Can Business Simulations Help in a VUCA Environment?
In a prior post, we discussed the importance of effective leadership training and the value of business simulations when facing VUCA (volatile,...
Five Factors From Gaming That Influence Business Simulations
Since I can remember, I have been playing games of one sort or another. At various points in my life I have fallen deep into various gaming wells,...
VUCA and the Value of “How-to-Think” Business Simulations
“In the VUCA world, immersive learning, experiential learning, is the pedagogy of choice, because it’s not just a fixed body of knowledge that you...
Capacity to Decide: Addressing a Global Problem with Effective Leadership Training
The Impact of Poor Thinking is not a challenge reserved for a few struggling companies to be addressed simply with effective leadership training; it...
Cut Through the Noise. Effective Leadership Development Begins With a New Way of Thinking.
More than fifty years ago, author Kurt Vonnegut published a short story called “Harrison Bergeron,” which was set in a future world that mandated all...
It’s Alive! Creating Brain Friendly Learning Experiences Leads to More Effective Leadership Development Training Programs
According to PwC’s 2017 CEO survey, the following skills were identified as both critical to the success of the business yet difficult to find:...
Scrum What?? How Agile Development Leads to More Effective Leadership Training
Agile development is a huge buzz word among forward thinking companies today. Many of our customers have probably heard Regis use weird terms such as...
Leadership Development Training Starts on Day One. Rethinking the New Hire Onboarding Process.
A question I often ask friends and colleagues is “What do you remember most about your first day at your job?” I enjoy asking this question not only...
Sorry, Gameophobes. More Evidence Supporting the Benefits of Experiential Learning.
It has been over five years since I challenged the audience at TEDx Gramercy to bring games, or experiential learning, into their lives to transform...
Benefits of Experiential Learning: Is Your Program Cloth or Lace?
Experiential learning programs come in a variety of formats and sizes, with many falling into the “what-to-think” domain, imparting basic,...
Metrics to Intelligence - Measuring ROI on Leadership Development Training Programs
Well, the Big Data evolution continues, yet many organizations I speak with feel like they are moving even further away from their learning and...
Entrepreneurship in the Corporate Development Training Space - A Psychological Roller Coaster
My first pitch to venture capitalists was memorable. My business partner and I rented a dumpy California hotel room for a month. We lined up as many...