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John Zappa is a co-founder and chief operating officer of Knoitall.  An industry expert on lifelong learning, John has spoken at numerous industry conferences including Chief Learning Officer Symposium, Society of Human Resource Management, and The Conference Board, and has co-authored articles on corporate tuition assistance programs and talent management.  Prior to joining Knoitall, he helped to found and serve as CEO of EdLink, a leading provider of tuition assistance management services. Under John’s leadership, EdLink grew to manage more than  $220 million in education funding. The firm was acquired by the Fortune 500 firm Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM).  A pioneer in the field, he created the industry’s first education network to address the rising cost of education for adult learners.

John Zappa

John Zappa outlines three simple things new managers can do to better equip themselves for success: 1) recognize the identity shift, 2) manage yourself first, and 3) build your support network.

3 Ways New Managers Can Equip Themselves for Success

John Zappa urges corporate L&D professionals to open their learning opportunities to partnerships with higher ed and outsourced training providers.

Open Your Organization’s Learning Network—and Improve Employee Skill Development

January 2017 - TD Magazine

Get on Board With Onboarding

The urgent need for digital transformation is more apparent than ever. Even before COVID-19, 92 percent of companies believed digitization would disrupt their business model. Now, executives are working at a dramatically accelerated pace to build tech-enabled businesses to serve their customers and remain competitive. Companies have invested heavily in software development, data science, and cloud technologies in recent years, but now, they need to train their workers to take full advantage of these tools. Please join leaders from Coursera and Nokia for a discussion about a new kind of online learning called Guided Projects. These short, hands-on projects teach applied skills using real-world software tools. We’ll explore how Guided Projects can drive successful digital transformation and how Nokia is using this approach to upskill their technical teams.
Three learning takeaways for attendees:

Get introduced to Coursera Guided Projects and how hands-on learning helps enterprises drive faster adoption of software technologies.
Hear how Nokia uses applied learning approaches to achieve skill mastery within their data science team.
Learn how organizations can create proprietary Guided Projects tailored to their installed technologies and use cases.
 


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