The other day I was aimlessly scrolling LinkedIn and scrolled past a rare sighting. Actually who am I kidding? It wasn’t a rare sighting. It was something I’d actually never seen before, except for when I look at my own profile. I scrolled past a brown face with box braids wrapped up into a perfectly round top knot. I was less intrigued by her hair and more so by her headline–partnerships and alliances expert. There’s another Black person who works in partnerships.
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, OpenSesame is empowering black voices and featuring stories from our colleagues. Read on to hear from Roo Gatimu, Sales Development Representative and co-leader of the Black Folx ERG (Employee Resource Group) at OpenSesame.
To ensure employees in all roles, locations, and industry verticals have access to learning they need to develop their careers, new global publishers have been added to OpenSesame Plus.
Each of these publishers offers training on a broad range of topics, while addressing some of the biggest challenges global organizations are facing today. Here is a brief overview of each publisher:
Drive Organizational Performance With a New Learning Technology Integration From Onpoint Digital and OpenSesame
The Great Resignation is upon us and shows no signs of slowing down. With your current employees leaving to pursue other opportunities, you may be concerned that the job applicant pool in your area is thinning. Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered! Read on for three ways you can expand your candidate pool and… Read more »
The relationship between American citizens and law enforcement is contentious and politically divided, particularly within the Black community. One man is working to bridge that gap.
We are in the midst of a digital transformation. We’ve been here for a while, but as organizations continue to roll out various flavors of hybrid and remote work, the transformation is becoming more of a whirlwind. Some days it feels like it’s taking us by storm. And that means your platforms and tools are… Read more »
Portland, OR – 18 January 2022 – OpenSesame, a market-leading SaaS global elearning innovator, today announced the addition of new global publishers to its popular OpenSesame Plus subscription. With this announcement, OpenSesame further diversifies its product offerings to ensure employees in all roles, locations, and industry verticals have access to learning they need to develop… Read more »
We’re starting off the year with some exciting news at OpenSesame. We just learned one of our course publishers, Lumofy, was selected by HolonIQ as a top 50 EdTech provider in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) for 2021. HolonIQ is one of the world’s leading platforms for market intelligence, and it powers… Read more »
The past two years have blurred the lines between work and home, digital and physical, online and offline. The 9-5 world we lived in has been upended, and the word “hybrid” has taken on new meaning. As we move into 2022 and the unique challenges it brings, organizations are having to define what the future… Read more »
Almost daily, a cybersecurity breach makes the news, underscoring the importance of training employees to embrace their role in cybersecurity preparedness and response. An IT department can build a strong fortress of secure networks, hardware, and software, but a tiny crack in that infrastructure can result in widespread attacks on your networks and data, often… Read more »
With the economy expected to grow and continue its recovery in 2022, companies will no doubt be expanding and hiring more employees. Hiring new employees is a tricky feat. Being in charge of your organization’s hiring process means not only screening for candidates who are qualified, but also whom are compatible with company culture and… Read more »
When leaders are asked why their organization should prioritize DEI, you’ll often hear “because it’s the right thing to do.” Absolutely, it is important for any organization, but if your DEI efforts don’t go beyond just checking the boxes, then your initiatives may not be comprehensive enough to bring about meaningful change within the organization.… Read more »
Deborah DangVice President, Finance and PeoplePortland, OregonPronouns: she/her Deborah Dang arrived at OpenSesame with deep tech industry accounting experience and a passion for developing lifelong learning opportunities. After leading accounting for several major public technology companies, Deborah was ready to grow something fundamentally powerful in the world of education. Heading finance at OpenSesame allowed her… Read more »
As a young girl, whenever I displayed my worst self with my selfishness, impatience, condescension, and unkindness—you know, the behavior parents try to manage and disrupt in their children before adulthood—my wise father would gently, yet firmly say, “Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.” Although I listened, it would take years for me to fully… Read more »
Remote work is a new reality, that means your new colleagues might live in the next state or an ocean away. And the coming of age of Generation Z means for the first time ever, there are now five generations in the workforce, each of which relate to the Digital Age differently. This leads to people arriving to elearning from countless avenues with wide-ranging expectations and varying capabilities. How do we make learning and development that’s accessible for everyone?
OpenSesame, a market-leading SaaS global eLearning innovator, announced a partnership with KochaSoft to expand their IT-focused offerings to provide enterprise organizations with mission-critical cloud and SAP training.
By Evan Hackel Most business leaders know that effective training builds more consistent performance among employees, improves customer service, reduces the amount of time that managers spend training new employees, and provides other benefits that impact the bottom line. But do those same businesspeople also understand just how much a company’s overall profitability will grow… Read more »
Charise Frias Senior Curation Specialist – Wellness She/Her Portland, Oregon When the value of Wellness in the workplace began gaining momentum across corporate and learner requests, Charise Frias had been at the forefront of the industry for many years. She lives and breathes Wellness training in her own life and applies her knowledge to her… Read more »
Jeremy See — I did not expect myself to have a job over this summer, let alone an internship where I learned so much about myself. As a STEP INTO TECH Intern at OpenSesame, I was empowered to explore different careers in technology and to learn how a tech company functions by meeting with many people… Read more »
