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Nailed! How managers develop proficiency

Jay Cross

Informal Learning and the Transfer of Learning: How Managers Develop Proficiency. In the light of these findings, companies should harness and leverage informal learning and cultivate the metacognitive abilities of managers, as opposed to increasing spending on formal training programs. Think about how you develop managers.

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Learning Without Training

Jay Cross

Usually it’s training before and pull learning after, that is, from training to what Jane Hart has called learning without training. Here are a few examples of learning before and after instituting the learning infrastructure we call a Workscape. Note what’s happening here.

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How to Replace Top-down Training with Collaborative Learning (2)

Jay Cross

In the Hierarchical organization, employees were the only people who received corporate training. Aside from compliance training and new product introductions, most training focused on novices – either newhires who needed orientation or workers mastering a new skill or subject. Who’s going to be involved?

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Close the training department?

Jay Cross

No More Training. An astute VP at LSI Logic was concerned with the meager results of the company’s classroom training. He wanted LSI to focus more on building competencies and less on training events. Workers at LSI had been happy to pick and choose traditional training from a buffet of offerings. Cold turkey.

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ASTD no more

Jay Cross

The American Society for Training and Development has ceased to exist. Now it’s the Association for Talent Development. In 1947, it came to life as the American Society of Training Directors. In 1947, it came to life as the American Society of Training Directors. Was training really the primary focus?

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Berlin, here I come

Jay Cross

Every year, ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN attracts over 2000 participants from 100 countries worldwide, making it the most comprehensive annual meeting place for technology-supported learning and training professionals. Training, Learning and Talent Development Strategies. Big) Data for Education, Learning and Training.

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Dust-up at Training Zone

Jay Cross

Home Speaker Contact internet time alliance Learnstream Resources Internet Time Blog from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group Dust-up at Training Zone by Jay Cross on November 26, 2008 Some readers of an interview with me that appeared in today’s issue of Training Zone has generated a dozen critical comments and even some name-calling.