Connection before Content. This was one of the phrases Bill Brewer of Designed Learning used in his presentation on “6 Conversations that Matter” at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio on February 8. So what does Bill mean, and why does connection matter? Have you ever been thrust into a meeting, event, or workshop and expected to get to work… Read More
Thomas Gilbert: An influential performance improvement thought leader that you may not know
Do you describe your work as helping to improve workplace performance? If so, Thomas Gilbert is someone who has influenced what you do and believe, yet he may be a name with which you are not familiar. Gilbert wrote the book Human Competence: Engineering Worthy Performance. Although it is out of print, the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI)… Read More
What makes organizations work?
Have you ever wondered… what makes organizations work? I think about this question all the time. Sometimes I think about it after I have talked to someone who I believe to be a lot smarter than me on this subject, or while I am reading a good book, chapter, or blog. Sometimes I think about this question after getting frustrated… Read More