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Ask scientists about what the next frontier will be for human advancement and the most likely answer will be the ability to pick up new learning in a much shorter time.
Amazing productivity and quantum improvements in learning is the promise of accelerated learning. It is a quest that has gripped both individuals and organizations…
This piece was published in one of the English dailies or magazines (not sure now) but it is an amazing testament to the idiosyncrasies of the English language and an even more obvious demonstration of the bewilderment of the foreigners who have had the fortune to engage in this strangest of languages. Perhaps this was the secret weapon that the British used to conquer the world…
Adult Learning Theory tells us that being an effective educator involves understanding how adults learn best. Andragogy (adult learning) is a theory from the 1970’s by Malcolm Knowles, an American practitioner and theorist of adult education. The theory proposes a set of assumptions about how adults learn. It uses approaches to learning that are problem-based and collaborative and also emphasizes more equality between the teacher and learner…
Delivering effective presentations is a skill that is polished with practice and experience and there are no magic short-cuts. But here are some simple communication strategies that you can easily use to create additional impact in your presentation no matter where you are on the experience curve…
Based on research by Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
These are ideas, strategies and tactics that CCL has developed and refined over many years working with large numbers of clients and many kinds of organizations
Job assignments and the kinds of jobs people have done are crucial in the role of leadership development. CCL has identified these five key challenges that open the door to powerful leadership lessons:
Challenge 1: Unfamiliar responsibilities.
When you practice new skills and expand your knowledge base, you learn how to operate effectively when you are early in a learning curve.
A summarized extract from a series of internet articles by Peter Grazier
Most managers find it not so hard to get proficient in technical aspects of their work, in operations and in processes. But they often struggle with people related matters such as interpersonal communication, handling conflict, motivation, resistance to change etc because this has never been part of the curriculum in most universities other than in superficial ways.
A reproduction of the commencement address by J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame at Harvard University – copyright June 2008. A truly extraordinary speech
President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates,
The first thing I would like to say is ‘thank you.’ Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honour, but the weeks of fear and nausea I’ve experienced at the thought of giving this commencement address have made me lose weight. A win-win situation! Now all I have to do is take deep breaths, squint at the red banners and fool myself into believing I am at the world’s best-educated Harry Potter convention…
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