Learning Journal Blog
Catherine’s ruminations on this and that
Cultivating a learning culture
Among the many topics coming up in professional conversations these days is a desire to strengthen the learning culture in our organizations. We want to create an environment in which people freely and deeply learn, an environment that creates knowledge [...]
Are you the expert you need to be?
Do you ever stop to think just how much you need to know to be an effective learning professional? Like every other complex field (think: medicine, the law), it’s daunting to stay on top of a constantly shifting and expanding [...]
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 [...]