For the past several months, I have grown increasingly uncomfortable with the tone of much of what I read lately, as it relates to learning and expectations of "us". Meaning, those of us engaged in the crafting of solutions. Really. What is all of the pounding of fists and construction of personal soap boxes and […]

Boom! It happened on a Tuesday afternoon. Downsized. Right sized. Reduction in forces (RIF). Insert your favorite here________. In the past, I have been the one who stayed. Who retained her job when others had been given their "pink slips". You know, the one picking up the projects others have left incomplete when their time […]

Hear ye! Hear ye! Attention All L&D Professionals: TACIT PERMISSION to do the right thing EVERY TIME is hereby GRANTED! What is all this need for permission to do the right thing? Every time. Something about you and your resume made you the perfect candidate. You were hired. So, get in there and do the […]

Would you hire a plumber to do an electricians job? No? Why not? Because, while being highly skilled and well trained, the electrician is not a plumber. Instead, licensed and trained to do that job. Hire an electrician to do electric work and a plumber to do, well, plumbing. This logic applies to all of […]

Increased business acumen is an important component of any strategic initiative for developing leaders — i.e., the specific literacy around business fundamentals and the key functions of an organization that drive business results.

A blog post I recently collaborated on with my great friend and colleague, Fiona Quigley (@FionaQuigs) of LogicEarth (www.LogicEarth.com) Please take a look at the great things their working on and here’s hoping you’ll choose to subscribe to their blog, too! Enjoy! http://logicearth.com/think-learning-think-learning-strategy/Filed under: Training & Learning Tagged: Fiona Quigley

In a recent post (And-Then-It-Happens-To-You), I spoke of having become redundant, down-sized, right sized, laid off—whatever it is being called these days. And laid out a few tips to successful—and graceful—ending, while still employed. In this post, I’d like to address a little about the range of emotions I’ve been feeling and how I’ve dealt […]

A virtual team is a group of people with members based in different geographic locations working together for a common purpose. Virtual teams face several barriers to collaboration.

When it came, the ending was nothing like I thought it would be. I didn’t fall off from the face of the earth. Nothing happened. Calm. Quiet. Peaceful. The laptop and phone were packaged for pickup by FedEx. I enjoyed a cup of tea and read for a while. Then began engaging with my "peeps" like always. […]

The need for high-impact customization in learning programs has never been greater. So has the pressure to reduce content development cycle times and the cost of large-scale training deliveries. But how do you most effectively determine the need or purpose of learning content?