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Formal Learning All the Way.Baby

Kapp Notes

The processes have been formalized, in knowledge work, many of the processes are formalized. We like to think knowledge workers spend all day "problem-solving" but in reality they spend all day finding out what procedure should be followed in what situation.

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The Rise of the Servant Leader

CLO Magazine

In the 20th century, information became as important as materials, leading to what my friend and mentor Peter Drucker called knowledge work. People were no longer viewed as mere “hired hands,” and managers had to learn to encourage and inspire those who worked with them. This manager was faced with a tough decision.

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What is the Important Work?

Clark Quinn

This isn’t news: things are moving faster, we’re having less resources available, our competition is more agile, the amount of relevant information is increasing, customers are more aware, the list goes on. Not surprisingly for regular readers, I think that the nature of work is changing. I want to argue that it does.

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Concept Worker

Tony Karrer

But, I actually think we should be focused on the emphasis on the type of knowledge work and the type of workers. The person in the call center does quite a bit of routine knowledge work. They will occasionally encounter unusual situations and then need to do more conceptual knowledge work. In other words.

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Performance Support in 2015

Tony Karrer

You will get help when you: Try to find the right project, start the project, perform the project, complete the project Hire someone Sell a house Improve customer satisfaction ( data driven ). We are already seeing this in terms of lots of startups aimed at particular elements of knowledge work.

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

I was also struggling for clients who needed very simple learning tracking but with some customizations. For example my search for an LMS Solution for Simple Partner Compliance Training didn’t really arrive at just the right solution. Marketplace LMS solutions don’t quite fit. Neither do more complex solutions.

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Informal Learning 2.0

Jay Cross

Network connections are replacing rigidity with flexibility, penetrating internal boundaries and silos and obliterating the walls that have separated businesses from their customers. Increasing customer loyalty though learning. Replacing bureaucracy through self-service. Developing more informed marketing partners.