective achievements, which is why the annual appraisal is a key management tool. Appraisal is a year long process, with two important interviews, one halfway through the year and one at the end.
Solution:
A training portal featuring two distance training paths backed by two communication campaigns coinciding with appraisals.
In brief:
Ipsen is a specialist pharmaceuticals group employing almost 4,500 people worldwide.
Results:
Worldwide deployment in 4 languages (French, English, Spanish and Chinese) for the Group’s 850 managers
Immediate success (75% completion rate).
Extension of programme in 2012 with two new management training paths
Harmonising performance assessment worldwide
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Challenges:
How to professionalise the ‘Manager management’ role worldwide as part of the development of the Michelin Manager Guide
Solution:
Dedicated portal for the Michelin Management Programme offering blended training in 10 languages and featuring CrossKnowledge management resources
Path design, production and deployment by CrossKnowledge teams
In brief:
Michelin is a leading group in all markets relating to car tyres and travel. It employs over 100,000 people around the world.
Results:
Worldwide deployment after trial run with 600 Managers around the world
Over 7 training hours per learner completed
Worldwide deployment of harmonised management methods
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Supporting a network of franchises through a change in market positioning
Challenges:
To support the upgrade of the Dessange brand to ‘Luxury’ standard
To support the development of the franchise network in 45 countries by helping them to embody the brand’s values, provide advice, and increase the average ticket per customer
Solution:
Development and deployment of Dessange Learning Lounge in 6 languages, on-line support for training initiatives in Dessange schools
Co-development of 3 flagship programmes (integration, sales advice and techniques, support for managers)
Centralisation of specific expertise on the site via a series of product/service records
Results:
Harmonisation of hosting/sales techniques in luxury environment
Continuous information on new products and services
1,300 people enrolled, 1,500 training hours
In brief:
DESSANGE is the world’s leading all-round hair and beauty specialist. DESSANGE International focuses on 2 business areas: franchising and products.
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Developing and selling distance learning to clients
Challenges:
To develop distance learning solutions focusing on areas of expertise covered by SAGE (IT systems/HR, Invoicing, Cash flow management, relations with banks, etc)
To sell them to clients by offering simple, smooth processes
To certify partner resellers
Solution:
Deployment of platform integrated into the extranet and hosting training modules
Integration of order and invoice processes into the platform
Results:
2-figure percentage increase in turnover in 2 years
In brief:
The world’s number 3 management software publisher, Sage simplifies and automates management and business processes for 6.1 million companies in 70 countries.