Category Archives: Work

Coaching isn’t for people who need help…

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

If an Olympic figure skater doesn’t take to the ice without their coach, why should a senior exec (one of the “Olympic athletes” of his/her organization), someone who’s out on that figurative “ice” every day and whose performance is critical … Continue reading →

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Making training an evidence-based profession

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

At the beginning of the year a while back, someone on the Learning Circuits blog asked about challenges, plans and predictions for the upcoming year in terms of the training profession. In response, Bill Brantley from Design of Knowledge posted … Continue reading →

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“Leading from behind”…a newly relevant old concept

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

There’s an interesting discussion going on right now on the Five Dysfunctions of a Team group on LinkedIn – it’s for those of us who are devotees, if you will, of Patrick Lencioni’s eponymous landmark book.  Someone posted a thoughtful … Continue reading →

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