What is the best recipe for learning?

So many ingredients.  So many combinations.  So many intentions.  So many outcomes … and not all of them good!

A dose of job design.  2 days of induction (but it says ‘onboarding’ on the package?).  A spot of mentoring.  Performance management by the boss … when they can fit it in.  An executive coach … or 3?  An external course.  Networking event.  eLearning program.  A team building workshop thrown in for good measure.  And a dash of …

And let’s not forget ‘Leadership Development’.  Or are they born, not made?

Read on to find out about the 70/20/10 rule that is gaining popularity as a guideline, as well as current trends in corporate learning as reported in HR Leader magazine, 8 June 2010, pp 22-23.