Social Networking: Using the Latest Tools to Support Learning and Talent Management

This Webcast was recorded on October 29, 2008.

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Where Social Networking Fits into Corporate Learning and Development

In many ways, we define who we are based upon our interactions with other people and by the network of people with whom we interact.

From LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace to Twitter, Digg, and many others … there’s an explosion in both the number and notoriety of Web tools designed to support and enhance our ability to form social connections.

The energy surrounding these sites is palpable, but do these tools have any use within your organization?

We see these new technologies as having tremendous positive implications for Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

In this Webcast, we explore some of these tools, discuss successful corporate case studies, and offer advice helping you develop a strategy for planning and implementing similar projects in your organization.

This discussion is followed by an interactive session where we address specific questions asked by members of
the audience.

About the Presenters:

Chris Howard, Ph.D., is a principal analyst at Bersin & Associates. Truly one of the pioneers of the e-learning industry, he has an extensive background in learning and enterprise systems technology. Over the last five years, Howard has worked with hundreds of customers in the deployment of online learning solutions. Recently, he has published The 7-Step Approach to Selecting an LMS, Best-practices in Leadership Training, Application Simulations: What Works, and Content Integration Challenges.

David Mallon directs research in enterprise learning for Bersin & Associates. He has more than a decade of experience in corporate learning strategies, programs and processes and the selection and implementation of learning and performance solutions and related technologies. Prior to joining Bersin & Associates, Mallon led the consulting services practice at Learn.com, where he and his team assisted hundreds of clients with the integration and alignment of solutions to critical business objectives.

Nicholas Igneri leads the Learning Technology group at American Management Association and is instrumental in the design, implementation and management of AMA’s Blended Learning program. Previously, Igneri held leadership positions at Docent, now SumTotal, as Director of Professional Services; and VitesseLearning, as VP of Learning Solutions.

For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:

• Kirkpatrick's Four Levels: Increasing Training Effectiveness Through Evaluation (#8532)
• Talent Management (#8116)
• Internal Consulting Skills for the Human Resources Professional (#8501)

To learn more, read these AMACOM Books:

• How to Succeed in Business Using LinkedIn, by Eric Butow and Kathleen Taylor
• The AMA Guide to Management Development, by Daniel R. Tobin and Margaret S. Pettingell
• The AMA Handbook of E-Learning, edited by George M. Piskurich
• Understanding Action Learning, by Judy O'Neil, Ed.D., and Victoria J. Marsick, Ph.D.
• Beyond Training and Development, by William J. Rothwell
• The New Human Capital Strategy, by Bradley W. Hall