Training
Tony Miller on Systemically Strengthening Our Schools
Employing business development practices to target deficiencies in America’s Education System
June 24, 2011 / Podcast # 11-25
In devising a strategy to bolster the nation’s eroded educational framework, Anthony Miller, Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of Education, pulls from his business background as well as international research on the processes and metrics employed by other countries to raise the academic bar. At the core of Tony’s blueprint, is the alignment of student achievement goals and initiatives with budgets and operating plans, and making critical investments in training teachers, particularly in the use of technology and collaboration tools to facilitate communication and maximize targeted learning. Tony also discusses partnerships between major corporations and higher education systems, and the importance of deploying such initiatives to equip students with the competencies most essential to competing and exceling in the 21st century global workplace.
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Josh Bersin on the Upswing in E-Learning
Alternative approaches to essential training investments
June 3, 2011 / Podcast # 11-22
According to Josh Bersin, learning technology expert, the decrease in spending on learning and development in the corporate sector due to the economic downturn is starting to creep its way back up, and technology is at the forefront. In this episode of Edgwise, Josh discusses how companies including Cisco, GE, and Apple approach the training and development of their talent. Josh defines trends of high impact learning cultures, informal training initiatives, Blended Learning, and how they can be a cost-effective conduit to optimizing employee execution. Josh also shares the single most important component of effective corporate training programs and how executives should be supporting and facilitating the learning taking place in their organizations. Read more…
Roger Courville On Optimizing Online Presentations
Elements you must employ to successfully engage audiences on the web
May 20, 2011 / Podcast # 11-20
Standing out in the world of webinars can be challenging. Content abounds and attention spans are ever-fleeting. Online presentation guru, Roger Courville, discusses how to effectively leverage nuances of the virtual space to convey your message and win audiences. From graphic design to communication models and culture, Roger highlights the key elements to creating and delivering stimulating online programs. Read more…
Jody Heymann on Keeping Every Employee Motivated and Profitable
How even the "bottom of the ladder" employees are worth an investment.
July 16, 2010 / Podcast # 10-29
Jody Heymann wants companies to invest in workers at the bottom of the ladder. These employees, the ones running the factory assembly lines or the retail cash registers, are the ones closest to the products and the customers and the employees who really know what is going on with the company. Smart managers know that if there is a problem that needs to be solved, they go to these employees first. In her book Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder, Jody shows that the most successful companies are the ones who have invested in training and benefits for all of their employees, keeping them happy, productive, and turning a profit. Read more…
Jim Kirkpatrick on Revamping Training to Increase its Business Impact
How to stay engaged and keep learning.
June 4, 2010 / Podcast # 10-23
Training can’t be a rote process; for the most effective results, job training needs to be customized to each specific audience. Sometimes it even needs to start backwards, focusing on the result first and then moving back to the process. That way training becomes streamlined, more effective, and costs less. In his new book, Training On Trial: How Workplace Learning Must Reinvent Itself To Remain Relevant, Jim Kirkpatrick explains how to continue the training process, constantly adapting the business model. Read more…
