IT organizations have been hardwired from past experience to think in terms of a project paradigm. We prepare, we deploy, we complete, we move on. Agile development and cloud computing are distorting that model as application vendors release new features multiple times per year. Customers once chose their deployment dates but Cloud computing has transferred that control to vendors. […]
An IT project is a series of steps linked together in a sequenced chain of events leading to the final business outcomes. When a link in that chain is broken a project suffers. Identify the business requirements Research available options Design and spec the needs Select the best possible solution Procurement & deployment User Adoption […]
Many of today’s business articles repeatedly tell us that change is happening at an ever-increasing speed. Innovation, a key driver of change, is an essential requirement for any business to stay competitive. Not surprisingly, CEOs proclaim that their most important role is to invoke change in their organization. We are also reminded that the rate […]
Employees are your Athletes – unleash their winning performance Did you know that most resistance to change is unconscious and a biological function of the brain to actually burn fewer calories? What we refer to as a habit is a coating the brain constructs around a repeatedly active neural pathway along with help from […]
Who could ever remember a life without Mobile computing. First came the car phone, then remote computing. Next it was Blackberries, and today it’s smartphones. We can reach out to anyone, anytime and get replies in minutes. What a wonderful life. Almost! Psychologists are discovering that we now live in a five minute world. It’s […]
Customer loyalty is powerful. Customer passion for your solution is gold. Why have brands like Apple been so successful that their customers will line up for hours in front of an Apple store to buy their products? Yes, their designs are cool, but Apple’s long history of passionate customers has much more to do with […]
If you’re a business owner, C-suite manager, HR department or Learning & Development organizer/Trainer.. you might know the answer to this question. According to the 2014 ATD State of Industry Report, the average spending on training in 2013 was over $1200 per employee. But what does this mean to your bottom line? No matter how to […]
AS HUMANS, WE DON’T TAKE WELL TO CHANGE There are 3 main reasons why we resist. 1. Change interrupts the way our brain works. Our brains develop pathways (sometimes referred to as muscle memory) as a way of reducing the number of calories it has to burn. Yes, thinking can produce smoke that comes out […]
What is Accidental Learning? This is when accidental learning begins. We have all experienced it. You’re working with a colleague whose split screen view of Outlook you have never seen before and say. “How convenient!”. You suddenly realize you have been needlessly frustrated for months. Your colleague’s instruction was a great resource but unfortunately, the […]
One of the hardest parts of having a staff of hard working, dedicated employees, is keeping their knowledge-base up to date… that’s right, providing Effective Corporate Learning (Training). There are countless methods, materials, and programs to help equip your employees with the knowledge they need to be productive and effective at their jobs. But, which learning technique […]
