The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In that kind of culture, employees, with the help of their managers, seek out the knowledge and skills they need, when and where that knowledge and those skills are needed. In a training culture, most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In that kind of culture, employees are expected to seek out the knowledge and skills they need, when and where that knowledge and those skills are needed. In a training culture, the assumption is that the most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 10, 2023

In this blog, we'll really drill down into what makes leadership training important, why it commonly fails, the different types of training for different leaders and how to develop a leadership training program that achieves business goals. The problem generally lies in what leadership training programs are designed to address.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In a learning culture , formal training is just one of many methods used to facilitate employee learning. In a learning culture, we start with the performance goal and then select the mix of methods that will help employees acquire and retain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs they need in order to achieve those goals.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 12, 2016

I wish it were otherwise, but learning is not just a classroom activity anymore, it must be a total system activity that takes into account strategic goals of the organization, the culture of the organization (values, beliefs, artifacts, structure, etc.), Learning that makes a difference occurs when all of these factors are aligned. .

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Learning Pool

JANUARY 11, 2022

The need to create learner/customer journeys that accelerated colleagues from knowing and understanding to activating their new skills in work. If you know marketing, you will have heard of the AIDA model: Awareness-Interest–Desire–Action. If that’s you, then start to develop your performance consulting skills.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2020

Reflecting on this reaction made me want to share what I have learned about creating powerful learning engagements. After more than 25 years in the learning profession, from new-hire orientation programs to senior team development at Fortune 100 companies, I have captured a lot from observing so many learning programs and initiatives.

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eFront

JULY 10, 2018

As many as 87% of American employees say they need to develop new skills continually to keep pace in their careers. The benefits of lifelong learning are plentiful. Employees who constantly evolve their skill sets are able to take advantage of the latest technologies. Allow employees to self-direct their learning.

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Acorn Labs

AUGUST 18, 2022

What is cohort-based learning? Cohort learning is a collaborative style of learning in which a group of learners undertake a training program together. Cohort-based learning provides a fast, scalable and cost-effective way to continually nurture that pipeline in a consistent way. We cover it all in this blog.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2017

Mindtree had done some coaching to build its leaders in the early days including a development experience led by the company’s former chairman, said Vidya Santhanam, Mindtree program director, people function. An agile leader combines a number of traits — curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, interpersonal skills and resourcefulness.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 22, 2020

According to PwC’s “Talent Trends 2019” report, “79 percent of CEOs worldwide are concerned that a lack of essential skills in their workforce is threatening the future growth of their organization.”. Gartner reported in 2018 that 70 percent of employees have not mastered the skills they need to do their jobs. Considering that U.S.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 6, 2016

Recognizing and rewarding the leadership team and individual managers for facilitating this continuous learning and obtaining performance improvement results is so important, and a catalyst for success. In order for any kind of learning intervention (training, coaching, mentoring, action learning, etc.)

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Future of Corporate Learning. According to SHRM’s Skills Gap 2019 research, 75% of HR professionals say there is a shortage of skills in candidates for job openings. One of the “most effective remedies” mentioned in the report for this growing skills gap is to improve employee retention rates. Video roleplay.

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Everwise

MARCH 16, 2017

Unfortunately, most professional development falls into one-size-fits-all programs. Even when employees have access to such programs, actionable learnings from the curriculum can be few and far between. Offer scalable, personalized learnings that help employees find a career path tailored to them.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Organizations with effective succession management processes can enjoy higher shareholder returns, greater profits, faster revenue growth, operating efficiency improvements, greater customer satisfaction and stronger overall employee engagement scores than those with less effective programs. What skills and experiences are needed?

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2013

CLOs may already know who they want to pull into leadership development programs, but it pays to include high potentials at lower levels to add cultural and business performance value. Or, they may stay but lack the necessary experience and skill to make critical leadership decisions.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2019

Are you on auto-pilot when it comes to development programs, stories and statistics? If we’re using the same ideas, thoughts and guides to mentor or teach others year after year, does it retain value? The key here is to continually transform, and we cannot do that without constant learning. It’s simple yet profound.

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Training Industry

MAY 30, 2017

Participants play an active role in their training, and their personal investment in the learning process has grown. My role is to offer short certificate programs to companies. These challenges include the transformation of the traditional learning model, the need to be agile and the existence of communities of practice.

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Thinkdom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This blog shares insights, providing you with a guide to boost employee performance with six simple corporate learning solutions. Whether you're in HR, a corporate trainer, or a business leader, these strategies are here to help enhance team skills and spark innovation. The result? A workforce that's more agile and capable.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2017

These kinds of solutions are definitely on the table for JetBlue, as are incentive and recognition programs that would help ensure that crewmembers actually participate in those kinds of collaborative learning and knowledge-sharing experiences. The e-learning program was augmented by a coaching model to solidify skills.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

According to Development Dimensions International’s Ready-Now Leaders: 25 Findings to Meet Tomorrow’s Business Challenges — Global Leadership Forecast 2014-15, only 37 percent use a formal program to develop a talent bench for a smooth transition. Of course, learning without application is worthless. Assessments are also important.

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Limestone Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Join David Wentworth, Principal Learning Analyst with Brandon Hall Group and Caitlin Bigsby, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Saba, as they discuss the evolving learning technology landscape and strategies for finding the right LMS for your organization. Incorporate best practices into their strategy and programs.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2012

to create an online distance learning program using Microsoft products — Live Meeting for virtual instructor-led and MSFT Groove (now SharePoint Workspace) — to create a virtual collaboration environment in which the participants played a game where they took a simulated company from struggling to profitability in six quarters.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Leadership and Informal Learning at Work Some CLOs see leadership as a key tool with which to address deficiencies. “Well-developed leadership programming throughout from entry-level employees through senior leaders” is essential, said one CLO. He can be reached at editor@CLOmedia.com.'

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Marcia Connor’s four-square chart from 2004 (pre web 2.0): Formal (classes, elearning, meetings)/Informal (community, teaming, playing) Intentional (reading, coaching, mentoring)/Unexpected (self-study, exploring, internet surfing) The choice is not informal vs. formal. Action learning – nothing is certain.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As executive coaches, we’ve found that cohort-based executive development programs that integrate four specific learning components — group learning, executive and peer coaching, experiential/action learning activities and a strong emphasis on personal development and self-awareness — offer a powerful way to rapidly develop leaders at any level.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 22, 2014

” To accomplish that, County Administrator Jay Stegmaier said government employees need to be trained not only on the importance of good customer service, but also on the specific skills each employee needs to make that happen. Level 2 measures the effect of courses on action learning. on a 5-point scale.

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Training Orchestra

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Unlike private enterprises that often utilize sophisticated tools, public entities often rely extensively on spreadsheets to schedule and manage training programs for their employees across all services. How is Training Normally Managed Within a Local Government? Additionally, adopting a tiered approach to training can also prove beneficial.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 30, 2019

While Fierce, a small, growing company, doesn’t have a formal leadership development program, Engle said company leaders and mentors taught her how the business works and gave her a sense of connection to the company. Almost equally uncommon is millennial satisfaction with learning programs. And she’s only 33.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

One of the barriers to creating and sustaining a learning culture in organizations is the no-time myth. Managers resist attending formal training events and participating in other kinds of learning activities (elearning, mentoring, coaching, action-learning, communities of practice, internal wikis, etc.)

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Limestone Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

Open-source learning platforms like Moodle and Totara make it incredibly easy to integrate innovative eLearning tools and strategies—including gamified content, badges, certificates, and best-of-breed content—that enhance the learning experience while providing learners with incentives to continuously develop their skillset.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Managers employ what’s known as Action Learning to guide teams that explore real organizational challenges to resolve work issues and gain skills in reflective questioning and listening. The group’s ability to take action to solve the problem. There’s a fine line between coaching and mentoring. About GoToTraining.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Soft skill development is steeped in experiential learning, which is why learning leaders should aim to create experiences meant to test leaders’ behaviors and EQ. Many organizations opt to send their leaders to executive education programs such as Harvard or Dartmouth. But learning leaders also can make internal efforts.

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Limestone Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2017

An accelerating rate of technological change and other disrupters are transforming organizations and reducing the longevity of organizations and job skills. Research shows jobs skills are rapidly changing, with technology replacing some skills, some jobs being replaced with technology, and new jobs being added. The good news?

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