VIDEO: Extra Credit: Gamifying Education

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Gamification
There are many flaws to ordinary programs that can be easily corrected through gamification. Like in the case of school-work, gamification can help you motivate your students to even perform better in their class work. This wonderful video talks about how teachers (managers) can empower their students (employees) to make decisions for the future. Highlights:…

Mobile Learning Solutions for Organizational Learning

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Mobile Learning
Mobile learning solutions are implemented by all types of organizations, and not just corporations. Because of this, mobile learning. or m-learning, often has different meanings for different communities. They can be understood either as a special type of e-learning, a distance education strategy or simply as one of the latest manifestations of educational technology. What…

The Week’s Best Reads in Training

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Learning and Development
 1. Three Ways to Create Innovative Leaders Michael Lurie’s article on creativity and innovation in leadership helps us better understand the thinking and the mindsets of successful leaders. I especially liked how he demonstrates this by providing solid examples of the true cost of missing out on training opportunities. 2. Not Investing in Employee Training…

Employee Engagement is Just as Important as Customer Engagement

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Engagement
Reaching customers and maintaining loyalty levels is pretty obvious as a necessary objective toward company success. Research firm Gartner estimates that customer engagement initiatives are underway at over 15% of Global 1000 organizations, run by leaders such as the chief innovation officer, CEO, CIO, head of digital marketing, or chief customer officer.   Yet while…

The Importance of Treating Employees As Customers

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
We all know that large companies like Dell, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson and other take customer engagement and loyalty seriously. Research firm Gartner estimates that customer engagement initiatives are underway at over 15% of Global 1000 organizations, run by leaders such as the chief innovation officer, CEO, CIO, head of digital marketing, or chief customer…

A Good Performance Management Checklist

Posted by Jason Silberman on Posted in Employee Training
Employee performance management is a process for establishing a shared workforce understanding about what the organization needs to accomplish to achieve success. One key aspect of employee performance management is aligning the objectives of the individual’s role with the goals of the organization. The purpose of performance management is to develop a high performance workforce…