Two Keys to LMS Implementation Success
Recently, a client asked me about the “lessons learned” from previous LMS implementations with other clients. As a project manager for a hundred or more LMS implementations, I have identified some common issues with previous implementations that clients consistently...
5 High Level Criteria for LMS Selection
This post lists 5 high level criteria to consider when looking for a new or replacement learning management system.
Have you thought about personal branding?
Companies spend enormous resources to brand products and services to attract customers. As business owners, managers and employees we also need to brand ourselves to support our ongoing success. When you have developed an effective, compelling personal brand, you are...
How to conduct online sales calls and demonstrations
Our new sales training e-learning toolkit is designed for modern sales managers and sales professionals who leverage technology to be more effective and productive. These e-learning course modules show you how to prepare and conduct effective online sales calls and...
LMS Selection; beginning with with an end in mind
It is difficult to undertake a selection process for a software system that is as feature rich as an enterprise learning management system, (LMS). If you are an organisation that can get by with one of the many less capable LMS available you do not have as much at...
Is engagement with your LMS in decline?
Do you have a sense that interest and engagement with your LMS is in decline? Is it only a sense or have you been confronted with metrics showing declining enrolments, logins and participation? These are some ideas on how you can reverse the decline trend and ignite...
Filling the gaps in your LMS
Despite the advances in LMS technology and the enormous range of features being added to learning management systems, some organisations still find there are gaps in meeting their learning strategy objectives. An organisation facing this reality will often search for...
How to Generate New Ideas
Are you ever stuck for ideas? Is innovation important you and your organisation? This short article by Simon Martin on the Business 2 Community website offers some excellent techniques to unleash the great ideas you already have. This article starts with an excellent...
LMS Guide: Communities of Practice
Collaborative informal learning can be called all sorts of names. Community of practice is one term that has been around for a long time and many people know generally what a community of practice is and what it is for. When we install our Percepium LMS for a client...
Percepium LMS Goes to Hawaii
We are pleased to announce that the State of Hawaii and the State Procurement Office has selected the Percepium Learning Management System [LMS] for training and competency management. This is further recognition that our LMS...
Next Generation Team Training
Specific autonomous training that harmonises with corporate training objectives. Has there ever been an example when one size truly fits all? A label that’s been stamped on everything from hats and clothing to table cloths and diapers, this type of statement couldn’t...
Guide to choosing your LMS
A step by step guide to choosing the best LMS for your needs How many times have you walked into a store with something specific in mind only to get home and realize that you blew your budget and now are the proud owner of 10 items that you didnt need? Over the years,...
Managers Don’t Like Performance Reviews
According to a recent study published by SHRM, 9 out of 10 line managers report that they do not like preparing for and delivering the annual performance review. 9 out 10 HR Managers report that they cannot rely on the data in the annual performance reviews. And most...
Is Productivity Killing Your Business?
Productivity is a hugely popular topic and there is no shortage of authors, teachers and ‘gurus’ out there to help you get more productive. You may be using Microsoft Outlook at work but if you do a search on ‘productivity apps’ you will get an avalanche of options...
Using Your LMS to Boost Sales Performance
How to boost your company's sales using effective blended learning. Your LMS can make a huge impact on the sales performance of your organisation by supporting effective blended learning. It is often overlooked as a key component of sales and marketing technology,...
7 Ways to Use Your LMS for Competitive Advantage
The LMS is by name a ‘management’ tool but this is such an outdated description. A robust modern LMS is a very flexible software platform that can do so much more than simply ‘manage’ learning and development. Let’s look at some ways that your LMS can be leveraged to...
Remote Leadership Presents Unique Challenges
Leading remote employees is now a fact of life. Over 80% of teams and 90% of projects have at least one member not physically located with the rest of the group. In addition, a recent study from GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com showed that the number of employees who...
Best Practices to Achieve 70:20:10
Here is a list of the five best practices e-learning courseware design elements, that when used together, can help your learners make the transition from the formal e-learning space to application on the job—thus moving you closer to achieving 70:20:10 in your...
Block out your calendars! Webinar February 24
Join us for our first webinar of 2015. These webinars are offered monthly on a range of topics to help you get the most out of your DOTS LMS. Webinar Invitation for Tuesday 24 February: 12.00 pm AEDT (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra) 11.30 am ACST (Adelaide) 11.00 am AEST...
5 Tactics to Support Your Employee Engagement Strategy [Part 5]
There is a case to be made that this final tactic is the most important. Feedback is critical to employee engagement, yet for some reason feedback is often done so poorly it is harmful if it is done at all. I take a broad brush to defining feedback. Feedback is...