Fixating on the short term is foolish in the long run. The future’s all we’ve got. Most CLOs I talk with are so busy taking care of today’s business that they spend little time preparing for the future. We all know in our hearts that fixating on the short term is foolish in the long run. Short-term thinking is good for responding to incremental change, but deciding things one step at a time doesn’t prepare you to thrive in a world of systemic, wholesale change. You can’t leap a chasm in small jumps. To get beyond immediate concerns, you have to make the future tangible. Big plans. Just Jay MORE >>

I have to tell you - I haven't been doing much reading in the last 6 months or so. Tell me, with a 12 hour work day and birding to do in free time and a life to lead on top of that, where's the time for this? Anyways, I'm going to learn from an author today. John Maeda the author of Redesigning Leadership is keynoting the conference this morning. I'm curious to know what the talks going to be all about - very exciting stuff since I'm always kicked about learning and I'd love to be an effective leader. Currently he's the president of the Rhode Island School of Design. And so the keynote begins! MORE >>

In this podcast for Edentree, James and I discuss: why it’s important to have an expansive view of what e-learning is. the process we go through at the start of each e-learning project. my views on best practice e-learning development. my advice on how to select both a third-party e-learning supplier and an e-learning authoring tool. the place of traditional e-learning courses in today’s learning environment. Designing and Developing Great eLearning Podcast Interview with James McLuckie MORE >>

When I first entered the learning and development profession, I was assigned a mentor, a certain Mr Ernest Knagg. Ernest had strong opinions on just about all matters of pedagogy and good practice and that included the issue of attitudes. Clive," he said, "It's not our business to try and change people's attitudes. We can try and change what they do, but not what they feel about things. There's a certain sense in what Ernest said, although time and time again I've encountered situations where attitudes are the major block to progress. He or she has a different attitude to this subject to me. MORE >>

Has HR embraced emerging technology – especially in the social learning and LMS space – to best position thier companies for today’s challenges? Are companies encouraging the use of new technologies by employees or trying to retain top-down control? What are issues with either or both approaches? What are the greatest opportunities available today for HR to leverage new technologies to enhance the workplace? These are relevant questions that HR professional are facing. Ask and you shall receive! Hear what they had to say. Organizations are doing their best to keep up. MORE >>