In a recent webinar by Luis Suarez (@elsua) he asked the question of the attendees of what the biggest problem was in organizations today. He stated that it was employee disengagement. I do agree that it’s a problem but I believe this disengagement is more a symptom of a greater problem. That problem being space; the […]
The Space Between Us Read More »
“How do we get people to … ?” I hear this all the time in my work on organizational learning initiatives and social tool use is definitely no exception. I’ve heard it so much that it’s just became unquestioned white noise – until I heard it today, and something just felt wrong. Worse than the directive
Openness: the agent of inclusivity Read More »
People often shake their heads at a common scene today; families in a restaurant, all tapping away at their phones, rarely looking up while loved ones sit a mere 2 feet away. Oh, the demise of the Family they cry! These of course are just snapshots in time and in no way reflect anti-social behavior,
I found myself inspired by the #wolweek (work out loud) movement that took place across the Web a few weeks ago. The concept is relatively simple; share what you’re doing, make the tools of your work visible and open so others can see, comment, and contribute. This means working in more public “spaces”. So if
…Of These, Isn’t The Greatest Modeling? Read More »
We learn better when we can be immersed in actual context. As you learn the tasks to be performed you also learn how the environment interacts with the content which is critical to success. This is why isolated, separated from the work context, event style training often falls short. Some learned skills though are more
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