McDonald’s Virtual Collaboration Deployment to the Field
One of the course offerings in the Department Manager curriculum is a Virtual Collaboration class for each of the department managers. In 2013, the facilitation of the Virtual Collaborations changed from a centralized delivery model where collaborations were only taught from Hamburger University to all collaborations now being taught from McDonald’s 22 regional training offices.
Why Engagement Programs Can’t Work
Engagement programs can’t work because they are attempting to treat a symptom, not a cause, and unless you treat the cause, no amount of symptomatic work is going to make any difference.
Tracking Training
Transitioning from spreadsheets and fax machines to a cloud-based Human Resource Information System (HRIS) helped North Eastern Services achieve 99 percent compliance with mandatory trainings and certifications.
Starting Up CherryApplePie Inc: The Virtual End of E-Learning
The mLearning era will see a “PDA-black-box-all-in-one-solution” that has four shareable screens and multiple audio streams, can be collapsed into the size of a mini-iPad and be plugged straight into your desktop like a flash drive.
A Framework for Progress in Mobile Learning
Brandon Hall Group developed its Mobile Learning Maturity Model to give organizations perspective on where they are today in terms of using mobile devices for learning, and a roadmap for moving forward toward a more mature approach.
Five Ogres and an Angel: Guarding the Gates of Organizational Improvement
What is blocking true organizational improvement and change? “Ogres” in the form of fear, comfort, broken promises, language, and drift. The remedy lies in intelligent and systematic performance improvement plans.
Role-Playing with Allied International Credit
An interactive card game that replaces traditional role-plays created more than 25,000 complex scenarios with less than 30 hours’ worth of effort. Results include increased engagement, enhanced learning, and a global rollout that is transforming training results.
Rethinking Learning Design
An educational program should force students to stop and think, re-evaluate their mental models, and reach their own insights into how to modify their personal thinking or behavior.
Employee Secondment: A Secret to Successful Integration
One often overlooked yet effective way to improve communication—both during the merger process and after closing the deal—is “secondment,” which involves placing employees from a buyer’s organization into the seller’s, and vice versa.
Productivity Tip: Put a Label on It
Work on building a labeling system to improve your workflow, reduce stress, and increase your overall level of personal organization.
