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Learn. Practice. Do.
This blog has been a long time coming. There are plenty of websites, blogs, and newsletters out there that serve as great resources for those of us in corporate learning and talent development. Most of...
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Fad or Fact?
Continuing with the “practical guidance” theme of this blog, here are some obvious insights (well, obvious when you think critically about this stuff) from Ruth Clark’s new book, Evidence-Based...
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There’s nothing wrong with presentations
In my experience, managers often think of presentations as training. My knee-jerk reaction is to cringe at the idea that 60 minutes of slides and the occasional audience question is actually going to...
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Translating tried and true engagement
While I sit here roasting a pound of Burundi Kayanza Bwayi coffee (can’t wait to try it tomorrow), I wanted to share my interpretation of a great obvious insight that Jane Bozarth...
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Realistic Needs Analysis
I’ve read enough books and articles on how to properly assess the learning needs of an organization. However, so many of these assume a level of financial commitment and access to senior leadership...
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Flash, Meet Confluence
We don’t have an LMS. I’m not sure we need one. I gave Bloomfire a try because it looked like it would provide more of what we want and less of what we don’t, but it still has limitations (i.e., no...
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Inspiration(al) Learning
Social Learning and Informal Learning are perhaps the most popular topics of conversation among learning professionals right now. Allow me to add another type of “learning” to the mix: Inspiration...
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Workshop, meet Working Session
Workshops serve a variety of purposes, from developing skills to help people do their jobs better, to inspiring new ways of thinking, to building rapport among members of a team. One of the great...
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