The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 15, 2015

Faculty, students, and employers depend on degree programs and course offerings that look the same from year to year. In their recently published book, titled Leading Innovation and Change , Larry Smith and Al Blixt write: The forces of change are multidirectional and inescapable, especially if you are in a leadership position.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 7, 2015

During the first session of a workshop I facilitate for ATD, one of the participants asked, “What does a learning culture look like in an electrical power generation plant, where most of the training is for the purpose of meeting industry regulations?” They need repetition, practice, feedback, and reflection.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Most companies today have a “training culture”. ATD’s 2016 State of the Industry report concludes: …the traditional, instructor-led, face-to-face classroom continues to play a crucial role, and it was still the delivery mechanism for 51 percent of learning hours used in 2015.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 5, 2015

I have argued in previous blog posts that organizations need a learning culture because training is not sufficient to develop the necessary competencies of 21rst century workers. For one thing, the learning from training events is often not transferred to the workplace. Mike Hyatt makes this case in a blog post.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

How do you know your organization has a learning culture ? How will people be learning? While a learning culture is an environment that’s always being developed, certain signs indicate that you are making progress. In a learning culture…. What will you see people doing?

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

The onboarding experience should provide opportunities for fresh trainees to imbibe the culture of the organization, preparing them to be productive from day one. First-time and middle managers together form the most crucial slice of the organizational pyramid. An organization that learns together, grows together.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 12, 2016

Jessica Leitch, David Lancefield, and Mark Dawson, all of PwC UK, have identified “10 Principles of Strategic Leadership” that, when implemented, create the conditions for the development of strategic leaders. Note that none of these principles is the delivery of formal training programs.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

If you’re looking for examples of companies that are striving to create and sustain a learning culture, PwC ( PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) of Canada should be on your list. Incorporating structured learning routines into our working practices (e.g. All good practices of a learning culture.

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Learning Rebels

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As organizational learning continues to evolve, it’s time to dust off a learning method that has the power to reshape how knowledge is cultivated and shared and addresses employee well-being : community-based learning. Developing future leaders is crucial for the sustainability of any organization.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The only thing holding companies back from learning at the speed of change is their organizational culture which, for many, is a barrier to learning. Most companies have a training culture, not a learning culture. Most companies have a training culture, not a learning culture.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2015

If this post describes your organization, you need to make the transition to a learning culture. Meyer, addressed this issue in his blog for Forbes online: Any corporate learning professional will tell you that sales and leadership training need to be processes, not events. Leadership training requires a similar process.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 24, 2015

One of the keys to creating and sustaining a learning culture is hiring people who are continuous learners and who help others learn continuously. This is not simply about attending training programs or, as a manager, sending others to training programs. How do you hire for a learning culture?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

One of the concerns that worry training and learning professionals most about leading culture change in their organizations is that managers will say that they don’t have time to facilitate and support employee development. These managers don’t value learning. Learning interventions do not necessarily require much time.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

Throughout 2013, I used this blog to illuminate important leadership and management issues. The topics ranged from changing organizational culture to evaluating training programs to making managers responsible for employee learning to creating a learning culture. Managers and Employee Learning .

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The Performance Improvement Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The need for creating and sustaining a learning culture in organizations is critical given the rise of digital technology, the rapid pace of change, the complexities of globalization, and the growing development demands of a diverse workforce. To try to change a culture in a company that size is a daunting task.”.

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Limestone Learning

MAY 2, 2023

Join Preston Lewis, Founder and CEO of Intactic, to learn about five imperatives that companies need to consider when meeting these new expectations for people looking to learn in new ways. You’ll learn how to: Design a human-centric learning program. Activate a holistic learning experience that’s easy and fun.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 3, 2016

When I ask the training and development leaders who participate in my ATD Essentials of Developing an Organizational Learning Culture workshop to say what percentage of employees who attend training programs actually apply what they’ve learned on the job, the answers range from about 10% to about 50%, with most at the lower end of that range.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

David Grebow, in a blog post titled Only Smart Companies Will Win , writes about the necessity of changing from a training culture to a learning culture. Grebow highlights the fact that digital technology has provided people with many new ways to learn, enhancing learning in our schools and homes.

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Limestone Learning

JULY 28, 2022

PT: Intersections in Learning Susan Manos is the Director of Learning and Development for Corporate Quality Assurance at Procter & Gamble, with over ten years’ experience in building and sustaining a global learning program for Quality Assurance employees and their colleagues at P&G. Robinson, Ed.D.,

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 16, 2015

Corporate training and development programs are not meeting this need. Many employees demand learning opportunities based in the latest technology. Organizational cultures don’t support employee engagement and learning. This talent cannot be recruited; it needs to be developed internally.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

The culture of most organizations prevents them from learning. 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.

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Webanywhere

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether you’re a seasoned L&D professional, an aspiring specialist, or simply curious about the engines that power corporate learning, this glossary will provide you with a holistic view of the multifaceted world of L&D.

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LearnUpon

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Previously, workplace learning was the responsibility of the L&D department, but that is no longer the case. A successful learning strategy requires a strong organizational learning culture. To be successful, learning programs must be aligned with the company’s overall goals and objectives.

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

“[A culture of learning results in] a compelling vision of an organization made up of employees skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge. Such learning organizations would be able to adapt to the unpredictable more quickly than their competitors could.”. What are those obstacles? Unclear Goals.

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

“[A culture of learning results in] a compelling vision of an organization made up of employees skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge. Such learning organizations would be able to adapt to the unpredictable more quickly than their competitors could.”. What are those obstacles? Unclear Goals.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

With anywhere from 40 to 90 percent of workers considering changing their jobs , organizations must show a true commitment to cultivating a culture that genuinely cares about employee wellbeing. Gone are the days when a company culture could be established with perks like fun furniture or free food.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Data indicates that less than 20% of participants apply learning from formal training programs. Unfortunately, companies continue to spend most of their employee development budget and most of their time and effort on training programs and systems tracking training activities. It’s the Culture. Manager’s Role is People.

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Living in Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Culture of Continuous Learning and Change. Take IT out of the equation for a moment and consider a transformational change like continuous learning. This is a perfect example where Change Leadership (CL) is required to expand the scope of shepherding sustainable Change in and across the organization. Of course not!

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EduPivot Knowledge Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At most organizations, learning and development is a cost center function – a structural expense that’s built into operations without tangibly contributing to profit. Most large corporations feature learning and development departments, where specialists work year-round to develop and maintain various curricula and training programs.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

However, individuals in leadership may not be well equipped to succeed with their new mentoring duties. Daniel Mills, Senior Learning Consultant at Valamis, will look at how the focus of leadership in organizations has shifted from business and performance to include learning and development (L&D) and talent management.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The characteristics of a learning organization. Senge is a champion of decentralized leadership, a way in which each department is fully aware of their needs, and works together to achieve a common goal. His five disciplines of a learning organisation explore how that can happen: Building a shared vision. Personal mastery .

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Limestone Learning

JULY 3, 2023

To answer this question, join NovaEd's Drew Remiker, Head of Strategic Consulting Services, and Jacob Nikolau, Head of Product Marketing, as they explore the movement toward cohort-based learning, especially applied to higher-order human skills. They take on the role of leadership because that’s how one makes more money.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2021

Each year, the Chief Learning Officer of the Year Award is presented to an individual learning executive who delivers the most exemplary development and guidance, is a strategic business partner and provides essential leadership to the organizational learning and development function. Learning lessons.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 19, 2015

ABOUT SAHANA CHATTOPADHYAY (Social Learning & Collaboration Strategist, Performance Consultant Exploring Emergent Learning, Blogger). Sahana Chattopadhyay is a performance consultant and an L&D professional with 15 years of experience in the field of academia and organizational learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Each approach to evaluation of training has something to contribute to assessing the impact of formal training on employee learning. The real value is in organizational learning from evaluation. What’s important here is to realize that questions like these are a tool for learning, not blame.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Much of evaluation in organizations is focused on making incremental change in programs when what is needed might be redesign of the program and the organization as a whole. The first impulse of managers in any organization is to find ways to sustain the programs for which they are responsible. Schambra.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 15, 2016

Organizational learning is so much more than training. Three models of learning convey the breadth of options that, depending on what an employee needs to learn, are more effective, cheaper, and easier to implement than formal training programs. One of these models I call “50 Ways to Lever Learning.”

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