http://engagedlearning.net/post/objection-10-wasting-time/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:00:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://engagedlearning.net/post/objection-10-wasting-time/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Engaged Learning » Blog Archive » Another Real World Social Media Snub - and How to Get Past it Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:39:24 +0000 http://engagedlearning.net/?p=158#comment-4689 [...] are stalling.  Or it could be that one executive has a hang up.  Or it could be that they think employees will waste good productive hours in this social stuff (or one of a bunch of other reasons we just covered in our webinar this [...] [...] are stalling.  Or it could be that one executive has a hang up.  Or it could be that they think employees will waste good productive hours in this social stuff (or one of a bunch of other reasons we just covered in our webinar this [...]

]]> http://engagedlearning.net/post/objection-10-wasting-time/comment-page-1/#comment-4666 Chuck Sigmund Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:57:41 +0000 http://engagedlearning.net/?p=158#comment-4666 I am of the same mind Kevin. The purpose of social learning tools (or any 'tools') for that matter, is to help us figure out how to learn/work smarter and faster-that is, to be more efficient. It is almost an inherent truth then that for the same amount of workload, making the assumption that these tools will improve our productivity, that we would expect people to have more free time than previously. It is then our jobs as managers or leaders to provide individuals with incentives and opportunities to take on new challenges, stretch themselves and try new things. To me, this is the ultimate benefit of social learning tools-innovation. Give me an extra couple of hours and some flexibility to work on the projects I want to each week and and I will come up with something that will knock your socks off. I am of the same mind Kevin. The purpose of social learning tools (or any ‘tools’) for that matter, is to help us figure out how to learn/work smarter and faster-that is, to be more efficient. It is almost an inherent truth then that for the same amount of workload, making the assumption that these tools will improve our productivity, that we would expect people to have more free time than previously. It is then our jobs as managers or leaders to provide individuals with incentives and opportunities to take on new challenges, stretch themselves and try new things. To me, this is the ultimate benefit of social learning tools-innovation. Give me an extra couple of hours and some flexibility to work on the projects I want to each week and and I will come up with something that will knock your socks off.

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