The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Recently, I conducted a workshop for the leadership team of a company that wants to increase the impact of its training programs. I explained the limitations of formal training and the need for taking an organizational learning perspective.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

Managers are helping their direct reports create an individualized learning plan linked to strategic goals of organization; managers are monitoring learning progress and providing feedback; they are structuring opportunities to apply learning on the job; and holding direct reports accountable for results.

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WhatFix

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here are seven types of peer-to-peer learning examples commonly found in a corporate setting. Action learning groups. Action learning groups are small groups of 5-7 people. Action learning is a process of insightful questioning, reflective listening, generating new actions, and learning from a shared group.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We know that people learn most from their co-workers and from on-the-job experience, yet we invest the most in formal, training programs. Consider the alternatives: just-in-time e-learning (desktop and mobile), coaching, mentoring, simulations, on-demand video, and experiential-learning.

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Now it’s time to talk about what you don’t know (but should) about workplace learning and employee development. Trend #1: Actionable Coaching. Research has shown that coaching is the number one competency that distinguishes average managers from highly effective managers. If you aren’t observing, you can’t coach.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

He determined there was a need to provide enterprisewide leadership development to Quest’s 400-plus senior executive leaders that aligned with the company’s vision, goals and strategy. The TRI-Leskin 360 assessment took participants five to 10 minutes to complete and aligned with Quest’s leadership capabilities framework.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Marcia Connor’s four-square chart from 2004 (pre web 2.0): Formal (classes, elearning, meetings)/Informal (community, teaming, playing) Intentional (reading, coaching, mentoring)/Unexpected (self-study, exploring, internet surfing) The choice is not informal vs. formal. Action learning – nothing is certain. What are the metrics?

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Limestone Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Lee Smith, President/CEO of SalesFuel® and the creator of TeamKeeper®, a team leadership and development system. How managers can quickly coach and develop their team members when there aren’t enough hours in the day. Microsoft’s challenges, successes, and lessons learned along the way.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2017

Management believed while these representatives were incredibly knowledgeable, that knowledge could be elevated to produce deeper, more productive conversations with health care providers and make representatives more confident in the way they overcome objection. Now, testing was being used as a way to reinforce key learnings.

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Leo Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A tool we have used for many years within face-to-face and live group learning is the Action Learning Set. Learners in small teams are given individual or group challenges, supporting the application of their learning into practiced and learned behaviors. Ownership and Engagement.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

We should use them at companies too, including for leadership development. Many companies are experiencing significant leadership gaps and an insufficient leadership pipeline, primarily due to the increasing pace of change in the global economy. So, why don’t more companies use games for leadership development?

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In sum, we need safe, collaborative environments where everyone can contribute, thereby unleashing the leadership potential that already exists at your doorstep. And it comes with bottom-line benefits — namely, increased quality, innovation, proactivity, resiliency and learning.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2017

The e-learning program was augmented by a coaching model to solidify skills. Learning levels were measured objectively through online assessments and also followed by observation mastery assessments so that at conversion, the new Regions organization had a ready and performing workforce.

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Thinkdom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Feedback Mechanisms: Keep the conversation going. Peer Learning: Foster knowledge sharing through regular sessions where sales reps exchange successful tactics, nurturing a team-based learning atmosphere. Benefits Skill Development: Enhances leadership abilities, including decision-making, communication, and strategic planning.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Marcia Connor’s four-square chart from 2004 (pre web 2.0): Formal (classes, elearning, meetings)/Informal (community, teaming, playing) Intentional (reading, coaching, mentoring)/Unexpected (self-study, exploring, internet surfing) The choice is not informal vs. formal. Action learning – nothing is certain.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2018

Leadership in the current knowledge era can no longer rely on a single source of expertise; rather, it needs to be a collaborative practice distributed across a range of individuals. It turned out that Jim had spoken to a number of clerks but hadn’t realized that his executive rank caused most of them to clam up during conversation.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As executive coaches, we’ve found that cohort-based executive development programs that integrate four specific learning components — group learning, executive and peer coaching, experiential/action learning activities and a strong emphasis on personal development and self-awareness — offer a powerful way to rapidly develop leaders at any level.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

One of the barriers to creating and sustaining a learning culture in organizations is the no-time myth. Managers resist attending formal training events and participating in other kinds of learning activities (elearning, mentoring, coaching, action-learning, communities of practice, internal wikis, etc.)

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Limestone Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

Wednesday, September 5, 2018, 11AM – 12PM PT: Transforming Workplace Culture with Coaching and Heart (Free for ATD members) In this webcast, hear the inspiring story of how a coaching and leadership culture was created at the Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp. Learn more about the ROI of coaching.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The ideal scenario is to put leaders in situations where they catch themselves in the act of their own leadership habits — increasing self-awareness — then, give them the ability to pause and reflect and hear feedback from peers. Tuck’s Finkelstein is also a fan of peer learning. based Agilent Technologies Inc.,

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Learning is social. People learn with and through others. Conversations are the stem cells of learning. People learn more in an environment that encourages conversation, so make sure you’re fostering an environment where people talk to each other. Coaching is not always one on one.

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Limestone Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 11AM – 12PM PT: How to Be a Coaching Style Manager (Free for ATD members) As a manager, your job is to lift up all the employees in your performance spectrum—high-, medium-, and low-performers—and help them do more work, faster and better, every step of the way. Check them out! How L&D Helps.

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Jay Cross

MAY 26, 2015

We hear that if “it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” yet most corporate learning and development is broken. 77% of the senior managers surveyed by the Corporate Leadership Council reported they were dissatisfied with L&D. Assess the organizational benefits of: embedding learning in work, covering a much larger audience.

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