Building Rapport with Learners

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Robert W. Lucas

One point to remember when designing activities and planning your delivery strategy is that some learners might be uncomfortable being a focal point in your workshop. This could create challenges if you call upon them to role-play or ask them to share ideas and informat... More »

Let’s Retire Retirement

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Frederick A. Miller

At least the 2008 financial meltdown produced one positive outcome: It exposed the fact that retirement as we know it is over. Done. Obsolete. Until the market crash, many boomers were planning to leave the workforce with well-funded retirement plans. Almost overnight, ... More »

Help Your Team Members Develop a Productivity Mindset

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Jeff Garton

Motivational tools and programs used to boost team performance are unlikely to work unless members allow themselves to be persuaded by those efforts. If they do not, even the best programs yield only temporary results, which forces leaders to implement additional new an... More »