Transforming Organizations with World-Class Learning Solutions and Resources
EDLS empowers organizations to create and deliver exceptional learning experiences with Harvard ManageMentor and the cutting-edge Harvard Business Publishing Collection. Together, we bring world-class resources to your team, driving leadership excellence and measurable results.
What We Do
EDLS delivers impact with world class Blended Learning tools. We work with you to select learning solutions that best fit the unique needs of your organization. We have helped organizations of all sizes and across all industries improve Leadership and Management skills. Additionally, we have developed specific topical solutions on areas like Diversity and Inclusion, Stress Management/Well Being, Digital Intelligence and more
Harvard Business Publishing’s premier products Harvard ManageMentor and Harvard Business Publishing Collection bring together a library of courses as well as over 30,000 digital assets (articles, videos, podcasts etc.) to help organizations solve their most critical challenges. EDLS will help you design a program using these world class products to solve any business challenge be it large or small. We have developed programs for small numbers of users all the way up to programs for tens of thousands of users across our client spectrum. Contact us today to discuss how we can help your organization.
Experience
With over a century of expertise in learning and development, EDLS is your trusted partner in transforming talent and driving success. Whether you need an enterprise-wide leadership and management program or a tailored solution for a specific team or project, we’ve got you covered. Our experienced professionals collaborate closely with your organization, leveraging world-class resources from Harvard Business Publishing to craft dynamic, blended learning programs that deliver measurable business impact. Let’s redefine what’s possible for your organization—together.
TAILORED SOLUTIONS for TEAMS and ENTERPRISES of EVERY SIZE
Government & Healthcare
EDLS has developed special programs for both government and healthcare organizations. These programs can map content to industry common Leadership Frameworks or be customized to the specific needs of your organization.
The consortium model allows for rapid deployment of your custom Leadership Resource Centre in days as opposed to weeks or months and produces significant savings over other programs.
Resources & Tools
EDLS works with global leaders like Harvard Business Publishing to bring you best in class resources & tools to develop superior leadership, management and business skills programs. These tools can be used stand alone or incorporated into blended programs for maximum impact for your organization or team.
Click on each of the resource categories below to learn more about that specific program.
Success Stories
- Government
- Geographic
- Topical
- Resources
Local Government Challenge
CHALLENGE
How to successfully launch a new people plan with limited resources to support staff development needs.
SOLUTION
An “Academy” was developed with the idea of offering programs, tools and resources mapped to specific organizational needs.
RESOURCES
Harvard ManageMentor in conjunction with Leadership Café discussion kits for each topic.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
- Greater communication and dialogue between staff at all levels
- Senior Level Management has an opportunity to see staff in action in a non threatening environment
- Employees really engage and learn from one another
- More staff can participate due to cost effective nature of the program
- Accelerated enrolment into the program based on staff eagerness to participate
Geographical Challenges
CHALLENGE
Building leadership capacity across a geographically dispersed organization.
SOLUTION
A Leadership Development Strategy to grow “Leaders at all Levels”, to create an organization that is sustainable, adaptable, flexible and healthy.
RESOURCES
Harvard ManageMentor in conjunction with periodic “check-ins” as well as a formal year end review process.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
- Learning resources that are aligned to the organizational competencies
- 24/7 access for users across the province
- Strong management support at all levels
- Commitment from each user and manager
- Formal application process and willingness to share learning with team members
Topical Challenge
CHALLENGE
Offer Unconscious Bias learning to leaders who were unable to attend a live workshop.
SOLUTION
A customized Learning Portal focused on the same learning objectives as a previously held live workshop.
RESOURCES
Select lessons from Harvard ManageMentor along with supplemental tools and links for use on the job.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
- Offer the portal and program content in both English and French
- Communicate completion expectations and timelines
- Connect users of the online program with those from the live workshop for ongoing “community discussions”
- Solicit participant feedback to refine future programs
Resource Library Challenge
CHALLENGE
How to provide access to thousands of resource and tools yet still recommend specific tracks or curricula for people to follow
SOLUTION
Harvard ManageMentor Spark with recommended Pathways or specific content assets aligned to the organization or users needs.
RESOURCES
Thousands of Articles, Videos, Lessons, Podcasts, Tools etc are available via HMM Spark. Spark can be a stand alone solution or integrated into EDLS’ Resource Portal or connected to your LMS/LXP.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
- Communication of strategy is key to all levels – management and users
- Encourage management to leverage content for discussions with teams
- Select content relevant to the organization at targeted times to increase impact
- Make it was easy as possible to access content – Single Sign On, direct embedded links on other platforms etc
- Create small wins initially and build success over time
Contact Us
Contact us to discuss how EDLS can help you develop effective programs for leadership, management and specific business skills.