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Near-Future Watch: Digital Merit Badges for Job Seekers

The New York Times has another look at the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Merit Badge Project:

The MacArthur Foundation is putting millions of dollars into a competition to spur interest in a new type of badge — one that people can display not on their clothing but on a Web site, blog or Facebook page while they are looking for a job.

The badges will not replace résumés or transcripts, but they may be a convenient supplement, putting the spotlight on skills that do not necessarily show up in traditional documents — highly specialized computer knowledge, say, or skills learned in the military, in online courses or in after-school programs at museums or libraries.

Brilliant idea. One can easily imagine that the online learning community will rally around this. Authenticity will be verified by the issuer. A crucial feature.

This will be very helpful in job searches, helping people find job positions that align closely with their official credentials.


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Join NYT best-selling author Kevin Kruse @eCornell

On Wednesday, September 28, eCornell will host a complimentary educational webinar presented by NY Times best-selling author Kevin Kruse:

Based on his bestseller We: How to Increase Performance & Profits Through Full Engagement, Kruse will present findings from surveys of over 10 million workers in 150 countries and based on his own experience as a former “Best Place to Work” award-winning CEO. He will reveal the surprising ways that emotions at work spill over to other areas of our life, and shows how growth, recognition and trust are the three keys to gaining massive emotional commitment and loyalty.

At this 1-hour webinar you will:

  • Learn about new research that shows that highly engaged companies achieve a 5x higher shareholder return than companies with disengaged workers.
  • Gain insight on how the spillover and crossover effects are causing your own career satisfaction to impact your health, marriage and children.
  • Learn easy and affordable actions leaders can take to create an environment rich in growth, recognition and trust.
  • Take part in a 2-minute activity that prompted a previous participant to state, “You just changed my entire leadership focus. I’m going to walk through the office with a completely new mindset.”

Re-Engage Now! Engaging Employees to Drive Performance
September 28 @ 1pm Eastern

Join us on September 28th for this free webinar!

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Adapting to the Learning Styles of Millenials (Gen Y)

As digital natives, they’re practically built to collaborate. And they should be taught accordingly. Do you think companies should reconstruct their learning and development strategies to match learning styles and values prevalent among Generation Y’ers? Or should they do all of the adapting?Find out what studies show at CLO.

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Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders: February 17 Webinar

Many organizations are challenged with developing and engaging
high-potential leaders. TeleTech, a leading global business process
outsourcing (BPO) company, launched its Ascent program in 2007–a
high-impact global professional development program that seamlessly
integrates online and instructor-led classes, immersion workshops,
action learning, coaching and an executive speaker series.

Launched in partnership with eCornell, Ascent has generated
measurable results at TeleTech in engagement, performance, professional
growth and readiness for increased responsibilities.

In this 1-hour web session, Rich Herbst, TeleTech’s VP of Learning
and Leadership Development, will discuss this innovative program and
its components, challenges, and impact on leadership development at one
of the world’s largest global business outsourcing solutions providers.

eCornell has announced an upcoming educational webinar presented in a case-study format:

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders: An Integrated Global Approach
presented by Rich Herbst
VP of Learning & Leadership Development

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.


Wednesday, February 17, 2010


2:00pm Eastern/11:00am Pacific


Register ecornell.cornell.edu/herbst

Can’t make it? Download the whitepaper Creating an Executive Development Strategy from ecornell.cornell.edu/exec

 

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Six Best Practices to Create a Mature Leadership Development Program

In early February, eCornell hosted an education webinar Six Best Practices to Create a Mature Leadership Development Program presented by Kim Lamoureux of Bersin & Associates. An archive of that event is available at ecornell.cornell.edu/feb3archive, and the presentation slides can be downloaded from ecornell.cornell.edu/feb3ppt.

According to Lamoureux,, leadership development has “risen to the top of mind” due to the stresses of the global financial environment. A well-conceived and developed leadership development program is going to help you grow and retain the best leaders possible for your organization in these trying times.

It is therefore time to consider the “maturity” of your leadership training programs, and assess where your organization stands in this model. The maturity of an organization’s leadership development program is not determined by financial resources or age of the company, but rather by several key practices used in its training programs.

In addition to improving leadership training programs, this Leadership Development Maturity Model will help you create an enterprise-wide understanding and adoption of leadership development strategies.

To learn more about this maturity model and the methods used by successful leadership development programs, please download the whitepaper available at ecornell.cornell.edu/maturity.

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eCornell Named to List of Top 20 Leadership Training Companies

eCornell has been named to Training Industry, Inc.’s 2010 list of The Top 20 Leadership Training Companies. The first annual list was assembled by Training Industry’s review committee to include companies that have demonstrated experience and excellence in providing leadership training services to a variety of clients.

A complete list of the Top 20 Leadership Training Companies can be seen online at www.trainingindustry.com/leadership/top-companies-listings/2010/2010-top-20-leadership-companies.aspx.

Selection of the Top 20 Leadership Training Companies was based on the following criteria:

  • Thought leadership and influence on the leadership training industry.
  • Industry recognition and innovation.
  • Breadth of programs offered and audiences served.
  • Delivery methods utilized.
  • Company size and growth potential.
  • Strength of clients.
  • Geographic reach.
  • Experience in serving the market.

“Leadership training represents one of the broadest content segments of the training industry,” said Ken Taylor, Chief Operating Officer of Training Industry, Inc. “Our list of the Top 20 companies highlights the best in class organizations focused on the leadership skills critical to driving business performance.”

“It is certainly rewarding to be considered in the top echelon of leadership training providers,” said Chris Proulx, CEO of eCornell. “This is a strong affirmation of the significant capabilities, resources and experience we have assembled at eCornell and brought to bear on our clients’ leadership and management development initiatives.”

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Predictions for 2010

At the start of each year, contributors to eLearn Magazine predict what changes are afoot for the coming 12 months. This year’s installment features the thoughts of such e-learning luminaries as Stephen Downes, Roger Schank, Jay Cross, Elliott Masie, Allison Rossett, Clark Quinn, and others.

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Entrepreneur Video Contest Winners

eCornell celebrates and encourages entrepreneurs in their quest to build great products. One of the most crucial steps involved in developing new products and services is to develop and articulate a clear understanding of customer needs. Believe it or not, many products are developed without a deep sense of how customers will use them, which often leads to products with low adoptions rates. With that in mind, our newest certificate program, A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design arms entrepreneurs with an eight step process to design and develop products the right way.

Congratulations to the eCornell Entrepreneur Video Contest Winners!

Our First Place winner, Pamela Swingley, won a scholarship for the eCornell Systems Approach to Product and Service Design Certificate program (a $3,500 dollar value). Our Second and Third Place winners both won 2 free courses each (a $1,250 dollar value each).

eCornell is proud to award Pamela, Jay, and Aaron – their submissions were inspiring and creative!

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The Next Evolution in Leadership Development

Why is most leadership development still stuck in the ages of Aristotle and Socrates? Given the need for business leaders to be well-rounded professionals with global, multimedia perspectives, why is the “sage on stage” still such a common method for developing leaders?

In this complimentary webinar, workforce learning expert Ed Cohen will provide five ideas for evolving leadership development. As the former CLO for global businesses like Booz Allen Hamilton and Satyam School of Leadership, Ed will show you why leadership development should be a process rather than a program. You’ll get the chance to interact with Ed as he provides concrete examples from his work in the USA, Europe and Asia, and helps you ensure your own leadership development is delivering full value.

You will learn:

  • How leadership development is more than training.
  • Ways in which Web 2.0 is evolving leadership development.
  • Practical ideas that can be implemented immediately.
  • How to align learning with today’s leadership needs.

eCornell will be hosting a no-cost educational webinar with Training Industry, Inc. in December.