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Why Informal Isn't a Dirty Word

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

By Tara Denton – Synapse; Tara Denton at LinkedIn

CLO magazine just published an article, “Is it Time for Informal Learning to go Formal?” The article defines informal learning as “unstructured learning that happens outside the bounds of traditional learning events, whether it’s over the water cooler, in the field or through a blog or discussion forum.”

Without getting too far into the debate about formalizing social (informal) learning, I wanted to muse on a few things I “informally” learned this week:

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Free Webinar on Learning Impact Maps

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

 

By Bill Wilder – People First

One of the most cited reasons that learning or other performance improvement initiatives fail is a lack of leadership engagement and alignment. Impact Maps are a proactive measure you can apply to insure that there is a clear “line of sight” between an individual and how that individuals behavior is expected to influence organizational goals.

Join me July 1 at 1pm for a free 30 minute webinar to learn how to apply impact maps. We will define the concept, dissect an example of a simple impact map, review the process for implementing impact maps, and obtain a brief list of impact map applications in learning and business process improvement initiatives.

Click here to Register Now

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Simplistic vs Simplicity

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

 By Bill Wilder – People First

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http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2009/06/simplicity-in-las-vegas.html 

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Elegant Simplicity

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

By Bill Wilder – People First

Leading people requires a bias for elegant simplicity. Help people focus on outcomes rather than output; results rather than process. The most powerful ideas and products are those that simplify. Need examples? Try google, twitter, e=mc2.

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ASTD Day 1 – Capitol Ideas

Monday, June 1st, 2009

By Bill Wilder – People First and By Tara Denton – Synapse

The ASTD 2009 Conference is the source for capitol ideas, after all we are in DC! And off to a great start. We meet two thought leaders right off, John Kotter the change guru and Rob Brinkerhoff the high impact learning guy. This year we are focusing on building our global network of learning professionals, identifying our platform for live web based learning, and learning from folks engaged in formal talent management processes. Last night we did the Meet to Eat and took some new people to dinner. Why haven’t we done this before? It was fantastic and we met many new folks with common interests and concerns.

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Talent Management Defined

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

By Bill Wilder – People First

People First means recognizing the value and investing in human capital. You may have heard “talent management”. What does that mean? ASTD recently worked with the Institute for Corporate Productivity and learning professionals to define talent management.

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Generation Gap?

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

By Bill Wilder – People First

Generations are different. You can see it and hear it in everyday exchanges with people. This must be why it is so easy to succumb to the stereotype that what people value in their career is dependent on their generation. The data tells a different story.

A recent survey by AchieveGlobal indicates that most employees no longer classify themselves in terms of when they were born, if they ever did so.  The title of the report, “The Generational Divide: Crucial Consideration or Trivial Hype?” suggests that the value of evaluating workplace behaviors solely on the basis of age is losing appeal.

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Learning Activities You Can Use

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

By Bill Wilder – People First

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
- Confucius, Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

Think back to when you first learned how to ride a bike. Was it by sitting in a conference room while someone read PowerPoint slides, or perhaps through watching a video? No. You learned by getting on the bike and riding it. To learn new knowledge and skills you have to apply them. If you think about your daily activities you’ll recognize that 80% of learning is in doing. Few of us will read every word to a user manual before beginning a project. Instead, we just start by doing.

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