January 2020

What’s Your “20”?

What are you working on right now? Is your training or content making a difference—a real difference? Article Author:  Dawn J. Mahoney, CPLP, Owner, Learning in the White Space LLC Have you ever heard someone ask, “What’s your 20?” The term refers to your location. It comes from “10–20” and is part of the Ten

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How To Develop Emerging Training Leaders In Your Organization

What it takes to encourage and grow emerging training leaders in your company. Article Author:  Roy Saunderson, MA, CRP, Chief Learning Officer, Rideau Recognition Solutions Each year, Training magazine honors emerging training leaders nominated by their fellow workers or industry peers. This past year, judges from the Editorial Advisory Board selected 25 winners from nearly

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Simple Math?

Axiology teaches us the difference between composition—adding something to make a thing more valuable—and transposition—taking something away and thereby making the thing less valuable. Article Author:  Bob Pike, CPLP FELLOW, CSP, CPAE For the last 20 years, I’ve been studying a science called axiology—the measurement of value. There are several important concepts contained within this

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Changing The Way We Change

Removing the resistive forces to change by reducing learning anxiety is the key to unlocking the discretionary effort of your people to maintain the viability and vibrancy of your business. Article Author:  Tony O’Driscoll, Professor, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business What would happen to your organization if all of its people suddenly vanished? What

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Certifications: The New Currency

Just as the strength of a currency depends on its buying power, the strength of a certification depends on its ability to open doors to jobs and promotions. Article Author:  Judith Hale, Ph.D., CPT, CEO, Center for International Credentials Thinking of certifications as currency reflects their purpose better than thinking of them as passing a

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A Different Way Of Going Mobile

Vans, busses, trucks, and trailers are hitting the road with EdTech experiences. Article Author:  Phylise Banner When I hear the term, “mobile,” I think smartphone or similar device, not something on wheels. Well, it turns out there’s a niche for mobile technology that’s just that—on wheels. I’m not talking about robots or toys. I’m talking

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Use Metaphor And Imagination At Work

Most of us are overtrained in intellect and undertrained in creative thinking—at least at work. But no matter our background and training, we can flex these underused creative muscles. Article Author:  Craig Fischer, MA, Director, Leadership and Organizational Development, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Growing up, I loved stories, poems, and imagining worlds that

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