The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

More effective, sustainable learning occurs in the normal course of doing the work. This informal learning is facilitated by coaching, mentoring, communities-of-practice, experiments, action-learning and any of a myriad of other methods including the various forms of social media.

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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 training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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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. I love the sense of understanding, enthusiasm and acceptance the leadership team conveys here regarding their role in learning. The logic and specifics are great.

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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.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 20, 2018

According to a data from the Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board, 94 percent of learning organizations either plan to increase or keep their level of investment the same in leadership development (Figure 1). Traditionally, leadership development has been a high touch, typically face-to-face endeavor.

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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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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Mobile learning – a form of elearning that is accessed by a mobile device such as smart phone or tablet; can be anywhere, anytime. Coaching – a relationship in which a trained coach helps an employee develop the knowledge and skills to be a more effective manager by addressing real situations that manager faces in workplace.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Global leadership company PDI Ninth House used this “maturity model” approach in research it conducted with Bersin & Associates in 2012, which examined the maturity of companies’ high potential development programs. Define leadership role requirements. • What are the main leadership challenges?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In a training culture, most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. Learning is just-in-time, on-demand. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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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

APRIL 11, 2013

Many developments in enterprise learning facilitate efforts to develop virtuous leadership. These include: Coaching: Personal mentoring and coaching — performed with an awareness of the coach’s responsibility in shaping an ethical culture — is important to leadership development programs and courses in ethics.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

I have worked with executive education organizations to build feedback into experiential learning or action learning projects, which can be particularly valuable.”. Rather, she has always used it specifically for leadership development. She said it’s not the kind of tool to be used on the entire workforce.

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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

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

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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Everwise

MARCH 16, 2017

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. Mentorship and support systems: Assign mentor/mentee relationships and set up regular check-ins.

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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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Thinkdom

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mentorship Programs: Enlist mentors to provide tips and insights into the company's culture and workflows. Mentors can also assist with goal-setting and professional skill development aligned with the new hire's career path. It's about getting them proficient in their specific duties pronto.

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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

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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CLO Magazine

APRIL 22, 2014

Creating Award-Winning Programs for Local Government The Center for Organizational Excellence provides learning and development services to the county’s 4,400 employees. In 2013, 1,562 employees, or a third of the staff, accessed these informal learning resources to increase their skills, particularly within on-the-job training.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Have tools that will aid employees in taking decisive actions to execute a business plan, often under pressure. Know how to effectively develop, coach and motivate team members to accelerate business growth. It also keeps participants, mentors and staff in two-way communication using Microsoft tools throughout the course.

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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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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

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. Top 10 Leadership Soft Skills

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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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