Paul Bejgrowicz Paul Bejgrowicz April 27, 2010: Solutions That Perform

Evolving as a
Learning
g professional
p
Using networking and collaboration to improve performance

and help your learning organization evolve
Paul Bejgrowicz
April 27, 2010
Solutions That Perform™
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How do we evolve as learning professionals?
3CI
Communicate - Collaborate - Coordinate - Innovate

Group Exercise
• Within the table groups, talk about the

discussion points on the following slides and
h d outs.
hand t
• Designate a representative to capture your
responses on the flip charts and someone to
share back with the entire group.

Scenario – Problem Statement
Let’s say that you have a group of “trainers” in your

organization and you want to get them “up to speed” with
the latest theory and technologies being used either
within other parts of your organization or with the
industry as a whole.
How would you use networking and collaboration to
improve performance and help your learning
organization evolve?
– As you capture your thoughts, think about:

• What challenges you faced?
• How did you overcome the challenges?
• How did it affect you?
• How did it affect your team?

Table Discussion – 15 Minutes
① Who do you network with internally from a

learning/training perspective?
• Internal user g
groups
p for systems,
y , ((LMS,, SAP,, CRM etc),
), functional,,
(finance, supply chain, compliance)
A. What are some challenges you have had with maintaining
the internal groups?
B
B. Wh t iis th
What the “perception”
“ ti ” from
f leadership
l d hi off thi
this group?
?
Do you have their “buy-in” to keep the group going?

Discussion Continued
② How do you stay connected within the learning industry
with groups “outside” of your organization
• External organizations, seminars, magazine subscriptions,
newsletters– ASTD, CLO, T&D
• Participate in vendor sponsored forums
A. How do you share knowledge and experience with others
back at the office?
B. What are some challenges you have had with staying
active with these external groups?
C. What is the “perception”
C perception from leadership of your
participation in these groups? Do you have their “buy-in to
support your participation?

Share your responses 5 minutes/table
① Who do you network with internally from a
learning/training perspective?
A. What are some challenges you have had with maintaining
the internal groups?
B. What is the “perception” from leadership of this group? Do
you have their “buy-in” to keep the group going?
② H
How ddo you stay
t connectedt d within
ithi th
the llearning
i iindustry
d t
with groups “outside” of your organization?
A. How do you share knowledge and experience with others
back at the office?
B. What are some challenges you have had with staying
active with these external groups?
C. What is the “perception”
C perception from leadership of your
participation in these groups? Do you have their “buy-in to
support your participation?

3CI – Using networks to build your team
• Get buy-in from your leadership for your time devoted to

creating and running the community
• Keep it simple and start off small
small, use what you have &
use what you know how to use!
– Email
– Teleconference
– WebEx/Live Meeting
– Portals/Websites - SharePoint
– Emerging Technologies – Yammer,
Yammer Blogs etc
• Brand your group, do some marketing, create buy in,
create a buzz, get excited!
– Create a logo
– Market and publicize your meeting schedule
– Send out agenda prior to meeting to create interest

3CI – Using networks to build your team
• Start with standard agenda and share content and areas

of expertise that you know
– Share your perspectives
perspectives, project examples
examples, lessons
learned and create a dialogue that encourages others to
present and share
– Participate in and bring in information from external
collaboration sources such as local ASTD chapters, CLO
events, something you’ve learned on Twitter or LinkedIn
etc.
• Encourage participants
E ti i t tto take
t k an agenda
d item
it or lead
l da
meeting to create buy in from your audience and begin
to transfer ownership of the CoP to the participants
• Sh
Share success stories!
t i ! Show
Sh the
th value
l off participating
ti i ti iin
collaboration.

Summary
• You’re not alone – others have similar experiences to

share, internally and externally
• We all have some form of networking and collaboration
that we do formally and informally – make it work for you
• Building a community of practice can be accomplished
with the tools and technologies that you have available –
start simple and build from there
• Champion and lead collaboration, get a group started
and then share responsibilities so it will become self
sufficient
Communicate - Collaborate - Coordinate - Innovate

Paul Bejgrowicz
Principal Performance Consultant
pbejgrowicz@rwd.com
410 925 5504
410-925-5504

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Using networking and collaboration to improve performance

Solutions That Perform™

• Within the table groups, talk about the

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Let’s say that you have a group of “trainers” in your

– As you capture your thoughts, think about:

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① Who do you network with internally from a

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• Get buy-in from your leadership for your time devoted to

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• Start with standard agenda and share content and areas

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• You’re not alone – others have similar experiences to

Communicate - Collaborate - Coordinate - Innovate

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