The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

Paul Matthews, in a blog post titled, “The future of training is not training,” argues that workplace training needs to be about building capability not delivering courses. He writes: Many people in training seldom stop to think why they are doing the training. And they have become quite good at doing events.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

What’s the difference between a “training culture” and a “ learning culture ”? As the chart shows, in a training culture, responsibility for employee learning resides with instructors and training managers. In that kind of culture the assumption is that trainers (under the direction of a CLO) drive learning.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As organizational learning continues to evolve, it’s time to dust off a learning method that has the power to reshape how knowledge is cultivated and shared and addresses employee well-being : community-based learning. Think of it as developing a series of professional development events that members can look forward to.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 22, 2023

Explore the future of learning technologies, hear from leading industry experts, and network with other training professionals. Here’s our round-up of the top conferences for training professionals. What: The Training Conference & Expo is one of the leading industry events each year. See you there!

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Most companies today have a “training culture”. ATD’s 2016 State of the Industry report concludes: …the traditional, instructor-led, face-to-face classroom continues to play a crucial role, and it was still the delivery mechanism for 51 percent of learning hours used in 2015.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Recently, I conducted a workshop for the leadership team of a company that wants to increase the impact of its training programs. I explained the limitations of formal training and the need for taking an organizational learning perspective.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

You can have the most elegant strategic plan, but if your organization’s beliefs and assumptions, values and guiding principles, workplace symbols and artifacts, and company lore are not consistent with that plan, not much will happen. Culture used to be considered a byproduct of organizational life.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These trends impact everyone in a company, not only HR and trainers. Managers must support and facilitate just-in-time learning that is responsive to emerging needs. In contrast, Zaxby’s , a franchisor of gourmet chicken restaurants with 20,000 employees, has made training and development part of every manager’s job.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2014

There was a time when a static set of skills would last a career, when one kind of management (usually command-and-control) would be sufficient over the life of a company. In its short history, Uber employees have had to learn how to use new technology and how to work with their customers. Ineffectiveness of Event-Based Training.

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Matrix

AUGUST 3, 2021

I’ve been in corporate training for well over a decade. Even back in my early days as an instructional designer, we tried our best to have various training methods. Read more: Why video training content is better than PowerPoint today. Technology is a great help when it comes to blended learning.

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Instancy

AUGUST 14, 2023

Keeping pace with the constantly evolving business landscape necessitates that enterprises invest in corporate training. Integrating AI into corporate training exemplifies how this technology is transforming traditionally static industries. This boosts training program effectiveness while also increasing ROI.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

What prevents organizations from learning? Francesca Gino and Bradley Staats, in an article for HBR titled Why Organizations Don’t Learn , provide us with some answers. They write: Why do companies struggle to become or remain “learning organizations”? Companies should embrace failure. This discourages risk-taking.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 12, 2016

Many training leaders in companies who say they have a learning culture are mistakenly equating amount of training activity with a learning culture. A training culture is not the same as a learning culture. That is, a learning culture exists because the company is very successful.

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Litmos

JULY 14, 2020

Organizational learning is going through a seismic shift. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new world of remote workers, with no chance for in-person classroom training. Delivering digital learning to a dispersed workforce is a challenge most organizations have been nibbling at the edges of for years.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This book, by Rob Brinkerhoff and myself, made the case that HRD (human resource development) was changing dramatically and that the key to employee learning had shifted from the training department to the relationship (i.e., In its place, a system of employee training and development shaped by a new paradigm for learning is emerging.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 7, 2015

During the first session of a workshop I facilitate for ATD, one of the participants asked, “What does a learning culture look like in an electrical power generation plant, where most of the training is for the purpose of meeting industry regulations?” They need repetition, practice, feedback, and reflection.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 13, 2015

Formal training continues to take up too much of organizational resources. Formal, event-based training (courses, workshops, seminars, MOOCs) has a place in corporate learning but only a small place and only for employee learning that can’t be achieved in other, more timely, less costly, and more effective ways.

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Matrix

AUGUST 20, 2020

To get a positive ROI out of training programs and course development, L&D leaders must move towards a broader role within the company and develop a strategic plan for this function. Here are a number of aspects to consider: Align training with company objectives. Moving towards adaptive L&D.

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Webanywhere

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the world of Learning and Development (L&D), a diverse range of roles plays a pivotal role in shaping the growth and transformation of organizations. Enter the realm of Corporate Learning Job Roles – a fascinating tapestry of positions that work synergistically to craft enriching learning experiences for employees.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

These services are competition for established companies and are changing the industry and guest expectations. Any company, faced with these kinds of disruptive forces must keep learning. Most companies have a training culture, not a learning culture. Learning is just-in-time, on-demand.

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Limestone Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Join Jim Bell, Chief Marketing Officer at Torch and Joshua Bersin, Founder and Dean of Josh Bersin Academy, to learn how companies can foster leadership behaviours and build better leaders at all levels for today’s new ways of working. You’ll look at best practices and tactics before, during and after training. Dalnaz Hasan, Sr.,

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Ethical behavior in the workplace has never been more important, yet companies continue to act as if a workshop or elearning program during onboarding is all an employee needs in order to behave ethically. That might meet the requirements of a regulatory agency, but don’t expect your employees to learn “…to do the next right thing.”

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Limestone Learning

MAY 2, 2023

PT: Five Imperatives to Activating Modern Learning at Work (Free for ATD members) The workplace has evolved at a rapid pace, especially as it relates to learning, and organizations need to adjust to the shifting preferences and expectations that now exist within the modern employee experience. Thursday, May 4, 2023, 9 a.m.–10

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2015

However, the challenge of changing the culture of an organization can seem overwhelming, especially if you work in a large, established, conventional company. So I was intrigued to hear that IBM, a 100 year old, world-wide company of over 370,000 employees, is embarking on a culture change that is heavily dependent on learning.

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

In his view, blended learning ". may include several forms of learning tools, such as real-time virtual/collaboration software, self-paced [eLearning] courses, electronic performance support systems (EPSS) embedded within the job-task environment, and knowledge management systems." ". Before moving to design, two things are essential.

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CrossKnowledge

JANUARY 16, 2019

A common misconception is that exceptional learners must work at big budget companies or large corporate universities, or they must make massive investments in education and training. 1 Blurring the lines between micro and macro learning. First and foremost, organizational learning has two parts: Macro and Micro-learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 13, 2012

Jane Hart has provided us with an excellent list of “passive” ways in which people learn in their workplaces. She includes: Company training (face-to-face workshops and e-learning). Company documents (manual, policies, strategy documents etc). Self-directed study of external courses (of their own choice).

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 5, 2015

It is common for companies to say that their mission and values are in their DNA. They argue that the sustainability of a company is built on change, not continuity. They argue that the sustainability of a company is built on change, not continuity. Same can be said for employee learning. Examples abound.

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WhatFix

JANUARY 19, 2023

Back to Blog Employee Training The Importance of Upskilling Employees (+Benefits, Examples) January 19, 2023 Evolving technologies are radically disrupting the job market. Upskilling is the process of learning new skills and acquiring relevant competencies needed for today’s work environment as well as for the near future.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You won’t find it in company training programs, or in an MBA program, or your professional association’s certification workshops. But this learning is more important for survival and success in the workplace over the long term. . Do you know what you what you really need to know to be successful in your job?

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Learnnovators

MAY 2, 2015

Today’s companies who have adopted a design thinking approach stand out from and outperform their competitors with respect to their culture. However in today’s scenario, with our renewed understanding of how people ‘learn’, all elements of design thinking gain considerable significance in learning design.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning. Her passion is to help organizations become learning organizations through social and collaborative learning. and others.

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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. Instructor-facilitated workshop – meeting convened by an instructor; participants learn from experience of working together on solving a problem or creating something new. (My apologies to Paul Simon.).

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For every training challenge, there are hundreds of eLearning experts online who have been there, done that, and have a wealth of advice to offer. Whether you need to learn new eLearning skills, or want to give existing course content a boost, these resources will cover everything you need. Aurion Learning. Cathy Moore.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 13, 2015

“ It is often said that education and training are the keys to the future. Many studies prove again and again that workers learn the most from on-the-job experiences (informal), a little lesser from peer interactions (social), and the least from structured (formal) training programs. Acceptance to continuous learning.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 18, 2014

With things changing faster, competitors able to be more nimble, and customers getting more ‘clued in’, companies will have to be more flexible and able to adapt faster, which requires agility. Learnnovators: What are the latest trends in organizational learning & development, and performance support?

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Learnnovators

JULY 20, 2015

Bob Little is a writer , commentator and publicist who works globally, specializing in the corporate online learning industry. He is also a Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Carmen and a Freeman of the City of London. What does future learning (organizational learning in general and e-learning in specific) look like?

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