BetterUp vs. Skillsoft Coaching

Coaching for top talent, yes! Coaching for all leaders, no

Incentivized

Skillsoft is well suited in a corporate setting that perhaps doesn't have the budget to develop all the training they feel their people need. It allows for a one-stop site where people can specifically search for the content that addresses their particular areas of improvement. It is also good for creating custom learning tracks to focus on those specific areas.

Incentivized

• 1 year full unit
• Admin dashboard - easy to trigger units, views, etc.
• great coaching
• partnership

Incentivized

• I really like their library of leadership videos where leaders share their best practices. They're short and easy to use in a variety of settings (e.g. trainings, business meetings, etc.).
• I find Skillsoft to have strong customer service. They do a very good job of listening to your needs and advising a variety of solutions within the given parameters.

Incentivized

• For current clients there is pressure to scale. Fact is coaching is not for everyone, which is the premise.
• Some coach availability is limited.
• Frequent change with CSMs, AEs, etc.

Incentivized

• They are getting better, but keeping up with the IT times and keeping their site modern and user friendly
• Compliance - we had 2 seperate interfaces between the compliance part (Academy) and the Business Courseware catelog and our custom content - this created a lot of confusion around what was what. Support and the usablility of Academy was not up to par with what we were used to with the normal SkillPort.
• Technical support doesn't always have the answer

Incentivized

I would recommend to renew as this is part of our employee development goals and we make a strong commitment to develop employees' people skills. I think SkillSoft has a very innovative approach to develop people's interpersonal skills other than traditional classroom learning.

Incentivized

There are things that could be easier. Having a more customizable carousel that can rotate relevant content in and out on a regular basis would be nice. They could also make some of the video content more engaging. Some of it is pretty dull and people can lose interest pretty fast.

Incentivized

Very responsive, knowledge and helpful. They are always focused on ensuring they are doing the very best to support our success.

Incentivized

Just that it takes a village. It cannot be done alone. Everyone needs to know what you are doing and what their role is in the implementation. Tightly managing the project management schedule and resources is important in ensuring that everything gets done on time, and with quality. Education is KEY

Incentivized

Similar, it comes down to trust and participants declaring "great coaching"

Incentivized

I've written my own, used Pierson, and many others - and in fact, Skillsoft have purchased or acquired most of the better ones -- and there really is no competition in my opinion. They really do a great job - when you get the best at Harvard Business School as topic teachers, you've got the best products.

Incentivized

• Coached leaders are more correlated to career progression
• Term rate of coached vs. non coached is statistically insignificant
• ROI can be tough if you are not in it for the long haul (3+ years)

Incentivized

• I don't see really any negative ROI for Skillsoft. It's maximized training for my company and the others we service. I do not know the exact numbers but even with the minimal issues we have with the platform, the individuals who control the platforms purchase speak highly on its cost minimization.

Incentivized