Feels good AND Positive Business Results

In yesterday’s Advisor, River Software’s Randy Emelo and HP’s Becky Simeon, PhD, talked about the big changes in corporate learning and, particularly, the move toward social learning. Today, the benefits of social learning systems.

Emelo and Simeon offered their tips at the HR Tech Conference, held recently in Las Vegas. Emelo is president of mentoring and collaboration software company River; Simeon is director, HP Global Performance Management.

Survey Says Yes

Simeon notes that the program not only feels good, it also shows positive business results. The results of one FY13 survey:

After finance implemented the program, Simeon says, other units wanted it; it was the strong business case that made it an easy sell.

Let the program’s success drive its future, Emelo says. You don’t start out by saying, “We’re going to get rid of our LMS (Learning Management System).”

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Benefits from Social Learning Relationships

Here’s Simeon’s summary of the benefits of the program:

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