Archive for the 'General' Category

How Millennial Are You?

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 03|04|o  » 1 Comment

The Pew Research Center has created a very engaging quiz that asks the question “How Millennial Are You?” That’s right. You may think that being part of a generation will dictate your media habits, and a predisposition to engage in social media. But think again.
First, a refresher on the generations:
Traditionalists born prior to 1946
Baby […]

Is Your Sales Department Ready For Social Media?

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 02|09|o  » 1 Comment

Last week I participated in an interview with ZoomInfo, a a news and information hub for sales and marketing executives.. Read below for an excerpt, or visit ZoomInfo.com for the full article.

ZoomInfo: What are some of the initial steps sales managers can take in developing a social-media strategy?
Meister: The first step is a change […]

Your Feedback To Five Words To Describe Corporate Learning in 2010

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 02|01|o  » 3 Comments

As we head into 2010 we have some exciting news to share with you: New Learning Playbook was honored to be listed on the Digital Learning People blog as one of the top 50 blogs focusing on learning, technology and business. See all the 50 blogs here.
A big thank you to all our readers […]

Corporate Social Responsibility 2.0: Integrate With Leadership Development To Build 21st Century Skills

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 12|01|o  » 0 Comments

Ask yourself: is your organization building new skill sets for the future workplace? If not, you will be interested in what Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is doing to combine corporate social responsibility with leadership development for high potentials.
Deloitte’s new program is called Deloitte21, and it refers to the concept of building 21st century skills […]

Multiple Generations @ Work: What Should You Do Differently?

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 11|03|o  » 1 Comment

Will you be in the workforce in 2020?
If the answer is YES, I hope you read our recent blog at Harvard Business entitled Are You Ready For Five Generations Of Workers? We stirred up quite a dialogue about how companies will adapt to having five generations in the workplace in the year 2020.
Here […]

Twenty Web 2.0 Apps for Learning

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 10|22|o  » 3 Comments

Pecha Kucha HHL09 Web 2.0 Apps

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James Clay had an excellent Pecha Kucha presentation recently talking about Twenty Web 2.0 Apps for Learning. If you have not already experienced Pecha Kucha, it was developed a few years ago in Tokyo and means “Chit Chat.” Essentially you give 20 slides in 20 […]

Can Your Team Impersonate You? …& Other Lessons From World Business Forum

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 10|13|o  » 0 Comments

The World Business Forum was in New York City last week and one of the most entertaining and thought-provoking speakers included Patrick Lencioni, management consultant and author of Five Dysfunctions Of A Team.
As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Lencioni, shared his insights in a presentation pegged to his “Five Dysfunctions of a Team” […]

I Am What I Learn

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 09|25|o  » 3 Comments

President Barack Obama gave a boost to the learning industry when he called on the nation’s students to take greater responsibility for their education.
In short order, this led the U.S. Department of Education to launch a national video contest titled “I Am What I Learn.” Students from ages 13 and older are being asked to […]

Mobile Phones - So Much More Than a Phone

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 09|05|o  » 6 Comments

Over 4 billion individuals around the world today carry cell phones with them on daily basis; and many are also incredibly powerful computing devices.
In a recent article, Abhijit Kadle of Upside Learning detailed the myriad opportunities for uses of mobile phones:
1. Voice - Phones with voice only technology can be still used to learn languages, […]

Social Networking: Growing Among the 25-34 Age Group

» Posted by Jeanne Meister  » Posted on 08|11|o  » 5 Comments

New research proves what my teenage daughter has been saying for the past year: social networking sites have been taken over by what she calls “the older folks,”–those over the age of 25.
According to the U.K.’s government communications watchdog, Ofcom, 30% of U.K. adults have a social profile on Facebook (up from 21% in […]