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Can We Avoid Hostile Instructional Design?

Allen Interactions

I recently came across a provocative article, A Field Guide to the 'Weapons' of Hostile Architecture in NYC. I am an enthusiastic fan of New York City, so it is uncharacteristic for me to join in the frequent bashing it suffers from outsiders.

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Can we use training to motivate?

Making Change

Environment : High pressure, a poorly managed organizational change, user-hostile software, heavy-handed management … these can all lead to low motivation. Training is unlikely to help, unless you can train away the environmental problem, such as by improving managers’ skills. Can fact checks be motivating?

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Veterans in Civilian Roles: A Business Challenge and Big L&D Opportunity

Degreed

As I brought the Humvee to a stop, we found ourselves surprisingly unscathed yet located—in all likelihood—smack dab in the middle of a minefield. With no margin for error, we kept calm, evaluated our options, and chose the least awful exit plan. We got lucky that day. We had senior leaders watching, presenting, and attending.

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