I have two questions for you. 1. “What if training wasn’t an option?” Asking this first, simple question at the point of solution discussion can be a game changer for the learning function and the organizations they support. Here’s why: The belief of most outside of L&D is that “learning” = training. If you take […]
Amazon is moving so fast on getting you stuff in hours not days. What’s the impact? Goodbye 7/11. This is the world we live in. Convenience is king and the need to run to the quickmart for the one-off item is on life support. Another example of this growing speed expectation can be found with our
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I’ve yet to hear a consistent definition of microlearning. More than that, I haven’t heard a clear definition. I personally struggle with the name as it is because once again “learning” (an internal, individual process) is being used to describe some “thing” that may promote or aid in that process. I’ve had my own take
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Several months ago I wrote the first post of this title. In it I shared how through continual conversation and examples I was able to help some key stakeholders stop calling everything training when it came to a performance solution. The idea being that change happens one conversation at a time and that maybe to
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I had my first Uber service recently in Austin, TX. It was nothing short of remarkable. A few glitches (mostly self caused) but a far better experience than I have ever had in a cab. It was during this ride, and conversation with my driver William, that I made a few connections between business, learning and
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