Capability frameworks for high performance sales teams
First of all I guess you might wonder why I used the term ‘high performance’ in the headline. What does that mean? I see a few characteristics that distinguish a high performance sales team from others and capability frameworks contribute to the development and...
Wave the L&D flag! But not a white one.
The difficulty facing many learning and development teams in organisations is the lack visibility in the executive team and board. There are a number of reasons for this and I have spoken with some who have resigned themselves to the ‘this is the way it has always...
Is it alignment or cost?
An old adage about advertising says: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Many organisations look at learning and development the same way as some look at traditional advertising. They are often not sure whether...
Face time or learning time
There is a lot of discussion about employee face time vs. productive time in both our client community and on some well read blogs and social media. The topic is one that has some importance. We have all lived in a 'do more with less' paradigm for many years despite...
Are you concerned about performance management?
Too many companies struggle to get the most from staff because of poor and ineffective performance management systems. And that’s despite several attempts to redesign and tweak their current systems. So what goes wrong? Performance management has become very complex....
Are you ready to brand your training?
I think this blog raises some interesting ideas about branding your training. There has been some discussion in our client community about branding the learning and development in organisations. This goes beyond the typical branding of theDOTS LMS and may extend...
The Art of Employee Engagement
In a recent client survey of the DOTS client community, I was intrigued by the response to the questions relating to the greatest challenges facing learning and development professionals. There were a few. Employee engagement was high ranking in the survey responses...
Who is Your Chief Collaboration Officer?
I came across an interesting blog on the Mindjet site by Troy Larson. There are individuals in some very successful companies that hold the title of Chief Collaboration Officer. In my experience, the contribution that collaboration makes to a competitive business...
DOTS LMS and recruitment processes
Do you use your LMS during the recruitment process? Our potential candidates able to access your LMS on the web and engage in learning about your organisation or positions available in your organisation? Once you have appointed a new candidate, do you use the LMS to...
A deeper dive into SWOT
I think SWOT analysis may have earned a bad reputation in some circles. I was speaking to a new client last week and could almost see their eyes glaze over when I told him of my desire to undertake a SWOT session with his managers. SWOT analysis should not be...
A big killer of LMS success
There is always risk with the implementation of an enterprise learning management system. The risk starts early in the planning process with such factors as: lack of or inaccurate resource planning failure to engage key stakeholders, influencers and decision makers...
New world of collaborative authoring
We have had the pleasure of showing some of our clients Claro and getting their feedback on this unique authoring system. Claro is developed by dominKnow in Canada. You can check out the features of Claro here. Claro delivers an easy to learn collaborative...
Are you an unconscious innovation killer?
There is a great big spectrum of business innovation and too often the perception is that innovation only applies to things like iPhones and other great big disruptive products, tools, processes or marketing campaigns. Innovation also occurs in small and medium...
US Skilled Migration Announcement
The recent announcement by the Australian Government to assist employers to link with skilled workers in the United States is designed to help fill critical skills shortages in certain segments of the Australian economy. Licensed workers in the United States will be...
3 LMS Implementation Dangers
What is the most common issue with LMS implementations? I can only speak for my experience of over 90 client LMS installations. Every software implementation has its share of issues, it is par for the course. However there are a few key issues that tend to...
Social Media and DOTS LMS
We are doing some interesting work with some clients using DOTS LMS as a key plank in their social media strategies. The DOTS LMS offers a great deal of flexibility to integrate and support social media. There is some debate about access to social media platforms...
Is your LMS project still on track?
In the spirit of the reflection and planning that is going on as we start 2012, I thought it a good idea to discuss some reflection and planning for those of us in the e-learning community. Here are some questions you might ask as you plan your coming 12 months and...
This will be a great year!
We at DOTS are looking forward to 2012. It has been a good break for the team over the holidays (except the hardcore who worked through). We have created a new client portal that will 'go live' in February. Stay tuned here and you will also receive an email with an...
Happy Holidays from DOTS!!
The DOTS Talent Solutions team extends our sincere wish that our clients, colleagues, friends and fellow e-learning professionals enjoy a fantastic Holiday Season and a prosperous and peaceful 2012.
Innovation Incubator II
The first part of this Innovation in DOTS topic gave a brief outline of the use of DOTS LMS as an 'innovation incubator' to support and sustain innovation processes in an organisation. I discussed how a client began the process with a learning and communication...