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. In a learning culture, knowledge and skills are shared freely among units. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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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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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. We discussed what leaders can do to ensure that these elements are addressed.

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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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CLO Magazine

JULY 6, 2016

Worse, most leadership development programs turn out to be ineffective and expensive. These programs provide little focus on the social, interpersonal and strategic aspects of leadership, and what’s learned is often difficult to apply. Trust is important within an action learning team. But there’s an alternative.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

Leaders are communicating the importance of learning (acquiring new knowledge, skills, and capabilities) and holding managers accountable for learning and applying that learning to making a difference for the organization. You never arrive; there is always more to do on the journey.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Whereas in a learning culture, responsibility for learning resides with each employee, each team, and each manager. In that kind of culture, employees, with the help of their managers, seek out the knowledge and skills they need, when and where that knowledge and those skills are needed. Learning is just-in-time, on-demand.

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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. In a learning culture, knowledge and skills are shared freely among units. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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Docebo

MAY 23, 2016

Our team is going to be interacting with ATD attendees in the expo hall for the next three days, demonstrating and sharing our newest products that address informal and social learning , Docebo Coach and Share. Drop by Booth 1246 for a live demo of our online training software Docebo Learn, Coach and Share. Monday, 1 p.m.

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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

JULY 24, 2015

Instructor-led delivery of training content continues to lead the way when it comes to formal programs, but most learners prefer an anytime, anyplace, any path, and any pace approach to learning. . The distinction Larry Israelite is making is the difference between “push learning” and “pull learning.”

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

Executive Director of Organizational Effectiveness Tovah Stroud and Jeff Shuman, former senior vice president and chief human resources officer, who is now retired, were tasked with developing LQA into a comprehensive, effective program. An early consideration was how in-depth the program was going to be. “I Pre-Program Assessment.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Create a learning community by having everyone select and change learning partners throughout the program. Have learners define their main goals in attending the program and have them share them with other participants. Learning games. Action learning exercises. Ongoing coaching.

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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.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Create a learning community by having everyone select and change learning partners throughout the program. Have learners define their main goals in attending the program and have them share them with other participants. Learning games. Action learning exercises. Ongoing coaching.

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AXIOM Learning Solutions

APRIL 28, 2022

How an expertly facilitated leader development program can build your organization’s competitive advantage. Without a comprehensive and rigorous leader development program, an organization may be missing those hidden gems that have the talent and desire to lead the organization into the future. by Susan Franzen, M.Sc.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

It also helps leaders at multiple levels to grow, contribute more and advance their careers. The Learning-Talent Connection “The partnership between learning leaders and those orchestrating succession planning is a critical element of success at General Mills,” said Kevin D. Development plays a key role.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2013

CLOs may already know who they want to pull into leadership development programs, but it pays to include high potentials at lower levels to add cultural and business performance value. To help, Kevin S. • Persuasive mentoring and coaching relationships. • Enhancement of high potentials’ visibility.

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Everwise

MARCH 16, 2017

One option: help employees with their career development. Unfortunately, most professional development falls into one-size-fits-all programs. Even when employees have access to such programs, actionable learnings from the curriculum can be few and far between. When do you ask for help most often?

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2020

Reflecting on this reaction made me want to share what I have learned about creating powerful learning engagements. After more than 25 years in the learning profession, from new-hire orientation programs to senior team development at Fortune 100 companies, I have captured a lot from observing so many learning programs and initiatives.

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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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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Even fictional heroes such as Harry Potter had help. In their book “Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader,” James M. But whatever learning delivery method wins, leadership development programs need to fit the culture, style and goals for both the organization and the leaders receiving the training.

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Leo Learning

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Advances in learning technologies have created a natural way to integrate social learning strategies into digital learning programs. 5 Opportunities to Integrate Social Learning Strategies Into Digital Learning. Application of Learning. Application of Learning. Ownership and Engagement.

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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

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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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.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

According to Development Dimensions International’s Ready-Now Leaders: 25 Findings to Meet Tomorrow’s Business Challenges — Global Leadership Forecast 2014-15, only 37 percent use a formal program to develop a talent bench for a smooth transition. Participants don’t get caught in industry specifics, like incorrect product pricing in the game.

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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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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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Limestone Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

New learning helps too, and September is full of free webinars that can add to your knowledge stores! During the session, you will learn: About the latest eLearning trends, tools, and strategies to consider when building an engaging and future-proofed training program. Buying programs and support options.

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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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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Soft skill development is steeped in experiential learning, which is why learning leaders should aim to create experiences meant to test leaders’ behaviors and EQ. Many organizations opt to send their leaders to executive education programs such as Harvard or Dartmouth. But learning leaders also can make internal efforts.

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Performance Learning Productivity

MAY 5, 2015

Diagram from Heinze & Proctor ‘Reflections on the Use of Blended Learning’ (2004). It is still focused, however, on learning outcomes (rather than performance outcomes) and is still firmly based around the concepts of structured learning-focused processes to achieve ‘learning outcomes’. University of Salford, UK.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2012

There is a core set of frameworks that support the way organizational learning and development is conducted. Many of these, such as the Kirkpatrick evaluation levels, carrot and stick motivational programs and the ADDIE model have been around since the 1960s. Consider the ADDIE model today.

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