“Why is Learning & Development so slow?” A client was recently asked this question. She and her team of employees and consultants are striving to create training for a massive, division-wide initiative. She was frustrated, and rightfully so. My joking response was, “Well, put the answers in terms that the group of engineers will understand.…
Career Development, Corporate Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Employment, Leadership, Learning, Onboarding, Organization Development, Team, Working Globally
Cracks in the Sidewalk
When you are walking in a public place in a group, what happens when you see another group coming toward you? Do you: Compress your group to walk single file so the other group can pass without shifting? Keep walking 2-4 people wide so that the other group needs to walk single file? Shift to…
Career Development, communication, consulting, Leadership, Learning, Organization Development, Training, Working Globally
Increasing Organizational Influence: 6 Tips for Learning Teams
Want your learning team to have increased credibility & influence in your organization? Start with these six tips: 1. Establish a “Why” Strategy The “Why Strategy gives your team unified, strong, business-oriented answers to questions they may be asked by leaders in the organization. Can your team professionally, consistently and succinctly answer questions like: Why…
One Leaf at a Time
It was a beautiful and sunny fall morning as we pulled up to Ms. Jackson’s* home to take part in another family volunteer event. The Broady family, consisting of Gabriella, husband Dan, and two sons, volunteered again with the HOME program, which stands for “Home & Outdoor Maintenance for the Elderly.” Walking up to Ms. Jackson’s front…
That Doesn’t Count (in Their Eyes)
I write this as a voice needing to be heard about career growth in the field of learning and development. This article is a compilation of conversations I’ve had with many senior professionals who are dedicated to continued professional growth while striving to develop talent within organizations both internally & as external consultants. You, the…
40 by Design
A mid-career professional. A parent. Wife, friend, sister, daughter. Gen-X’er. Small business owner, consultant, contractor. Learning professional, trainer, instructional designer, e-learning developer and project manager. Networker extraordinaire. I-phone using, LinkedIn promoting, tweeting, latte-drinking, dog-walking, traveling when I can find the time, book-devouring, politics-discussing, homework-helping, volunteer-loving, playing with my kids, desperately overscheduled “but it’s all good…
5 for 5 – Give Back Campaign
Yellow Giraffe Learning Partners (YGLP) celebrates 5 years in business by giving back “5 for 5.” Owner Gabriella Broady believes in giving back and has been donating money to causes to celebrate each anniversary of her company’s business. This year, she’s decided to take it a step further with the “5 for 5” give-back campaign.…
Oh, the Places We’ve Been! Celebrating 5 Years
Yellow Giraffe Learning Partners celebrates our 5th anniversary!
A Public Restroom: Design Matters!
Ideas come in the strangest places. A reflection on learning design comes from, of all places, the ladies restroom at the public library. How would a visit to the ladies room at the public library translate into reflections on e-learning design, you might ask? Consider this story for a moment. I was on my way…
Pull It Up to the Front
There is an old saying that goes like this; “out of the mouths of babes, oft times come gems,” which essentially means that children have been known to say insightful things. Recently, my Recently, my eight-year-old son and I took advantage of a beautiful day to take the dog for a long walk. During our…
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