Tag Archives: Training; Learning

The Future of Workplace Conversations

Regardless of what role you are in or how long you’ve worked somewhere, everyone has had to have difficult conversations with their boss, peer, or vendor. These workplace stressors can negatively impact your quality of work and, most of all, … Continue reading

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Zoom Or Teams

I was just about to give in to the almighty Microsoft and start migrating some standing meetings from Zoom to Teams to take advantage of the integration of chats, notes, documents, etc, but I’m having second thoughts after some recent … Continue reading

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Digital Spring-Cleaning: Photos 

It’s that time of year for our (somewhat) annual “Digital Spring-Cleaning” public service announcement. As always, you can revisit all the installments in the series for easy-to-follow tips to tidy up your digital life. Since this is the fifth entry, … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season…To Learn Something New!

When autumn begins, I always feel like I should be going back to school, or at least learning new things. Helpfully, this coincides with the DFCI performance review period. Having a performance review with a manager provides the opportunity to develop … Continue reading

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Logan Roy Is a Terrible Teacher

On April 9, 2023, Logan Roy, infamous media mogul and patriarch of the ultra-wealthy Roy family, died at the age of 84. Shortly after, the Los Angeles Times published this obituary chronicling his life and times. The wry twist to … Continue reading

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Think About How You Think

I dread calling Comcast customer service. It never, ever goes well. It starts bad and gets progressively worse. I’m not alone. Everyone I’ve ever spoken to has similar Xfinity battle scars. “Xfinity” because Comcast’s customer service reputation was so bad, … Continue reading

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Is Training the Answer?

Training is undeniably a valuable tool for creating change in an organization. As a trainer for over a decade, I still get a thrill when people leave a class with the satisfaction of getting it – understanding what they did … Continue reading

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