It’s an age-old question. How many projects can one person juggle? Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating – it’s not exactly an age-old question – but it’s a question I’m asked a lot. Let me preface my answer with the fact that I love, love, love project management. The more projects I can manage, the better. I love the variety. I love that I get to talk to many different people on any given day. And I love solving problems. For me, there’s no better job than project management. I’ve been doing it for more than 15 years.
Read MoreBook Clubs: The Final Frontier
In today’s fast-paced business environment, who has the time to read a book? Let alone read a book and then discuss it with colleagues – at work. I found out that taking the time to participate in a book club proved to be a great asset and helped me to grow in my job.
Read MoreHow to Do E-Learning and M-Learning Solutions Right
Last week, my colleague Susan Fisher and I presented at mLearnConin San Jose on the topic of “Mobile Decisions: Right Solution, Right Tools.” I was thrilled to be speaking about doing mobile right.
Read MoreISPI – Membership Has Its Benefits
As I begin my term as president-elect of the International Society for Performance Improvement,I’d like to ask you something.
Read MoreDon’t Select E-Learning for the Wrong Reasons
Is someone in your organization anxious to use e-learning because they’ve seen some amazing web sites or watched their kids engrossed in an online tutorial? It’s a terrific thing that they’re excited about learning over the computer, but this may not be the best reason to select e-learning as the delivery method for your next initiative.
Read MoreWhen Is the Right Time to Get Up to Speed on Mobile Learning?
Whether or not your organization has already started down the mobile learning path, as a learning leader, performance consultant, or instructional designer, now is the time for you to get started.
Read MoreIf You Don’t Market Your Training Department, Who Will?
At Innovative Learning Group we did an informal poll a while back and asked leaders inside corporate learning functions what they do to market their departments. The response we received was, “not much.” “Not much?” I thought to myself … if you don’t market your training department, who will?!
Read MoreDo Your Employees Know How You Make Money?
Am I the only one who sits in meetings and calculates the cost of the meeting? Hmm, 12 people for two hours at $50 per hour. That sure was an expensive discussion. Did we get $1,200 of value from that time together?
Read MoreSetting an Individual Up for Success
Just recently, I observed a manager empower a colleague to create a spreadsheet to guide the team’s strategy and action plans. The manager, not wanting to kibosh the employee’s enthusiasm, provided no direction and just set her off to complete the task.
Read MoreTwo Questions I’m Often Asked About Project Management
Given that I’ve managed many custom learning and performance improvement projects and have written numerous articles about project management, you could say I’m very passionate about the topic. So passionate, in fact, I’m repeatedly asked two questions:
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