ID Reflections

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A perfectly executed project is but a flawlessly directed play…

ID Reflections

This play was running without a director. And this is what a director enables. This project was lacking a director. There were too many disconnects and parallel tracks; too much of " ad hocism" , which led to constantly shifting expectations and a sense of confusion. The project lacked a leader.

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Organizational Network Analysis: Impact of Proximity on Collaboration

ID Reflections

I have paraphrased a few points from the book (pages 69-71): Rob Cross is the founder and research director of the Network Roundtable, a consortium of 40 learning organizations working with UVA faculty to apply network techniques to critical business issues. I wish I had recalled it in time to support my hunch with facts.

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Role of a Learning Consultant: Insightful discussion imported from LinkedIn

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Alok Asthana Director at Innovators and Leaders It has already been stated that all organisations will have different needs so we need to answer that question - What does ( or should ) a learning consultant do? Since he has been dealing with only that subject for a long time, he is more of an expert. Alok 09821677859.

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Blog Book Tour: Social Media for Trainers--stop #9

ID Reflections

Today, a trainer/ID/L&D director can ask a group of learners on Facebook or Twitter (or any other micro-blogging service that operates within the company firewall if security is an issue) how useful they find the course, what do they like or dislike, which aspects are most relevant to their real work, what could be removed, and so on.

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Importance of Questions in the Concept Age

ID Reflections

Consider this: In Germany, the job title Direktor Grundsatzfragen translates as “Director of Fundamental Questions.”As Switch The most fascinating find in the white paper was the following bit of information: Are there organizations that do place a high value on questions?

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Social Technology, Community Management and Organizational Development

ID Reflections

Community Directors/Managers/Facilitators will become a key role in developing a successful social business. To facilitate this exchange of "irregular conversations," organizations have to think like communities, to think of Workplace Learning in a World "Beyond Automation ".

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#SHRMI14 - Post 1: Ashok Alexander – Leadership Lessons from the Field

ID Reflections

Former Director of McKenzie, Ashok narrated his life changing decision when he chose to work with Gates Foundation on the Avahan project, a public health initiative to prevent HIV/AIDS from gaining epidemic stature in India. I am planning to capture my learning and the insights in a series of posts.