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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

Dashe & Thomson

Organizational change management, as usual, is right near the top of the list: A major contributor to the importance of change management stems from the impact on workers’ job roles, and the degree to which those changes can affect their careers.

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

If the Pareto Principle holds, then these extraordinary few must be identified and leveraged to ensure a change in behavior occurs, enterprise-wide. Connectors and Salespeople are equally important, but if the Mavens behave as they’re supposed to, a Connector will hear of the change soon and pass it on to a Salesperson.

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How Gen Z Is Changing Your Business

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And mostly, these were the Gen Z folks — a ‘digital first’ generation who were born between 1995 and 2010 and exposed to the world of mobiles, internet, and social media from their birth. . As global connectivity soared and the business world started evolving at a rapid pace, Gen Z did everything possible to fuel that change.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Tweets Follow @dashethomson on Twitter Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The problem in executing this shift is not in setting up these new learning environments and communities, but rather in embracing the change. As I thought about why the change from traditional to innovative is so hard for some (leaders) to embrace, my mind kept coming back to one thing. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Once skills are mastered, workers can figure out how to apply them in new ways to further business goals. Work to develop business ideas often happens in teams because the knowledge and experience of many is always better than one. At least we do if we want to keep learning.