The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 9, 2016

Nearly every business has or will have a disrupter. Just look at what happened to Blockbuster , Polaroid , and (most recently) Yahoo. Organizations must be learning constantly to ensure survival. I could go on and on. The barrier to entry in most markets is very low; all a competitor needs today is a good idea and an app.

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Jay Cross

JANUARY 22, 2009

Yesterday I spent the day at Cisco talking with old friends and new about what Fast Company recently described as an “unprecedented forward-looking strategy to unleash what it’s calling a ‘ human network effect ’ both on and off the Cisco campus.” Key business initiatives are managed by councils and boards. It was an exhilarating day.

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Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

By doing this, George argues that vendors (LMS in particular), and the organizations they sell to, will begin to see their product no longer as simply an event-based tool for learning, but rather as a process-based tool for capacity planning and workplace effectiveness.

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Xyleme

JUNE 5, 2010

In ECM systems, functionality such as digital asset management, document management, and business process management are simply services of the ECM platform and not separate infrastructures. In 2010, the Olympus project won the award for the most effective Business Transformation within Informa. Why is this significant?

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Xyleme

MARCH 25, 2010

Obviously, my mind shifted to learning as Nigel’s example got me immediately thinking about how we can apply these same mash-up concepts to traditional instructor-led training materials like study guides, manuals, and presentations. changed the game by providing us with a new direct channel for ILT materials – the eBook.

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Xyleme

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The “ah-ha” factor came quickly from the following survey question: “What constructive changes would you suggest to make the webinar more effective next time?” So, while structured informal learning sounds like an oxymoron, here are four reasons why structure still matters: 1. I would expect this crowd to be the mossbacks.

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