I am a student of productivity. I’ve been working for years to determine the besttools, systems, tricks and approaches for enabling me to work effectively and with meaning, and then helping others learn how as well. I’ve long been a fan of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and his related “First Things …
Finding mecca in Gmail Premier, Solve360, GQueues Read More »
I heard an interview on the radio this weekend discussing how employee engagement is at an all time low due to the massive amount of change and uncertainty in the economy. The interviewee (missed his name, sorry) commented that research showed many people would be looking for a new job if the economy wasn’t so …
12/7/10 Sharon will be facilitating at the ASTD St. Louis event: Crowne Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel “Energizing Your Learning Solutions with 21st Century DiSC”. Go to www.astdstl.org for more information and to register.
I recently facilitated the ASTD Training Certificate Program sponsored by the ASTD Ft. Worth, TX chapter. One of my participants was a gal named Eileen from California. Eileen is transitioning from Sales Management in the Pharmaceutical industry in to training and development. Eileen will be fabulous – she has excellent business acumen, in-depth industry experience, …
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On a recent LinkedIn discussion, Greg Carpenter asked about a comparison between MBTI and DiSC. Here is my response, including the Inscape Validation Report I mention. Let me know your thoughts on this! Inscape Publishing researched this several years ago. I just uploaded the report for you on my blog for easy access. Here’s the …
Working on my ASTD ICE presentation about how small training and development companies (or departments) can get BIG results by applying thinking and best practices from larger organizations. See the LinkedIn Answers section to participate in my presentation by submitting your thoughts (click this link to get there fast: http://www.linkedin.com/answers/startups-small-businesses/small-business/STR_SMB/661270-2098578)
Barb Giamonco from Talent Builders Plus shared some great tips for using social media in business this past weekend at Inscape Publishing’s MindLab 48 Distributor Conference. I’m implementing several today and getting a feel for how this all works together.