n organizations, there are people who love to participate in training events and there are at least an equal (most likely more) amount of people who hate training events. Those haters of the training events are most likely not opposed to learning. In fact, when they need know something, most of them will find a way to learn it.
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I read an article in a colleague’s newsletter that got me thinking. This may be a little back to the basics, but it is what we do and it is easy in this day of off-the-shelf training programs to let the program, especially one involving technology, take over for us. June Melvin Mickens of Executive …
If I were grading political debates as I grade university debates, they would fail in general for lack of support. The biggest problems as I see in the recent Presidential debate were unsubstantiated facts and incredible paraphrasing that had to be rebutted just to make what the other candidate said clear and only somewhat truthful. …
Trainers Can Help, depending on “Whose Life It Is Anyway” “Whose Life Is It Anyway,” is the title of a play by Brian Clark along with more information from good old Wikipedia, complete with links to other respective sites. Wikipedia is a good place to start anyway. I remember the movie made from the play …
Remember seeing those ads while in college, “Teach English in a foreign country?” They sounded so tempting. However, they became less tempting as time went on. But you did notice that it seemed the neat thing to do at the time. And it was. When you’re 25. No amount of preparation is going to help …
I decided to mull this over this morning. If you’ve been to this site before you can certainly find both. I believe I tend more toward commentary. “How-to” is easier to come by and you don’t have to really know anything about training just where to find a piece where someone else tells you how …
An article by guest blogger, Carter McNamara: About Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD ~ Carter, of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, has helped organizations across the nation to design Action Learning programs. Typically Mentioned Outcomes from Action Learning The peer-based Action Learning process is known worldwide as a straightforward, yet powerful approach to personal, professional and organization development. …

