Don't you dare fire up the grill until you read these top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of Aug. 18.
1. Four Ways We Sabotage Innovation Daily: What inventive employees? Make sure your organization's culture promotes creativity, write Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder.
2. Robin Williams: Cinematic Mentor: Part of the comedian's legacy lives in the lessons he taught as an on-screen mentor to his co-characters as well as his audiences, writes CLO blogger and editor Kate Everson.
3. Special Report: Metrics and Measurement: Some say sophisticated learning measurements are critical to ensure key organizational stakeholders understand the impact on the bottom line. Others say that 'we just know it works.' The truth may lie somewhere in between.
4. Taking Control of On-the-Job Learning: Learning efforts are increasingly moving toward informal, on-the-job interventions, but how can learning practitioners get more hands-on to maximize on those experiences. CLO editor Frank Kalman has the story.
5. Handing Over the Keys: From Baby Boomers to Millennials: There are many things baby boomers can learn from their millennial employees, but more important, the predecessors must be willing to teach the up-and-comers to create the smoothest handoff possible. Editor and Ask a Gen Y blogger Ladan Nikravan has more.
On Another Note …
The notion of work is seemingly changing by the day. People work in offices with new, high-tech designs, communicating with colleagues and bosses with technology over vast distances.
Working for a manager over a distance can be especially difficult. It's also hard enough to foster a relationship with a boss when both workers are with one another in an office every day, but Fast Company has some tips for people being managed virtually.
Chief among the tips, set up a weekly Skype or video phone call, build trust and establish a relationship of mutual respect. Read more here.
Also, so-called mini-retirements — in which people not necessarily close to traditional retirement years quit their job to travel or do other activities before eventually returning to the working ranks — are becoming more of a thing, as Business Insider shows. Read here.
