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Benefits of Strategic Leadership Tools

The Performance Improvement Blog

Leaders need tools (See: ASTD Workforce Development Blog ). Just as a carpenter wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, saw, hammer, and screwdriver, a leader shouldn’t try to build an organization without the methods and processes that facilitate organizational learning and change.

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Organization Culture Change

The Performance Improvement Blog

In the online course that I teach for ASTD on Developing an Organizational Learning Culture , one of the questions I hear most often is, “How can I change the culture in my company when there is little support from management and our unions resist any change that might affect the work rules?” This question has no easy answer.

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Manager's Role in Learning and Performance Improvement

The Performance Improvement Blog

What should be a manager’s role in employee learning? This is the question I will be answering in an ASTD-sponsored webcast on September 24, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. In answering this question, the first thing managers have to understand is that continuous learning is the modus operandi for all high performance organizations.

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Top 9 Competencies of an Informal/Social Learning Designer

Learnnovators

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. Informal/Social Learning Design Competencies. ATTITUDE: 8.

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Investing in Training in Downturns and Upturns

The Performance Improvement Blog

ASTD reports an increase in spending on L&D in 2010 (latest year for which data is available); they estimate companies spent about $171.5 Pay attention to the quality of content and quality of the learning intervention. Many employees value learning more than a pay increase. in 2011 – the largest gain in three years.

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Should We Change The Language of Training?

Mindflash

When I speak with my peers in the field of organizational learning and performance, either in person or virtually, I’m always amazed at the amount of time we spend discussing, debating, and examining the language of our profession. More : Why the Right Vocabulary Is Key to Effective Training.

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TOP 9 COMPETENCIES OF AN INFORMAL / SOCIAL LEARNING DESIGNER

Learnnovators

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. Informal/Social Learning Design Competencies.