It's Time to STOP Talking About Company Culture From my November 2013 Newsletter: Over the last month, I keynoted the Chief Learning Officer Symposium and KMWorld. At both conferences, many speakers talked about the need to evolve, shift or otherwise change company culture. In some cases, the shift was to support collaboration, in others knowledge sharing, and in still … [Read more...] about It’s Time to STOP Talking About Company Culture
Knowledge Economy
Ten Ways to Reduce Interruptions at Work
Many people working in offices, even factory floors, complain about interruptions. To a great degree, interruptions are things you accept. You may feel like they are push upon you, and sometimes they, are, but for the most part, they are things we do to ourselves out of boredom, frustration or lack of engagement. These ten items are personal actions and behaviors … [Read more...] about Ten Ways to Reduce Interruptions at Work
Malcolm Gladwell, 10,000 hours and Genius at Work
Image by Daniel W. Rasmus ©2007 Malcolm Gladwell and the New Yorker Conference Back in 2007, I had the pleasure of attending the New Yorker Conference, “2012: Stories From the Near Future,” which took place on May 6 and 7, 2007 in New York City. A few days later I found time to cover my reflections on Malcolm Gladwell's presentation. The presentation was given … [Read more...] about Malcolm Gladwell, 10,000 hours and Genius at Work
Balancing the Education Equation with Execution, Transformation and Innovation
Education Innovation In a society driven by industrial age economics and measurements, it isn't surprising that we have slowly transformed the first knowledge economy work, education, into a factory, complete with six sigma performance objectives and assembly line views that treat all children of a given age or class of learner the same. Of course, individual educators and … [Read more...] about Balancing the Education Equation with Execution, Transformation and Innovation
Learning Model Attributes
I had a briefing this morning with the education technology provider and publisher Cengage. During the discussion, I brought up a few of the things I have learned while speaking on education over the last couple of months. I want to reiterate those here because I think they are important elements of any learning model that we eventually develop. Before we can start discussing … [Read more...] about Learning Model Attributes