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The Future of Work: As Gartner Sees It

Upside Learning

Work swarms. Swarming is a work style characterized by a flurry of collective activity by anyone and everyone conceivably available and able to add value. Weak links are the cues people can pick up from people who know the people they have to work with. Working with the collective.

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5 Biggest Challenges to Hiring Freelance L&D Talent

LXD Central

Here are some common challenges: Challenge 1: L&D Freelancers Have Different Ways of Working Every organization has its unique norms, processes, and expectations, just as freelancers have developed their own working styles and deliverable formats based on their past experiences.

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5 Ways L&D Can Adapt to the Evolution of Employees - Tip #197

Vignettes Learning

In his book, he urges organizations to "rethink and challenge everything they know about work.” Morgan mentions that the demographics of employees are changing and so, too, are their work styles, beliefs, and attitudes. Similarly, story-based learning also works well, given their social media habits.

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Remote Collaboration

Tony Karrer

I cannot claim to be an expert, and I feel like this topic demands a lot of soft skills such as communication skills, team skills, handling cultural and work style issues, etc. Creating a new Ning network is very easy and it gives you a lot of what you would want / need as a work team.

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Virtual Onboarding: How To Do It Right

Paradiso

Encourages a culture of flexible and accountability-driven work style. Since physical office tours are not feasible when working remotely, you can capitalize on virtual meeting tools and video calls instead to welcome new employees and acquaint them with their team members as well as senior leadership to start with.

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Learning Management Systems that kick ass: Cornerstone OnDemand

Janet Clarey

Q: What social media tools is Cornerstone OnDemand incorporating into their LMS? Cornerstone Connect is the company's new enterprise social networking platform. Alumni/retiree engagement networks - Alumni and retiree networks are a great first step for an organization wanting to test social networking waters.

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H1 2021 Accomplishments: Industry Awards Review

Coreaxis

The average cost of miscommunication is around US$420,000 per year, according to LinkedIn. Soft skills training will never go out of style and it is still core to business success. How can you develop your workforce effectively and consistently? Think soft skills training. Read our recent article on the topic.