6 Insanely Brilliant Questions That Boost Performance
Like many managers in his organization, Jim was experiencing herculean levels of pressure. Having worked with him before, I sensed that he was actually in tears as he described his request.
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Dear Performance Consultant: Know the Business of Your Business
A client is defined as a leader in the organization who is responsible for achieving a business goal and who has the authority to change the performance of a group of employees in order to achieve that goal.
5 Proven Ways to Accelerate Your HR Career
The UAE is emerging as the next international HR hub; in fact, the area repeatedly ranked very highly in a global study of HR markets and practices. It’s an exciting time to be an HR professional in this region as businesses seek to ensure they…
Webinar: Leading Sustainable Organisational Change
Learning is not failure – but sometimes it can feel like it in the middle of the process. In fact, this is why so many personal and organizational change attempts fizzle out. The webinar focuses on developing 5-stages of change that give leaders a way…
Calling All Trainers: We Are Learners Too!
Consider me your accountability coach. I’m here to challenge your thinking . . . specifically, to challenge you to give yourself the same energy you give to your learners.
5 Tips for Training the Untrainable
Your materials are prepped. You’ve practiced the content inside and out. You’re ready to deliver a best-in-class training program. No matter how prepared we may feel, our profession is guaranteed to present us with the unexpected. So how do we pivot when faced with learners who don’t see value in the program, who don’t buy in to this timely investment? How do we train the untrainable?
Preparing Talent for the Future
Many forces and mega-trends are re-shaping the way L&D and talent development creates and delivers business value. Economic instability, technological advancements like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and geopolitical changes have encouraged businesses to look beyond their traditional boundaries for opportunity and growth. Innovation…
What Makes Training Great?
It isn’t easy to create effective learning events. If it were easy, there would be little need for instructional designers—everyone would build their own learning events.
The APTD: Why I Did It, and What I Got Out of It
I did not go to school for talent development—I was thrust into the role of trainer, and I liked it. It turns out this was the same path as some people who built learning and development at some major companies, so much so that there is a term for it—we’re called “accidental trainers”.
5 Marketing Tools L&D Can’t Live Without
Some may argue that the marketing industry and the learning industry have little in common. The two industries have their differences but share an underlying goal: to influence how others think and behave.