Blending Formal and Informal Learning

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Over 80% of learning that happens in organizations is informal, with just 20% occurring via formal methods. Claire Schooley, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research explains how organizations with the best learning cultures blend both for optimal results. More »

Why Organizations Need Social Learning

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Laurent Pacalin

The world has changed people now live and work in a world where Google gives the answers, where a mobile phone is the lifeline to the Web and to your GPS location, and where Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter link people to each other in their own way. By leveraging these ... More »

Career Contentment: Pathway to Performance Improvement

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Jeff Garton

A factor important to performance improvement is job satisfaction, but satisfaction occurs occasionally and cant be sustained. Despite the challenges, its still possible to enhance an employees effectiveness to perform and resilience to endure by teaching them how to re... More »

Using Action Plans to Support Learning Transfer and Measure Performance Results

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Holly Burkett

If you're a training professional seeking to show the contribution of learning and development to the business, the action-planning process is a proven transfer and measurement strategy to add to your toolkit. A call center implements an intensive customer service train... More »