EPSS Learning @ the Point of Work Performer Support convergence informal learning Learning 3.0 learning at point of work LinkedIn performance support work contextParadigm shift? Methinks this evolution is going to make more noise than a dramatic shift of thinking. My only hope is that training organizations hear the noise and embrace the implications of new skills and integration of learning @ the point of work before they hear another sound – the firing squad blasting away at their training budget. MORE >>

A couple of months back I made the decision to delete my LinkedIn profile, a decision greeted with incredulity from all quarters. By “one”, Tom was referring to LinkedIn’s classification as a “social media” platform, lumped in with Facebook, Twitter,  Yammer, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and the rest. What sets LinkedIn apart is that it’s considered to be the professional network; a platform you can use to build your career, not your social life. We’re seeing a growth in a movement championing the “right to be forgotten” in the third decade of the age of information. MORE >>

A couple of months back I made the decision to delete my LinkedIn profile, a decision greeted with incredulity from all quarters. By “one”, Tom was referring to LinkedIn’s classification as a “social media” platform, lumped in with Facebook, Twitter,  Yammer, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and the rest. What sets LinkedIn apart is that it’s considered to be the professional network; a platform you can use to build your career, not your social life. We’re seeing a growth in a movement championing the “right to be forgotten” in the third decade of the age of information. MORE >>

Continuous Learning EPSS Learning @ the Point of Work Performer Support informal learning learning at point of work LinkedIn moments of learning need new training paradigm performance support tipping point for training training evolution work contextDramatically increased urgency to remain competitive, regardless of business specialty, has come upon us in the form of continuous velocity – of continuous demands for flawless performance – of continuous demands for agility to adapt to an ever-changing competitive and regulatory work environment. We are facing a tipping point. MORE >>

On the afternoon of Sunday, March 24, 2013 I sent a generic email to my entire LinkedIn network. His own father — the town mayor no less — informed my Dad he was to become an electrical engineer and to forget about a career using Gutenberg’s device of wonder. He was a true ‘guide on the side’ not a ‘parental drone with a megaphone’ Which brings me back to my decision to release an email to 1800 LinkedIn contacts informing them of the availability of Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. truly did. MORE >>