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Goals: Meeting Them or Time to Change Them?

It is a bit of a joke in Corporate America that if you are in danger of not meeting your goals, it is time to re-organize the department. I guess it is not REALLY a joke since it actually does happen….often. With mid-year coming up on us quickly, let’s examine a few things. Does it …

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ILTA Peer to Peer Magazine – December 2010

The Q4 issue of the ILTA magazine Peer to Peer went live this week. The theme is Training/Learning in the legal market. I was featured on a round table discussion called In the Perfect World. The article was compiled from a series of podcasts that will be featured on ILTA’s website. There’s a lot of …

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Where Do YOU Have YOUR Epiphany Moments?

I came into work the other morning talking about my “shower epiphany”. Needless to say, I got some pretty funny looks from my co-workers. After I explained myself a little better, the looks got less strange but I think they were still a little shell-shocked over the TMI. Let me explain myself. I tend to …

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New Software Day???

Do you look forward to getting a new piece of software? Do you panic at the thought of having to “re-learn” everything and possibly redesign all your current business practices? Being the geek that I am, I always relish cracking the shrink-wrap on a new application…although I must admit some sadness these days now that many apps …

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HTML5…on your RADAR screen yet?

A few months ago, HTML5 advocates trumpeted the death of Flash. These were not small time players (Apple and Microsoft). As an eLearning geek, I lean pretty heavily on the “ubiquitous” Flash Platform to deliver content for me. We have Adobe Captivate in all our training content developer’s hands to get eLearning material in a …

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Goals: Meeting Them or Time to Change Them?ILTA Peer to Peer Magazine – December 2010 Where Do YOU Have YOUR Epiphany Moments?New Software Day???HTML5…on your RADAR screen yet?

May
23

Goals: Meeting Them or Time to Change Them?

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by Thomas Pullen

With mid-year coming up on us quickly, let’s examine a few things.

Does it ALWAYS make sense to stick with a goal? Have a look at the goals you set at the beginning of this year. Are they still applicable? Why or Why Not? A lot has changed since December. Maybe you seriously UNDERESTIMATED and you should push your goal numbers upward.
What goals have you set that are not even on the RADAR anymore because of new business priorities?
What goals have you already crossed off your list?

Anything worth planning is worth tracking….and anything worth tracking is worth revising.

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Dec
18

ILTA Peer to Peer Magazine – December 2010

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learning strategies

by Tony Hartsfield

There’s a lot of good stuff throughout the magazine, with contributions from many SLLP friends. I encourage you to spend some time with the whole issue.

What are some trends in training/learning law firms you see? What technologies and strategies should grab our attention?

Tags: ILTA, Law Practice Support, Tony Hartsfield

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Oct
27

Where Do YOU Have YOUR Epiphany Moments?

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by Thomas Pullen

Let me explain myself. I tend to “wake up” in the shower. I am NOT a morning person and caffeine can only do so much for me. I need extra hot water and the smell of Irish Spring to really get moving. Somewhere between “shampoo time” and “shave time” is when most of my great ideas come to me. This particular morning was a real doozy. Of course, I can’t share WHAT the idea was because it will earn me my first Nobel Prize for Training Software (they have that right?). The point is that I know where to be when I need to be creative.

So, where do YOU come up with YOUR best ideas?

Tags: brainstorming, epiphany, Irish Spring, Nobel Prize, TMI

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Oct
15

New Software Day???

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by Thomas Pullen

Do you look forward to getting a new piece of software? Do you panic at the thought of having to “re-learn” everything and possibly redesign all your current business practices?

Being the geek that I am, I always relish cracking the shrink-wrap on a new application…although I must admit some sadness these days now that many apps are downloadable. It kinda takes away from the “new software smell”….but I digress. The thrill of launching an app for the first time and seeing the shiny new UI is legendary. Of course, this is followed by the ultimate realization that all the joy I am feeling is going to be manifested as sheer panic in most users. Thoughts like “how am I going to explain this feature?” start rushing through my mind. In the end, all will be well but….it really “harshes my bliss”.

What about you? Sound off!

Tags: geek, software, UI

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Oct
12

HTML5…on your RADAR screen yet?

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by Thomas Pullen

I have been working in HTML5 for a while now, sifting through the “not yet solidified” standards, and looking to see how it will benefit my work. We have all been working in HD video for a while now and H.264 seems to do it better than most at a usable file size. I have long been a fan of the H.264 standard for video so I am rooting for HTML5. It also appears that Sharepoint2010 seems to be pretty friendly toward H.264 video….So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice. (#Carl Spackler)

HTML5 seems to be a great plus for those of us considering mLearning on platforms like the iPad and other Tablets coming in the near future. This is obviously a little more “long-term” goal but….certainly on my list of things to watch.

For me, HTML5 has progressed to a point where I am going to make sure I keep working in it. I think it is certainly a viable enough technology that it will be a player at some point, just not today. So, do you care yet? Is HTML5 anything or are you taking a wait and see approach?

Tags: Flash, h.264, HD Video, HTML5, SCORM, SharePoint, Sharepoint 2010

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Oct
04

Who Do You Look To?

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by Thomas Pullen

In many professions, you will be assigned (or naturally migrate to) a mentor to help you find the ropes. In college, I had a few professors who made HUGE differences in the way I approached my work. They were visionaries (at least I remember them that way). Since moving into the world of Computer-Based Training back in the early 1990s, I have had the opportunity to work with some very bright people. They are all very talented and have great ideas BUT….I tend to pull inspiration from people whose expertise is outside of the legal education vertical. Often times I will look to Guy Kawasaki (for out of the box thinking) or even Steve Jobs (how to make people NEED something BEFORE they know what it is)…although I admit to stopping short of wearing the black turtleneck.

How important is having a mentor in YOUR field? Who do YOU look to for inspiration and advice when it comes to training in the legal vertical? Here is a great place to give them PROPS. Include links if they publish online. I would love to hear your thoughts.

.tom

Tags: Advice, Guy Kawasaki, Legal, Mentor, Steve Jobs, Visionary

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Sep
24

Tweet us OR Facebook this Post

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by Thomas Pullen

Not that we are delusional enough to believe that anything we say here would, or should, be quoted….BUT, just in case we say something here that makes you want to tell the world, we have added an easy way to hit Twitter or Facebook right from the post.

Simply click the “Tweet This Post” or “Facebook” link and share us with the world!

.tom

Tags: .tom, Facebook, Social Media, social networking, Status, Tweet, Twitter

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Sep
24

Adobe Captivate 5 – Game Changer

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by Thomas Pullen

I have been testing Captivate 5 for a while now. Basically, being the good geek I am, I wanted to get out in front of our Training Group and ensure that all was well. It is more than well….it is AWESOME.

Recently, we hit a good jumping off point in our development process and we decided to roll it to the rest of the team. The first hint that the team was going to love it occurred when Tony (you know Tony….) was editing a very long presentation that was narrated by one of our HR people. He had just come off of an editing session on a previous, similar presentation in Captivate 4 and spent a great deal of time cleaning up audio (mouth noises, gasps, popped P sounds, etc). In 5, the built in noise reduction saved him HOURS of work.

There will be many more stories to come but….just wanted to tease it here. Stay tuned.

.tom

Tags: .tom, Audio, Captivate, elearning

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Sep
22

Mush!

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by Tony Hartsfield

…And we’re back.

For those of you that know us, you’ll understand the absence. For those that don’t, all I can say is that sometimes life is like sled dogging. Unless you’re the lead dog, the view never changes.

So you either vie to become the lead dog, or hope that the lead dog is worth looking at, or get a new lead dog.

I’ve got lots to say, but for now I’ll leave it with this: we’re still here, we still care about the legal learning world, and you’ll be hearing more from us.

Tony Hartsfield

Tags: legal learning, SLLP, Tony Hartsfield

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Mar
02