This Guide Reveals Where You Don’t Measure Up
How well do you know yourself? Really know yourself? Be honest. Can you look at yourself and your skills and say that you don’t need any improvement? If so, then congratulations, I wish I could join you but…
Attaching a Template to a Document
Here’s the scenario: you urgently need to submit a document and it needs to meet a deadline and a standard to be accepted. No standard plus no acceptance equals big trouble. You have the document and you have…
How to fix your LMS mistake
You have finally settled on an LMS for your eLearning. Congratulations. You’ve managed to force your courses into that LMS and have started to edit them. It’s not easy, in fact it’s downright painful. It’s awkward and slow…
Leadership gap increases worldwide
A recent federal election here in Canada gave our country a new leader. Any group that wants to move ahead, make changes, or improve, needs a strong leader. Countries and businesses are very similar that way, but there’s…
How do I get help in Excel 2016? Tell Me
How many times have you put your head into your hands and muttered to yourself when using a computer? Technology can be wonderful and also wonderfully frustrating. That’s why there are help functions built into software, because at…
The value of corporate responsibility
Gone are the days when robber barons and sleazy executives could make their way through the corporate landscape and come out on top. Millennials are the workforce of the future and have shown through their values that they…
So, now what?
You’ve finalized all the eLearning details for your organization, except one: How to get employee buy-in. I’ve worked in offices where training was mandatory and accepted grudgingly and with plenty of grumbling in the classroom. You may be…
Pristine or pig pen, there’s good in both
Earlier today I decided to give my desk a cleaning. It wasn’t easy. I had to pick up stuff, move piles of junk, redistribute some other miscellany and then give it a wipe with a cleaning cloth. As…
Wearable tech not just for geeks anymore
Smartwatches, fitness trackers, smart glasses, connected headbands. I’m all for wearable tech. I love gizmos and gadgets and I feel pretty cool when wearing them, but some of these pieces of equipment do come with a high geek…
What Does Your Company Smell Like?
How does your company smell? Like a fresh spring forest or like a sweltering metropolis? The late Sumantra Ghoshal asks that of the World Economic Forum in this YouTube video, not with the goal of putting businesses to…
Is this really worth $100,000?
Which would you rather have: $100,000 more per year or a good friend at work? The answer would likely surprise you. An article on The Atlantic website says there is great value in relationships. That makes sense when…
Get learning, and keep learning
What’s wrong with learning for the sake of learning? Nothing at all, and that, I guess, is the reason behind many Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs. Most are free and the variety of courses available is astounding.…