Removing Obstacles to Success
August 9, 4:41 am
If you’ve ever been on a team that “gels” you know the power of good teamwork. But can training for teamwork be effective, or does it just happen? In other words, can we hold a training class—or a series of classes—that brings a group of individuals into a dynamic, cohesive unit?
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August 1, 3:23 pm
Someone just referred me to Seth Godin’s blog entries about toxic employees and toxic bosses.
Spot on.
These posts reminded me of some long-term management training I did for an organization in the Midwest. It was a rather large production plant – more than 500 employees. The HR manager pulled me aside and asked if she was […]
July 23, 4:37 am
Last Friday I mentioned Seth Godin’s book, The Dip. This short tome asks you in so many words, “What are you going to quit?” Repeatedly throughout the book, Godin points out that you can’t be the best in the world at something if you’re focusing on other things that eat up your time.
Don’t misunderstand, he’s […]
July 16, 2:26 pm
After spending a day training a group of trainers in Indiana, I am pleasantly reminded about what a difference a learner’s attitude makes. Trainees who want to learn and improve make a trainer’s day memorable–in a good way. Sometimes learners don’t feel they have anything to learn, and then its a day one would rather forget.
One […]
July 11, 4:07 am
For the past few years I’ve been advocating Peter Senge’s idea about being a learning organization; that to be successful, companies have to learn faster then their competition. Senge calls it the only long-term competitive advantage.
As a learning professional, I’ve emphasized to my clients that in order for organizations to learn, they must have people […]
July 10, 4:19 am
When E-learning began making a dent in the workplace during the last decade, it was a novelty. In fact, I recall one of my professors telling me that the entire Internet was a fad, predicting that it would slip out of use before too long.
Obviously, he was wrong (oooh, I would just love to publish […]
July 2, 10:37 am
Is there a way to focus people on getting a problem solved instead of sitting around griping about it? The answer is ‘yes,’ and it revolves around three simple questions. Ask these three questions when faced with a project or a problem and get results faster — and with more focus.
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