Learning must impact the bottom line, consider that “80% of CEOs surveyed say their top strategy to enable digital transformation is to reskill current employees” (CLO Insight Summit, September2017). Employers are not finding a talent pool filled with qualified applicants and learning can step up and meet this need to grow a changing and evolving … Continue reading
You are a leader, you are invested in your organization’s success, growth, and stability. You understand what an ABC analysis is, how to read a balance sheet, and can nod your head when P/E Ratio equations are discussed (more fun terms here). But if you are looking to have an impact on the bottom line … Continue reading
Typically learning strategies link learning options ranging from training and professional development to the enterprise-wide business goals and objectives. A common mistake is to focus these learning options on employees first. It sounds counter-intuitive but the beginning steps should be on defining the organizational competencies before defining a learning strategy. A core competency is something … Continue reading
So what comes first, employees go learn or employers invest in learning? Many organizations offer tuition reimbursement but did you know that recent research found that only an “average 51% of financial benefits offered to employees is utilized annually”? What struck me was the different perspectives on why current workers are not willing to upskill … Continue reading
So we have 5 generations in the workforce at the same time with so many different needs and requirements and ways to lead and supervise and communicate and commute and work and and and …… and I think it is time to just give it a rest. You might say this is the reactions of a … Continue reading
Through the years I have seen a number of people who hold high ranking roles, CEO’s, VP’s, and other “C” suite titles. I admit the titles led me to think of them as leaders, as the people creating the change of a new tomorrow. A funny thing happened along the way, I found many were … Continue reading
I asked for ideas on what competencies a future learning and performance professional will need to succeed in the next 5-10 years and led a session at the Learning Solutions Conference in March focused on Who Is the Next-gen Worker (and Are We Ready for Them?). With the advances in social media, technology, and mobile … Continue reading
We use the term, we include in job descriptions but what is this “competency” stuff and what will it include for future learning and performance professionals to succeed in the next 5-10 years? I am excited to lead a session at the Learning Solutions Conference in March focused on Who Is the Next-gen Worker (and … Continue reading
Happy 2013 and farewell 12! I had a year filled with learning, filled with change, and have entered 2013 with a deeper understanding of what matters most (well, to me!) in the world we live in. As I look forward to this new year I want to share the five key lessons that are defining … Continue reading
Could the barrier to coherency be one of connectedness? “The underlying concept of a coherent organization is that organizations and their people are members of many different types of networks, for example, communities of practice, the company social network, and close-knit collaborative work teams. A coherent organization requires a single unifying framework, not two operating systems.” (Harold … Continue reading
