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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Users must complete the eLearning module and get a score of at least 80% on the assessment to gain access to the system. I have a few ideas of what these social anchors might be: Many companies now utilize LMS systems that can track a tremendous amount of student data, including check for understanding and test score data.

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Is Your Measuring Stick Allowing You To Manage For The Better.

Dashe & Thomson

Nuances like box scores, trades and scouting were all born. Enter professional gamblers, who wagered that adults would be interested if they could make side bets. A system developed by which statistics were recorded and bets placed. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Even the Leadership Playing Field

CLO Magazine

A 2012 research report from global leadership firm PDI Ninth House called “Can Women Executives Break the Glass Ceiling?” ” confirms the gender gap across the leadership spectrum is still widest at the top. The research revealed that women scored higher in overall competencies at each level than men (Figure 2).

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Taking Leadership in a New Direction at Western Union

CLO Magazine

In 2010 the company brought in Hikmet Ersek as the new CEO; he implemented a 2020 plan to shift the brand from a transactional business to a more customer-centric approach, adding new electronic and mobile channels, and empowering employees to go the extra mile for customers. 11 out of 200 at the time of this interview.

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A Leadership Makeover at Ingersoll Rand

CLO Magazine

A common leadership language, measurable competencies and a heightened level of accountability helped Ingersoll Rand create a high-performance culture that resulted in engaged employees who better satisfy customer needs. To assist, Hawkins turned to Corinne Mason, the company’s director of executive and leadership development.

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Modest Improvement Seen in Global Employee Engagement

CLO Magazine

million employees found that employee engagement levels rose to 60 percent in 2012, up from 58 percent in 2011 and 56 percent in 2010. Areas with the highest increases in employee perception scores were: effective communication; business unit/division leadership; managing performance; innovation; and recognition.

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Ad-hoc Social Learning Environment - How a Blog Drives Learning

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

I recently conducted a one-month leadership development program at Harbinger Group. The program, dubbed BaseCamp 2010, addressed 40 participants drawn from the senior and mid-level ranks of the company. Although these observations are based on the leadership development program, they may be applicable to other training types.