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Here are some interesting statistics from TRAINING. 2009 U.S. Training Expenditures (including payroll and spending on external products and services) was $52.2 billion (a 7% decrease from last year) 41% of organizations plan on purchasing online learning tools and systems in the next year. Payroll was $32.9 billion, about a $1 billion dollar overall loss […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →This posting relates to my posting Technology Adoption Continuum: Types of Adopters. Read that posting first or this one may not make sense. The techies and the visionaries are early adopters of new technologies (like virtual worlds) within organizations. Both the techies and the visionaries like the idea of a brand new technology even if […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →if you are trying to implement technology into your organization, you need to know who you are dealing with when you speak to the stakeholders. Here are some insights. In any organizational system, there are five types of individuals on what is called the “technology adoption continuum.” On one end of the continuum are the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of the biggest obstacles companies encounter when looking for e-learning is the question…how much does it cost? That question has been around for ages and never seems to have a satisfactory answer. Most e-learning vendors are a little evasive when it comes to answering that question. As a case in point, check out this […]
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Leave a Comment (3) →Ever wonder how long it takes to design and develop one hour of e-Learning? Lots of people have wondered and there are a few resources on the topic: Here is a good one by Bryan ChapmanHow long does it take to create learning? Here are survey results from The eLearning GuildThe e-learning Development Time Ratio […]
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Leave a Comment (9) →Having grown up in the Pittsburgh area during the Steelers first run at four Super Bowls, I am a born and breed Steeler’s fan. Loved seeing the team get number six! So why are the Steelers so successful and what can Learning and Development professionals learn from the Steelers. First, one of the things that […]
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Leave a Comment (11) →Here are some interesting statistics about learning. Of course, the data was collected before the great finanical meltdown but still interesting data According to ASTD, an organization of professional learning and development practiioners: ASTD estimates that U.S. organizations spent $134.39 billion on employee learning and development in 2007. This amount reflects direct learning expenditures such […]
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Leave a Comment (5) →According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. was frustrated with its sales-training program for 250 employees and 2,000 independent crop-seed dealers. Costs were rising, it was hard to find good trainers and in addition, the sessions took valuable time out of workers’ days. So the company hired a vendor […]
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Leave a Comment (1) →Here are some interesting lectures on the concept of innovation. A couple are long but all are worth a listen. Many people mis-use the term “innovation” and it sometimes looses meaning when so many claim to be innovative. I think these three videos put the concept on innovation in the right position. __ Catalog of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you think that social networking is just a fad or is only good for social things like what album you like or what what book you are reading…but is not appropriate for work…think again. Some of the most sophisticated information analysis, exchange and monitoring agencies are using social networking software to make their information […]
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