Do you ever get tongue tied? When I was in 6th Grade, our history teacher who was from the exotic realm of New Jersey (so far from sunny Tucson), decided to teach us about the Constitutional Congress (yes, it was 1976) by having us act out a play that he may have written to teach …
Several years ago, I had a chance to visit the training facility of a large airline. It was a fascinating day, for a number of reasons. I was writing the other day about how office space design reflects and reinforces the company culture, and this place was another example. Our hosts for the day met …
Actually it's a little late. October 1 marks the start of Christmas for many retailers. And having spent 31 years as a retailer, my spirit is attuned to that rhythm. In fact, since I was in national store operations for almost all of those years, October seems really late to me. You see, in order …
I was thinking today about Learning Styles. I just took a Lynda.com class on storytelling but I’m struggling with applying it. The class was very well done – the presenter was a great speaker, his content was solid, and I agreed with his structure and conclusions. He provided a list of stories you should have …
I'm tired of starting blog posts by saying, "I'm back again" and then apologizing for not posting. I have lots of excuses this time - a series of injuries that have been requiring 3+ hours of PT a day; a job that has exploded into a series of trips, early morning meetings, and late nights …
