
Tip #690: Why Not Use the Tools We Have?
This Tip discusses why not use the tools you have because they will make your life easier and save you lots of time. “If you

This Tip discusses why not use the tools you have because they will make your life easier and save you lots of time. “If you

This Tip identifies what I’ve learned from my international travels, including pack a complete change of clothing. What I’ve Learned from My International Travels Pack

This Tip describes a survey that identified the most useful workplace learning, which was daily work experience, not classroom. “Speaking for myself, I spend a

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