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Data: Telling Stories with Numbers
Over on the PM College blog today, Crystal Busch and I were dissecting a presentation on learning trends by Elliott Masie when one topic hit a nerve. Most learning organizations, Masie said, don't know how to use the data they collect. Okay, I agree. But I'll take it a step farther: they don't know
At ATD 2019: Two Views of the Human Factor at Work
Going from session to session at ATD (see more conference posts on the PM College blog) I had an object lesson in the dynamic my editor, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin, wrote about on this blog just a couple weeks ago in "Tra-La, It's May; Stay Positive, People!" She wrote about using the technique of Ap
Oprah! Now That I Have Your Attention ... See Our Series about Talent Development This Week!
We are about to unleash a week's worth of reading on our PM College blog readers, covering all the amazing sessions that Crystal Busch and I are attending here at ATD 2019 in Washington, DC. But first ... that fantastic Monday morning keynote. If ATD was trying to get our attention, it worked. Opra
Tra-la, It's May! Stay Positive, People
This morning I saw a post on social media asking people to contribute examples of negative comments people make about project managers. I started to reply ... thought better of it ... but it has bugged me all day. This blog may have to be categorized under "Rants" but here goes. What possible value
A Couple Surprising Facts about Sustainability
Earth Day is almost here, but that was not the inspiration for this column. In fact, the topic of sustainability was far from my mind when I went looking through recent articles in my favorite business publications, seeking an Aha! to kick off this week's blog. I followed a link to the MIT Sloan Ma