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Learning Innovation Part II: The Importance of Questions
In the first article on this series about innovation, I presented a simple definition for innovation from author Stephen Di Biase and the serious consequences that can result when we fail to ask the right questions at the right time, including the sinking of the Titanic and the Challenger space shuttle explosion. As you can […]
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Learning Innovation Part I: Setting the Stage
As learning professionals, you are already all too familiar with the pressure you feel to be increasingly innovative in your work. But have you ever stepped back to think about what innovation really is, and what you can do to boost your own innovation? Many people consider innovation to be synonymous with creativity. While being […]
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Project Management for Learning Professionals: The Charter
Each learning initiative, program, course, or module developed in your company’s learning department should be thought of a discreet project that needs to be well-managed in order to achieve the desired outcomes. The place to start when a new learning project comes your way is with a document called a Project Charter. Getting this right […]
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The Scientific Method in Learning Initiatives, Part II
In the first part of this series, I made a very bold statement: To the extent that you aren’t using the scientific method as part of your learning work, you’re missing out on the true power of learning to have profound impacts on business results. Using the scientific method in your efforts to design and […]
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The Scientific Method in Learning Initiatives, Part I
Based on the title of this article, you may well be wondering what in the world the scientific method has to do with your learning efforts. I boldly assert that the scientific method has everything to do with your learning initiatives. In fact, to the extent that you aren’t using the scientific method as part […]
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Knowledge Transfer in a Contingent Workforce
As discussed in our recently published white paper, Measuring the Impact of Contingent Workers, contingent workers constitute an ever-growing portion of the workforce. While large numbers of contingent workers can place unanticipated strains on an organization, they also bring new resources into an organization, albeit ones that can be difficult to capture. One notable gain […]
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Are We Still “Re-engineering” Work?
In 1990, Michael Hammer published an article in the Harvard Business Review calling upon US businesses to “re-engineer” the workplace. His argument was straightforward. In a nutshell, he argued that US business processes had become “outmoded and obsolete.” More specifically, he argued “Many of our job designs, work flows, control mechanisms, and organizational structures came […]
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Skype Translate: Policy and Training Considerations
At Microsoft’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) laboratory, researchers are test-driving a new generation of natural language processing tools that promise to transform work in the coming decades. Among the most widely publicized and exciting breakthroughs is the lab’s much-hyped Skype Translator, which promises to provide real-time translation to collaborators working across languages, such as English, […]
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Is Emotional Intelligence Really Valued? The Case of Women Leaders
While women continue to gain ground in leadership positions across sectors from politics to business, in reality, women still occupy far fewer leadership positions than men in countries around the world. In 2014, for example, women occupied only 4.6% of Fortune 500 CEO positions. Research on the subject of gender and leadership consistently shows that […]
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eLearning Content Needs Great Writing
It’s easy to lose sight of some of the basics when it comes to creating optimal eLearning experiences for your business or organization. It’s even more surprising how often learning professionals forget the most basic starting point of effective eLearning: Great writing. Even when you think about the ubiquity of video content to convey powerful […]
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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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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 […]
