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Category: Learning @ the Point of Work

Old Dog with New Tricks?

December 21, 2018
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| Categories: 70:20:10, Continuous Learning, EPSS, Five Moments of Need, Insight Curation, Learning @ the Point of Work, Learning Performance Assessment, Learning Performance Ecosystem, LES, Moment of Need, Performance Support, Point of Work Assessment, Rants & Ramblings, Sustained Capability

It’s always amazing to me where my posts come from, and this one is no exception. I’ll blame this one on @Brandon Carson in his recent LinkedIn feed contribution where he referenced tiring of the phrase “30-under-30”. Needless to say, comments flew from the ether positioning for and against, and the dialogue got me thinking about my own career…and my status of being an “old dog”. Methinks it’s not so much about the age as it is about the “tricks” that are brought to the table...and the underlying passion fire…

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Don’t Skimp On Discovery @ Point-of-Work

November 17, 2017
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| Categories: 70:20:10, EPSS, Five Moments of Need, Learning @ the Point of Work, PDNA, Performance Assessments, Performer Support, Sustained Capability

This post was triggered and complimentary to Bob Mosher’s post on 11/17…an important read that I agree with completely. What I offer today is an attempt to articulate a “Yes and…” in this post. The Critical Skills Analysis (CSA) used in the 5 Moments of Need methodology is extremely essential for distinguishing what can be addressed via formal training and what can...and should...be addressed in the workflow…not to mention where to focus priority. Check it out! (more…)

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7-Right Things Road Map for Sustained Workforce Performance

May 25, 2017
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| Categories: 70:20:10, AGILE, Continuous Learning, Discovery & Consulting, Learning @ the Point of Work, Learning Ecosystems, Micro-Learning, Performance Assessments, Performer Support, Sustained Capability, Technology

My most recent post addressed the concept of ACCESS to working knowledge at the Moment of Need and often at the Point-of-Work as being essential to drive tangible business results. In that post I included a list of 7-Right Things that, in essence, provide a road map of sorts to accomplishing holistic discovery and support for intentional design. Unlike the narrow scope of a Training Needs Assessment, tracking down the truth behind the 7-Right Things enables us to include the entirety of the learning and performance ecosystem we should be…

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Is Managing Learning Enough…Or Is Broader ACCESS the End-Game?

May 22, 2017
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| Categories: 70:20:10, Continuous Learning, Discovery & Consulting, EPSS, Learning @ the Point of Work, Learning Ecosystems, Performance Assessments, Performance Support, Performer Support, Taxonomy

Actually it’s NOT an either or question, but…I must add to the title right up front to provide a hint of where I’m going…ACCESS is not exclusive to learning. A few years back I was at a Masie conference and was blessed to sit in a breakout session featuring Larry Prusak, a former IBMer, billed as a Knowledge Management guru. I was on an L&D oriented mission to find a short cut to “knowledge assets” because our LMS was the equivalent of a black hole. (more…)

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Going Ninja & the Covert Art of Hiding 70:20:10

March 24, 2017
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| Categories: Discovery & Consulting, Learning @ the Point of Work, Micro-Learning, MOOCs, Performance Assessments, Performance Support, Performer Support, Sustained Capability

After surviving in the L&D profession for over thirty years, I continue to ponder what is it going to take to trip the trigger that deploys the training air bag? C’mon, man! We’ve tried everything known to humans so far…we gamify, we MOOC, we micro, we burst, we space, we go virtual, we go mobile, we asynch, bi-synch, tri-synch, and…and…and it’s still training, and we continue to follow the same road map to achieve the most effective training outcomes using myriad methodologies and technologies. How many times will we endure…

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Training Is Not “Predicament-based” & That’s a Predicament

March 16, 2017
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| Categories: Continuous Learning, Discovery & Consulting, Learning @ the Point of Work, Performance Assessments, Performance Support, Performer Support

It’s funny how the craving to grind out a new blog post is often flung upon me by falling into a collegial scrum triggered by a well-written article. In this case, the article was an ATD post I totally missed that surfaced back in February - The Future of Learning Is Not Training. What tripped my trigger was not the article but the reader comment thread attached in one of the LinkedIn groups I follow. As is my usual practice, I read the comments first…and then got sucked into the…

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Attention Span of a Gnat?

February 21, 2017
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| Categories: Continuous Learning, Learning @ the Point of Work, Micro-Learning, Performer Support, Rants & Ramblings, Technology

This and other derogatory descriptions of the Millennial generation have filled many of the posts in my networking groups. Often the source offering the descriptions belongs to the Boomer crowd. It’s so easy to stand in the comfort of your own state of being and point to another and clearly define THEIR problems and shortcomings. I think most of it is crap. Seriously, look around; look around at the environment and the velocity of work demands we ALL face. Maybe having the concentration agility of a gnat is not such…

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Micro-Learning Is Bigger Than You Think…And Not Just For Learning

December 29, 2016
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| Categories: 70:20:10, Continuous Learning, Learning @ the Point of Work, Mobile Learning, Performance Support, Performer Support, Rants & Ramblings

I was recently drawn into a discussion on LinkedIn while trolling one of my groups to comment on a topic “How long should micro-Learning be?” Great question and timely since micro-learning (ML) seems to be receiving a lot of press lately. My answer was simply, “It should be long enough!”  Hey now…that’s better than the stock performance consultant response of “It depends!” But it does depend…it depends on whether you are looking through a training lens or a performance lens. (more…)

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Onboarding Vs. Waterboarding: Is There a Difference?

September 20, 2016
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| Categories: 70:20:10, Change Leadership, EPSS, Learning @ the Point of Work, Learning Readiness Assessment, Performance readiness assessment, Performer Support, Rants & Ramblings, Sustained Capability

Yes, this post is likely to morph into a rant; the first clue is in the title. Is there a difference between your onboarding process and the process of waterboarding? One uses water...and the other holds the new hire down and administers enough information at a continuous pace so they get the overwhelming sensation of drowning. Which one do you put your new hires through? (more…)

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70:20:10? Or Is It…85:12:3?

January 22, 2016
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| Categories: 70:20:10, AGILE, Continuous Learning, EPS readiness assessment, EPSS, Learning @ the Point of Work, Learning Ecosystems, Performance readiness assessment, Performance Support, Performer Support, Rants & Ramblings, Sustained Capability, Technology

<Rant> To answer the question suggested by the title I offer another question – “Who gives a rip?” – as long as the end-game drives sustained workforce capability. The correct ratio is only correct if the end-game is reached. (more…)

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