What I think makes for a good discussion: An open-minded approach An ability to "listen" No pre-defined answers in one's mind Empathy and respect A willingness to change one's opinion/notions if the discussion demands What do we do instead: We come with a pre-defined set of answers (reciting them in our minds even as we enter the meeting room) We don't listen; we state our opinion We fail to. Tags: PeopleSkills Listening Management Discussion MORE >>

Our webinar discussion on 29 March, Thurs is also proving popular with over 50 participants registered. Register for our webinar discussion on this topic on Thursday, 29th March 2012, 12 noon Sydney time. I’ve trained project management methodology then mentored junior/new PMs while they applied this on projects, and seen how the discussion of their experience has led to a deeper understanding, especially when they are struggling with tailoring to their own project. Effective Learning 70:20:10 framework Jeevan Joshi webinar discussionIs it different this time MORE >>

I've been involved with several different groups of people who are having different kinds of discussions that happen among bloggers. The most common models of blog discussions seem to have turned into a few patterns: Organic Blog Discussions - someone posts something interesting, lots of bloggers post on the topic, distributed discussion ensues. Discussion Group Hub - questions/topics are raised via the discussion group and can go out into the blog world to get a more diverse audience - which is now happening with a group such as LinkedIn Bloggers. MORE >>

Book Discussions Learning ComponentsAs learning leaders, we wear a lot of hats. Just like in fashion, the popularity of these hats tends to come and go, but there are classic ones that never seem to go out of style. Which of these hats is on the shelf in your closet? - trainer, designer, performance consultant, learning architect, learning consultant, learning advisor, business partner, developer, learning and performance professional, knowledge manager, program evaluator, community of practice leader, OD consultant, chief learning officer – the possibilities go on. Curators! MORE >>

This is much like all the discussion around personal productivity tools, but in this case it is more focused on research oriented work that requires learning as a component of the activity. There's a great deal of discussion about whether or not a PLE should be a single tool or a collection of tools loosely joined. But I think we need to add to this discussion more around the specific kinds of actions that we take as individuals on different types of tasks and how this relates to our PWLE (p-Whale). How do we quantify or control something that is so unique to each of us? MORE >>