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From the standpoint of a magazine that’s always talking and writing about the latest trends in corporate learning/training, it came as a bit of a surprise to us when we tallied the results of this year’s survey of readers. You would think that social learning (of which mobile learning or m-learning is a part) would be the number one choice…
One of the special challenges with which learning professionals must cope on a regular basis is whether their departments first serve the individual or the corporation. The trick is convincing corporate managers that serving the employee is best for the corporation in the long run, and convincing employees that serving the corporation is best for them individually in the long…
Dr. Beverly Kaye, founder and co-CEO of Career Systems International, thinks that career development is a powerful and under-utilized lever to motivate employees. She does not believe that IQ alone is a driver in individual success. In that regard, she’s not alone among learning professionals. But she does clarify in a unique way: “It’s FQ (fluidity quotient) and AQ (adversity…
There is no question that telework (working at home using cutting-edge communications technology) and e-learning are symbiotic. E-learning makes telework more effective; telework supports e-learning initiatives for a geographically dispersed audience. So earlier this week, an edict by CEO Marissa Mayer that orders all her Yahoo employees back into the office on a regular basis took the business and technology…
We’d like to put forth a new training requirement for hiring managers, but it requires a preamble and your input. Would it shock you that there’s a company called CareerExcuse.com that will provide you with a work history, a corresponding pay grade to match, and a “great” reference to get past any inquiry? Recent publications and multiple studies have shown…
We can all be more productive, as individuals and organizations. There is always value that can be added with only the resources at hand. But what increases productivity? Not more resources, as a rule. More money that produces the same result per dollar spent is no improvement. What generates more for the energy invested is the conscious insertion of at…
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