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Learning and Development: What’s Working Today
Based on hundreds of training and coaching projects over the last year, here are the top five trends I’m seeing in learning and development. Consider how implementation of these five ideas will ensure greater success in your personal or organizational learning efforts in the coming year.
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3 Characteristics That Make You a Bad Candidate for Professional Development
A leader recently asked me: What type of person is a bad candidate for a coaching or training program? He had someone on his team who he suspected might be a bad candidate. He didn’t want to make an investment and not see it pay off. I love this question because it...
The Five Conversations Everyone Needs to Have with Confidence and Skill
At a conference recently, I had an opinion on the discussion topic that I wanted to share. But two alarms went off in my head. First was whether I should share my opinion at all. Maybe my colleagues wouldn’t care about what I had to say, or maybe they’d think I was...
The Three Essentials for Growth and Performance
Any coach or educator knows that growth varies by person. Adult training programs, for example, receive a range of ratings on learner impact. Same trainer, same content, different outcomes. As for why this variability occurs, a number of reasons have been given, and...
What to Say Yes and No to In the New Year
Over the holidays, I observed many people on work calls during their “time off.” Family members and friends often watched and waited, or just went off on their own. One daughter mindlessly scrolled her phone while she waited for her dad to finish his call, pausing...
A Counter-Cultural Idea That All Leaders Should Practice
It was almost exactly seven years ago that my mentor challenged me to sit in silent contemplation for five minutes every day. Every day, I’d set the timer on my phone, close my eyes, and pay attention to insights or ideas that would come to the surface of my conscious...
The Painful Prerequisite to Change
At a dinner party my wife and I attended recently, the host asked everyone to answer this question: What is an area of life where your thoughts have changed in recent years? It’s a fascinating question because it implies that our thoughts (opinions, perceptions,...