Archive | July, 2012
HR Generations Challenge
“Let’s face it. There are 80 million Baby Boomers who are going to retire over the next five to seven years, and they’re going to be replaced by 40 million Gen Xers. That’s two to one, so you’d better be developing your next generation now if you’re going to be ready for that transition.”Michael White, Chairman, President and CEO, The DIRECTV Group Inc., US
Push Notifications
Push notifications are opt-in messages that arrive on the home screen of mobile devices and can be customized with unique sounds and multimedia, including video and form fields. And they come in a variety of flavors—customer service alerts, social updates, new content availability notices, relevant and requested offers, breaking news alerts, weather alerts, traffic alerts, reminders, and location-specific alerts.Brent Hieggelke, CMO of Urban Airship
Questing for Student Success
Today’s guest blogger is Jami Woolley. This presentation is for those who feel that quests (game-like instructional activities) are too high-tech for them. Quests do not have to be high tech, just engaging! Start simple and build quests gradually. About Jami Woolley: She holds a Bachelor degree in Education from the University of Texas at El [...]
The Paradox of Choice
In this video Baba Shiv focuses on why we make the choices we make. In this video, he got personal when talking about the paradox of choice. When making decisons, would you be better off in the ‘driver’s seat’ or the ‘passenger’s seat’?
The Glass Cliff
Research into the glass cliff examines what happens when women (and other minority groups) take on leadership roles. Extending the metaphor of the glass ceiling, 'the glass cliff' describes the phenomenon whereby individuals belonging to particular groups are more likely to be found in leadership positions that are associated with a greater risk of failure and criticism.Glass Cliff Research Group
Write a Mission Statement
Guy Kawasaki says think ‘mantra, not mission statement’ and make them short, sweet and ‘swallowable.’ He suggests performing a pre-mortem. How does this compare to your company’s mission statement?
Have a Flexible View of Learning
I think of people as either wanting to learn, ambivalent about learning or rejecting learning.Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
Your attitude toward learning can help you overcome unsuccessful times and be successful. You can improve your basic abilities. If at first you don’t succeed, do you look for new strategies or do you give up?
Flip the Classroom with Voicethread
Learn outside the classroom – anywhere, anytime – with Voicethread.
Make a training video using your smart phone
Read more about this at http://www.learning2011.com/cnnvideo.
Focus on what the customer values
Training expert Jim Sullivan explains in this video that service is the “how of wow.” How can you ensure that your managers and crew are delivering what your customers actually want?
Gemmy’s Book
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