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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 #872: Resolving an Open Conflict in Your Meeting

“The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.” G.K. Chesterton There may be times that an open conflict will

May 10, 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 #865: The Magic Key to Learning Transfer

“You, your leaders, and your investors are interested in learning only insofar as it improves performance and gets business results.” Michael Dulworth and Frank Bordonaro

March 22, 2021

Tip #850: Learning by Doing Good

“None of us is as smart as all of us.” Ken Blanchard Our local chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD) has

November 30, 2020

Tip #848: How to Change Organizational Culture

“Organizational culture is not what’s written on the walls as posters. It is what is spoken, felt and done between the walls on the floor.”

November 16, 2020

Tip #841: VILT Needs More Slides!

“It may be counterintuitive, but for effective VILT, you need more slides with fewer words.” Dan Menden When I think about PowerPoint slides, I naturally

September 28, 2020

Tip #840: Meeting a Virtual Challenge

“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.” Roy T. Bennett I had an interesting

September 21, 2020

Tip #825: My First Foray into Virtual Learning

“The first time you do a thing is always exciting.” Agatha Christie Deborah Laurel and Peter Korynski, the founders of The Peer Learning Institute, are

June 1, 2020

Tip #819: New Words and Acronyms

“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” John Keating I thought that some of these words and acronyms might

April 20, 2020

Tip #816: A Satisfying Challenge

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” Michael John Bobak I shared in last week’s Tip that my partner and I were very nervous

March 30, 2020

Tip #815: A Nightmare or Challenging Opportunity?

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” Sam Levenson So, you create a highly participatory two-hour learning experience for an estimated 30

March 23, 2020

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