Is there a difference between Formal vs. Informal Learning?
There’s a lot of talk these days about “formal” vs. “informal learning”. Time and again, managers in every industry are asking, “How can I leverage this whole ‘social media’ thing? That’s informal learning, right?” Not exactly, according to Lance Dublin of Dublin Consulting, who spoke last night in San Francisco at an event of the […]
Watch Out For Employee Stagnation
Some years back, I was working part time at an insurance brokerage — as a “word processor”. No, I wasn’t a computer myself (although it seemed like it sometimes). But back in the day, people were so unfamiliar with MS Word and other word processing programs that they hired people like me to lay out […]
Report: Trust and Collaboration Raise Bottom Line
Collaboration and trust leads to ROI
Feeding and Feedback
Lessons about trust from a pizza entrepreneur
Is it possible to be “authentic” at work? (part 2)
Is authenticity at work even possible? I think it is–but I’m not talking about “blasting” people, cussing them out, calling them names and then saying, “Oh, I’m just speaking my truth…take it or leave it.” Here’s one model for how to be “respectfully authentic at work”: 1) Check in with what your feeling inside in […]
Authenticity in the Workplace–part one
I recently interviewed Mike Robbins, best-selling author of “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Taken”. It’s a good one! Mike Robbins
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Competitive Motivation: Against Benchmarks or Against Others
Thursday, September 10, 2009 by Dave Blum There’s an interesting article in a recent Sports Illustrated about Dick Fosbury, the gawky teenager who pretty much invented the modern style of high jumping. Before Fosbury, people essentially jumped forward and straddled the high-jump bar as they went over. Fosbury did it backwards–jumping with his back to […]
Twelve Tips to Create a Happier (and More Productive) Workplace.
Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Dave Blum This url was “tweeted” to me today and I thought it was worth sharing. It’s from a great blogger: Gretchen Rubin. She’s written a list of questions employees should ask themselves when considering their own job satisfaction. If you’re a manager who wants to create a happier and […]
Thinking about Layoffs Leads to Low Morale
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by Dave Blum In a recent article (titled “Visibly Shaken”: June 2009) in ASTD’s Training & Development Magazine, the author Michael Laff talked about the effect this downturn is having on employee morale. He writes: “A closed door, an ignored email, or an unfriendly gesture are all subtle hints that one’s […]