Halloween Edition: Tricks and Treats
Spirit, That’s me Hi I’m Spirit. Dad isn’t around, so I am taking over. At least, until Voodoo, my brother comes back, and then see ya. Anyway, Dad walked away, and I wanted to tell you all the wonderful things I love to do on Halloween. Whine like a Banshee is fun. Then, Dad gives…
Platinum Picks for 2021
Growing up, Platinum always seemed this word, that well, I couldn’t really figure out. Oh sure, I experienced it in Chemistry (why are Chem teachers always so weird?). Excluding that, I was left in a daze. When my sister got engaged her ring was platinum. At that moment, I knew that platinum must mean pricey,…
In Memory – Corporate Instructional Designers
Let us take a trip back to the late 90s and 2000. After all, making one stop won’t be enough. For those of us who were there the first time around, we saw quite a bit with e-learning and the world for online corporate learning. Dinosaurs roamed. Dot.com was in full bloom. WebVan would go…
What should we do?
Where to go. That’s where I was this morning, actually the day before. Normally, I have an idea of what to write. Other times, an epiphany that zings into my brain on the day of the post. Then there are “this is what I will write” only to change my mind at the last second.…
Let the Rants Begin – Learning System Edition
If anyone has had a concussion and then suffered through post-concussion, you will likely bounce over onto the internet and see all those “medical experts”. Apparently, it can be resolved in one month. Wait, no, three months. Hold on. Perhaps a year or more. For me, it has lasted nearly three months, which allows one…
Info you need to know – To Boost Success
I moved several months ago. I didn’t know what to expect in my town. I fell in love with the mountain views, having the extensive property in the desert. I was anticipating the summer, the intense heat (which actually isn’t that bad), I knew what I thought I knew. Then the deer started to appear.…
Get Your Red Hot Skills Functionality
Which came first? The chicken or dinner at KFC? Knowledge or Skill building and development? Skills today are super hot and as a few readers mentioned the other day on LinkedIn, it is not new. Yes, there have been systems with skills frameworks and skills tied to career development (but I’d argue more with TM/PM…
Reader’s Mailbag – You Ask, I Respond
I started up again, a reader’s mailbag where you can submit questions to me. This new version (debut here), is based on questions I have received via social media, email direct, and my website. Before diving into the Q/A, for those who are interested but unaware, I know have a LinkedIn Group, called E-Learning Coach,…
Knowledge Acquisition? Skill Develop? Go COP
Routines. We all have them. It may be as simple as drinking coffee each morning, watching the news. Perhaps, it is having tea, reading the latest news on the Internet or in the newspaper. We can’t seem to break this routine. We may try to mix it up, and there are days where we can’t…
Employees and Your Learning System
The other day, I went to Tombstone, the tourist trap of the Old West. Of all the amazing things you can see, and get, uh, ripped off (when did the Old West start pricing a meal like it was Vegas?), was the number of reenactors, walking around. I should note, that there is one street,…













