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The importance of learning and development (L&D) in companies—at all stages—is becoming even more important to productivity and employee satisfaction, as well as company performance and employee ...

If you spend time with children, you know they ask a lot of questions. They’re curious by nature, and it’s how they grow. Somewhere along the line, however, we adults trade in our drive for learning ...

Dr. R was a departmental chair at a large medical center. Through a series of staged questions and responses, he learns how to draw people into his department and help them become productive. So, as ...

Several years ago, during a flight from Houston to Paris, I had a conversation with the CEO of a prominent Houston-based company. When I mentioned that I was a teacher, I asked him, “What skills do ...

Kids are taught to say “How are you?” almost as soon as they can talk. It’s polite, it’s simple, and it works—kind of. But ...