Nobody can pour learning into someone else’s brain. At least not yet. We can imagine implanting chips, or Matrix-like downloads, but we’re not there yet. What are all the things I can see in this photo? In the meantime, learning requires effort. Engagement on the part of the learner. Does being in the same room… Continue Reading
Once upon a time I worked with a training council inside a Fortune 500 company to assess training and development needs for the Finance organization. When the assessment results came back, nearly every topic on the list was related to management and interpersonal skills. Be Clear | Have Compassion The CFO said in response, “You… Continue Reading
One great thing about being an instructional designer is that you are constantly learning. Most new assignments involve new content. Ready to Design Anything So learning is great, but it can be terrifying to design for a learning program when you start out not knowing a thing about the content. Here are some suggestions: 1.… Continue Reading
Sometimes it helps to start with an Internet search or two and then a mind map. It doesn’t hurt a bit to reflect on goals. And when it seems like sleeping would be a lot better idea than writing, I ask the Google for advice. When all else fails, I use my own tips for… Continue Reading
Let’s imagine that someone has asked you to make something better. This might happen because you play the role of a… Manager Project Manager Process Manager Training Professional Organization Development Consultant Performance Consultant Etc., etc. The something might be a problem, for example: Too many errors A time-wasting procedure A lack of necessary resources Slow… Continue Reading
English is a concoction of words that hail from many sources. Ever evolving, some grammar, punctuation, and usage rules can be confusing. For example: The plural of ox is oxen, but the plural of box, is most definitely not boxen. Singular = iris, plural = irises or iris or irides, depending I agree with Grammar… Continue Reading
I’ve always been struck by the courage of the extraordinary people who worked and marched for voting rights and an end to segregation and racial discrimination in the U.S. back in the 1950s and 1960s. Dr. King provided inspiration, counsel, leadership, and remarkable oratory to the movement. I’m not sure that today’s history books fully… Continue Reading
Who keeps their New Year’s resolutions? Hardly anybody. Sorry, but most of us are doomed to abandon our good intentions. Accomplishing new goals, breaking habits, making habits—all of these involve change. As we all know, change can be hard, even if we are the ones who wanted to make the change in the first place.… Continue Reading
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, by Marie Kondo There’s a lot of advice in the world about how to keep an organized life, simplify, and reduce clutter. While providing practical advice about removing clutter and then arranging the remainder, Marie Kondo tells her delightful story of being obsessed with cleaning and decluttering since… Continue Reading
Like everyone I know, I have limited time for keeping track of progress toward my health and fitness goals. Still, keeping track is important. Why? We know that tracking progress makes a huge difference. For example, after I set specific walking goals and then regularly checked to see how I was doing, I walked twice… Continue Reading
