Category Archives: learning

“PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD.” –VOLTAIRE I’m wrapping up this week’s newsletter from the Las Vegas airport on my way home from DevLearn. Whether you were here or not you should take a peek at the resources and browse some of the great presentations and related resources from all the amazing presenters who wereContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 25, 2019”

Ignorance is the path to extinction…Not taking control of our own learning opportunities (or that of our teams) is the fastest way to make yourself irrelevant.  – Ann Handley Twas the weekend before DevLearn and all through the house the speakers are buzzing taking care of all the last-minute tweaks to their slides and otherContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 18, 2019”

“If you haven’t learned how to learn, you’ll have a hard time. Knowing how to learn is partly curiosity. But it’s also a discipline.” – Peter Drucker The nice, cool fall weather has been here this week and I’m loving it. I’m looking forward to all the festivities at DevLearn in a couple of weeks.ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 11, 2019”

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?’” – Brian Tracy My wife and I celebrated our 14th anniversary this week. I can’t believe how fast the time flies by and can not express how grateful I am that fate and a goodContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 4, 2019”

Sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn It was a lot of fun to be part of Robin Petterd’s Learning While Working Virtual Conference this week. This second edition was even bigger and better than the first. A huge thank you to Robin for inviting me and everyone behind the scenes who make it allContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 27, 2019”

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden It was a treat to pop-in on the Central Ohio ATD’s Annual Event this week. What’s not to like about a local gathering of fellow L&D pros like Cara North (@caranorth11), Jaqueline Hutchison (@jachutchinson), John Rock (@jonrock), Tim Slade (@timslade) andContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 20, 2019”

We are not thinking people. We are feeling people, who think. – Antonio Damaso Playing catch in the back yard with my daughter lately has been a great reminder of the things that are truly important. It always melts away the rest of the world and I just want to hold on to that feelingContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 13, 2019”

Learning impacts every part of your life, long after you’ve left school. It determines how good you are at your job, your ability to lead a team, your ability to innovate, produce and excel. Knowing how to learn, and more importantly, having a system for doing it repeatedly and efficiently, is the most valuable skillContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 6, 2019”

“Learned we may be with another man’s learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.”  ― Michel de Montaigne, It has been a beautiful week here as we head into a long Labor Day weekend. We’re looking forward to lots of nice outdoor time and an extra day of rest and relaxation.ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | August 30, 2019”