The author, Gary Wise, is a largely unsupervised corporate Learning & Development veteran courtesy of surviving twenty years in roles ranging from individual contributor to senior leadership. He spent an additional fifteen years as a hostage who now refuses to fade peacefully into retirement.
Category: Point of Work Assessment
The spreadsheet is fairly intuitive; however, when all else fails, read the complete instructions found in Part 5 of “Confessions of a Performance Ninja” found on Amazon.com
About four years ago, when I was hip-deep in Performance Support Technology, I contacted the Gartner Group regarding a Magic Quadrant for this emerging tech; they had none…and no immediate plans for any…stating they were not in “that space.” I suggested they include performance support if they were serious about being in the learning space […]
This book is about one Ninja’s adoption journey with confessions of wins and losses. I intend for this book to assist any L&D organization choosing to adopt an in-house “Point-of-Work” version of their own to avoid some of the landmines I discovered along the way.
SPECIAL OFFER: For my LinkedIn family and blog followers, I would love to have you with me on this journey as I write this book. I would be honored to have you offer feedback on short pieces I write. This short piece today is the second draft of a Foreword. In return for your time […]
For my LinkedIn family and blog followers, I would love to have you with me on this journey to offer feedback on short pieces of what I write. This short piece today is the first draft of a Foreword. In return, I will provide a copy of the book at no charge when I cross the finish line. Drop me a comment with your email addy, and I will build a list of 50 travel companions.
It seems I read too many black ops books and look at missions from a tactical perspective before nailing down an actionable strategy to move forward. No Delta Force team moves to execute on a leadership request on a mission without completing a thorough and comprehensive reconnaissance effort first. We (L&D) could gain considerable insight […]
“GREAT” things are popping up lately like the Great Resignation, Great Retirement, and the Great Reshuffle as several examples. I am not swayed by the hype because these all point to one common denominator – Change…and the need to refocus on LEADING it. It is my opinion that we are seeing side-effects surface in the form […]
A recent post on LinkedIn tripped my trigger this morning, and despite the urge to rant, I will try to be gentle. No guarantees. The question posted asked for advice for someone new coming into Learning & Development (L&D). Here is what percolated into this savory reply, and I should add, this reply is not […]
Going back to the research showing most (84%) of Digital Transformations fail, I have to ask, “Would we have been more successful if we treated the initiative a Workforce Transformation?” or replace “Workforce” with “People” if you like. The human component of Transformational Change is the wild card. Dynamic roles and myriad tasks create an avalanche of data points that confront any sense of easy Discovery. This is even more imposing when we need to be looking for patterns of failure at the role and step level. That is why “At least 90% of new enterprise apps will insert AI technology into their processes and products by 2025.” (IDC)
Technology does not fail…people do. The transformation is digital, no doubt about it, but if we neglect the transformational shifts at the human level and neglect to address performance restrainers in the workflow at Points-of-Work, we fail the people.