by Reni Gorman and Rich Mesch 55 and Older Execs Don’t Like Training Reni: I read an article on The Economist titled: Executive education and the over-55s: Never too old to learn. The focus was about the trend that older executives are shunning corporate training. The reason? To put it bluntly: They are sick [...]
Archive for May, 2010
How to Train an Executive: Quick, Relevant Content and Meaningful Conversations with Peers and SMEs
Posted in Leadership, Performance Improvement, tagged Leadership, Learning Theory, Performance Improvement, Talent Management on May 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Using Storytelling in Learning, Part 4: Keeping it Real
Posted in Performance Improvement, Series, Simulation, tagged Learning Theory, Performance Improvement, Simulation, Storytelling on May 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
by Rich Mesch (Links to other articles in this series: 1 2 3 4 5) Is there such a thing as too much reality? In my first post on this topic, I said this: “So how do you apply some of the rules of storytelling to our training initiatives? The key is to focus on how the [...]
Ask, Don’t Tell: Coaching Advice Based on Classic Literature
Posted in Coaching, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Series, tagged Coaching, Leadership, Performance Improvement on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Dawn Francis, Ed.D. Years ago, I read a novel entitled Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. There was a passage in the book that struck me so poignantly that I copied it down and committed it to memory. It read: “I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only [...]
The Science of Simulation: Mirror Neurons
Posted in Performance Improvement, Simulation, tagged Cognition, Performance Improvement, Simulation on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
by Rich Mesch I was first exposed to the concept of mirror neurons when I attended the NASAGA (North American Simulation and Gaming Association) Conference in Vancouver in 2007. I was privileged to hear a talk by Dave Chalk. Chalk is an interesting guy on a number of levels, but most notably because he has [...]
