“The ideal work-to-break ratio was 52 minutes of work, followed by 17 minutes of rest. People who maintained this schedule had a unique level of focus in their work. For roughly an hour at a time, they were 100% dedicated to the task they needed to accomplish. They didn’t check Facebook “real quick” or get…
“For one, we know learning is best accomplished by doing, where we apply knowledge to solve problems like we will use that knowledge after the learning experience. However, too much of our instruction is focused on content, and we tend to evaluate the learning experience with knowledge checks instead of application. While knowledge may be…
National Small Business Week is underway, and the festivities didn’t take long to address one of the most glaring and ever-present issues for small to midsize businesses (SMBs): cybersecurity. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is the US government agency dedicated to providing concrete help, training, and recommendations that small businesses can put into practice right away…
This exchange that was written up on the Exterro blog reminded me of a training session I once had: So, back to the conversation between Legal and IT. Recently, I participated in a call with a prospective client who seem extremely interested in the possibility of having ECA, Collection, Review and Production capabilities at their…
“Still, we should wait before writing any eulogies. Most learning professionals doubt traditional classroom learning will ever go extinct. After all, it makes up more training hours available than any other delivery method. Instead, they envision it incorporating technology to achieve a blended format that takes advantage of both tools’ strengths. According to ATD’s research…
“One interesting quote from Edelson in the article: “Firms are incapable of getting the 60-year-old rainmaking partner to not use public Wi-Fi to access client data on a computer that is not secure . . . they are just totally dropping the ball there.” I can’t verify whether that is accurate, but it shouldn’t be…