The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 16, 2014

Leaders in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, who have prior experience in many different kinds of organizations, are intentionally creating truly unique work environments that are structured differently and operate differently from mainstream, bureaucratic, business-textbook organizations. Magazine, “The Coolest Small Company in America.”.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

While I’m not aware of research that ties training-involved managers with their own success in companies, I am aware of very successful companies who value highly the role of managers in training and learning and recognize and reward that involvement. One of these companies is Zingerman’s Community of Businesses. Related articles.

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WalkMe Training Station

DECEMBER 20, 2015

These 18 articles and interviews, written by the best employee training, discuss the challenges training managers today face, upon the shifting world of eLearning, and especially the collision of formal and informal learning. This article discusses the need of a change in mindset, and backing this claim with an interesting report. .

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EduPivot Knowledge Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

These systems, which are costly to uphold, are inevitably ineffective in meeting the ever-evolving learning and development needs of organizations and their employees. For many business leaders, the training budget (including personnel) seems like a logical byline to cut. This ensures relevance, practical application, and currency.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 17, 2016

What are we doing to support older-worker learning? They want to learn, too! Times article titled “Disproving Beliefs About the Economy and Aging,” the author, Christopher Farrell, dispels three myths commonly held about older adults: Myth No. 1: Older adults don’t work, so they weigh down the economy.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

And without learning they are destined to have disengaged employees, high turnover, low performance teams, unproductive workplaces, inadequate responses to competitive pressures, an inability to keep up with the pace of change, and an unsustainable business. What prevents organizations from learning?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 9, 2010

In my last post I wrote about Nancy Lublin’s new book, Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business , and her notion that for-profit companies have much to learn from well-managed nonprofits. Lublin says more about this in an article for The Huffington Post. Strive for diversified revenue. Transparency is vital.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 20, 2015

Then I describe what must change if your answer is “yes” to any of these questions: you need to develop an organizational culture that supports continuous learning by everyone from the CEO to the hourly employee. In Part Two, I talk more specifically about what organizations can do to create a learning culture.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Sometimes the data folks understand the business and sometimes they don’t. Related articles. Customer Service Evaluation Organizational Learning Training customer experience customer service improvement gaming the system performance improvement' Sometimes they ask valid and reliable questions and sometimes they don’t.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

We lost one of the giants in the study of organizational learning and performance this week. Harry Levinson died at the age of 90 after a long and productive career making organizational leaders aware of the importance of psychological dynamics to their employees and themselves. That article was published in 1994.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 16, 2010

Leaders of BP and all of the deep water oil companies would do well to read a recent article in.   Tags: Leadership Organizational Learning BP leadership organizational learning paradox.    ChiefExecutive.net written by Ralph Jacobson and Alfred A.

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Jay Cross

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

(Isn’t it odd that while the net spans the globe, learning magazines remain confined to their home countries?). For the current issue, I wrote an article entitled Making Business Decision: the Hand and the Heart. This is the sequel to last month’s Speaking the Language of Business. to create both articles.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A great example is Zingerman’s , the internationally famous specialty food retailer located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that employs over 300 people in nine separate businesses: Delicatessen, Bakehouse, Catering, Mail Order, Training (ZingTrain), Candy Manufactory, Coffee Company, Creamery, and the Roadhouse Restraurant.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

We often hear about major strides companies are making to improve the delivery of training but this change won’t mean much for the business unless organizational issues are addressed, also. I applaud UPS for this investment in employee learning.   Tags: Organizational Learning Training Training Impact.

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PDG

JANUARY 14, 2016

There were predictions a-plenty on what technology we would love, on the needs of the Millennials, and the learning modalities du jour. But it seems like nobody is addressing the real question: How will learning align with and drive the business? Successful Learning Organizations will have a seat at the table.

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Axonify

APRIL 29, 2016

I’m CONSTANTLY curating online content about learning and performance. As a learning geek, It’s my thing—well—one of my things. Every month, I’ll dig through my collections and share my favorite articles on a particular theme along with a few insights of my own. Gamification works—if done well.

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Axonify

APRIL 29, 2016

I’m CONSTANTLY curating online content about learning and performance. As a learning geek, It’s my thing—well—one of my things. Every month, I’ll dig through my collections and share my favorite articles on a particular theme along with a few insights of my own. Gamification works—if done well. Written by JD Dillon.

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Jane Hart

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

August is typically a quiet month, but there have been plenty of good blog posts and articles around. Would you like an (almost) daily drip feed of great posts and articles? 1 – Importance of self organised learning. 1 – Importance of self organised learning. Once again I’ve spotted a number of themes.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Today, businesses compete in a world of exponential change. Large businesses have traditionally existed to generate economies of scale and efficiency. The shift index recognized that businesses must move away from a scalable efficiency model to scalable learning to survive. The Value of Exponential Learning.

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Origin Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

businesses fostered a SaaS exclusive workplace in 2017. $76 SaaS and the ‘cloud’ are impacting businesses across industries. Learning as a Service is a trend that we believe will really reach its full potential in 2019. This brilliant article encapsulates the challenges of concentrating on one task at a time.

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Time to Know

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Let’s face it, what would we do in the Learning technology space without eLearningIndustry.com. A fantastic resource for up-to-date trends, news, and discussions, with over 150 articles written every month. Rebecca Stromeyer – Founder and CEO of eLearning Africa and Conference Chair at OEB Global Conference.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

An exerpt appears in the November 22 nd issue of Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge. In that article, Simons summarizes the seven key questions: Who is your primary customer? Business leaders can’t make everyone happy. The emphasis here is on “primary”. What critical performance variables are you tracking?

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WalkMe Training Station

JUNE 1, 2016

Employee engagement should always be of the utmost importance, which is why this month’s round-up mainly focuses on ways to improve already existing programs, along with learning about the great benefits that training provides for your business. Read along, and you will also learn some extra tips and useful information!

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Learnnovators

MARCH 15, 2014

Course design (formal learning blended with the right mix of informal and social learning). In this article, we’ll take a quick look at the essential competencies that a learning designer is required to possess for designing effective informal/social learning solutions for today’s workplaces. ATTITUDE: 8.

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eLearning Industry

APRIL 11, 2021

Compared to the business world, digital transformation in the education sector is gaining momentum and catching up. The article explores how leaders could initiate, act, and sustain the change amid the challenges. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Simple Shift

JUNE 25, 2019

According to a recent CLO Magazine article/survey, executives added or supported social tech for 3 very big and very common reasons: increase collaboration (47%), increase engagement (42%) and create a culture of continuous learning (60%). Each is sincere but since an investment has been made, measurability is desired and rarely found.

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Jane Hart

AUGUST 1, 2016

In July 2016 I read a number of blog posts and articles that argued the case for a radical rethink of the role of L&D in today’s workplace. The first one, It’s the Company’s Job to Help Employees Learn written by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Mara Swan (HBR 18 July) made a number of significant points. Here are just three.

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EdCast

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

They have become popular in suggesting personalized content, recommending third-party articles, index documents, videos, and other digital assets by deploying intelligent methods. The LXP embraces the fact that learning happens all the time in an almost infinite number of modalities. .

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning. Her passion is to help organizations become learning organizations through social and collaborative learning. and others.

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Learnnovators

MAY 2, 2015

It has been spreading like wild fire in the business world. However in today’s scenario, with our renewed understanding of how people ‘learn’, all elements of design thinking gain considerable significance in learning design. Read this article to find out what Christopher Pappas (Founder, eLearning Industry) has to say.

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ID Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today''s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn.

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Learnnovators

MAY 4, 2015

This trust also promotes individual autonomy and can become a foundation for organizational learning, as knowledge is freely shared. ” Read in conjunction, the two pieces shed a lot of light not only on how today’s workplace is changing but also on its impact on how we learn.

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CrossKnowledge

JANUARY 16, 2019

Research shows there are more than a few ways to create a high-impact learning experience at work, such as blending micro and macro learning for example. Read on this article to discover some of Bersin’s insights. #1 1 Blurring the lines between micro and macro learning. 2 Create a tapestry of learning experiences.

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Matrix

APRIL 22, 2021

While trainers have to preferably keep up with the latest developments and trends, there is a lot to be saiz about adult learning and how it applies to successful L&D interventions. In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable.

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WalkMe Training Station

APRIL 24, 2016

This is the first article in a 3-part series. Perhaps no greater factor to determining organizational success in recent years is the ability of an organization to recognize business challenges and adapt, that is, to make the necessary changes to help foster growth and higher performance. Organizational Learning.

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Roundtable Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In this article, we’ll dive into what a custom training program is, how it differs from off-the-shelf content, and the four benefits of a custom training program. A custom training program meets the specific business needs of an organization with one-of-a-kind training content. What Is A Custom Training Program?

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Hurix Digital

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Furthermore, with a constantly evolving and growing business landscape, custom training content helps to ensure that the employees are skilled enough to tackle the ongoing challenges they face in their day-to-day work. In this article, we learn more about custom training content and how it can help to improve overall employee performance.

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