"   In the July 2009 issue of Talent Management magazine, there was a very good article on this subject, "Nine Ways to Make Top Performers Effective Managers." A perpetual problem that organizations face is how to support their "top performers" when transitioning them into management roles. Such "all-stars" have many skills, character traits, and other positive characteristics that have made them standouts in what they do. But what made them so successful in their previous roles is not what is needed to be successful as managers. Defend the team. MORE >>

Corporate Social Media Use Example: SabreTown The September 2009 issue of T+D Magazine , in an article titled "Letting Go" (ASTD membership required), provided another good example of using social media technologies in a corporation, this time from Sabre Holdings. It's time for another edition of the Learning and Development Roundup! See also volumes one , two ,  three , four , five , and six ). " Jarche begins with a whirlwind tour of the history of training, why it developed as it did, why it made sense and worked well enough, and so on. MORE >>

In the October issue of T+D Magazine , enterprise strategist and social media expert Marcia Connor wrote a great article titled "Twitter: Inside the Enterprise, Up the Next Hill." "   People in the corporate world, including those in L&D roles, are increasingly becoming familiar with Twitter as a useful tool. The next step is to understand how to use something "Twitter-like" inside the organization for increased communication, idea sharing, expertise location, and other benefits. It makes [our organization] smarter, more nimble, more personal." Web 2.0 MORE >>

Without a doubt, the topic of social media/Web 2.0 tools continues to be the hottest topic in our industry today. For starters, Jay Cross has long been pushing learning leaders to mature in their scope, and better focus on and enable informal learning in their organizations. His latest column for Chief Learning Officer magazine, "Informal Learning 2.0: Sustaining the Corporation in the Network Era," is as always a good read. And the same issue also includes "When the Bird Tweets, Does Anyone Learn?" Recent issues of T+D magazine have also focused on this critical area. MORE >>

"Gartner Reveals Five Social Software Predictions for 2010 and Beyond" Updates from Element K As usual, I'll end this roundup posting with links to our newsletter service that we launched in 2009. It's time for another edition of the Learning and Development Roundup! See also previous editions at the archive page.). More Predictions for 2010 In roundup vol. I linked to several industry leaders providing predictions for 2010. have found many more such articles and blog postings since then, and they are almost always a fascinating read. " Bookmark this one! MORE >>