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To improve our knowledge sharing in the year to come, we need to move into the Information Age, where knowledge is on demand; where learning can be fit to me as opposed to me having to fit everything to it.

When it comes to ensuring that your blended learning curriculum is a success, focus on marketing the blend, managing its implementation, and motivating learners to enroll and complete the entire program.

Mentoring becomes a productivity accelerator only when an organization takes it seriously—that is, when it becomes more than an educational tool indulged in “as time permits.”

At The Baldwin School, the brand promise: Accomplished Women—Interesting Lives, was being delivered successfully over and over again. Whether the accomplishments had gained public notoriety or not (and many had), each woman honestly could declare that she graduated knowing there was a special place in the world for each of them and the only barrier to an “interesting life” was themselves.

Inspired by a mental simulation exercise in “The Power of Intuition” by Gary Klein, Pre-Mortem Training has become one of the most effective ways for McCarthy project teams to communicate about, identify, prioritize, and assign responsibility for managing risk.

When brainstorming with your own team, ask questions to determine which type of rule is in your way. Can it be broken? Can it be bent?

While your time is a finite resource, your energy level is a renewable one. Slogging away at your desk isn’t the answer to getting more done. Take time each day to refuel your fire—take a walk, play a short game, give a friend a call. When you do this, you increase your productivity.

Here are some suggestions that can help you make that last-minute presentation a memorable one—in a good way.

Managers need to adopt a multi-dimensional approach to learning and development in which L&D experiences and activities combine three approaches: person-centered, technical-centered, and problem-centered.