The Best Training I Never Did: How I Became a Learning and Performance Consultant

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Glenn Smeaton

It was a warm day in May as my slide projector motor ran hypnotically. I was in a frenzy trying to make a particular course interesting. (You try discussing cationic versus anionic polymers to nonchemists on a warm spring day.) One student, always the same student, was ... More »

Personal Visions Predict Success, Happiness

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Thomas N. Tavantzis

Why is a personal vision so important for career and personal development? Because it can direct and galvanize practically every aspect of your life. Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire cat claimed: "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." But th... More »