It’s not rocket science, but I am talking about training to reach the stars. Forgive the pun and the cliche, but they seem most appropriate here. Can we do it? Of course, we can. I learned all I know from the Cave Man who must have said, “I need to fix this. I have no …
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Many Types of Learning
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It is relatively easy to test information learned in a classroom or from a book. But can you accurately assess if that knowledge can and will be applied in a practical sense? While information can be remembered in the short term, its not nearly so simple to determine its application to the real world and …
Work may be black and white in nature, but it’s not life. I’ve been working a long time for other people so I have a lot of experience as an employee. In time, I became a trainer and a supervisor–and now a communicator and coach. It’s different in the military in some ways, but that’s …
Can we train every employee to be CEO one day? Of course, it would be a rare employee that ends in that lofty position, but shouldn’t it be possible? The idea isn’t to convince workers that is their career path, but to let them feel a part of the entire operation in a way that …
Life, choices, opportunity, and success. It all affects our work life to be. The choices we are able to make in terms of training and education, as well as our personal and professional development make us who we are. Some of us are workers, trainees, students, teachers, trainees, managers, and leaders, but how did we …
Are Hybrid Programs (Online/Classroom) the Solution? Most educators and trainers alike see the advantages of face-to-face education and training over online programs. The value of face-to-face education or training may be a given, but good things are coming, believe it or not, from hybrid or condensed programs. It seems logical for several reasons. I may …
The topics of Training and Development, and Communication are so intricately entwined that I can’t help myself talking about it. I argue that the basic communication process is not simple, but in concept it is really–and those who get the Primer embedded have the easiest time adding the complicated parts. Never say, “in other words.” …
