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For More Effective Leadership Training, Summon Your Inner Child

In previous posts, I’ve described Core Abilities that shape effective leadership training, including critical thinking. Two of the most prominent...

Business Dynamics

What's the Coolest Learning and Talent Development Innovation You've Seen Recently?

It was the beginning of the third futurecasting event sponsored by our new organization Talent Development 2025. Stavros, our facilitator, was...

ALI, Assessments, & Analytics

Do Training and Professional Development Programs Focus Enough on Critical Thinking?

According to a 1997 report from Idaho, thousands of American deaths have been attributed to the chemical compound dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO), mainly...

ALI, Assessments, & Analytics

Business Simulations for More Purposeful Thinking

About ten years ago, my colleagues and I realized that our challenge as learning and development consultants was to develop a technology that would...

Business Dynamics

Get in the Game. Tap Learning and Development Training Programs to Develop True Business Acumen.

Business acumen is one of those buzzwords that most people say they understand, but very few can concisely describe. In fact, I would be willing to...

Business Dynamics

Effective Leadership Training Turns Change Into Opportunity in the Healthcare Industry

As I discussed in my last post, The Regis Company’s partners in the healthcare space are faced with a changing landscape that presents unique,...

Business Dynamics

Mapping Impact for More Effective Leadership Training

About five years ago, my colleagues and I at The Regis Company created a process called impact mapping to drive more effective leadership development...

Human Dynamics

Successful Leadership Development Training Programs Target Core Abilities

As mentioned in my last post, The Regis Company has organized and mapped how-to-think patterns to one or more thinking abilities that we refer to as...

Human Dynamics

Key Takeaways for Better Executive Leadership Training from CLO Symposium Plus+

I recently attended the CLO Symposium Plus in Huntington Beach California, where forward-thinking authors and learning leaders took the stage to...

ALI, Assessments, & Analytics

Using Business Performance Analytics to Identify Value Workers

Over the course of one hundred business simulations, my team and I documented patterns of thought that helped us identify individuals we call Value...

ALI, Assessments, & Analytics

Know Your User: What Rihanna Can Teach Us about UX

This fall, pop and style icon Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty. The new cosmetics line features a foundation in 40 unique shades across an exceptional...

ALI, Assessments, & Analytics

Is Your Corporate Leadership Training Being Derailed? Four Ways to Improve Focus in Business Simulations.

Derailers are the primary reason why employees make poor decisions and lose focus during corporate leadership training programs. They can impact...