Tip #663: Use OARS and Stop Giving Unsolicited Advice!
This tip explores the OARS model that guides employees to find their own solutions rather than giving them advice. Why People Give Unsolicited Advice There
March 21, 2017
This tip explores the OARS model that guides employees to find their own solutions rather than giving them advice. Why People Give Unsolicited Advice There
This Tip describes my six-day train the trainer program in Amman in 2017, with trials, tribulations, and joys. Train the Trainer in Amman in 2017
This tip tells the story of all the time and energy that went into creating a training proposal that couldn’t be submitted. I Try to
This Tip discusses the fact that managers need to present their own experience when giving performance feedback. “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to
This Tip provides a thought-provoking leadership vocabulary that William C. Taylor uses to describe effective and ineffective leadership. “Ancora Imparo,” Italian for “I am still
This Tip asks do we bloom where we’re planted, using the metaphor of irises planted in different soil and different training approaches. “You have to
This Tip shares an effective learning facilitation game that is more stimulating than simply reading through a long list. “Life is more fun if you
This Tip discusses positive transfer and how to avoid negative transfer so that new learning can occur and participants will be receptive. All trainers want
This Tip looks at two cognitive biases that show how tradition and familiarity can curb learning and how we can counter that. “Even in the
This Tip describes the top ten cognitive biases that can curb learning and how to counter cognitive bias through training design and delivery. “Two quite
This Tip describes the five principles of learning through productive failure and questions if it is applicable to non-finite subjects. “Learning from failure is a
This Tip looks at a personal and a work instance where there’s probably a good reason for lack of success. “Success depends upon previous preparation.