How many of you have posted questions regarding LMSs on Quora, Linkedin or the various other social media sites available on the net? Q: Saba, SumTotal, Cornerstone, Taleo, SuccessFactors must be the best because a lot of people buy these systems. Market themselves effectively. How many of you have had hundreds of comments as a result of these questions, and than rather than solve it, create only more confusion? How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? MORE

For example, SABA was always a really big name, but they’re sort of starting to slip off. So in order for it to be effective, it has to give the administrator the right, because a completed course defeats the purpose of workplace training. Welcome to a brand new episode of GE TV ! MORE

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. MORE

I bump into LinkedIn posts from learning professionals who are overwhelmed by LMS challenges. You are a small or medium-sized business that is paying for an oversized SAP, Oracle, SumTotal, Saba or Cornerstone LMS and feel like plankton in an ocean of priorities. MORE

Combine this with LinkedIn Skills and you have an interesting way to rate everyone's skills. This month's #LCBQ is the first with the Big Question Thought Leaders. It's been fun working with them and has definitely added a new spark. I'm hoping that others will join the effort. MORE

An avid Facebook and LinkedIn user, Toni has experienced the collaboration and communication possible through social media and wants the same for learners at Ausbank. Alex has worked in senior leadership positions in Jive, SumTotal, Talent2 and Saba. MORE

In fact, each of the “Four Horsemen” who rule the enterprise – namely SumTotal , Saba , Plateau & Geolearning – gave it a go in some way although no one outside their immediate customers or PR agencies seemed to notice. A.K.A. How our January 2010 Predictions Played Out! MORE

However, contemporary leaders who openly embrace conscious and authentic leadership styles such as Kevin Wilde, chief learning officer at General Mills, Jeff Weiner, CEO at LinkedIn, and Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, are re-envisioning effective principles developed by forerunners such as Bill George, formerly of Medtronic, and Daniel Goleman, father of the emotional intelligence theory. MORE