Are You Antisocial?

The other day I was talking to a well-known, award-winning CLO, who said he absolutely refuses to get involved with any of the new social media. Facebook? LinkedIn? Twitter? Nope, he wants nothing to do with any of it. His excuse? No time for it. Hes got more important things to do.

Developing One-to-One Training Programs

One-to-one training should not be seen as just a low-cost method of training. It is not simply placing an individual alongside a competent worker and expecting competence to develop by observing what is being done or by having it described to him.

Thinking Big

Using financial incentives, state-of-the-art Internet infrastructure, and the assets of its labor force, New Brunswick has made itself fertile ground for entrepreneurs in the knowledge industry. Led by Premier Bernard Lord, the provincial government has become a major user of employee training and development.

Metrics Matters

Technology has changed the face of learning and development. But how does it change analysis and evaluation?

Disconnected

Given the broad and growing adoption of mobile devices, its hard to avoid the logical application of these devices for learning purposes. Mobile learning responds to people who need access to information and performance support when out in the field or on the job.

A Working Model

Many of you might be familiar with David Allen from his 2001 book Getting Things Done. Allen speaks of the first book as providing tools to use in guiding the implementation of Making It All Work. In other words, the first book represents the tools, and the most recent is the roadmap on which to travel while using those tools.

Skills 2.0

Web 2.0 gives learning professionals tools to compete in an increasingly digital environment.

They All Shine On

Maximizing on its innovative culture, Sun Microsystems finds the balance between the knowledge that people need and the ease and freedom that they want.

Transfer Strategies for Communities: Substance Abuse Prevention

The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention has presented training and other support for many[Download PDF]

TRAINING VOLUNTEERS

This article discusses why and how to train volunteers. The author explains what volunteers bring to an organization and covers various volunteer opportunities commonly found in organizations. It focuses on the Junior League and its training practices.