Tweet Why are conference organizers doing so many things that repel their best customers? Instead of bombarding paying attendees with marketing messages, how about just making good on your promise to deliver education and networking opportunities? Missed Opportunities To Grow Attendee Loyalty This summer, I attended three large conferences – one in our industry and…
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Your Training Programs Are Preposterous And Fail Miserably To Foster Learning
Tweet Training is for dogs. Have you ever heard someone say, “I’m educating my dogs” or “I’m instructing my dogs.” Of course you haven’t. That’s because most training programs are for dogs. The Education Semantics Challenge Many people use the words training, education, instruction and learning interchangeably. However each conveys a unique message and meaning….
Are Your Organization’s Learning Opportunities Outdated?
Tweet Is your organization offering learning opportunities that are based on an outdated model? Or have you positioned your organization to offer learning opportunities that are proven to be successful today and align with your participants’ learning? No, I’m not just talking about the linear advancement of technology as applied to learning. Technology is a…
Are You Still Providing Education Opportunities Based On The Industrial Revolution Model?
Tweet Is your organization still trying to make revenue from didactic forms of education and instruction? Are you using a hierarchical, top-down, command and control delivery model? Are you providing content that seems out of context in today’s every changing global market? If you are, you are showing your age. You are announcing to the…
The Need For Speed And Learning Agility
Tweet Your organization’s enduring competitive advantage rests on learning agility. It must be able to respond to new challenges, opportunities, threats and crisis. New, unprecedented complex challenges constantly present themselves. Learning At The Speed Of Change Experienced leaders used to claim that they had seen every problem several times in the past. That’s no longer…