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Alison provides a marketplace to teach and learn without physically having to be in the same place. In a world where social distancing is the new normal this is a big plus. Alison pays publishers regularly and on time, which make it a reliable source of revenue as well. A big advantage of Alison is…

Robin Hills is an emotional intelligence coach, trainer and facilitator working with a variety of organisations from small start-up companies to large global multinationals. Robin is Director of EI4Change – Emotional Intelligence 4 Change – with expertise in emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. Robin tells us about his background, working with Alison and the…

I qualified as a certified public accountant (CPA) 20 years ago. I have a lot of experience across a broad range of industries and sectors, including accountancy, business management, process improvement, internal audit and operations management and training. While working as a financial controller, I noticed a skills gap among accountants in the area of…

Every day we manage our own risks. We get out of bed, we stand up. It’s actually advisable not to stand up right away, to wait ten seconds or so, to let our blood pressure equalise. Because if we just stand up out of bed, go from horizontal to vertical, we can blackout sometimes. That…

As a training provider, we just have to balance how much we’re able to give away for free versus charging people for training. And Alison is part of that balance for us. Alison provides us with a really good and engaged audience of students that can consume the content for free and then we have…

Before Alison, I worked in investment banking and finance with the likes of PWC, Goldman Sachs and Paribas. I also worked for a long time for the Financial Times. I’ve had a couple of books published, one is a novel that teaches people about banking and one is a book about business writing. I’ve spent…

I am a Pakistani national and an industrial engineer. I graduated from NED University of Engineering and Technology in 2010 and have a decade’s worth of experience in the manufacturing and service industries. My experience includes working for various companies in Quality Assurance, Quality Management Systems, Integrated Management Systems, Health and Safety Management Systems and…

I like to write my courses from a practical perspective. When a person works in a business, he or she may learn how things are organized, managed, and governed from situational experiences. What my courses are intended to do is to put these experiences in perspective, and to show students the “bigger picture”, hopefully preparing…

Before working with Alison I was the Founder and CEO of The Training Room, one of the largest private Vocational Training Companies in the UK. During my time we helped over 10,000 people into work across a wide range of sectors from Personal Training to IT. After successfully exiting the company, I became a publisher…

Everyone learns differently. I suppose being motivated to learn is the most important thing. Some learn visually, others by doing, and some by just listening or in mixed ways. I personally like listening, combined with some visual aspects. Of course for languages, practice in real life situations is super important! I design my courses using…