Marc Blumenthal's Blog - CEO of Intelladon

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• Getting the Most from Corporate Training Thursday, January 26, 2012 Although today’s economy remains sluggish, there is a very real skill gap in today’s workforce – a significant irony in these tough times. In fact, the analyst firm Bersin’s #1 prediction for 2012 is “Global Workforce Imbalance Will Drive a New Focus on Talent Acquisition”. The need for quality training and talent management systems is becoming more evident as this skill gap continues to grow. However, employees are not always presented with the best learning ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• NetDimensions Next Steps Users Conference Tuesday, October 04, 2011 Talent Management is on the way. At Next Steps 2011, NetDimensions signaled to its clients that, in the spring of 2012, full performance management functionality would be added to its award-winning LMS.  Recognizing that many customers desired a completely integrated platform for managing learning, development and performance. Mobile was showcased and customers shared their uses of mEKP and mobile application-based solutions with EKP. About six customers, including Sun Tan City, XO Communications... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Reinventing Succession Planning Friday, September 09, 2011 I can remember as recently as 5 years ago, succession planning was reserved for the boardroom. It was mainly a "one-deep" exercise to ensure companies were prepared for the expected (or unexpected) departure of a CEO or other top executive. The focus was on having that list of possible replacements in the drawer. But in today’s fast-paced environment, businesses must be prepared for the departure of more than just their CEO. It’s time to reinvent ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Why Competency Models Matter Thursday, August 11, 2011 It’s not as easy to succeed in business as it used to be. This is due, in part, to the global nature of today’s marketplace. Beating the competition is no longer about selling at a lower price than the guy across the street or offering a product with more bells and whistles. What I’ve observed in the past few years is that successful companies do more than deliver innovative products or services. They employ a ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Asking the Right Questions about Mobile Learning Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Intelladon recently participated in ASTD’s 2011 exhibition in Orlando, FL and I was struck by the tremendous  amount of buzz and interest around mobile and social learning.  Conference sessions on these topics were often standing room only, including the session I participated in with Jay Shaw, CEO of our LMS partner, NetDimensions and Mary Regan, our client with Hollister Wound Care.  The topic was “e-Learning to m-Learning: Getting it Right”.  ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Road Cycling & Business. Pace Line & Team Work. Monday, May 09, 2011 About a year ago, I was encouraged by a friend to get on my old road bike and ride for exercise. I was in the right frame of mind and ended up falling in love with cycling. By summer of 2010, I was riding on a brand new bike and was logging an average 150 miles per week. If you were to ask my wife, Karen, she would tell you that I was passionate about ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Social and Informal Learning Friday, May 06, 2011 Over the past two years there has been quite a lot of talk about “social or informal learning”. Both of our platform publishers offer talent management and e-learning solutions that include wiki’s, blogs and forums and our customers and prospects have been very interested in learning about creating online communities. During 2009 and 2010, there was a lot of talk, but very little adoption, but sometime in the latter half of 2010, things began to ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category:

• Introducing e-Learning Coffee Talk Monday, May 02, 2011 Here we are in May of 2011 and I am happy to be launching my first official blog post as CEO of Intelladon. It’s also a bit embarrassing that this is my first blog - I have used technology and social media extensively in my career, but for some reason, I chose face to face interactions for idea sharing and dialogue for the last decade. Most of these face to face interactions were at a ... Full story Comments (0) Posted by: Category: