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Category Archives: Learning & Development

  1. The Pigeonhole February 17, 2011

    Posted in Employee Engagement, Learning & Development, Paul Terry.

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    In the January 2011 Training + Development magazine, there was an article by Lori Brewer Collins called The Professional Pigeonhole: How to Escape and Expand Your Career Options. In it, Ms. Brewer Collins does a good job emphasizing the personal responsibility one has for escaping the pigeonhole, and provides some great suggestions to the individual. I [...]

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  2. Social Media in Today’s Workforce January 24, 2011

    Posted in Employee Engagement, John Mackey, Learning & Development, Technology & Learning.

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    I watch in amazement at the level and frequency of social interaction among my children in the area of social media. This really came to light for me as I considered that my teenage daughter sent 1500 messages last month using various social media channels. As a parent, I am naturally concerned that social media [...]

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  3. Snow for the First Time January 18, 2011

    Posted in Diversity & Inclusion, Learning & Development, Mike Hyter.

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    My step daughter Ten (yes, that is her name) is a freshman at Northeastern University in Boston. Growing up in South Florida, she had never experienced snow and was probably the only person I know in the Boston area who was excited about the prospect of seeing snow this winter. The other day, January 12, [...]

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  4. Developing Unconscious Competence (or Bloody Mess at the Maxfield Home) December 8, 2010

    Posted in Doug Maxfield, Learning & Development.

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    We had a little accident in the Maxfield home the other night. My daughter was finishing up her responsibility after dinner of clearing dishes off the table and counter, throwing away garbage. That’s when all the trouble started… For some reason, my daughter forgot how sharp the open edges of a can’s lid are, and [...]

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  5. The Gift of Feedback December 3, 2010

    Posted in Learning & Development, Paul Terry, Talent Development.

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    At this time of year, many of us think a lot about giving and receiving gifts.  It’s also the time of year when many organizations ask managers and employees to complete a year-end summary of their annual goals or objectives. I’ve heard it stated that “feedback is a gift.”  Do we consider the feedback we [...]

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