Take a development vacation even if it’s only an hour or two How often do you get out of your office and surround yourself with others in your field? You should as often as you can. Next week I will be at the ASTD Chapter Leadership Conference. Besides being filled with incredible information, I know […]
Time to Take Inventory
Sometimes in the thick of things, we don’t often take a step back and look at our accomplishments and our successes. You know the little ones. We know and remember the big ones. The organization wide training program, the leadership development program, the skills training we did for a department, but what about the little […]
The Future of Learning and Development
When I talk about the future of L&D, I’m not talking about the next year or two. I’m also not talking about the next best thing in L&D, like social media or talent management. I’m talking about the future, 5 years, 10 years and beyond. What will it look like? More importantly, what and who […]
Give Yourself a Pat on the Back!
That’s it, reach over your shoulder and give yourself a big ol’ pat on the back. You deserve it. After all, will anyone else do it for you? Maybe, maybe not? Either way give yourself one. If someone else does that’s even better! What am I talking about? We don’t take enough time to self […]
3 Ways to Change It Up
Is your training getting tired? Are you getting tired of your training? Mix it up! Change it up! Try something new. It doesn’t have to be a big new. Sometimes small incremental changes are enough. And sometimes we do the same thing because we’ve always done it that way and we get in a rut. […]