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12 Ways to Make Sure Your Learners Use What They Learned

Photo courtesy office.microsoft.com If our learners don’t use what they learned on the job—then why train them in the first place? Crossing the bridge from training to behavior on the job doesn’t happen for many reasons: they don’t remember how, they don’t feel confident in their new skills, they aren’t sure if the new behaviors… Continue Reading

Posted in instructional design, learning, motivation, performance

July 23, 2013

7 Steps to More of a Good Thing

Most people (including me) think they exercise more than they do. My Nike+ app just turned over 400 miles, so I thought I was walking and walking. But then I took a deeper look. Last year I sometimes walked as much as 50 or 60 miles/month, averaging 36 miles/month from June through December. I thought… Continue Reading

Posted in healthy living, motivation

July 5, 2013

Busy? Eight Reasons to Move Anyway

I used to hate exercise. Too boring. Too much time, effort, and sweat. A 4-minute walk would drive me crazy. (Sad, I know.) But now, years later, I want to get out there. When I first got serious about walking, I started with 20 minutes. That grew to 40, and now I’m happier if I… Continue Reading

Posted in healthy living, motivation, performance

June 28, 2013