Recognizing that you once held a belief and that now this belief is changing, is the essence of learning. And by the time you attain that essence, you won’t need the extrinsic validation from an “A” letter grade, a raise, a promotion, or any other validation that you believe extrinsically Read more…
The person who walks around while the Titanic is sinking, and calmly begins rearranging the deck chairs, organizing the evacuation, and gets everyone off the ship before it sinks becomes, by default, the future captain of the rescue vessel in the North Atlantic. That person also becomes a new Noah. Read more…
The fact of the matter is, there is more content to read and interpret now than ever before in the course of human history. Due to the ubiquity and persistence of Google in particular, and the internet in general, more people have more to read that ever before. The problem Read more…
Very often, during a conversation, an email exchange, or following a workshop, the question of “Now what?” comes to the forefront. Usually in talking about motivation, morale, or in creating the conditions that will make our workplaces better, a participant in the conversation will desire advice on how to get Read more…
The courage to make the decision to act in the first place is the thing that is lacking the most. The courage to raise our hands, take responsibility, and to engage with accountability (rather than assigning blame or taking credit) is the work that your children will eventually be paid Read more…
The model doesn’t work without a base of content. And since quality is subjective (it always has been) and quantity is overwhelming (it has been ever since Google pushed the argument of search to its logical conclusion), the only considerations in online learning that matter are the ones based on Read more…
Will this be on the test? This is the question that we struggle with every new semester. It reveals what and where the focus of students has been trained into them over the last 12 years of primary schooling. Will this impact my grade? This is the question that reveals Read more…
MBA’s have a responsibility to save the world. But they can only do that if the door is opened to them to believe that they can save the world. For that door to open, someone must show them the way. And then, when the way is shown, the door opens Read more…
Values and character matter more than educational level when hiring people in an organization. We can debate why that fact is important, but many organizations suffer from the effects of ethical lapses, poor judgment calls, and eroding communication patterns because they valued education above values and character. Education in employees. Read more…
Three points need to be emphasized at the beginning of any training, workshop, or seminar. Your way of thinking about conflict, communication, and persuasion must shift before anything else can happen. Your way of consuming information, your attention span, and your level of caring about the content you are about Read more…