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Fixing the Hybrid Work Struggle

Remember when we all worked remotely? Work continued successfully and many of us rediscovered a quality of life and we have settled into a new normal, hybrid work – a flexible blend of intentional in-person and remote time. Workers have flexibility and companies have expanded their access to talented people anywhere. Seems like a win-win, … Continue reading →

The Ryan Report: October 2023

Remember the magic triangle where you only get to pick 2? L&D juggles three key elements: compliance, development, and support. If we focus on the reactive needs of compliance and support then we’re missing opportunities to prepare people for future skills, roles and promotions. In this video I focus on taking an integrated approach to this challenge … Continue reading →

The Magic Triangle of Learning & Development

Remember the magic triangle where you only get to pick 2? L&D juggles three key elements: compliance, development, and support. If we focus on the reactive needs of compliance and support then we’re missing opportunities to prepare people for future skills, roles and promotions. In this video I focus on taking an integrated approach to … Continue reading →

The Ryan Report: September 2023

When you hear the word, “engagement”, what comes to mind? Two people looking to a lifetime together? A group of teammates aligned to a shared purpose? What about the idea that engagement means a continuous process of discovery, adaptation, and growth. It is a mutual commitment to each other’s well-being and success. It’s a mindset … Continue reading →

Engagement is forever

http://www.williamjryan.com When you hear the word, “engagement”, what comes to mind? Two people looking to a lifetime together? A group of teammates aligned to a shared purpose? What about the idea that engagement means a continuous process of discovery, adaptation, and growth. It is a mutual commitment to each other’s well-being and success. It’s a … Continue reading →

The Ryan Report: August 2023

Still using a job description written by someone else many years ago to recruit people today? When I work with clients about using skills-based models, I utilize the 4 P’s framework to focus on operational performance and productivity. In this video, I outline the 4 P’s: Product, Process, Performance and People. Join me as I describe and show … Continue reading →

Skills-based hiring? Use the 4P’s!

Still using a job description written by someone else many years ago to recruit people today? Consider skills-based hiring to broaden and build a deeper talent pool, Skills-based hiring is more than technical skills needed for a specific role, a person needs operational, relational and behavioral competencies to be effective in the workflow process. When … Continue reading →

Vincent Price coined the phrase, “I know what I like … and I like what I know” and while he was referring to art, I see L&D teams with different operational requests provide one solution, a class or a course to be designed, developed, and then delivered. Learning and development professionals need to provide solutions … Continue reading →

Can you “C” see your way to performance success?

Vincent Price coined the phrase, “I know what I like … and I like what I know” and while he was referring to art, I see L&D teams with different operational requests provide one solution. We’re missing the need of the broader learning community with this model, to be blunt, not every training request or … Continue reading →

The Ryan Report: June 2023

What would you do? New machine that requires 8 people/shift to operate and 24 hours to prepare training as they install the machine and 1 operating manual. We learned by doing along with the participants because sometimes, the best learning happens when you don’t know all the answers but share a desire to figure it out, … Continue reading →