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We must go back to a time in history when the world was rife with uncertainty—a time when Plato conjured up Dialogue to enable humanity to make sense of mystery.

Refined over the last 35 years, the 6-step ENGAGE method provides a remedy for the most common virtual meeting problems.

Retention rates for mentees are 50 percent higher than those not mentored. In fact, mentoring can have a much greater impact on retention than salary increases.

How might we navigate around and among each other at work or events while staying a socially distanced six feet apart?

Empathy Mapping is a powerful visualization approach that helps ensure project success by creating a clear understanding of the individual’s or group’s perspective, need, or experience.

As trainers, we should remind ourselves that stakeholders probably don’t know they don’t have to settle for fast-food training but rather can order a gourmet meal.

When instructional designers partner with subject matter experts (SMEs), one of their roles is to help SMEs choose the most crucial content for learners to absorb and present it in a meaningful way. This process leads to a “good mix”—much like the results of a successful recipe.

If you listen and empathize, you will get key information that can help you course correct and dramatically increase people’s buy-in to change—even if they didn’t choose the direction.

How to stay aligned with so many more people than ever before—your boss, your direct reports, and your colleagues all over the organization chart.

When someone asks, “Why do you talk so much about reflection?” I always say, “To think deeply and carefully about something opens the chance that I’ll think differently, bigger, or even better.”