Training Today: 5 Gamification Pitfalls
By Whitney Cook, Account Manager, Inward Strategic Consulting (http://www.inwardconsulting.com)
Top companies all over the worldare adopting gamification into their core business strategies in order to drive engagement for employees, customers, and partners. But there are some unexpected pitfalls. Here are the Top 5 to watch out for
Have You Achieved Your 2013 Goals?
By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA We’re about to start the fourth quarter of 2013, and I need to ask: Are the goals you set at the beginning of the year on track for success? The other day I was on the phone with one of my mentors and he told me, "You need to build more pauses in your life."
Training Today: Social Media for Leaders
Development DimensionsInternational, Inc. (DDI) recently surveyed 181 HR executives to learn more about how they were using social media for leadership development. The survey revealed that about one-half of responding organizations are not yet using social media as part of their leadership development initiatives. And those who are utilizing tools aren’t using them in a blended manner.
Learning Just in Time
By Bruce Tulgan
How does anyone learn faster than the accelerating obsolescence curve nowadays? “Just in time,” of course, fueled by the latest and greatest technology:
Training Today: Partnerships and Alliances (Sept./Oct. 2013)
>> FirstNet Learning andWorkplace Answers (WPA) formed a new partnership to exchange online training course catalogs and deliver new compliance training courses to their respective customers. WPA is a human resource online training company specializing in training programs that address employment law and workplace compliance needs. FirstNet Learning delivers online training solutions in the areas of health and safety, human capital management, defensive driving, and business skills.
Training Today: Products and Services (Sept./Oct. 2013)
>>Regionally Accredited Online Schools (http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org/ ) is a new online resource that ranks each university throughout the nation by size, degrees offered, tuition costs, admission, graduation, and retention rates.
Training Today: Tips for Leaders in the Facebook Age
By Ken Comée, CEO, Badgeville
To nurture top performers,leaders need to borrow from the many user experiences and shifts in employee motivation that social media culture has surfaced. Some tips:
Training Today: Tech Talk (Sept./Oct. 2013)
>>Westinghouse Digital introduced a new lineup of digital LED-based whiteboards consisting of four models, ranging in size from 55-inch high-definition units through an 84-inch 4k (Ultra-HD) model. The digital whiteboards feature the proprietary CVT Touch 6 Point Infrared Touch System, which provides interactive control and detects touch points quickly and accurately.
Becoming Your Best Self
By Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D., and Heather Dranitsaris-Hilliard.
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.—Art Turock
One-to-One
Last week, my phone rang, and when I answered, a woman cheerily said, “I just wanted to let you know the One-to-One training subscription for your iMac is set to expire next week. Did you want to renew?”
“Expire?” I thought incredulously. “It’s a year already?”