People-OnTheGo News & Events

The New Platform for Collaboration and Training on Virtual Worlds

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 11:00am-12:15pm Pacific Time

Explore the relevance of virtual worlds in business today, and discover how to implement them into your employee programs.  The future is here! And you can be apart of it now! Find out how innovative companies such as IBM, Intel, Ernst & Young, Cheveron, and Walt Disney apply virtual world platforms to a broad range of business applications, in which training, collaboration, and innovation are top on the list. What do you need to know in order to join this movement? What are the costs involved and what is the ROI? Can you afford it? Can you afford not to? Discover how you can make virtual worlds a part of your toolset as you plan your future employee programs, including recruiting and onboarding.

Learn more about the session, HR WEST and register now 

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Session Details

Five Productivity Principles for the Digital Age

Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

Feeling overwhelmed by information? Keeping track of and leveraging information is a huge challenge.  Researchers note that up to 30 percent of our time is spent on often-unfruitful searches.  The cost to the U.S. economy is an estimated $98 billion annually, and the opportunity cost is twice that.  The cost is even higher to consultants, because it impacts our ability to meet business and personal goals.  During this dynamic session, productivity expert Pierre Khawand will identify key principles that can help us and our teams overcome the challenges of information overload and work efficiently.  There's a light at the end of the tunnel! join us to get a glimpse of this light and be exposed to thought-provoking ideas and techniques.

Key Takeaways

• Manage interruptions and stay focused until you achieve meaningful results

• Respond to the demands of clients and colleagues and collaborate more effectively than ever

• Manage the e-mail and social media overload

• Use technology to enhance information sharing and collaboration

• Explore the latest sales and marketing tools to better leverage relationships

Learn more about the session and about WIC and register now

Advanced online reservations close on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

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Session Details

The New Platform for Training, Collaboration and Innovation on virtual worlds

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 5:30pm-8:00pm Pacific Time

Find out how innovative companies such as IBM, Intel, Ernst & Young, Cheveron, and Walt Disney apply virtual world platforms to a broad range of business applications, in which training, collaboration, and innovation are top on the list. What do you need to know in order to join this movement? What are the costs involved and what is the ROI? Can you afford it? Can you afford not to? Discover how you can make virtual worlds a part of your toolset as you plan your future employee programs, including recruiting and onboarding.

Learn more about the session and about ASTD: Golden Gate Chapter/Workplace Learning & Performance 

We hope you will join us!