The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

The culture that underpins a managing minds approach must support and encourage an ongoing and collective discovery, sharing, and appli­cation of knowledge and skills at the individual, team, and organization levels. How do you know if your organization has the DNA that predisposes it to learning? What are the visible signs?

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PDG

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The leader discussed the highest priorities for the organization: “I’m most concerned about the development of tomorrow’s sales leaders. I know that if I have solid folks leading my organization, then I don’t have to worry about my reps because they’ll be as good as the people who lead them.”. The Changing Face of Sales Leadership.

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world? Managers and leaders have to don the hats of coaches and mentors for organizations to become learning organizations that adapt and move with the tide.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 21, 2020

Eileen’s husband was doing research on ‘extremophiles’, organisms that survive in extreme conditions, and we were looking at biomimetic inspiration from those mechanisms. Organizations are struggling. Times were tough, and organizations were wondering how to cope. That’s what a learning organization is all about.

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Obsidian Learning

AUGUST 27, 2020

How can organizations support these learning needs in remote working environments? In uncertain times, it’s crucial for employees to feel supported, valued, and encouraged so they can focus their energies on the smooth running of the organization. What it must be is fit for purpose, clearly communicated, and easily accessible.

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Convergence Training

APRIL 22, 2019

We’ve written before about what a learning organization is and what are some of their traits, and we’ve even talked about how to integrate safety departments into learning organization efforts (see this Safety & Learning Organizations article or this recorded Integrating Safety into Learning Organizations ASSP webinar ).

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Business case-study – drawing lessons from discussing the documented story of actual events in another organization. Testing performance – using results of behavioral demonstrations of learning to facilitate more learning. Testing knowledge – using results of knowledge tests to facilitate more learning.

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TalentLMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Gone are the days when individuals would feel lucky to be part of a successful organization. Instead of repeating themselves over and over again, senior and experienced employees need to share their wisdom in an organized manner in the form of a Wiki. Size and general organization of the company.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 5, 2019

In a famous series of experiments to demonstrate his theory, Bandura studied children’s behavior after they watched a human adult model act aggressively toward a Bobo doll — a toy with a rounded bottom that returns to an upright position after it has been knocked down. All percentages rounded.

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Instilled

JULY 2, 2019

So how can smart organizations seize this potential to reach employees and stakeholders with effective learning? These are excellent examples of using microlearning to reinforce key behaviors, hone skills, and drive performance in specific, targeted skills. Capture Tacit Knowledge and Build Communities of Practice.

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PDG

JULY 17, 2019

We learned leadership informally, through participation in sports teams, youth organizations, or community groups. Actually, I find people are very inspired by these books, and are excited to put these ideas into practice. And that’s where things get dicey, because sometimes these behaviors are very hard to do properly.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Addressing employees’ social needs can give a small and nimble organization some advantage over larger organziations even when they cannot afford the top salaries or benefits packages. A more organic approach, allowing relationships to develop naturally, is usually more effective. So how can we meet social needs at work?

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PDG

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The leader discussed the highest priorities for the organization: “I’m most concerned about the development of tomorrow’s sales leaders. I know that if I have solid folks leading my organization, then I don’t have to worry about my reps because they’ll be as good as the people who lead them.”. The Changing Face of Sales Leadership.

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PDG

MAY 17, 2021

After an initial period of controlled chaos, B2B sales organizations have made the major shift from in-person to virtual interactions — and if multiple McKinsey studies are any indication, that shift isn’t a blip. It’s the understatement of the century to say that the sales landscape looks a lot different now than it did a year ago.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

MIT professor Alex “Sandy” Pentland, often called the father of social physics, defines social physics in his 2015 book, “Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter,” as “a quantitative social science that describes reliable, mathematical connections between information and idea flow on the one hand and people’s behavior on the other.”

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

Progressive organizations are keeping their employees engaged in training beyond the training hours! Let’s examine some top benefits of social learning in organizations. Learning can occur by observing a behavior and by observing the consequences of the behavior ( vicarious reinforcement ). The Organization.

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PDG

OCTOBER 6, 2022

After an initial period of controlled chaos, B2B sales organizations have made the major shift from in-person to virtual interactions — and if multiple McKinsey studies are any indication, that shift isn’t a blip. It’s the understatement of the century to say that the sales landscape looks a lot different now than it did a year ago.

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Leo Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Designed as a helpful tool, it was intended to recognize user behavior and offer automated assistance when required. These technologies, however, were still new and—in a learning and business context—often only adapted by specific communities, like the technology sector itself. Xerox: Communities of Practice.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Video-based learning can be a powerful steppingstone on the path to behavior change. For example, a recording of a company leader just talking about a new initiative at length doesn’t guarantee behavior change. Or include a short video clip featuring new members of your community of practice website. Social Benefits.

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Obsidian Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Focus on these five things to meet those expectations when you create microcontent for the people in your organization. Tag it, title it, and organize it visually in buckets labeled for my job role, or even for me personally. Mention or show how this skill/behavior contributes to a worthwhile larger value/goal/mission (e.g.,

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Degreed

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Learning agility is a key organizational skill when it comes to creating a learning culture, which results from many decisions made by people across your organization over time. Ask: What are the strategic objectives for the organization as a whole? Create communities of practice , which are nurtured by recognized experts.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 12, 2024

You can do this by organizing online events, hosting discussions, and creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. ?B2B B2B Best Practice Example Imagine you’re a B2B consultant offering courses on project management. The branding ensures a cohesive and unique identity aligned with the organization’s goals.

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Harbinger Interactive Learning

AUGUST 5, 2021

I met our guest Joti Joseph recently in a Harbinger organized Power Hour discussion titled ‘Designing L&D for Success in a Post-Pandemic World’. One of the ways in which L&D teams can help organizations prepare for the future is by creating personalized experiences and integrating learning in the flow of work. minute videos!

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

You may even be nodding your head as you read this, and ironically, all the while thinking…Yeah, I agree… but …my organization is different. I have spoken to a multitude of organizations, in several different countries. You, my friend, are not different, neither is your organization. No.it’s.not.

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EI Design

APRIL 18, 2016

Today, social learning is more than a buzz and is increasingly used by forward thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and more significantly its application on the job. Learning can occur by observing a behavior and by observing the consequences of the behavior ( vicarious reinforcement ).

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We’re developed in communities of practice, with our learning distributed across time and across resources. The task may be artificial, the resources structured for success, but there’s much less gap between what they do for learning and what they do in practice. In both cases, the learning is facilitated.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2011

Or is it an online community of practice where everyone is free to ask any question? Show that the change goes beyond the individual and becomes part of a community of practice. By nature people are collaborative, but usually within their own workspace or the context of their organization.

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Training Industry

APRIL 6, 2015

Stories have the ability to inspire and create a candid connection that engages and motivates behavior change. A captivating story can spread like wildfire through social networks and organizations. Create a daily email newsletter in your organization that has a “your story” feature. Stories have longevity.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 6, 2013

The Coherent Organization. A Community of Practice (CoP) is a social network of people who identify with one another professionally (e.g. An effective community of practice is like a beehive. It organizes itself, buzzes with activity and produces honey for the markets. We learn to do the job on the job.

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EI Design

AUGUST 19, 2020

Organizations need to create a digital workplace that can easily move from 100% in office to 100% working remotely. With remote working and social distancing at play, classroom training/ILT is not a feasible option right now and organizations must undertake a rapid Digital Transformation. eLearning Trends in 2020 – Informal Learning.

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Jay Cross

MAY 1, 2012

Consider what’s changed: We used to think that communities of practice could only sprout up organically. Openness and sharing are default behaviors. We’ve shifted how we think about learning since the Informal Learning book came out. It’s a new ball game and we need to play by new rules.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

For many learning and development organizations, the project model to get work done is pretty much the only model. For example, a business unit may have subject-matter experts who need tools to run a community of practice. It’s mostly fulfilling requests from business units and stakeholders.

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EI Design

JANUARY 28, 2020

Section 1: eLearning Trends in 2020 that will help you achieve high learner engagement, performance gain, and behavioral change. Today, the term eLearning is being replaced by Mobile Learning as more and more organizations use this approach as the significant mode for training delivery. New skills or skills to grow in the organization.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 20, 2015

The Pareto Principle Did you know that the 20% of the workforce in your organization generates 80% of your business? If employees cannot make it to work for a reason, they can still catch up on meetings and live discussions as well communities of practice collaboration sessions. Conclusion eLearning is here to stay.

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TalentLMS

APRIL 20, 2015

The Pareto Principle Did you know that the 20% of the workforce in your organization generates 80% of your business? If employees cannot make it to work for a reason, they can still catch up on meetings and live discussions as well communities of practice collaboration sessions. Conclusion eLearning is here to stay.

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 18, 2018

It therefore becomes important to understand their traits, their learning preferences, their behavior, and how they go about their everyday lives to be able to create learning strategies that grab (and retain) their attention and help them apply that learning on the job. Are ambitious. Have short attention spans.

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Matrix

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Accessing learning materials whenever and wherever is convenient for learners and efficient for their organizations, as mobile devices are the perfect tools for just in time learning. More and more companies are now using social media tools — sometimes integrated within their LMS — for easy and fast communication. Video is on the rise.

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