Author Archives: Lynn Miller

 

Learning In Context – The Evolving Way We Learn

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This past week, I ran into one of my friends who is  a grade school teacher at a social event.  I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the adoption and use of the iPad, so I couldn’t help but ask … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 1 Comment
 

Your Company’s Need for Speed—How Quickly Can Your Talent Develop and be Optimized?

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What is your response when company executives ask your learning and talent development team questions like, “How can we get new employees productive in 30 days or less?”, or “What is your plan to help acclimate employees from our newly … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 Comment
 

Seeing the Training for the Trees

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The popular philosophical question goes, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” The 18th century Irish philosopher George Berkeley is known for his belief summed up in … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 6 Comments
 

Motivating Learners and Coaches—is Delivering Happiness the Secret Sauce?

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When you think about motivating learners to take charge of their own development and learning, what questions have you asked yourself that can help achieve results like a wildly successful company like, say, Zappos? For the uninitiated, Zappos is a … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 4 Comments
 

The Connection Between Asking Deeper Questions and Impacting Your Business

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Every training initiative is the culmination of a series of questions that usually begin with the basic, “How can we improve our sales?”, “Are employees meeting performance standards?” or “Are we in compliance?” The questions then escalate from there into … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 1 Comment
 

Learning Leaders Embrace Their Inner Biker

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While it wasn’t quite the Ride to Sturgis Rally, the Harley Davidson museum in Milwaukee was the ideal place for Wisconsin and Illinois learning leaders to gather and discuss training and development topics. The 150 attendees at the First Southeast … Continue reading →

 
Thursday, May 19th, 2011 1 Comment
 

Innovation: Step Away from the Box

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I recently read an article about the state of our economy that had an interesting take on the problem.  It didn’t blame the Bernie Madoffs of the world, or the past administration, or the housing crisis.  Instead, it blamed the … Continue reading →

 
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 Comment