Posted in Competency Models, Education on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
About a year ago I participated in a research group that focused on Informal Learning and participated in some great discussions. As we worked throuhg our research we distinguished formal from informal learning by the packaging. That is, formal learning components have instructional design, a facilitator (personal or technical), and a beginning and an end [...]
Posted in Business, Case Study, Communication, Competency Models, Education, Leadership, Management, Performance Management on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In a previous post, I asked the question: How can schools, colleges, and universities help in the process of building the characteristics that tomorrow’s employees will need to be successful?
When facilitating personal growth beyond knowledge and skills any approach must first be intentional. Personal growth doesn’t come by accident. It also isn’t achieved over night.
Using [...]
Posted in Business, Education, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Tips on May 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In a previous post, I asked the question: How can training support the evolution of characteristics like attitudes and behaviors that are important to a given role? And its that question that I wanted to take up in this post. I’m sure there are many more perspectives on this but I wanted to offer at [...]
Posted in Business, Collaboration, Community, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Teams on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always enjoyed helping people. I think that’s why I started my career as an elementary teacher. While at times it was a challenging job, I feel that some of the most rewarding moments in my life thus far were experienced in the classroom or working one-on-one with my students. The feeling that comes with [...]
Posted in Business, Content, How To's, Human Resources, Instructional Design, Knowledge Management, Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Tips, eLearning on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Competency models are becoming increasingly important to the sustainment of a work force. Whether faced by challenges of replacing highly qualified team members who choose to retire or building skills to improve quality, competency models provide a framework of the knowledge, skills, abilities and characteristics (attitudes, behaviors) that are vital to a given role.
The competency [...]
Posted in Instructional Design on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
About 20 years ago I started designing and developing computer-based training (CBT) using Authorware. At that time I knew nothing about a process for this type of effort. My experience was primarily in print design and production. It was an interesting experience making the transition. Print designers enjoyed a long established design process which was [...]
Posted in Business, Communication, Leadership, Management, Teams, Tips on May 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I recently completed a project and during the “post mortem” meeting the topic of communication came up. Communication styles, expectations, and availability were the topics of the conversation. It never ceases to amaze me that all around the world we “flap our lips” everyday in verbal communication but are we truly understanding each other?
Effective communication [...]
Posted in Business, Creativity, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Performance Management, Teams, Tips on May 5, 2008 | No Comments »
I had lunch today with my friend, Tim, who gave me a tour of his offices afterward. What struck me was 2 things:
Everyone seemed genuinely engaged in what they were working on
Everyone seemed genuinely happy and content
To some of you who read this, my examinations may be commonplace, yet to others of you this may [...]
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