How to Encourage People Who Don’t or Won’t Want to Play
Have you ever asked yourself this question? I’m afraid that some of the people in my team won’t want to play. What do I do?…
Have you ever asked yourself this question? I’m afraid that some of the people in my team won’t want to play. What do I do?…
Have you ever asked yourself this question? I’m afraid that some of the people in my team won’t want to play. What do I do?…
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My friend and mentor, the late Karl Rohnke, shared a quote with me that inspired the whole trajectory of my career: “A good idea doesn’t…
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Readers of this blog will know that I have long been an enthusiastic supporter of the “connect before content” approach. Or, in other words, any…
Happy new year folks! May 2021 be safe and prosperous for us all 🙂 To kick off the year, I am reprinting (with permission) an…
For most of 2020, I have focused on designing and delivering a bunch of virtual presentations, from highly interactive fun & games to highly polished…