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Tip #876: Four Steps to Learning Maturity

“To be successful in a knowledge economy, firms need to create learning organizations.” Don Tapscott There is a lot of discussion about the need for

June 7, 2021

Tip #875: There is a New Gogy in Town

“Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners.” John Holt Pedagogy focuses on how children learn best.

June 1, 2021

Tip #874: How to Engage Meeting and Workshop Participants

“A dialogue leads to connection, which leads to trust, which leads to engagement.” Seth Godin Whether you are conducting a meeting or facilitating a workshop

May 24, 2021

Tip #873: Soft Skills are Hard!

“Let’s call them real skills, not soft.” Seth Godin I’m tired of the false distinctions that are often made between soft skills and hard skills.

May 17, 2021

Tip #871: It Helps to be Square

“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey The importance of reflection in learning has received a lot of

May 3, 2021

Tip #870: Gesturing Increases Learning

“Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?” Jonathan Carroll We’ve discovered that movement contributes to greater learning and

April 26, 2021

Tip #869: How to Build Motivation to Learn

“Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning.” Elizabeth F. Barkley In his book Drive, Daniel Pink identifies three key components necessary for

April 19, 2021

Tip #866: How to Learn F.A.S.T.

“When you know something well enough to teach it, that’s when you know you’ve gained that new skill or information successfully…” Anna Meyer Jim Kwik

March 29, 2021

Tip #860: A Virtual Training Nightmare

“You never run out of things that can go wrong.” Murphy’s Law I recently conducted a full day virtual class using the WebEx Training platform.

February 15, 2021

Tip #854: A Learning Toolkit

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” Henry Ford Volunteers from the Madison Chapter of the national Association

January 4, 2021