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Leadership – ways we work, live, and grow by
I am fascinated by people, confused and bemused as well! A key focus in learning is developing people and I am delving into leaders, the impact one can make and how organizations grow and evolve....
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LCMS – I’m over and done!
I break with thee oh old LCMS – enough! As we move to support people at the point of need the key focus should be on the tools that help identify the need first and then guide the solution to those in...
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Business is changing – are we keeping up?
Over six years ago Sir Ken Robinson proposed a education system that would nurture rather than, as he states, “kill creativity”. This idea is around exploring, learning as you go, and experimenting...
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Are you missing the conversation?
That is what “Social Media” (SoMe) is to me, an opportunity to create, provoke, and reflect on conversations. However a recent discussion found me on the side against SoMe when my colleague was waxing...
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Will collaborative and cooperative make you coherent?
Conversation in and around IQPC’s 14th Annual Corporate University Week had a common theme focused on where the learning professional and the Corporate University belong in today’s 70-20-10 learning...
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A Coherent Organization is… connected from the ground up
Could the barrier to coherency be one of connectedness? “The underlying concept of a coherent organization is that organizations and their people are members of many different types of networks, for...
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Guide me and I will learn sooner!
Have you seen the work being done at the Center for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT) around the New Workplace Learning model? Aligned with Gary Wise’s learning moments @ point of work...
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Time to reflect, renew, and engage!
Happy 2013 and farewell 12! I had a year filled with learning, filled with change, and have entered 2013 with a deeper understanding of what matters most (well, to me!) in the world we live in. As I...
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What are the competencies we need to succeed in the future?
We use the term, we include in job descriptions but what is this “competency” stuff and what will it include for future learning and performance professionals to succeed in the next 5-10 years? I am...
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It really comes down to performance…
I been talking with a number of people recently on topics such as creating a community of practice (CoP), expanding professional development programs, and integrating talent management into learning...
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Strategically Social is tactically terrific!
I had several personal responses to my last post that can best be summed up as, “me too!” One person recounted an internal client who had to have a CBT although what really was needed was a job aid...
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Competencies we need to succeed in the future – a follow up
I asked for ideas on what competencies a future learning and performance professional will need to succeed in the next 5-10 years and led a session at the Learning Solutions Conference in March focused...
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Competencies and assessment strategies
Recent posts have centered on the skills and attributes we expect our future colleagues to have. How will they get there and how will we know? How do we design L&D experiences with the goal of...
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MOOCs may be missing the mark(et)!
MOOCs are all the rage lately, degree options are available thru these Massive Open Online Courses that are focused at classes of thousands, interactions among the participants and all kinds of...
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Are training & education able to be competent?
For longer than I want to admit I have designed training, educated workforces, and missed the point of identifying competencies needed for performance success. Success meaning when the person performs...
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Competency is about performance success
Competency-based education (CBE) is focused on getting people proficient faster. More importantly CBE is a clear description of what a person can do and to what level. CBE is the common language that...
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Who is your PLN (Personal Learning Network)?
Have you ever thought about strategically crafting your PLN? This year I am going to expand mine on purpose which I haven’t done in the past. Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) have always been around,...
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Building the bridge between business & education: between performance success...
Education costs are rising, student debt is overwhelming, and more people are questioning the value of education. In fact 32 percent of Americans 25+ have baccalaureate degrees and just 10% have...
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Learn to ski (and perform) fearlessly in the workplace!
So (you ask) where is the connection between learning, performance improvement and snow skiing? Terrain-based learning may offer L&D some new ways to handle challenging training situations. I...
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To succeed do you need college? Or an L&D organization either?
With the recent news of LinkedIn’s purchase of Lynda.com I thought back to a recent discussion I had focused on the future leaning organization and the transformational model of learning. Stretch you...
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