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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. The clustering of employee groups was not the surprising thing. More about me here.

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Measuring The Effectiveness of Your Blended Learning Program

Obsidian Learning

We should consider how to measure the effectiveness of that investment. Learning does not necessarily equal improved performance. Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick (2005) suggest that placing a dollar value on the benefits of training for non-skills-related topics is impossible. Level 3: Behavior. Benefits and Soft Skills.

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Evaluating Training – Capturing the Benefits Aspect of ROI

Obsidian Learning

Cost reduction has become a priority, so measuring the effectiveness of human resources investments is an important and timely topic. Return on investment (ROI) is a quantification of the relation between the benefits of a program and its costs [benefit-cost ratio (BCR)]. Pre-/post-test, test performance, demonstration, role play.

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