This Tip descirbes three different learning activities where participants were experiencing failed communication. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has
In this tip I disagree with Jeff Bruenrostro’s idea to have employees write their own obituaries to learn what their core values are. Writing Their
This Tip describes an activity I facilitated and the feedback from participants that provided new perspectives. “Perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” Alan Kay New
This Tip explains why there is better learning from mistakes, based on error positivity, as proven by Japanese students. “There are no mistakes or failures,
This tip questions survey findings that constant work is one of the keys to maintaining employee engagement. I recently read about a Forrester Research report
This Tip discusses the question of whether learning or performance is most important in terms of the 70-20-10 paradigm. Learning or Performance? “The most effective
This Tip questions is emotional intelligence always positive and concludes that it can negatively affect success. “There is no separation of mind and emotions. Emotions,
This Tip explores critical thinking: asking vital questions, gathering relevant information, assessing assumptions, etc. “The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it
This Tip is about three retention-checking learning activities designed by participants in my train-the-trainer programs in Madison, WI and Amman, Jordan. I’ve been designing and
There are no dry topics, just dry training. If you don’t believe me, consider these two creative participant-centered learning activities about dry topicss. These replace
This Tip describes how my time, effort, and cost would have been much less if I had applied Occam’s Razor at Home. “Make everything as
This Tip looks at why I have an excel phobia and what I did to finally, possibly, get over it. My Excel Phobia Began With
