Organizational Learning and Communities of Practice

How strong is the link between organizational learning and communities of practice? Well, they’re not mutually exclusive, but they are not interdependent either. The thing is, the concepts developed independently from various experts in the same basic fields, but that’s not to say that you can’t use them together. Using organizational learning and communities of practice

Instructional Design Methodology and Strategy

So, a new buzzword has arisen on the internet, in training circles, that being instructional design methodology. Is this something real, or is it just another fluff word that means nothing, used as a sticker to make a product seem shiny or trendy? If it is real, what is it, and can we use it? Is

Chief Learning Officer Responsibilities & Role in Leading the Learning Process

  So, what responsibilities does a Chief Learning Officer have? Training is a field that, for most people, either you know a lot about it, or you know nothing at all about it.  The role of a CLO is still relatively new, so, let’s demystify Chief Learning Officer responsibilities today. A Chief Learning Officer is an

Corporate Talent Development – 3 Rules for Success

So you’ve taken an interest in corporate talent development, and you’d like to maybe test the waters with it in a small training scenario. You’re just a leadership guy, training isn’t your forte, but you’ve been put upon by those above you to handle this. Handle it you must. And, you’ve looked into the other organizational

Learning Management System Software – How it Changes Training

Training has changed in many significant ways in recent years. Learning management systems, a reflection of the cloud’s impact on company learning, have been one of the key drivers of change.  While training has had growing pains since the 1990s with the advent of organizational learning and other new training dynamics, it’s never embarked on

Organizational Learning Tools to Leave a Lasting Impact

So I was sitting here thinking about organizational learning tools, and how much software’s been developed in recent years to make learning easier. I’m an avid reader of training newsletters and blogs, and am a daily writer for several blogs myself, one of which is a social dynamics in business blog. I often talk about organizational

Organizational Learning Case Study – Tips to Building One That Will Be Read

We all know the value of a proper organizational learning case study. Case studies in any industry provide real world scenarios where real world issues are addressed by real world solutions by actual professionals in a given field. Without case studies such as these, research could never leave the hypothetical stage, and progress would grind