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Ayesha Habeeb Omer What learning devices are you using to impart effective training?

Whether product training, process training or application training, learning devices play a major role in imparting effective training. Some of the highly used learning devices include scenarios, role plays, reflection, practice test, reckoner and job aids… just to name a few. These devices involve the learner intellectually, emotionally and physically. Each device has a unique objective. So, what device are you using to impart training that leaves a lasting impression on the learner? To read c… Continue

Posted by Ayesha Habeeb Omer on March 10, 2010 at 6:11am — No Comments

Jen Darr How PowerPoint Induces Stupidity and Turns Us Into Bores

The Obama Administration today announced that it has appointed Edward Tufte to the US Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. Tufte, a Yale professor and author who is probably best known as a PowerPoint hater, will serve on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, which will track and explain to the masses just what is being done with the $787 billion in recovery stimulus funds. This is good news for the obvious reasons – because he believes in transparency and accountability – but also because h… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on March 8, 2010 at 3:56pm — No Comments

Michael Lee Stallard U2's Decision-Making Approach Contributes to Success

Previously I wrote a post about the rock band U2 and how the band members' value one another as human beings rather than treating each another as human doings. I explained how this value contributes to the band's extraordinary success. Another factor that contributes to the band's success is its participative, consensus-oriented decision-making approach. The members of U2 argue relentlessly over their music, which reflects their passion for excellence. Bono has stated that this approach is frus… Continue

Posted by Michael Lee Stallard on March 7, 2010 at 7:49am — No Comments

Theo Gilbert-Jamison Stop Negativity in the Workplace NOW

In these days and times there is absolutely no room for negativity in the workplace. However, time and time again I encounter leaders who allow one or two employees to totally contaminate the morale of the entire team with on-going negative comments and slurs. Evidently, what the leader doesn’t realize is that this shows a sign of weakness in their ability to effectively lead their team, and achieve expected business results. Often, I find that when a leader allows negativity to fester w… Continue

Posted by Theo Gilbert-Jamison on March 6, 2010 at 5:41am — No Comments

Jonena Relth How to Conduct a Successful Online Workshop

Isn't it interesting that when we say online learning, we automatically think of WBT? Coming from the "old school," I'm a firm believer in face-to-face learning; however I've become an advocate of blended learning over the years. And the blend doesn't always have to be one size fits all (WBT +ILT). For the past year, we've been facilitating our "COREformance Advanced Coaching for Leaders" workshop using four interactive webinar sessions instead of one day of ILT. What we've found is that our pa… Continue

Posted by Jonena Relth on March 5, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Jonena Relth Executive Coaching: An Imperative During Stressful Times

As a consultant, I often have the privilege of acting as my client’s right hand or lending a listening ear for what’s going on in their business. I am not a certified coach, but years of being a performance improvement specialist has taught me much about adults and their needs. As the saying goes, “It’s lonely at the top,” and sometimes it’s just healthy to have someone who will put their active listing skills to use on your behalf. Last week I blogged on stress and that we all experience it. Wh… Continue

Posted by Jonena Relth on March 4, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Denny Schall Good News For IT Skills

News from Mile High Research March 1, 2010 Here's some good news on In Demand IT skills. Researchers from… Continue

Posted by Denny Schall on March 1, 2010 at 9:53pm — No Comments

Jen Darr This Week in Comments: Office 2007 with a Side of Vitriol

Way back in April 2009, I posted a piece on CIO.com titled “Office 2007 Doesn't Really Suck; It's Just Misunderstood.” Little did I know it would create such a fuss. Over the past 11 months, the piece has received a smattering of comments, many of which are tinged with vitriol. Office 2007 doesn’t just suck, according to CIO’s readers; it’s reviled, despised, detested, loathed. Her… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on March 1, 2010 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Jen Darr Madness! Mayhem! Microsoft Upgrades!

Although most tech publications are reporting on Microsoft Office 2010, the reality is that a significant number of U.S. companies have yet to finish the Office 2007 upgrades they purchased before the recession hit. According to a leading industry source, about 50 percent of enterprise-sized IT infrastructures are running mixed Microsoft Office end-user environments. That’s a whole lot of wasted investment. Then there are companies who waited for that whole Vista debacle to blow over. They kep… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on March 1, 2010 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Jen Darr What We’re Reading: “You Get What You Pay For” Edition

The Dutch, who know a thing or two about frugality, have a saying, “Goedkoop is duurkoop.” The English translation: “Buying cheap is buying expensive.” And nowhere is that adage more fitting than in outsourcing. University of Tennessee researcher Kate Vitasek offers an in-depth look at how shortsighted cost-cutting and nine other behaviors can hurt companies in her new book, “… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on March 1, 2010 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Jen Darr Efficiency Redux

Matt LeBlanc (not the actor) lines up his toiletries in the order in which he uses them. I’d say he takes “doing more with less” a little to the extreme, but that’s his job as an efficiency expert. LeBlanc was the subject of a piece last week on NPR’s Planet Money program, and his profession is a particularly timely subject in the current economic climate where "more with less” is the mantra and efficiency and productivity are the only goals. (Listen to reporter David Kestenbaum’s… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on March 1, 2010 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Cindy Fallsen Learning about Benefits

It seems that business schools should teach about Health Insurance options for independent entrepreneurs. While using an HSA or even Temporary Medical Insurance is a real option, most young entrepreneur… Continue

Posted by Cindy Fallsen on February 28, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

Leodis Scott Really Simple What? Basics of RSS Feeds and 6 You Can Use

A basic intro to RSS feeds that tries to make, what is pronounced as "really simple," as more practical and hopefully less fearful. Available services are also included to get you started right now receiving your own personal feeds based on your interests.If you are a trainer or director, you might need to know this to assist your learners Read More Continue

Posted by Leodis Scott on February 24, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Jen Darr A Mixed Microsoft Office Workplace is Like a Half-Shorn Poodle

Would you groom a poodle only halfway? Not finishing your Office 2007 migration is just as nonsensical. According to a leading industry source, more than 50 percent of enterprise-sized IT infrastructures are running mixed Microsoft Office end-user environments. The reasons are many: the recent "econolypse" spurred IT leaders to cut budgets and lay off workers, leaving Office 2007 deployments incomplete; IT management underestimated the amount of work that a migration required, and they reacted… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on February 24, 2010 at 8:36am — No Comments

Jen Darr Learning Japanese, or Stopping Mistakes Before They are Made

Poka-yoke – I never had heard the word before, but I was delighted to discover it two weeks ago in a Harvard Business Review article written by Michael Schrage. Poka-yoke is Japanese for “mistake-proofing.” Think of the “In Case of Fire Break Glass” boxes found in office buildings. Because they include a wee stick with which to break said glass, they would qualify as poka-yoke. In business, Schrage explains, poka-yoke is the “simplest, cheapest, and surest way to eliminate foreseeable… Continue

Posted by Jen Darr on February 24, 2010 at 8:28am — No Comments

Jonena Relth Why We Sold Our Building and Went Totally Virtual

Ok so that was fun! I’ll let you know when the podcast is available. If you ever have the opportunity to record a podcast while in Second Life, give it a shot. Caleb Booker and Tweet.tv were great. They helped me feel comfortable and set the stage. To View the presentation go to:http://business.treet.tv/shows/virtual-keynote/episodes/jonena-relth So here's a plug for the program, “Virtual Worlds Keynote” with Ca… Continue

Posted by Jonena Relth on February 23, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Jonena Relth Poll: What Leadership Skills will lead to Success in 2010/2011?

I hosted a small poll on LinkedIn this week. The most enlightening thing for me was that 100% of the people over 55 years old believe that setting stretch goals is the most important leadership skill for success in the coming two years while 100% of young people 18-24 consider leading by example to be the most important leadership skill. This was a small, statistically insignificant study, but it rings true with what I’m hearing from my clients and believe that it might be a wake-up call to t… Continue

Posted by Jonena Relth on February 23, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Ayesha Habeeb Omer Instruction in a Information Snacking Culture?

An interesting “BIG QUESTION” in Learning Circuits challenges us in many ways: Has there really been a shift? Are people changing their information consumption? Are they really snacking more? Do we need to think about instruction differently? Is it a matter of better design so that people are engaged beyond a snack? Is this a problem? How can we effectively work and learn in an information snacking world? According to us, a snack is to nutrition is as twittering is to learning. To read our com… Continue

Posted by Ayesha Habeeb Omer on February 23, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

Gary Wise Discovery Methodology for a Learning Continuum

The purpose of this document is to provide a guide for accomplishing discovery that defines attributes of a learning environment, in particular, the work context – when and where learning moments of need are manifest. It is essential that these attributes are identified in early planning stages in any project where learning assets are created to ensure design decisions are not negatively impacted by variables within the learner’s work environment. This approach includes three ke… Continue

Posted by Gary Wise on February 22, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Ayesha Habeeb Omer How committed is your company to worker and workplace safety? Is it worth to invest in online safety training courses?

Online training courses are important as much for the employer as the employee. For the employer, it is a way of educating his staff on the safety angle, while for the employee, it means adapting better to work situations in geographical zones other than his own. What do you think? To read the complete article, please click on http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning/online-safety-training Continue

Posted by Ayesha Habeeb Omer on February 18, 2010 at 5:45am — No Comments

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