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  1. According to ASTD, temporary employees can be the key to workplace learning intiatives without adding to the full-time headcount.
  2. Remember those 2 pilots that overshot the airport because they were "playing" on their computers? They were taking an online trng class!
  3. Wondering how social networking can help your company? Check out this brief video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc
  4. I was not very good at it, and I learned that if you could do something well, it did not necessarily mean that you could teach it."
  5. Howard Gardner, multiple intelligences guru, on one's ability to teach: "In high school and college, I taught piano to make extra money.
  6. Newest Trng Dr article published by ASTD's T+D on the importance of the participant guide to online learning success: http://bit.ly/4B29Eh
  7. "The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions." Claude Levi-Strauss 1908 - 2009
  8. It's employee training week! Dec 7 - 11. Visit http://www.astd.org for more info.
  9. Reading an article today on "group think." Author defines it as: Everyone deciding to do something stupid together. :-)
  10. When training doesn't work it's (almost) never because the content is wrong. It's because the learning PROCESS doesn't work.
  11. Here's a funny: We just visited a website that says they provide specialized trng in "sane moral leadership." Actually, that's not so funny.
  12. RT @insynctraining: yes! RT @josepicardo “If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” - Ignacio ...
  13. Amazing! We did not get ONE Training Doctor scholarship application for the winter semester. Next deadline: July 30
  14. Those of you familiar with our Accidental Trainer may want to check this out: Accidental Instructional Designers. http://is.gd/58TQ1
  15. Source: T+D, August 2009 Based on case study provided by Right Management Consultants
  16. However, unless ldrs have a strong mentor or coach, they often do not have the skill set in place to complete these basic leadership tasks.
  17. Most orgs assume that their leaders pick up enough skills thru-out their careers to conduct strategic planning and communicate effectively.
  18. "Unexamined experiences don’t produce rich insights that come from reflection and analysis." James Kouzes and Barry Posner
  19. As of 2003, one of every four workers was employed in a job category that did not exist 40 years ago. What do YOU do?
  20. Training Doctor $500 scholarship deadline (Dec 1) is quickly approaching! Don't lose out on $$! Go to our web site > about us > philanthropy