Back in the heyday of buzz about “the learning organization” as a concept, David Garvin wrote about the Army’s practice of After Action Reviews (AARs). The practice is deceptively simple, but powerful when done properly, and I think there is a lot of value in it for the individual lifelong learner. So what’s an After […]
The Beta Mentality and the Dabbler’s Downfall
In one of the later chapters of Leading the Learning Revolution I draw a contrast between what I call the “Beta Mentality” and the “Dabbler’s Downfall.” I’m betting both of these will sound familiar, but I am also betting that most readers – like myself – may have more experience with the second than the […]
7 Sales & Marketing Links You Don’t Want to Leave Unclicked
Collecting links and filing them away in my e-mail box, or Twitter stream, or Delicious account is one of the key ways I find ideas and build knowledge in topic areas that interest me. I’m a bit of a hoarder, though – I don’t tend to share the link love as actively as I might. […]
The White Magic of Listening to Your Market
Stop jabbering like a magpie. Notice what’s actually happening, not just what you think is happening or wish were happening. Look and listen. – Epictetus A while back a friend gave me a copy of Brian Tracy’s book on advanced selling principles. I found the book relatively useful overall, but one thing about it that […]
5 Key Benefits of Lifelong Learning
If you are like me, you probably take it for granted that consciously engaging in lifelong learning is worth it, well, just because. You are intrinsically motivated to learn and therefore don’t need a list of potential benefits of lifelong learning. It is its own reward. Fair enough. But I think it is still worth […]
Talkin’ ’bout a revolution
In the late 1990s, I got some of my initial experience in online education working for a start-up that planned to capture content from top 25 business schools and channel it into community colleges. Those were heady days. We were out to change the world, and like many dotcom companies, we raised – and spent […]