The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

Build trust - Employees will invest time and effort in learning if they trust their managers. Learners need to believe that what they are learning is valued, that their managers will help them find opportunities to apply that learning on the job, and that their bosses will not block their development and advancement in the organization.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 10, 2023

What is leadership training? Leadership training is a structured experience that helps individuals develop the skills, behaviours, knowledge and tools needed to be effective leaders. It generally covers areas such as communication, decision-making, teamwork, and strategic thinking that will help the workforce achieve organisational goals.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In a training culture, the assumption is that the most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. The CLO, or HR, or a training department controls the resources for learning. In a learning culture, knowledge and skills are shared freely among units.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

I explained the limitations of formal training and the need for taking an organizational learning perspective. I argued that in order for any kind of learning intervention (training, coaching, mentoring, action learning, etc.) This message was well received by these senior leaders.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Individual, team, and enterprise performance can’t improve without learning. Learning isn’t in addition to a manager’s job; it IS a manager’s job. By “learning” I mean acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs that help individuals, teams, and whole organizations improve performance.

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Acorn Labs

JULY 10, 2023

What is leadership training? Leadership training is a structured experience that helps individuals develop the skills, behaviours, knowledge and tools needed to be effective leaders. It generally covers areas such as communication, decision-making, teamwork, and strategic thinking that will help the workforce achieve organisational goals.

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Torrance Learning

APRIL 1, 2016

In a training culture, the assumption is that the most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. The CLO, or HR, or a training department controls the resources for learning. In a learning culture, knowledge and skills are shared freely among units.

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Unboxed

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Earlier this year, Amazon announced a $700 million investment in employee training programs. “ We think it’s important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves ,” said Beth Galetti, senior vice president of HR. Trend #1: Actionable Coaching.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

More than a fixed environment, the word ‘ecosystem’ implies complex interactions and continued growth which might include: a range of people (managers, peers, mentors, coaches). formal learning elements (micro videos, webinars, workshops). work based learning mechanisms (action learning projects) and much, much more.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 6, 2016

Having retired from the auto industry, he is now an executive coach focused on improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in leaders. If the company is going to the time, commitment and expense of a learning intervention and is serious about it, then it needs to be led and executed on a daily basis by the manager.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In that kind of culture, trainers (under the direction of a CLO) drive learning. Whereas in a learning culture, responsibility for learning resides with each employee, each team, and each manager. In a training culture, most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In a learning culture , formal training is just one of many methods used to facilitate employee learning. In a learning culture, we start with the performance goal and then select the mix of methods that will help employees acquire and retain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs they need in order to achieve those goals.

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Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

Social learning can help today’s organizations keep up with the pace at which their business moves. More and more, organizations are turning to social learning to deliver exciting e-learning experiences to their employees, customers and partners. How to Adopt Social Learning in The Workplace. Not good, right?

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2017

Mindtree had done some coaching to build its leaders in the early days including a development experience led by the company’s former chairman, said Vidya Santhanam, Mindtree program director, people function. Leadership competence is organized into four career tracks: Coach, Ninja, Thought Leader and Rainmaker. Bringing It to Life.

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Learning Pool

JANUARY 11, 2022

Once again, there is a backdrop of uncertainty as we look at the learning trends for the year ahead. So, what should learning teams be thinking about to both insulate themselves from the risks, and help them seize the opportunities, that a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world brings? Skills, Skills, Skills.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2020

People overwhelmingly remember learning experiences that involved one or a combination of these six elements: A project. Humans learn — truly learn — when they are at the center of a memorable learning experience. Experiential methodologies also are excellent at catching leadership styles and behaviors in action.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2013

Developing these traits is an experiential process that takes place over time through a blend of formal and informal learning, hands-on and virtual personal leadership and organizational leadership development training, cross-departmental collaborations, high-visibility stretch projects, coaching and self-reflection. To help, Kevin S.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It also helps leaders at multiple levels to grow, contribute more and advance their careers. Learning leaders can focus on four types of information when helping to identify and assess candidates: • Performance: Examine the candidates’ performance track record in their current and recent roles.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

He said the high diligence of this attorney, on the one hand, helped keep his corporation from violating international trade regulations, which are complex, detailed and constantly changing. “He Step two is helping leaders become aware of their dark side characteristics. Know Your Weaknesses. But for others it can be an aha moment.

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Clive on Learning

MARCH 8, 2013

With the increasing awareness of the importance of informal learning, in all its guises, it is not surprising, therefore, that learning professionals should seek to broaden their scope by enriching their blends with coaching, practical work assignments, performance support materials and so on.

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Everwise

MARCH 16, 2017

One option: help employees with their career development. Even when employees have access to such programs, actionable learnings from the curriculum can be few and far between. Offer scalable, personalized learnings that help employees find a career path tailored to them. When do you ask for help most often?

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 12, 2024

Designed for high-potential employees, this program, which is run every year with 12-15 participants, works closely with the CEO of APAC and senior management, to learn management skills by carrying out an action learning project. Tech savviness and digital literacy are non-negotiable skills.

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Limestone Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

So how about a productivity-boosting resource to help you reach that elusive next gear? About the benefits of peer-to-peer video-based learning. And How to Fix Yours This session is geared specifically toward helping sales managers and sales professionals create more effective and more persuasive B2B sales presentations.

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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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Thinkdom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This blog shares insights, providing you with a guide to boost employee performance with six simple corporate learning solutions. Whether you're in HR, a corporate trainer, or a business leader, these strategies are here to help enhance team skills and spark innovation. Onboarding Portals: Bring in the digital age.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2017

These kinds of solutions are definitely on the table for JetBlue, as are incentive and recognition programs that would help ensure that crewmembers actually participate in those kinds of collaborative learning and knowledge-sharing experiences. The e-learning program was augmented by a coaching model to solidify skills.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Instead, incorporating business dynamics like opportunities and threats helps players stay agile and flexible as they determine contingency plans for their company. Companies skeptical of gaming for leadership development often say previous game experiences were fun, but they did not provide a learning impact.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2012

SNAPSHOT : When Microsoft needed a more efficient way to deliver education to its global finance function, it tore down the classroom walls and created a flexible, Web-based learning model that enables people in different time zones to come together in an environment that fosters teamwork and yields a high retention rate.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 22, 2014

For Kevin Bruny, chief learning officer for Chesterfield County, Va., developing the county’s 4,400 employees helps the community’s citizens enjoy a better quality of life. According to Kevin Bruny, chief learning officer of Chesterfield County, Va., “You would have a hard time finding a better learning officer anywhere.

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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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Limestone Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

New learning helps too, and September is full of free webinars that can add to your knowledge stores! the webcast will also examine elements of a live simulation in action. How to get help and questions answered from the Adobe eLearning Community. Technology that helps manage public perceptions of your EVP.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

When Google sought to find out what makes managers successful , far and away the most important factor was being a good coach 7. Google says a good coach “provides specific, constructive feedback, balancing the negative and the positive.” Coaching provides 8 : Individual attention and personal support.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Scott Miller, CEO of Action Learning Associates, an executive development firm, said peer learning reflection should feature both the good and the bad. “Push the pause button long enough for people to hold up the mirror and say, ‘What am I doing as a leader that’s helping us get performance results?’”

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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. How L&D Helps. Check them out!

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Design 4 Performance

JANUARY 28, 2017

Structured action learning projects and stretch assignments can support engaging experiences, but it’s ultimately about the approach of the individual and organisation. As I keep emphasising, I believe that experience combined with a reflective process is the gold mine of learning and change.

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Jay Cross

MAY 26, 2015

It’s your job to help the system thrive. Learning Ecosystem, Learning Ecology, and Learnscape mean the same thing as Workscape. I don’t use the word learn with executives, who inevitably think back to the awfulness of school and close their ears. Helping an experienced person impacts the bottom line immediately.

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