Whether or not you’ve personally visited the City of Sin, you’re probably familiar with its reputation. People go there to have a good time or escape the daily grind. They often eat and… Read More
I was conducting a training session recently, and we were wrapping up the classroom portion for the day. As with many training sessions, we were discussing what the trainees would take with them… Read More
Recently I heard an executive say, “I don’t often believe in the value of team building programs…I’m not sure how much impact those shot-in-the-arm events can have. People attend, and they might get… Read More
The best way to incorporate new knowledge and skills into your work without it seeming like a lot of extra work is to create habits – that is, turn these new skills into the things we do every day without even thinking about it.
What if racers quit the race after the first lap?
What if athletes stopped playing after pre-season training?
What if you bought a new piece of equipment, but never turned it on?
None of these things make much sense, do they? And yet, this is often how people approach development: they go to training, but when they come back to work nothing changes.
In this podcast, I discuss the importance of the manager’s role in developing employees with Lisa Haneberg.
Lousy baseball players have a better success rate than most development plans. Try these tips to turn the plan into value…
How is riding a bicycle like growing as a professional?
Do you know how to ride a bicycle without training wheels?
I remember when I first learned – I was about five years old, and the sight of the older neighborhood kids riding around without training wheels was all I needed to want to get rid of my own.
