Trainer’s Portable Mentor Take a Look

Here’s a new book.  I’m actually a contributor the book.  I’ve only read the section I wrote but the rest of it looks good.  I got a sample copy and it’s really a big..big .. book.
Here’s the write up from Pfieffer.
The Trainer’ Portable Mentor is an easy to use, comprehensive highly accessible resource that offers [...]

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Light Speed Ideas – Last Batch 50 – 56

50.     Learn to Thrive on Chaos
Change isn’t usually neat and clean.  Change can be a very chaotic event.  But out of this chaos comes a lot of creativity.  A little chaos in the learning process forces students to react and try to regain their balance.  If everything is too safe, it’s hard to learn something [...]

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Light Speed Ideas 47-49

47.     Race to Proficiency
The goal of learning should be to reach a desired goal or outcome.  A class or even a curriculum is usually not enough to reach that goal.  Structuring what happens after the class is over completes the training.  Otherwise, there is a lot of slow wandering around after training or the student [...]

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Light Speed Ideas 44 – 46

44.     Build a Show Me How Library
This is actually a really easy one.  List out the major tasks you want others to learn.  Now take your digital camcorder and make short movies of an expert doing each task.  To make production easy have another expert describe what the other person is doing.  Take all these [...]

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Light Speed Ideas 41 – 43

41.     Don’t Stuff the Goose
Stuffing the Goose is a technical education term. What it refers to is two situations. First, it means adding as much or more content as you possibly can. You don’t want to leave anything out. When you review the design, everyone wants to add things until you have no time to [...]

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Light Speed Ideas 38 – 40

38  Practice, Practice, Practice
There really is no substitute for practice.  The more your practice the easier things get and the faster you learn.  Practicing with a purpose and practicing with good feedback from a coach will also speed up learning.  You always want to be sure that you’re not practicing bad habits and good structured [...]

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Lightspeed Ideas #34 – 36

34.     Find a Buddy
Buddies are different than mentors.  A buddy is someone who is going through the same learning experience you are and who wants you to succeed.  Sharing experiences and teaching each other helps both you and your buddy learn faster.  You just have to check what you’re doing with your mentor so you [...]

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A Must Read Innovation Book – E-Launch Invite!

I’m excited about a new book called “Spark – Raise Your Mind to the Power of Infinity & Create Anything” by my associate Arupa Tesolin (Author of the successful business intuition book Ting!).
 
Here’s why….Every idea, innovation and act of imagination begins with a Spark! 
 
This spark marks the energetic beginning of the creative process and opens [...]

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