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10 Posts of 2009: Turning Points in My Learning and Personal Development

ID Reflections

The exercise itself proved to be very interesting and beneficial for me. I spent this weekend sifting through my posts and here is my list of top 10 posts of 2009. I realized that I had forgotten a lot of what I had written in the earlier part of the year.

Personal 100
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Happiness is what it takes to make learning happen.

ID Reflections

Classic question we typically ask as a part of the learner analysis exercise: 1. These can be attributes of training programs as well and such training programs would be the ones most likely to lead to a change in behavior. Can we create the experience of Flow? Refer to slide 129. Who are the learners? What should we ask instead: 1.

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Consultation/Training Needs Analysis checklist

ID Reflections

These are some thought-starter questions and by no means an exhaustive list.part of an exercise in my attempt to collate my scattered bits of writing. I have found the questions below useful to ask when analyzing an organization's readiness/need for e-learning. I have jotted them down as they occurred to me and are in no ways very refined.

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SMART Goals in a SMAC World

ID Reflections

Against the backdrop of this shifting paradigms where the known is replaced increasingly by unknown unknowns (as seen in the Complex domain of the framework), goal setting can often be a futile exercise.

Cognitive 100
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Adaptive Thinking, Deliberate Practice, and Complexity

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E.g., rarely occurring emergencies can be exercised frequently in deliberate practice. This series of iterative, feedback-driven practice instills confidence and takes away the stress. Emphasis on difficult aspects : Deliberate practice will focus on more difficult aspects.

Cognitive 136
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Is a Consultant a Project Manager?

ID Reflections

I will quote it here since it supports my view… “…Many consultants approach the task of giving advice as if it were an objective, rational exercise based on their technical knowledge and expertise. I recommend all read this article, especially the section, How Much Do You Care ?

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e-Mail Etiquette

ID Reflections

Sometimes, in the stress and pace of our daily work, we forget to exercise a few simple communication etiquette—etiquette that not only makes us appear more human and professional but also serves the end purpose of the communication.

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