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L&D Lessons Learned from Being a Parent (Part 5 of 5)

Once we get into a comfortable routine, how easy is it to want to try something new? Erin Clarke shares a few ah-ha’s about what she discovered and how she became better when she decided to leave her comfort zone and try something new.

L&D Lessons Learned from being a Parent (Part 4 of 5)

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. It’s what we’re told from a young age, and sometimes that stick-to-it-iveness can be an important skill for children and working professionals alike. But do we always need to figure everything out on our own?

L&D Lessons Learned from Being a Parent (Part 3 of 5)

Lessons learned in parenting from a poop emergency can have surprising transferability to the world of instructional design.

When was the last time you had a first time?

Doing something for the first time can be a humbling experience. And we should take transferable lessons from those “firsts” into our training design.

How can we help new managers transition from their individual contributor mindset?

When someone is promoted, it’s often because they’re good at their job, not because they’re good at managing people. Is it really any wonder that new managers often struggle to manage their teams when they’ve been given little (or no) people manager training?