Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Learning and Development”
The idea that failure is a good thing has become a vogue topic of late. The hope that you can always “fail forward” or find growth from failure is both appealing and comforting. There are enough articles on this topic that it would be easy to jump to the false conclusion that failure is always good, so long as you …
I look forward to the NCAA Tournament and March Madness every year. Who doesn’t? The close games, upsets, excitement, Cinderella stories and just good basketball. Okay, with the exception of my wife, who by now has realized that two minutes left in the game really means 30. I diligently completed my bracket picks and anxiously waited for the opening rounds, …
Okay, let me start by saying I’m a pretty young guy and I feel as though I’m “hip to the jive.” I can also admit that some nights I sit with my fiancée and, without complaint, watch a full hour of E! News. But, what the heck is “swag?” When you turn to the millennial man’s best friend, Google, you …
While we may be entering the age of the introvert (anyone read Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain?), extroverts have long been cashing out on the benefits of their personality. Nothing new, right? Extraverts are easy to spot. They: enjoy being the center of attention, often think out loud, tend to …
“Experiential Learning” is the process of making meaning from direct experience, i.e., learning from experience. We’ve done this most of our lives—such as learning to ride a bicycle—yet many learning professionals ignore this approach when it comes to skill and competency development within an organization. The formal classroom experience is not going to cut it unless there is the opportunity …
Image this scenario: You are sitting at home enjoying some quiet time right before the holidays. Perhaps you are wrapping gifts, baking some cookies or taking a nap. Then the silence is shattered by the ring of the doorbell. You slowly open the door and crashing in comes your family, dogs, luggage, gifts, and lots of noise as they arrive …
Once upon a time, in 1983, a track & field team was formed at a small division III school in Northeast, PA, named Moravian College. Like most new athletic programs, recruiting was difficult with the absence of a championship and lack of big-name athletes. The head coach, well aware he would not land the High School State Champion, decided to …
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“If John or Jane Doe was walking off the cliff (or in some cases, the bridge) would you do that, too?” If I could go back in time I’d tell my Mom, “Maybe if they had the right leadership voice or their tone was communicated authentically.” But I wouldn’t drink the Kool-Aid or don the Nikes. Maybe. Delivery matters when …
Thank God it’s September and back to school for millions of children across the country! If your house is similar at all to my house, both mixed feelings between spouses for the first day of school. Some parents are absolutely jazzed with getting their kids out of the house, and others dread the endless activities and ongoing battle with completing …
