This is an archive of blog posts from the MWL Magazine and the MWL Newsletter.
MWL Newsletter No 30
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 3 – 9 September 2017 Article of the Week The Trouble With Corporate Compliance Programs MIT Sloan Management Review “Companies with rigorous compliance programs hope such programs will curtail employee wrongdoing. But to prevent employee misconduct, companies also have to […]
MWL Newsletter No 29
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 27 August – 2 September 2017 Article of the Week A $5M Bet That You Don’t Need More Training Noah Fleming, 23 August 2017 “Whenever somebody asks me about sales training (or any training for that matter), I always challenge […]
A comparison of organised and self-organised learning in the workplace
What is the difference between L&D organised and managed learning AND self-organised and self-managed learning? In the graphic below I have plotted some of the activities of both approaches to learning in the workplace. Although most interest still focuses on the top half of the graphic – ie providing services and tools for L&D to […]
MWL Newsletter No 28
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 20-26 August 2017 2 Articles of the Week Just get started Mike Taylor, 21 August 2017 “Anyone, anwhere can surface, spread, and sustain learning in the workplace. It doesn’t require any complex platforms nor any expensive tools. Look around at […]
MWL Newsletter No 27
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 13-19 August 2017 Article of the Week Self-Directed Learning Can Only Work If… JD Dillon, Learning Solutions Magazine, 15 August 2017 “Employees will take it upon themselves to solve problems and develop their skills regardless of support they receive from […]
MWL Newsletter No 26
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 6-12 August 2017 Article of the Week L&D Tuneup Clark Quinn, 8 August 2016 “And that’s the thing: L&D is too often still operating in the old, mechanical, model. We have the view of a hierarchical model where a few […]
What does the 6th annual Learning in the Workplace Survey say about the state – as well as the future – of L&D?
This year in the 6th Annual Learning in the Workplace survey, I asked respondents to rate the importance (value/usefulness) – of the following 12 ways of learning for, at or through work. Classroom training e-Learning (e.g. online courses for self-study) Internal resources (documents, guides etc.,) Knowledge sharing within your team Daily work experiences (i.e. doing […]
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, […]