This paper describes the six most important new technologies in 2010 that HR needs to be ready to adopt for strategic talent development:

• Mobile: Providing anytime, anywhere access to learning, assessments, and transactions with mobile devices
• HR analytics: Owning the organization’s strategic business intelligence, with metrics tied to profitability, for consulting with lines of business and management
• Social learning: Identifying expertise and...
  >> Download now]]> As portable communication devices proliferate and on-the-go workers hit the road in record numbers, mobile business capabilities are growing at a rapid pace. Not surprisingly, the learning management industry is taking heed. That’s because mobile learning—also known as “m-Learning”—is about more than the ability to move around. It’s about truly leveraging technology advances to build a more competent, productive workforce and a more effective talent development strategy.

  But how can we best deploy learning to mobile professionals?

  This paper discusses the growth and potential of mobile learning in today’s business world, while noting that the success of this arena largely hinges on several factors, including:

  • The availability of mobile learning content;
  • The availability of tools and resources that empower learning content developers to design for mobility; and
  • The ability of development ...
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    If you are tasked with developing eLearning content for your organization, you might find knowledge of these tools useful—whether you are starting from scratch or repurposing existing materials. Through the use of the SIMPLE acronym, this paper offers an introduction to using templates for rapid content development. It also includes best practices and tips for working with subject matter experts (SMEs).
    >> Download now]]> Why should any organization implement an Employee Performance Management (EPM) system? Ultimately, a well-functioning and appropriately-used EPM can deliver real, bottom-line business results. However, those results don’t come overnight. In fact, not all EPM software investments prove successful. Companies must take certain measures to ensure the right strategic direction, the appropriate choice of vendor and solution, and the best methods for deploying and utilizing the system.
    
    >> Download now]]> Waiting for a high-performance workplace culture to magically appear? It’s not going to happen. You’ve got to work for what you want—and that means taking stock of your employees. What do they need to succeed as individuals? What motivates each person to do more for the company as a whole?

    Leveraging a unified approach to talent development, this paper offers roadmaps for guiding your diverse employee base toward a culture of higher performance—one that delivers substantial rewards for your business.

    
    >> Download now]]> >> Download now]]> Like a skilled sports team working together to score points, a productive workforce knows its overall objectives—and each employee, as part of the team, plays a specific and important role in advancing toward the goal. The key is alignment. You must ensure that all players are properly aligned, performing the right tasks, and focused on how they fit into the team’s strategy at all times. Here you’ll find six tips for achieving and maintaining alignment between your employees and your business goals. Plus, you’ll learn how successful alignment, as part of a unified approach to talent development, can help you build your competitive edge by accelerating your time-to-market and increasing your business agility—so you can react faster to threats and seize opportunities in new markets.
    
    >> Download now]]> Conducting a round of layoffs is no picnic. Unfortunately, in today’s economy, layoffs are a harsh and often unavoidable reality. How should your HR professionals approach the challenge?

    As corporate and employee ambassadors, HR professionals must see beyond administrative chores to ensure that a financially-driven downsizing doesn’t leave your organization without vital talent. They must strike a balance between the need for sensitivity and the need for compliance. And they must always think strategically for the organization’s greater good. This paper offers some best practices to assist you in managing one of the hardest tasks facing HR departments today.

    
    >> Download now]]> SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model) is a set of standards that helps ensure your learning content will “play” on any compliant LMS. Download this white paper for a high-level explanation of SCORM and the ways in which SCORM-compliant technology can help your organization optimize its investment in talent development solutions.
    
    >> Download now]]> Adobe announced it will not continue development of future Macromedia® Authorware® from Adobe releases, so the current Authorware users have been exploring alternative authoring options. This white paper considers some of the reasons current Authorware users as well as eLearning developers in general should consider combining SumTotal Systems’ ToolBook with Adobe® Captivate® software and Adobe Flash® Professional software for a complete content authoring solution.

    Read the white paper to know how ToolBook handles various Authorware functionalities using features like book wizard, catalog, actions editor and more.

    
    >> Download now]]> Unannounced Joint Commission surveys have made the need for continuous compliance a daily expectation. But talent management in a healthcare organization goes beyond evidence requirements and readiness for surprise inspections: It’s also about ensuring quality and safety for health care consumers through highly proficient, conscientious caregivers.

    Read the white paper, “Talent Development in Healthcare,” to find out how talent development works simultaneously with compliance management to align and manage goals, perform clinical competency assessments, enable targeted skill and competency development, design and track vital continuing ed curricula and credits, and provide a direct flow into compensation planning. Detailed scenarios will give you a complete picture of how you can not only ensure readiness for an unannounced survey, but also move beyond compliance to complete, unified talent development.

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    >> Download now]]> Download the white paper to find out how to avoid six of the most common, and costly, errors when embarking on a succession planning initiative.

    You’ll learn:

    • How a lack of alignment between the succession plan and company goals can derail the initiative
    • How to budget your time to account for upfront planning activities
    • How having a strong follow-up after the kickoff is critical to your success

    “Succession Planning: Six Costly Errors to Avoid” is written by SumTotal’s own HR pro, Richard Oyen. Richard has spent more than 20 years in Performance Management working with companies like Oracle and Walgreens.

    
    >> Download now]]> Download the white paper to find out how to improve on your employee compensation practices, and the five critical steps to help maximize your efforts.

    You’ll learn:

    • Why it’s important to align compensation with performance
    • How to eliminate opportunities for error
    • How mixing in alternative incentives can stretch your budget dollar
    
    >> Download now]]> Download the white paper to find out how to leverage competency models for strategic Talent Development.

    You’ll learn:

    • How to prioritize and focus your competency management project.
    • How to make the leap from core competencies to proficiency level assessments.
    • How your competency model drives performance management, career development, and succession planning.

    “Ten Best Practices for Successful Competency Management” is written by SumTotal’s own HR pro, Richard Oyen. Richard has spent more than 20 years in Performance Management working with companies like Oracle and Walgreens.

    
    >> Download now]]> Web 2.0 technologies are making it easier than ever for businesses to unlock tacit knowledge and make it globally available among their employee populations. Social networking, wikis, blogs, mobile technology, and online communities present knowledge-sharing and just-in-time learning opportunities that, in many businesses, still remain untapped. While this is frustrating for early-adopter employees in late-adopting companies, Web 2.0 learning has proven to be a gold mine for companies who leverage it well.

    What you will learn:

    • How Web 2.0 has shifted gears toward social learning
    • How informal learning drives business benefits
    • Real-world examples of informal learning solutions
    
    >> Download now]]> Learn 10 things HR can do to ensure alignment.

    How aligned is your organization? Companies that manage goal alignment well boast significant productivity and profitability improvements. And while performance management technology can help provide the tools you need, it can’t do all of the work for you. SumTotal HR expert Richard Oyen takes you through ten steps that can save you time and expense and help you drive better organizational alignment.

    You’ll learn:

    • The ten most important things to consider before you embark on organizational alignment
    • The role HR should play in the process
    • How to avoid common pitfalls, such as planning a multi-tiered rollout to help goals work their way down an organization
    
    >> Download now]]> This white paper discusses the forces of change affecting the performance management component of a talent management strategy, the impact these changes will have on organizations, and recommendations to help organizations prepare for these changes.
    
    >> Download now]]> Employee performance management offers much more than just taking the pain out of a paper process. Organizations that take a unified talent development approach use performance management as a development springboard, ultimately retaining talent, developing leaders, and reducing turnover costs.

    Learn how the convergence of learning and performance management can help your organization get the most out of its workforce.
    

    
    >> Download now]]> Users have wielded their unique power to significantly impact today's top five learning technology trends. This new white paper explores those trends, looking at factors such as Web 2.0, mobile learning, and changes in the mix of blended learning. In addition, we discuss next steps to help your organization strategically select new technology in order to unlock its full potential.
    
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    Discover how an Employee Performance Management (EPM) system can help you align organizational goals with employee objectives, provide access to performance information, make better employee-related decisions, improve retention, and much more. Also, learn how to beat the “Annual because it\'s manual” mantra for better employee development. If you\'re not currently deploying a best-of-breed EPM system, find out why organizations of all sizes are suddenly rushing to automate their EPM processes.
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