Learning vs. Training

By Holly MacDonald In my last post about metrics, Ian Cook commented that measuring investment is a good comparative indicator and it got me thinking about...

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Learning Metrics

By Holly MacDonald This is a common time of year for HR or training departments to assess their performance and/or set their metrics for the...

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Learning + Technology Trends for 2011

By Holly MacDonald Now is the time of year when trends are forecast all over the blogosphere.  Here is my take on things that will trend in...

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HR Can Give Back Through Skills

By Holly MacDonald Recently, I've been volunteering at my daughter's school through a program that I've spearheaded in our school district called Odyssey of the...

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The New Tools of Leadership

By Holly Macdonald It would be easy to dismiss tools as faddish, but what they really represent is a radically different ecosystem for leaders. The...

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Getting Started on Twitter

Maybe you read my recent post on Twitter is for Professionals?  Or, you’ve just decided it’s something you’d like to explore.  Here’s my advice...

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Video as a Learning Tool

By Holly MacDonald You probably all know someone who watches hamster videos on Youtube, or whose kids talk about some kind of viral video, like...

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Twitter is for Professionals

By Holly MacDonald I have been on Twitter for a few months now, and although it took me awhile to figure out the point of...

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