The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 5, 2015

The reliance on formal leadership training programs has proved inadequate and misguided. He writes that training is “…the #1 reason leadership development fails.” He argues that leaders need to be allowed to develop over time with the help of coaches and mentors. Mike Hyatt makes this case in a blog post.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 31, 2015

Managers are helping their direct reports create an individualized learning plan linked to strategic goals of organization; managers are monitoring learning progress and providing feedback; they are structuring opportunities to apply learning on the job; and holding direct reports accountable for results.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 30, 2016

Recently, I conducted a workshop for the leadership team of a company that wants to increase the impact of its training programs. I explained the limitations of formal training and the need for taking an organizational learning perspective.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 31, 2014

More effective, sustainable learning occurs in the normal course of doing the work. This informal learning is facilitated by coaching, mentoring, communities-of-practice, experiments, action-learning and any of a myriad of other methods including the various forms of social media. In some cases, a few minutes will do.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In a training culture, the assumption is that the most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. The CLO, or HR, or a training department controls the resources for learning. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 7, 2015

This takes learning from experience in the field, with the guidance of coaches and mentors. This ability cannot be learned in the classroom; even simulators cannot prepare employees for every eventuality. Leadership Learning Culture Management Organization Culture Organizational Learning Training Training Impact'

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learnWorlds

MARCH 30, 2022

Management of learning functions. Learning strategy. Project leadership. Summary: Consult with Alessandra to help you learn how to create successful customer learning experiences. Leadership Development. Leadership. Services: Leadership, Customer Success, Customer Led Growth. Change Management.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

We lost one of the giants in the study of organizational learning and performance this week. Harry Levinson died at the age of 90 after a long and productive career making organizational leaders aware of the importance of psychological dynamics to their employees and themselves. Harry Levinson.

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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. This means that each person must bear some responsibility for their own learning, and sometimes, the learning of their teams.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

One of the barriers to creating and sustaining a learning culture in organizations is the no-time myth. Managers resist attending formal training events and participating in other kinds of learning activities (elearning, mentoring, coaching, action-learning, communities of practice, internal wikis, etc.)

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Limestone Learning

JULY 28, 2022

She has a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Purdue University. Susan’s current L&D interests are all about providing opportunities for learning without a huge time commitment, oftentimes leading her right down the rabbit hole! Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 11 a.m.–12

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The importance of leadership role models who share identities similar to our own, as Montgomery was for Jones, is well documented. Many employees from historically underrepresented groups continue to see white males as the most apparent leadership choices based on deeply ingrained biased messages of whites’ perceived ability.

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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. Evaluation in a learning culture can be and should be a tool for learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

If you want employees to be customer-focused, values-based, data-driven, innovative, and team-oriented, then they need learning interventions that will help them develop these strategic behaviors. Tags: Leadership Organizational Learning Training robert simons Seven Strategy Questions strategy Working Knowledge.

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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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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

She did a short stint as an executive recruiter, and then her college mentor helped her land a job at Staples. That’s where Mara discovered her talent for leadership and corporate learning. Lessons learned at Staples. Corp/U worked with Mara to develop a series of short leadership “sprints.” It was a smart move.

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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. I definitely think so.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

APRIL 6, 2016

I love the sense of understanding, enthusiasm and acceptance the leadership team conveys here regarding their role in learning. As you might expect, based on my input to a previous blog (3/25, Training Isn’t Learning ), I was delighted to see the emphasis on the necessary role of the manager!

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Actio Learning

JANUARY 27, 2022

In his view, blended learning ". may include several forms of learning tools, such as real-time virtual/collaboration software, self-paced [eLearning] courses, electronic performance support systems (EPSS) embedded within the job-task environment, and knowledge management systems." ". Let's explore three blended learning cases.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 23, 2011

While better than nothing, for many training programs (as well as for coaching, mentoring, simulations, self-directed learning, etc.), And some form of evaluation should always be done because it reinforces learners learning and contributes to performance improvement. There are at least six reasons for this.

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NovoEd

AUGUST 20, 2019

While forward progress is needed on both diversity and inclusion initiatives, organizational learning and development is critical to the development of the inclusive work cultures needed to ensure diversity initiatives thrive. There are no role models and no opportunities for networking and mentoring.

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Learnnovators

JULY 6, 2015

S/he can be a coach and mentor helping people to get started with working out loud , keep the community space free of trolls, and connect individuals to each other and to relevant content/discussions/groups. This is where a community manager can be indispensable. If these happen to be from the senior management, so much the better.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Learning leaders at US LBM realized there was an opportunity for them to continue employees’ development through the use of mentoring and social learning software to support peer learning groups. This allows people to learn through each other’s applications, successes and failures with the material or subject at hand.

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Mindflash

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

(To see my personal answer to who’s ultimately responsible for creating a culture of learning within an organization, skip to the “Responsible Party #5” section.). The Learning & Development (L&D), or Training, group consists of people have been hired specifically to support organizational learning.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We know that people learn most from their co-workers and from on-the-job experience, yet we invest the most in formal, training programs. Consider the alternatives: just-in-time e-learning (desktop and mobile), coaching, mentoring, simulations, on-demand video, and experiential-learning.

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Matrix

JULY 16, 2019

Read more: 3 Steps towards a continuous learning culture. Four questions need to be answered when constructing a good organizational learning strategy: Where is the organization at the present time? The answer to this should provide a clear picture of the state of things learning-wise.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 18, 2014

Learnnovators: What are the latest trends in organizational learning & development, and performance support? So, for example, I think future workplace learning will look like always-on coaching and mentoring. What approach would you recommend for successfully integrating mobile learning into organizational learning?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

It’s about learning; it’s not about glitzy programs. Maybe a manager will become a more effective team leader with the help of a mentor. Unless managers continue to see opportunities in their current organizations and they feel respect from their leadership, they will be gone. It doesn’t have to cost much to develop talent.

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Learnnovators

APRIL 16, 2014

Learnnovators: What are the latest trends in organizational learning & development, and performance support? So, for example, I think future workplace learning will look like always-on coaching and mentoring. What approach would you recommend for successfully integrating mobile learning into organizational learning?

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ID Reflections

MAY 25, 2015

S/he can be a coach and mentor helping people to get started with working out loud , keep the community space free of trolls, and connect individuals to each other and to relevant content/discussions/groups. Meaningful conversations - Most often, organizational learning gets locked up as a conversation between 2 or 3 people in their inboxes.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Learning at the individual, team, and whole organization levels must be continuous. E-learning programs are not sufficient. On-the-job coaching and mentoring are not sufficient. Workplace learning must be all of these and more. Former mine workers are learning coding. Training programs are not sufficient.

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PDG

MARCH 17, 2016

I remember facilitating courses and going to meetings during this time, where employees from leadership on down made it a point to wear their NCR branded clothing and carry their work in NCR branded briefcases, with other NCR swag visible everywhere. The interesting thing is, though, nobody within the acquired company called it AT&T GIS.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In a training culture, most important learning happens in events, such as workshops, courses, elearning programs, and conferences. Learning is just-in-time, on-demand. In a training culture, the training and development function is centralized.

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Limestone Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 11AM – 12PM PT: 6 Ways Every Learning Leader Should be Using Video (Free for ATD members) Melissa is a rising star at your company. She’s been promoted five times in as many years, and is on track to join your leadership bench program. Unfortunately, she just gave her two weeks’ notice.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 17, 2015

Are managers monitoring learning progress and providing feedback; are they structuring opportunities to apply learning on the job; and holding direct reports accountable for results? Are managers coaching; are they partnering with direct reports to develop their capacity to achieve organizational goals?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 15, 2018

They need to understand that what they learn will help the company meet its business goals. They must be able to develop and maintain their own learning plans and portfolios, and be prepared to act as teachers and mentors for other people in the company.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 15, 2018

They need to understand that what they learn will help the company meet its business goals. They must be able to develop and maintain their own learning plans and portfolios, and be prepared to act as teachers and mentors for other people in the company.

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