The document discusses using informal learning strategies like mentoring, job rotation, and social media tools to develop leaders. It provides tips for implementing mentoring and job rotation programs, and lists benefits of social learning and using tools like wikis, blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn groups and QR codes to facilitate informal learning. The document encourages participants to tweet ideas and insights using the hashtag #ignite.

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Take this survey before the
session starts:
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Dr. Kella Price, SPHR, CPLP
@kellaprice
Price Consulting Group presenting:
Igniting Passion in People: Developing the Leaders
of the Future

3. To prepare for this session, please access your smart phone’s
application store and download a free QR Reader.
Kaywa
Reader
BeeTagg Qrafter Bakodo
QRReader i-nigma TapReader ATTScanner
QR Droid
Once you have a QR Reader loaded
on your smart phone scan this code
to test if it is functioning correctly.

4. #ignite
During this collaborative session,
please feel free to Tweet your;
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•Ideas
•Tips
•Tricks
•Discoveries
•Ah Ha! Moments
So that everyone can benefit!
•Other useful hashtags:
#socialmedia #ATD
Who is “live tweeting” this presentation?

5. What do you want to take
from this session?
• Informal learning strategies
– Mentoring
– Job Rotation
– Social Media tools
Leads to:
• Creating individualized goal-setting plans
• Building leadership competencies
• Performance improvement

6. What are some of your biggest
workplace challenges today?
• Rewarding and retaining employees
• Budgets: doing more with less
• Maintain competitive advantage & profitability
• Greater role responsibilities
• Collaboration and communication
• Developing employee potential
• Performance improvement
• Knowledge management
• Globalization &decentralization

8. Why informal learning?
70-20-10 Model
Michael Lombardo and Robert Eichinger
(2000)
Three blend
approach to provide
a development
platform for senior
managers and
leaders
Learning Approach
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/media/70-
20-10.html
OJT/work
assignments
Networking/
Relationship
s/Feedback
Formal
Training

10. What percentage of your
current learning is informal?

11. Mentoring Benefits
• Employee engagement
• Knowledge management
• Retention of future leaders
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Guide business strategies
• Business and workplace trends (Reverse
mentoring)
http://chronus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Five-
Benefits-of-a-Workplace-Mentoring-Program.pdf
Tweet me!
#mentoring
benefits include
engagement,
retention,
creativity and
innovation
@kellaprice
#ignite #ATD

12. Matching Mentor/Mentee
• Work ethic
• Compatible hours
• Expectations of the relationship
• A sense of trust and openness
• What do mentor and mentee need
developmentally
Tweet me!
Mentor/mentee
matching is critical to
success of this
learning strategy via
@kellaprice #ATD
#ignite

13. Tips for successful Mentoring
• Leadership support
– SMART goals
– WIIFM/ ROI
• Individualized matching and growth plans
• Sell as a win-win
– WIIFM
• Clear expectations
• Create an action plan
• Measure results
• Share successes

14. Job Rotation Advantages
• Gain exposure to different roles and functions
• Reduce burnout
• Improved job satisfaction
• Enhance capabilities
• Increased employee motivation
• Improved career advancement/leadership
planning
• Increased appreciation for other roles
• Improved organizational commitment
• Reduced turnover and workplace injury

15. Tips for Job Rotation
• Clear guidelines
• Best practices
• Measure and evaluate
Tweet me!
Self-growth and
career development
are among the top
five most important
considerations for
workers (#SHRM) via
@kellaprice #ignite

16. Why social learning?
www.bitly.com/MobileStatsVid

17. Find your followers…
Source: http://searchengineland.com/images/sphere-of-influence.gif
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18. Source:
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http://socialreflexion.com/img/info
graphics/infographic-ex-4-full.png

19. What social learning tools do
you currently use?

20. How does the social learning
impact YOU?
• More peer-to-peer collaboration
• Better knowledge management
• Real-time activities and information
• Low skills required to use
• Low cost to implement
• Increase training opportunities/modalities
• Higher engagement
• Skill development
• JIT learning
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21. Wikis, blogs, and
bookmarking
• Knowledge management
• Low to no-cost options
• Get more people involved in process
• Check out bookmarking tool options:
http://abt.cm/1ttE8i0

22. Twitter interaction
• Tweet
• Retweet (RT)
• Replies (@kellaprice)
• Hashtag (#socialmedia)
• Direct message
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23. Twitter Chats
• http://bit.ly/ChatSched
• #CPLPtalk
• #lrnchat
• #elearnchat
• #RealWPLearn
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24. Lists
• Facilitates communicating targeted messages
• Filter method
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25. LinkedIn or Facebook Groups
• Find groups –“Groups you may like”
• Participate regularly in discussions
• Invite others
• Ask and answer questions

26. Benefits of using QR codes:
• Green
• Resources when they want,
where they want it
• Provide supplemental
information
• Engagement
• Conversion optimization
Tweet me!
Some benefits of
#qrcodes are: green, give
resources when they
want them, provide
supplemental info, eval
#training: @kellaprice
#Qrtips #ignite

27. What are the implications for
learning?
bit.ly/10KCQQ3
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feedback in
the discussion
forum by
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28. Distribution
• Reading – provide link
• Calendar items
• Recruiting
• Webinar
• What’s new
• Orientation
What types of materials
could be distributed
using a QR Code?
Check out this site to create your
calendar event:

29. Using QR codes for
supplemental information

30. Source: "The Who, Why, and
How of Twitter" by
BuySellAds.com

31. Twitter interaction
• Tweet
• Retweet (RT)
• Replies (@kellaprice)
• Hashtag (#socialmedia)
• Direct message
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32. Twitter Chats
• http://bit.ly/ChatSched
• #CPLPtalk
• #lrnchat
• #elearnchat
• #RealWPLearn
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33. Lists
• Facilitates communicating targeted messages
• Filter method
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34. Putting it together…
• Creating individualized goal-setting plans
• Building leadership competencies
• Performance improvement

35. What are your takeaways? #
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