Big Skill: Conflict Management

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Resolving an adversarial situation with the minimum expenditure of force necessary to achieve a satisfactory outcome. Conflict is often, but not necessarily, a failure of conflict management. When conflict does occur in the context of a successful conflict manag... More »

Conversation between CEO and New Training Professional

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[Training Person is riding elevator, when door opens and CEO walks in.] CEO: You're the training person, right? TP: Yes I am. CEO: So what have you done this quarter? TP: I and my whole department have been doing a lot of research. We are talking to ... More »

Race to the Bottom?

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In all of the formal learning industries, including training and education, we have to teach the basic stuff, and we have to put out fires. We have to teach people how to use a portal, or create adequate footnotes. We have to get them their new password. A new compl... More »

If you haven't practiced, you haven't learned anything

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Let me try to rephrase this conversation a bit. (And please, please read this post, not just the headline, before commenting.)If you haven't practiced, you haven't learned. To paraphrase Abe Lincoln, who said "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend t... More »

Big Skill: Communications

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At its core, the moving of information. More broadly, the ability to both express oneself effectively through various and appropriate media (writing, speaking, graphics), including understanding audience requirements, needs/pain points, and knowledge, and also effec... More »