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Why SMART Goals Don’t Work
Why Most Goal-Setting Approaches Fail Updated January 2026 with current statistics and research Here we are. New year, new anxiety about goal-setting. January brings this predictable pressure to transform ourselves,...
Overcoming the ‘Yeah, Buts’: How to Move from Resistance to Action
Originally published November 3, 2016. Updated October 2025 with current examples and actionable strategies for L&D professionals. In the learning and development world, there's a phrase that comes up constantly:...
Practical L&D Tips to Drive Change Management Success
The only constant in life is change. Change management is something every L&D professional faces and let’s face it, even dreads, but it doesn’t have to be that way. With...
Navigating Change: How L&D Can Help Steer the Course
Is your organization constantly in a state of flux, leaving your people struggling to keep up with the changes? Join this coffee chat to explore how L&D can become a...
ATD 2016 It’s a Wrap: (PT 1) Tricia Ransom
ATD 2016 It's a Wrap! As is usual, when wrapping up the monster that is "ATD International Conference and Expo" or otherwise known as ATD ICE , #ATD2016 or...
The 2015 Kaizen Adventure
Another year, another kaizen adventure. Well, not just one adventure - a whole host of adventures and FYI - I am referring to changes as adventures. Because that's what they...
The Twitter Chat Conundrum (Part Two)
You all KILLED IT! Last week our conversation centered around the twitter chat. How twitter chats, in general, may be improved and I have to say the response was great. I...
You Know You’re a Micromanager When…
My dream is to work for a "micromanager" ... said no one ever. In general these are the responses when asking people about what they desire in a positive working environment:...
6 Stupid Classroom Rules Learning Professionals Still Use
In order to have a chance at creating a positive learning environment, we must first reach the hearts and minds of participants. Not impose out-dated (and plain stupid) classroom rules....
Kaizen, Learning Rebels and the Zombie Apocalypse
As you may know, the year 2014 was the year dedicated to the concept of Kaizen All I can say is, YOWZA, there has been a lot of Kaizen going...
