Learning Management & Talent Development Insights
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When Promoting from Within Fails
There’s a surprisingly strong business case for promoting from within. Studies have shown that external hires cost more while at the same deliver fewer results in terms of performance. External hires are also more likely to either be laid off or leave the job by choice. Internal hires already know the culture and how things […]
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Two More Change Models for Learning Professionals
To wrap up my series of articles about learning professionals as agents of leading change, I want to share two more models that can be very useful for making lasting change in organizations.
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Kotter’s 8-Step Process for Leading Change
I’ve been writing a series of articles here about change and how learning professionals in the 21st century must become engaged in Learning to Lead Change and then train others in the organization on how to go about it as well. They also need to understand the many forms of resistance that explain Why Change […]
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Why Change Projects Fail
In a previous article, Learning to Lead Change, I argued that because of the increasingly rapid and complex nature of change in the lives of modern organizations, learning professionals must rise to the task of learning to lead change and then bring those skills to bear throughout the organization. Doing so, however, requires a better […]
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Learning to Lead Change
Change happens. The problem is that the nature of change has itself changed in recent decades. It was in the late 1980s that leadership and change guru Peter Vaill coined the phrase “permanent white water” to capture the essence of change in modern times. In his book, Learning as a Way of Being: Strategies for […]
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Big Data Training for Learning Professionals
As a learning professional in your organization, your days are consumed by figuring out the best ways to facilitate outstanding learning outcomes in your organization’s workforce. But when’s the last time you engaged in your own learning and development? If you’re feeling pressure from higher up in the organization to leverage big data for better […]
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Training for Analytical Skills
There’s a significant gap in analytical skills facing the global economy that holds companies back from making the most of big data in every context, including learning, training, and development efforts. In 2011, McKinsey estimated that the United States alone needed at least 1.5 million more workers capable not only of analyzing big data, but […]
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Assessing Analytical Capability
If you’ve read my previous article, Laying the Foundation for Leveraging Big Data in Learning, then you already know how important it is to assess the analytical capabilities of everyone on your learning department’s staff. It’s a foundational piece in laying the groundwork for being able to leverage big data for better learning. But how […]
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Laying the Foundation for Leveraging Big Data in Learning
In a previous article, LMS Must-Have #3: Strong Analytics and Reporting, I argued that big data can help leverage better success in eLearning if you pay attention to particular metrics for both the learning side and the administrative side of your LMS. But are learning professionals ready to make use of big data?
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Injecting “Success” into Succession Planning
Once the purview of boards of directors trying to figure out who could be the next CEO of a company, succession planning has become a requisite for any organization that wants to thrive well into an uncertain future. In spite of increasing awareness as to the importance of robust succession planning, many organizations have done […]
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Riding the Curve of Feedback
Most of what is written about giving employees feedback laments how often it is lacking. In far too many organizations, feedback is consolidated into a performance appraisal that often happens only annually or semi-annually at best. People need ongoing feedback on a regular basis if you want them to reach the peak performance levels that […]
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Gamify Your Basic Skills Training
You need everyone in your organization to perform at peak levels, and many are surprised to find out the percentage of workers who need basic job skills training. Despite all our efforts, basic skills deficiencies persist among all age groups, which means this is probably affecting your own organization as well. Even mentioning basic skills […]
