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A big challenge with online learning is how to help busy employees find joy in learning so they develop a growth mindset. See our co-founder Shoba describe in this interview how Hardskills zeroed in on how to hook learners and keep them coming back for more!

Imagine getting immersed in your next corporate training program the same way you’ve binged watched your favorite Netflix series. That’s the kind of engaging employee training experience that Hardskills has created.

Our Co-Founder and COO, Shoba Purushothaman sat down with Enpact to discuss why you should invest in people.

Hardskills is honoured to be recognized as one of the hottest ed-tech start-ups in Europe by Business Insider.

Our co-founder Krish Menon at the MIT & J-WEL workshop - 'Human Skills: From Conversations to Convergence' sharing different strategies to train soft skills aka human skills.

Hardskills is proud to be the pioneer in this bilateral project between Berlin and Bengaluru,” said Shoba Purshothaman, MD, Hardskills’s Berlin Hub.

Partnering with the Government of Karnataka, StartUp AsiaBerlin on behalf of the Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises announced the launch of a Market Access Programme for German Smart City and Industry 4.0 startups in India.

Digitalization is highlighting new skills which people need as industry after industry face transformation.

Shoba Purushothaman, a founder of multiple startups in the last 18 years, on her journey with SAP's new B2B diversity accelerator in Berlin - SAP.iO No Boundaries.

DW magazine examines why big multinationals are increasingly bringing startups (including Hardskills) in-house or supporting them.

Deutsche Bank’s Global Head of Learning, Catherine Cape and Hardskills co-founder Shoba Purushothaman discussed how learning strategies can build an engaged, happy and confident workforce that’s future proofed at Deutsche Bank’s Innovation Insights forum.

In 2019, fresh from cost cuts, divestments and consolidation, Tata Tele, the enterprise telco business of India’s Tata Group, began a ‘build back better’ strategy, targeting 63 million small & medium enterprises in India that are digitizing at record clip. Central to plans was developing its workforce to emerge from downsizing to demonstrating a growth mindset of winners. 

How learning strategies can build an engaged, happy and confident workforce that’s future-proofed as discussed at Deutsche Bank’s Innovation Insights forum. What is the difference between skills and capabilities and what brings real business outcomes?

Business leaders should ask these three simple questions when making decisions about their talent development strategy; World Mental Health Day Reflections and more

Client Spotlight, Binge-Worthy Digital Corporate Learning Programs and more

The modern workforce is built around teams. Even in the best of times, employers rated teamwork as a top 3 challenge for culture, productivity and growth. Today this is even harder. Benefit from what we’ve learnt; download our Secrets of Successful Team-based Learning here.

How often have you 'learnt' something new only to forget it after a couple of weeks?

A 1972 Stanford behavior experiment using marshmallows with children offers food for thought as companies wrestle with the challenge of how to train behavioural skills effectively so they stick, and deliver a high-performance workforce. Is there a quick fix to transform a workforce to high performance?

Research from the World Economic Forum, McKinsey, and IBM highlights the strategic shift from technical up-skilling to developing cognitive and behavioural skills so that technology and human capital can create the winning formula. So, what is the perfect mix of skills for teams to master?

We’ve always thought the term “soft skills” was a misnomer given how important these skills really are. Now more than ever! The ability to Actively Listen in virtual meetings, without the cues from body language or eye contact. To Focus and minimize distractions so important work can get done. To Plan so you can be Agile. To be able to use Time more Effectively than ever before. And, to be Self-Aware to understand how to Balance.

A big challenge with online learning is how to help busy employees find joy in learning so they develop a growth mindset. See our co-founder Shoba describe in this interview how Hardskills zeroed in on how to hook learners and keep them coming back for more!

How learning strategies can build an engaged, happy and confident workforce that’s future-proofed as discussed at Deutsche Bank’s Innovation Insights forum. What is the difference between skills and capabilities and what brings real business outcomes?

Deutsche Bank’s Global Head of Learning, Catherine Cape and Hardskills co-founder Shoba Purushothaman discussed how learning strategies can build an engaged, happy and confident workforce that’s future proofed at Deutsche Bank’s Innovation Insights forum.

Business leaders should ask these three simple questions when making decisions about their talent development strategy; World Mental Health Day Reflections and more

Client Spotlight, Binge-Worthy Digital Corporate Learning Programs and more

Imagine getting immersed in your next corporate training program the same way you’ve binged watched your favorite Netflix series. That’s the kind of engaging employee training experience that Hardskills has created.

In 2019, fresh from cost cuts, divestments and consolidation, Tata Tele, the enterprise telco business of India’s Tata Group, began a ‘build back better’ strategy, targeting 63 million small & medium enterprises in India that are digitizing at record clip. Central to plans was developing its workforce to emerge from downsizing to demonstrating a growth mindset of winners. 

The modern workforce is built around teams. Even in the best of times, employers rated teamwork as a top 3 challenge for culture, productivity and growth. Today this is even harder. Benefit from what we’ve learnt; download our Secrets of Successful Team-based Learning here.

How often have you 'learnt' something new only to forget it after a couple of weeks?

A 1972 Stanford behavior experiment using marshmallows with children offers food for thought as companies wrestle with the challenge of how to train behavioural skills effectively so they stick, and deliver a high-performance workforce. Is there a quick fix to transform a workforce to high performance?

Research from the World Economic Forum, McKinsey, and IBM highlights the strategic shift from technical up-skilling to developing cognitive and behavioural skills so that technology and human capital can create the winning formula. So, what is the perfect mix of skills for teams to master?

We’ve always thought the term “soft skills” was a misnomer given how important these skills really are. Now more than ever! The ability to Actively Listen in virtual meetings, without the cues from body language or eye contact. To Focus and minimize distractions so important work can get done. To Plan so you can be Agile. To be able to use Time more Effectively than ever before. And, to be Self-Aware to understand how to Balance.

Our Co-Founder and COO, Shoba Purushothaman sat down with Enpact to discuss why you should invest in people.

Hardskills is honoured to be recognized as one of the hottest ed-tech start-ups in Europe by Business Insider.

Our co-founder Krish Menon at the MIT & J-WEL workshop - 'Human Skills: From Conversations to Convergence' sharing different strategies to train soft skills aka human skills.

Hardskills is proud to be the pioneer in this bilateral project between Berlin and Bengaluru,” said Shoba Purshothaman, MD, Hardskills’s Berlin Hub.

Partnering with the Government of Karnataka, StartUp AsiaBerlin on behalf of the Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises announced the launch of a Market Access Programme for German Smart City and Industry 4.0 startups in India.

Digitalization is highlighting new skills which people need as industry after industry face transformation.

Shoba Purushothaman, a founder of multiple startups in the last 18 years, on her journey with SAP's new B2B diversity accelerator in Berlin - SAP.iO No Boundaries.

DW magazine examines why big multinationals are increasingly bringing startups (including Hardskills) in-house or supporting them.