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Asking Powerful Questions: Reframing Tactical Requests for Strategic Results
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Chris Adams
Saturday, May 20, 2023
When managers request learning (or another solution), learning professionals need to ask powerful questions that move beyond the tactical solution request and focus on strategic results....
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Finding the Right Solutions to Complex Problems
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Chris Adams
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Leaders tend to jump to a solution before an issue is fully understood. During this session, youll review a case study to explore techniques proven to prevent solution jumping by linking...
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Complex Problems Require Complex Solutions
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Chris Adams
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
As I write this, many states are beginning their reopening plans as the next step in their various responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus and our nations response to it continue to...
TD at Work Guide
Focus First on Results
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Chris Adams
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Sunday, September 01, 2019
To distinguish an LD program that affects learner behavior, you must put results first. Doing so helps you show the value of your work as a learning consultant and demonstrate the value of...
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The Power of the “Yes, and” Approach
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Chris Adams
Monday, April 22, 2019
Performance consultants often receive client requests for tactical solutions where little to no evidence indicates that those solutions would have any impact on business or performance...
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Performance Consulting Tips: Begin With the Mindset of the Client
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Chris Adams
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Performance consultants, in contrast, seek to reframe such requests into discussions of the results the client seeks to achieve, in terms of both improved employee performance and improved...
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Find the Root Cause, Not Just the Symptom
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Chris Adams
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Lack of time is often cited as a root cause for performance gaps. Lack of time is NOT a root cause it is a symptom of something else.Everyone gets the same amount of time24 hours each day.
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Work the Problem: A User's Guide
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Chris Adams
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Last year, I was fortunate enough to contribute a commentary to Kathryn Staffords book Work the Problem: How Experts Tackle Workplace Challenges. I greatly enjoyed the experience, and now...
ATD Blog
Performance Barriers Learning Can't Crack
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Chris Adams
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
It is important for those of us who work in learning and development to be mindful that for any given situation, learning alone may not be an appropriate solution. If the root cause for a...
ATD Blog
Dear Performance Consultant: Know the Business of Your Business
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Chris Adams
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
A client is defined as a leader in the organization who is responsible for achieving a business goal and who has the authority to change the performance of a group of employees in order to...
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