Not Your Typical Engagement Story!
It’s the middle of February. Time to celebrate those connections that make us feel special and valued. And if those connections work right, we get engaged.
This is the story about …Read More
What’s New with What’s New?
The holiday season is nearly upon us, which means that party season is also about to kick into full gear. Between workplace and club end-of-year parties and friends’ holiday happy …Read More
Not Your Father’s Compliance Training
Every year, employees in countless organizations engage in the “check the box ritual:” They attend mandatory training to comply with safety, financial, or legal requirements. In the past two decades, …Read More
Short, Sweet, To the Point, and not Rambling On and On…
Jim Rohn, the American entrepreneur and philosopher, famously said, “The more you know, the less you need to say.” If you really understand something, you can summarize it in a few …Read More
Is Your Custom Training Hitting the Mark?
If you want to enhance your employees’ time management skills, the process is simple: send them to the training provider that offers the best value for a generic course. Hundreds …Read More
The Annual Gift-Giving Guide
An interesting contradiction exists in the business world today: Stories abound about how businesses are allowing less and less travel. Between the high cost of gas, the increase in terrorism, …Read More
Is Your Training Program a Help or a Hindrance?
A recent operation on my foot required being on crutches for a few weeks. My lack of mobility gave me time to reflect. Naturally, I was dismayed to learn that …Read More
To Agree or Not To Agree?
It doesn’t take much detailed research to know that most US citizens are frustrated with the domestic political process. Since 2011, the combined total of bills enacted into law was …Read More
Does your training suffer from New Years Resolution Syndrome?
What is the most crowded day at your neighborhood gym? January 2. After the end-of-year holiday binging, New Years presents the perfect time to put one on the straight-and-narrow of …Read More
Is Your Training Program a Jackson Pollock or a Piet Mondrian?
Two 20th century artists create a stark contrast to one another and provide a good analogy for how organizations address their training challenges.
Jackson Pollack was the inventor of abstract expressionism. …Read More
Are You Talking to Me?
When I travel for business, I often encounter people that want to chat with me. Normally I don’t mind, but sometimes, I’m just not in the mood to make small …Read More
Coffee? Tea? Hot Chocolate?
The next time you go to your favorite coffee joint to meet a friend or client over a cup of “hot something,” recognize how good you have it now. In …Read More