But before you clear the calendars for a training day, take a close look at what’s going on. Here are few other issues that could be causing performance problems: Micromanagement. Absentee management. Unclear priorities. Poor resources. Sometimes managers feel pressure to make sure everything their team does meets an exacting standard. Absentee management creates disconnected employees. These managers don’t respond to staff calls or emails promptly. MORE

Instructor- led courses , online and mobile learning modules and a social learning management system to coordinate these as well as the learners: you, as an organization might be using one or more of these platforms to engage your learners. Everybody’s ultimate goal: to hone employees’ talents in a way that can boost your business. A good learning management strategy should be able to answer the following questions: What areas should we work on for the year? MORE

Companies with an adaptive culture that is aligned to their business goals routinely outperform their competitors. The Harvard Business Review described culture as “ the glue that binds an organization together…it’s the hardest thing for competitors to copy. Creativity is what breathes life into a business and gives it a unique flavor. Jenna Goudreau, contributor to Business Insider, mentioned that Apple, FedEx, and Sanofi are “ among the world’s most creative companies.” MORE

GOOGLE DRIVE Features: Access to the entire Google Suite which includes Google Docs, Forms, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Sites, Calendar, Hangouts and Google+ for all of your collaborative and storage needs. Cost: $12 a month per user (Business Plan). It's perfect for both micro and small businesses. CAGE For the creatives, Cage is a visually-pleasing project-management platform that boasts "making sharing work with clients easy." Cost: Business Class $9.99 MORE

crw Another source of major eLearning conferences is: Tom King's eLearning Google Calendar. link] cfp_edu.htm January 5-8, 2009 College Teaching and Learning Conference and Applied Business Research Conference sponsored by the Clute Institute for Academic Research, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. https://gem.glasgows.co.uk/ latwf/login_mailinglist.html January 12-14, 2009 Management World 2009, Singapore. link] February 16-20, 2009 EDUCAUSE Management Program , Tempe, Arizona, USA. MORE

Just remember, you can have all the greatest tools in the world, but making your remote workplace successful relies on having a comprehensive strategy that aligns with your business objectives and supports the learning and development within your organization. Knowledge Management. MORE

Just as you’re an expert in your business, you need a content expert to bring your thought leadership to life. Your calendar is booked solid running your business; you’ve got enough to-do as is. But How Can a Freelance Writer Understand Your Business? As a business leader, you must be thinking, “How could freelance writers possibly write about my business? As a busy business leader, content creation will rapidly become a burden. MORE

Nowadays, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding which Learning Management System to implement in our company. So, before you make your selection, it is important to know what are your needs for delivery as well as your time and budget constraints and the main training and knowledge management goals for the LMS. Also, there are content creation and management tools available and the learning process can be very much automated. MORE

In one, Nancy White talks about triangulating internal training and capacity building with external actors who part of the training and who validate it; that leads to more connections between people and has gained manager support. Nancy White, Full Circle Associates ( [link] ) Nancy brings over 25 years of communications, technology and leadership skills in her work supporting collaboration, learning and communications in the NGO, non profit and business sectors. MORE

One cannot inset social learning in the training calendar and feel happy about it. However, while technology advanced forcing us to work differently, the human mindset and the accompanying organizational management models did not. And this takes us back to Taylor, command and control, hierarchy, and the other well-known and esteemed pillars of modern day management. Knowledge hoarding became one of the means of accumulating power and staying in control. MORE

Leadership does not care about the words “Personal Knowledge Management”, “Performance Ecosystem” or “Content Curation”~ they care about the concept , but not the words. Every service (or department) has specific attributes that are important to the business, like “Fun, Fast, Furious” Craft a simple message (or logo) to ensure your departments identity aligns with the business. MORE

One cannot inset social learning in the training calendar and feel happy about it. However, while technology advanced forcing us to work differently, the human mindset and the accompanying organizational management models did not. And this takes us back to Taylor, command and control, hierarchy, and the other well-known and esteemed pillars of modern day management. Knowledge hoarding became one of the means of accumulating power and staying in control. MORE

The important factor in the success of social learning is how Learners (who utilize social media) and Managers (who make learning available to the users) handle themselves within the social platform and maintain a steadfast aim to focus on learning. Their personal networks of friends, peers, forum users, Twitter followers or even Facebook friends often provide a rich source of knowledge gathering. What can managers do to ensure Social Learning success? MORE

It is purely based on your business goals and comprises of targets such as increased productivity, reduced attrition, improved customer service, etc. This number not only includes training, but also other talent initiatives such as maintaining the knowledge management systems and creating personal development plans. For one, your training calendar is simplified because instead of securing specific dates and venues for trainings, you simply create deadlines for your MOOCs. MORE

Learning Management Systems Allow Powerful Training Programs to be Delivered on the Go. Over the past decade or so, powerful software for managing complex databases has been combined with digital frameworks for managing curriculum, training materials, and evaluation tools. The result is a technology known as the Learning Management System (LMS). Upload and management of documents containing curricular content. Creation and publication of course calendars. MORE

Companies with an adaptive culture that is aligned to their business goals routinely outperform their competitors. The Harvard Business Review described culture as “ the glue that binds an organization together…it’s the hardest thing for competitors to copy. Creativity is what breathes life into a business and gives it a unique flavor. Jenna Goudreau, contributor to Business Insider, mentioned that Apple, FedEx, and Sanofi are “ among the world’s most creative companies.” MORE