by Diane Fitzpatrick | Feb 15, 2021 | Leadership, Learning
As you mentor your employees to develop their skills or improve their performance, you can set them up for success by motivating the learning process with feedback. Feedback is an essential driver of experiential learning and development. We...
by Diane Fitzpatrick | Jan 26, 2021 | Learning
When six-year-old Alec had his first eye exam at school, he was informed that he needed glasses. Why had he not mentioned this to anyone? Did he not know that he couldn’t see well? His parents immediately took him to the ophthalmologist...
by Diane Fitzpatrick | Sep 1, 2020 | Learning
An interesting thing happened to Mukta Arya on her way to becoming a bio technology professional: She changed paths, got an MBA, and began a career in corporate human resources. The impetus? Her desire to help people. “I felt very drawn to it,” she said....
by Diane Fitzpatrick | Jul 28, 2020 | Learning
John Dewey would say we are struck. Paulo Freire might add that we’re shocked. And William James would call it pure experience. That’s 2020 through the eyes of educational theorists and psychologists. Regardless of the labels applied to our current...
by Diane Fitzpatrick | Jul 14, 2020 | Learning
There’s a Big Bang Theory episode in which Sheldon goes to Penny to learn acting techniques to improve his teaching and connection to his students. Penny suggests that Sheldon “move around in the space! Do whatever feels natural,” as a warm-up...
by Molly Taylor | Mar 3, 2018 | Leadership, Learning
Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist and author, believes the rate of change has become so rapid that it now outpaces our current ability to adapt. In order to manage during this disorienting instability leaders need to learn faster and better....
