KEP Point of View
The Death of Google Wave and the Risk of Using Non-Enterprise Tools
Categories: Technology
The crest of Google Wave has come and gone. Just over a year ago there were people on Ebay clambering to buy an invitation to the service and now, not even twelve months later, Google has announced that Wave was not a success and that it will be shut down. Whether you jumped on the Wave bandwagon or not we all have to wonder whether it's even worth it to get acclimated to a new tool if the owners/creators of that tool can just shut it down leaving our data and our work hanging out to dry. It would be easy to use such a case to justify only using enterprise tools that live on company-controlled servers that may not be the best tools for the job but are at least under our control. It would be easy but it wouldn't always be right.continue reading »
Views of the Next Generation Workforce: An Interview with Rebecca Ryan
Categories: Management and Development
With the release of the recent Pew study and the Washington Post piece about Millenial work ethic lots of people are thinking about what the upcoming influx of Millenial workers will mean for business. Combined with the nearing massive retirement of Baby Boomers, Millenials joining the work force in larger numbers as the recession recedes certainly means that the culture of "work" will change. Unlike many big shifts in business, this is one we can't claim to be surprised by. But how do we prepare? We thought we'd ask Rebecca Ryan, founder of Next Generation Consulting and a globally acknowledged expert on leadership development and intergenerational management.continue reading »
Bersin & Associates and ELearning! Magazine has named Kelley Executive Partners a “Learning Leaders”
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Bersin & Associates and ELearning! Magazine has named Kelley Executive Partners a "Learning Leaders®" for 2009. continue reading »
Five Technology Tools Worth Checking Out: Part 4
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This installment covers an easy to use video aggregator. Pull all your favorite videos from any source onto one page with Magma.continue reading »
Five Technology Tools Worth Checking Out: Part 3
Categories: Technology
This installment covers a simple, yet handy, tool which solves a common problem: when can we meet?continue reading »
Five Technology Tools Worth Checking Out: Part 2
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The web moves fast and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the constantly changing set of tools available for free online. In this series, we'll cover a few tools that you shouldn't miss. Part 2: Twitter continue reading »
Evolution of the Intranet
Categories: Technology
Intranets are adapting to harness the power of social media technologies and increase company efficiencies. continue reading »
Five Technology Tools Worth Checking Out - Part 1
Categories: Technology
A series of posts about tech tools worth trying. Part 1: Google Docscontinue reading »
Redefining Online Learning
Categories: Technology
Manipulating three elements of training (space, time, and social) using technology can yield exciting and more productive learning experiences.continue reading »
