Choose Your Words Carefully
In general, there are two types of learning leaders. Those who came up through the ranks of learning and development, who wax poetic about Malcolm Knowles and ADDIE and can break down the components of...
View ArticleWhy You Should Encourage Leaders to Play Games
Many of us grew up playing Battleship, Monopoly and Clue board games. Others played “42” in dominoes. All of these games provide bonding as well as learning opportunities, and most adults play those...
View ArticleResilience Training Can Help Ease the Fast-Paced Work Life
Workplace stress takes a toll on the mind and body. It can create agitation, sap energy and even cause physical pain. This is not the “good stress” that motivates people to do their best; the friction...
View Article3 Ways Learning Can Affect Behavioral Change
When we practice learning and development, we’re participating in an ancient craft, helping others develop as professionals. Even as far back as 2100 B.C., Hammurabi’s Code — a Babylonian law code from...
View ArticleSelf-Expression Has Power for Performance and Learning
New research published in an upcoming Journal of Marketing Research highlights the connection between the act of personalizing items and performance. Some related implications for learning leaders came...
View ArticleExclusive: Arianna Huffington on the Importance of Wellness Training
Arianna Huffington, Photo by Max Lakner/bfa.com Arianna Huffington’s commitment to wellness began 10 years ago when she collapsed from burnout and sleep deprivation. She had launched The Huffington...
View Article10 Ways Experiential Learning Creates Long-Term Performance Impact
The pressure is on organizations to employ a highly trained workforce, one that delivers exceptional results while using minimal resources. As a result, the importance placed on corporate learning and...
View ArticleWhy Learning and HR Leaders Should Partner
When it comes to effectively managing talent, learning and HR executives have a keen role to play together. This relationship is about busting down silos in the interest of talent development and...
View ArticleManagers, Get Ready for Ongoing Performance Conversations
Accenture made quite a stir two years ago when the company announced it was eliminating performance rankings. “We’re going to get rid of probably 90 percent of what we did in the past,” said Accenture...
View ArticleHow to Optimize Top Team Performance
Organizations need great leaders who can identify emerging challenges, inspire their team and turn strategy into effective action. Those needs have been intensifying as business changes come at an...
View ArticleThe Road from Training to Performance
Two years ago I wrote an article on the emergence of a fundamental shift from a training mindset to a performance mindset. Since then, with the advent of 70:20:10 and other related methodologies, the...
View ArticleTackling the Quality Leadership Challenge
Companies throughout the world feel the pressing need for more effective global leadership. Studies show organizations do not have the global leaders needed to keep up with the speed of business, nor...
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