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Developing high performing people through strategic learning and performance solutions. Please visit www.williamjryan.com
wjryan has written 235 posts for Monday Morning Musings

Enabled, Engaged, Empowered!

I had the pleasure of going to parent-teacher conferences recently and was very interested to observe a recording of one child’s reading prowess played on the teacher’s iPad.   It wasn’t that long ago that school’s banned cell phones and laptops from the classroom however I was pleased to see technology being used to enhance the … Continue reading

Coach to the moment!

I am teaching a class utilizing the teach-back method; this is where each person gives a brief, prepared lesson, utilizing various learning and facilitation strategies with the other students, who then provide written feedback to the individual.  I had one person approach me and request my help in one mannerism and the request was to … Continue reading

Who is your “go-to” person?

Do you have someone you call when the computer, car, washing machine, work procedure, doesn’t work?  Who is your go-to person?  We all have them and as the years grow upon me I have discovered how much I rely on certain people for certain parts of my life.  One daughter is remarkable in her memory … Continue reading

Grok your design

Whether or not you are an Apple aficionado I think we can agree that in terms of the products developed the design was “cool”.  Steve Jobs was a renaissance man who understood the deeper aspects of design.  “Design,” he once said, “is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But, of … Continue reading

How do you define success? And where does it take place?

Let me begin by admitting that I am not a big fan of training and education – heresy you might say but let me put this into context.    I am into helping people succeed; I am focused on creating seamless solutions to success.  This is where I believe traditional L&D is failing for we should … Continue reading

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