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Stop Teaching Accountability. Start Designing f...
Most efforts to build a “culture of accountability” miss the mark because they focus on training and messaging instead of fixing the way work gets done. Accountability doesn’t come from...
Stop Teaching Accountability. Start Designing f...
Most efforts to build a “culture of accountability” miss the mark because they focus on training and messaging instead of fixing the way work gets done. Accountability doesn’t come from...

Timelines Are Linear. People Are Not.
In this blog post, we explore a hidden productivity killer in learning and development (L&D) projects: the false comfort of "just a little more time." While extra time feels like...
Timelines Are Linear. People Are Not.
In this blog post, we explore a hidden productivity killer in learning and development (L&D) projects: the false comfort of "just a little more time." While extra time feels like...

30 Blunt Truths About Training and Performance
Tired of slow timelines, unused courses, and endless alignment meetings? This post delivers 30 blunt, practical truths about corporate training, enablement, and performance—written for learning leaders, people ops, and teams...
30 Blunt Truths About Training and Performance
Tired of slow timelines, unused courses, and endless alignment meetings? This post delivers 30 blunt, practical truths about corporate training, enablement, and performance—written for learning leaders, people ops, and teams...

Why Learning Theory Doesn’t Fix Work
Learning theory has its place. It can be useful for understanding how people process information, how motivation works, and what conditions support growth. But inside the workplace, theory is often...
Why Learning Theory Doesn’t Fix Work
Learning theory has its place. It can be useful for understanding how people process information, how motivation works, and what conditions support growth. But inside the workplace, theory is often...

Training Shouldn’t Be Your First Move or Your D...
Many organizations treat training as the default response to performance problems, but this often leads to wasted effort and ineffective solutions. This blog post challenges that reflex by emphasizing the...
Training Shouldn’t Be Your First Move or Your D...
Many organizations treat training as the default response to performance problems, but this often leads to wasted effort and ineffective solutions. This blog post challenges that reflex by emphasizing the...

Agile Without Action: When Learning Teams Prete...
Many learning teams claim to use agile methods but get stuck in fake iteration—endless prototypes, constant feedback loops, and no real user input. This blog post explores how agile design...
Agile Without Action: When Learning Teams Prete...
Many learning teams claim to use agile methods but get stuck in fake iteration—endless prototypes, constant feedback loops, and no real user input. This blog post explores how agile design...