It’s Time for a Different Leadership Model

It’s Time for a Different Leadership Model

Too many leaders have been conditioned to think of leadership only in terms of power and control. But there is a better way to lead — one that combines equal parts serving and leading. This kind of leadership requires a special kind of leader — a servant leader. In this model, leaders assume a traditional…

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When Learners Become Teachers

Let’s say your learners have successfully finished a course or learning activity. They have demonstrated their mastery of the content, skills and even behaviors in the educational environment, digital or face to face. Now comes the important element — transferring what they learned to the workplace. The literature is filled with important transfer tools, including…

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Be a First Line Manager

One of the most valuable early career experiences I had was as a first line manager. I’d completed this job rotation in a highly operational environment where results were reported and evaluated at the close of every day. Gaining this familiarity with managing people and output was instructive for two reasons. First, first line managers…

Commentary & Opinion | Talent Management
Show Them the Money

Show me the money. Monetize this. Turn it into dollars.  Executives often use these expressions when presented with data where the value is unclear. Converting data to money is one way executives can understand problems and opportunities more clearly. If it’s a problem, such as excessive customer complaints, the annual cost of complaints will get…

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How Do You Define Digital Learning?

Everything at work is digital: recruiting, performance management, onboarding, wellness programs and of course learning. As we look at the work required to build an effective digital learning environment at work, it’s turning out to be much harder than we thought. Over the past 15 years we’ve dealt with e-learning, blended learning, social learning, 70-20-10,…

Commentary & Opinion | Strategy
Will Corporate Universities Become Extinct?

Not if they have the right mission.

Commentary & Opinion | Learning Delivery
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