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Visual Purple, which in April of this year launched, in partnership with BTS, a downloadable version of its virtual world Winning In Wireless: Year 1, has released a beta version of the world that functions completely within a browser.

Bersin's Kim Lamoureux, an expert in corporate leadership development and succession management, singles out BTS in an article about three stand outs in the leadership development market. "A world leader in business simulations, BTS specializes in “level-setting” leaders as it relates to its understanding of how a business functions and increasing the alignment of the visionary strategic direction of a company."

Tips for managers of sales reps working in challenging economic times from BTS Head of Global Sales Practice  Lou Schachter, head of the global sales practice at BTS.

Jim Bowles, a leader in the Global Leadership & Management Practice for BTS USA, contributed this thoughtful article based on research demonstrating an increased delay in the developmental progression into adulthood for many young workers.

BTS' Lou Schachter, head of the global sales practice at BTS, shares tips for sales representatives working in challenging economic times.

"…experiential learning, especially online, is definitely a trend you should consider. Some of the world's biggest and most successful companies – including Nokia, Accenture, Sony, Phillips, Rolls-Royce, Novartis, Ernst & Young, KPMG, IBM, HP and Cisco -- are encouraging up-and-coming management candidates to participate in such an experience, the BTS Global Business Tournament, to build the skills they need for their next step up the corporate ladders."

This article on effective experiential learning and includes interviews with BTS' Rommin Adl and BTS customer Accenture Spain discussing BTS Tournaments as an "innovative way for people to improve their managerial capabilities and strategic thinking and a fantastic opportunity to have a global view" of the company as a whole.

BTS' Jim Bowles shares his experience in the case of employee performance negatively affected by outside factors, including economic, and resources to tap into.

Realistic simulations can teach general skills, like decision making, or allow participants to try their hand at all manner of specific business disciplines, be it finance, accounting, marketing or human resources.

BTS' Paul Middleton is named to Training Magazine's "10 to Watch" list, which features up-and-coming leaders who are well on their way to becoming future Top Young Trainers."

"Baseball, basketball and football come to mind when thinking of team sports, but now a company that has its U.S. base in Stamford is translating the excitement of team competition to the business arena. BTS, a developer of customize business-simulation software, is launching BTS Tournaments in the United States…Now companies can pit teams of three to five in these tournaments, as they simulate running multinational companies over four years. The games provide a cost-effective way for managers to apply business skills."

Business leaders may soon have their own "March Madness" with BTS Tournaments launching to U.S. companies this month. Interviewed by HR Executive Magazine, BTS EVP Rommin Adl notes, "This is a very effective way to build that core business acumen that anybody in any company needs to have. It puts [teams] in the shoes of senior leaders and [they] run this business represented by a computer model. They make decisions on pricing, marketing, research and development, product development, production, HR, finance decisions, all the real-life decisions".

From an interview with Rommin Adl, the article notes: “'Simulations are probably one of the most effective ways of building business acumen,' said Rommin Adl, executive vice president of BTS. This week, BTS announced the launch of BTS Tournaments in the United States. Developed by a BTS subsidiary in Finland, BTS Tournaments is an online competition in which U.S.-based teams of three to five people run a simulated multinational company against real competitors in a virtual market environment... 'When times are tough, that’s exactly when you need people to be the most astute and skilled and knowledgeable on how to drive that financial performance,' he said."

Three stories about simulations quote BTS experts. "In a simulation, you can try new things without risk," says Joe DiFilippo, a consultant with BTS, and an eight-year Army veteran, where he both participated in and facilitated a number of simulations. "If it doesn’t work out, you can try again. There’s a big risk with a real situation. Simulations are safe, quick and easy, with on-the-spot behavioral change."