Leadership Development Training Programs Aren't Natural
In my last post, I touched on the brain’s ability to adapt based on an individual’s experiences. Daniel Coyle, the author of The Talent Code,...
How Our Brains Make Effective Leadership Training Possible
Not too long ago, a unique book hit the shelves that gave a glimpse into the potential to change behavior through effective leadership training. As a...
The Most Effective Leadership Training Begins With Collaboration
The golden thread that unites many of the topics we discuss here for a common purpose is collaboration. Globalization, mergers, and acquisitions in...
Responsive Modeling Drives the Best Organization Development Consulting
If you take a deep look at organizational structures and the practice of organization development consulting, you will see that their design supports...
The Best Leadership Development Programs Rely on Systems Thinking
A system is a collection of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent parts that form a complex and unified whole that has a specific purpose....
Simulation Training Isn't a Right vs. Left Brain Thing
My last two posts have focused on critical and creative thinking separately. But how do the two work together to improve performance, create better...
Advice for Leadership Development Consultants From...Matisse?
Over the past several years, the Regis leadership development consulting firm has spent a lot of time helping leaders of global organizations become...
Innovation’s Role in Learning and Development Training
In my last post, I touched on the important role of critical thinking, particularly in the context of maximizing the effectiveness and output of...
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...
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...
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...
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...