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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I like to imagine performance support as an Exobrain … (and, of course, that I am one of the smart people in learning … guess I will have to ask Simon about that.) Which is probably about right … I like to think we’re building a better Exobrain. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Properly d.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The Learning Circuits Big Question for May is: How do we need to change in what we do in order to address learning/performance needs that are on-demand? This is about envisioning the path ahead while the landscape changes with every step. We all know that, in today’s world, change is a constant companion.

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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

Dashe & Thomson

Organizational change management, as usual, is right near the top of the list: A major contributor to the importance of change management stems from the impact on workers’ job roles, and the degree to which those changes can affect their careers.

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What You Need to Know About Your Labour to Revenue Ratio

Acorn Labs

In this article, we'll take a look at the labour to revenue ratio, what it can tell you about your business, how to calculate it, and the best practices to optimise it for your business. What is labour to revenue ratio? This is why we've created the first performance learning management system (PLMS) here at Acorn.

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A Learning Impact Process

Upside Learning

A performance consulting perspective is useful here. In such an approach, you find out what the core difference is between the performance currently being delivered, and what is necessary and/or desirable. From there, the ideal next step is to identify the root cause of the performance gap.

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

If the Pareto Principle holds, then these extraordinary few must be identified and leveraged to ensure a change in behavior occurs, enterprise-wide. Connectors and Salespeople are equally important, but if the Mavens behave as they’re supposed to, a Connector will hear of the change soon and pass it on to a Salesperson.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team.