Im already subscribed Enterprise Collaboration Requires Critical New Skills By Deb Lavoy ( @deb_lavoy ) | Mar 8, 2011 8 comments The way we currently think of working was formed by a command and control, industrial age of process, manufacturing and efficiencies of scale. With this new way of work, comes a new set of critical skills. MORE >>

Throughout this training the topic of facilitating groups within communities has come up and I’ve been asked to provide some idea of basic facilitation skills. Here’s some skills that I think are important. This is particularly true if you have an ongoing role with groups. Facilitating is not for everyone. Self care. MORE >>

After posting my 4 Meta Skills for Learning Professionals in response to Tony’s July “Big Question,” he commented: Nancy – I was super excited when I saw that you had posted on the topic. And, this is one of the bigger skill gaps that exists. I don’t think community skills reduce to 5 minutes. Uh uh. MORE >>

I’d like to re-frame and talk about the skills we should be cultivating and the technology we MUST demand. Plus, I guess this is a natural follow on to this week’s rants on Skills for Learning Professionals and Knowledge Workers ( Part 1 , part 2 , part 3 ). Jennifer and her team at WebJunction are great role models. MORE >>

What are the best ways to learn individually and collectively? If you are self-employed like me, you can still function without a blog using your old networks and offline networking skills. The new self-directed learning = Learning I was asked to facilitate two workshops about the ' new learning ' for career counselors. MORE >>