There was an interesting piece posted on Business Insider a couple of weeks ago that talks about how organizations need to look at providing the millennial generation with a mentor, instead of a cash bonus, to improve retention (http://www.businessinsider.com/young-workers-mentor-2011-7).  While I agree with the part of the message that focuses on the fact that money is not the most important...

If you have attended any of our recent webinars, you may recall that we have been discussing four major shifts that have resulted in a new and emerging business environment.  They include the shifts from: Tangible to Intangible Content to Context Factory Worker to Artist Generalized to Personalized  While we may revisit some other shifts in future blog entries, today I am goin...

Many organizations have flocked to the concepts of social learning recently.  They see the power and appeal that social networking has for employees and they want to tap into that same idea, but with a focus on business value.  Unfortunately, taking social networking and applying it in an organization as a learning opportunity is not enough. If the value that is being sold is social &ldq...

For knowledge workers today, it is not enough to have access to the wealth of information available in one’s organization (it is not that this is unimportant, it is just not enough).  Employees must also be able to understand the context of their job and/or the issue at hand so that they can appropriately apply knowledge to the situation.  It used to be that many knowledge workers ...

The emergence and evolution of social networking technologies (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) has been nothing short of amazing.  Approximately 80% of the Millennial/Y Generation has a Facebook account, and Baby Boomers are currently the fastest adopters of social networking technologies.  The impact of social networking on our culture is undeniable.  Given the magnitude of how ...