Author Archives: Jane Hart

MWL Newsletter No 25

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 30 July – 5 August 2017 Article of the Week Analytics Training Isn’t Enough to Create a Data-Driven Workforce  HBR, 3 August 2017 “When it comes to creating a more data-and-analytics-driven workforce, many companies make the mistake of conflating analytics training with data […]

Here’s more about the work of a Modern Learning Advisor

In my previous article, I put the case for the new role of a Modern Learning Advisor and showed that in the modern workplace, L&D has two roles: To design, deliver and manage modern learning experiences for today’s busy people; and To enable and support individuals to organise and manage their own self-improvement & self-development, as […]

MWL Newsletter No 24

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 23-29 July 2017 Article of the Week Lifelong learning helps people, governments and business. Why don’t we do more of it? World Economic Forum, 27 July 2017 “For companies, investing in worker skills makes sense too – it promotes flexibility and creativity, […]

The case for the new role of a Modern Learning Advisor

“The biggest innovation in workplace learning will not come from new technology but from supporting people to learn continuously and to manage their own learning.” Jane Hart, 2017 In a number of previous articles in the MWL Magazine, I have explained how modern professionals now recognise that they learn in many different ways at, through […]

MWL Newsletter No 23

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 16-22 July 2017 From around the Web Is coaching the key to reviving our productivity? James Brook, 17 July 2017 “here are of course no shortage of ideas to improve productivity including easing austerity, attracting more investment from overseas, accelerating […]

MWL Newsletter No 22

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 9-15 July 2017 Article of the Week Like It Or Not, Employee Branding is The Way Forward For Organizations Aniisu K Verghese, 9 July 2017 “Wondering why organizations find it hard to engage employees? Unclear why communication directed at employees […]

Who supports non-designed learning experiences?

In past articles I have showed that modern professionals learn from a multitude of sources. and in a multitude ways They learn for today – to improve in their current jobs for tomorrow – to prepare for future jobs But the KEY point is that they learn from both designed learning experiences (aka training and […]

MWL Newsletter No 21

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 2-8 July 2017 Article of the Week Hire Learners for the Knowledge Economy  Stephen Gill, 6 July 2017 “Companies today need learners. In the Agricultural Economy, a strong back was enough. In the Industrial Economy, a set of good hands […]

MWL Newsletter No 20

News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 25 June – 1 July 2017 Article of the Week The enigma of social learning  Helen Blunden, Activate Learning Solutions, June 2017 “Learning and Development don’t really understand what social learning is and the business doesn’t care much about it […]