I hear the same excuse every time I talk to change resistant learning professionals: Theres a bad cultural fit for new learning approaches here (to which I say, if youre not willing to challenge a stale culture, youre in the wrong profession), we dont have time (but you... More »

Learning Technologies

Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , E-Learning , Managing the Learning Function , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends

ASTD Research has released its Learning Executive Confidence Index for thesecond quarter of 2009.193 learning executives responded to an online invitation-only survey, contributing to a Q2 LXCI of 59.4.This score is a increase of 4.2 points from a Q1 2009 LXCI of 55.2, ... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Economy , Managing the Learning Function , North America , Trends

Research

One of the phoniest ideas coming out of the learning profession has to be the idea of the corporate university. Im OK with academy, Institute, Center of excellence, but University? Give me a break! Are you awarding degrees and conducting research? No, youre teaching emp... More »

Learning & Development

Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Trends

The latest rage in the learning community is webinars. The Adobe Connect, WebEx and LiveMeetings of the words are sweeping the learning industry and leaving a path of Death-by-PowerPoint destruction behind it.Most webinars wind up mimicking the worst of the 1000-year ol... More »

Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Trends

Lets stop pretending that you have a partnership with your IT department. Case in point: At one Fortune 100 company, a learning leader has to ask someone to unlock a hot, nosy and a cramped server closet every Thursday morning to get outside of the firewall and attend o... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , Informal Learning , Innovation , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Mobile Learning , Social Learning , Trends