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New year, new you
“This is how I would have you write your life: in action. It is not enough to intend or consider, you must choose to act, often and ongoingly.” ~ Twyla Tharp After the hectic rush of year-end, it’s time to [...]
Wait! What?!
Employee Learning Week is next week, December 2-6, 2019. Wait! What?! Employee Learning Week is an annual celebration advocated by the Association of Talent Development (more here). I know, I know, it’s kinda like a greeting card holiday, tucked into [...]
Two lies about work
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing Ashley Goodall speak at an event sponsored by PSPS (Philadelphia Society of People and Strategy). He is co-author, with Marcus Buckingham, of Nine Lies About Work: A freethinking leader’s guide to the real [...]
The power of questions
"A prudent question is one-half of wisdom." ~ Francis Bacon Many years ago, I provided job hunt and career counseling to people in transition. One day, a man came into my office for help trying to land a good job [...]
Talent Development Foundations
“If anything, more and more organizations and industries appreciate the need for deep and ongoing learning – individually and collectively. This shows up in a stronger desire to ensure that people have the support they need to learn and grow [...]
Emerging frameworks for learning strategy
I've been thinking about this one for quite a while. When I wrote Learning Environments by Design (2015), we were really just beginning to grapple with how to structure (or not structure) learning strategies in the wake of ideas about [...]