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How do you promote core values in your company?

YFS Magazine (Young, Fabulous and Self-employed) ran an article not too long ago on “100 Core Values from 15 Winning Companies.” They looked at a range of companies, including Zappos, Toms Shoes, Whole Foods, Accenture, Teach for America, Rackspace, A Weber, Barnes & Noble, Google, American ... Read More

Teambuilding Activities

I’ve been drawing from a variety of discussions on LinkedIN to build this collection of team building activities. I’ll continue to add to it, as I read more! UPDATED on 11/20/17 Team Directions Challenge Break the class up into teams of 3 each (4 max), making sure to mix up people from... Read More

Probing Questions for Icebreakers & Goal Setting

Many trainers like to start with a stimulating question to break the ice, foster introductions, help participants get to know each other, and reduce tension. Trainers from around the world contributed to this excellent list of opening questions. Questions about you What are you most proud of in your... Read More

Dealing with a Super Know-it-All

This month, in our LinkedIN group, Tanveer Dhillon asked, “How do you deal with a Super Know it All?” Once again, our community rose to the challenge and offered some very rich advice. Most “liked” were Jeanne Etcheverry’s seven techniques. I think you found a good solu... Read More

10 Easy Appreciation Exercises

Posted by guest blogger, Betty Lochner, Cornerstone Coaching & Training It may sound overly simple, but adding purposeful appreciation towards others can be one of the most powerful communication tools you can hone. People want and need to feel appreciated [whether you’re in a training s... Read More

Ladder of Inference to Minimize Misunderstandings

How many times have you acted on an assumption that turned out to be wrong? It happens all the time. Several weeks ago, in the early aftermath of the Marathon Bombing tragedy, I found myself believing that my younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was a solely victim of his brother’s violence. As... Read More

Rose-Bud-Thorn for Processing and Reflection

You already know that learning requires an investment of time and mental focus. Listening to a lecture, reading a book, playing an experiential game, or watching a video can only get you so far. The real learning happens when you apply Thinking Methodologies to digest, discuss, and process the learn... Read More

The Myth and Mystique of the Learning Pyramid

The Myth: The image Edgar Dale’s Cone of Learning is so tempting. For those of us who are advocates active learning, it visually tells us that talking at people, lecturing, just isn’t enough. We do better as teachers and trainers if we let learners see, hear, experience, try and teach ... Read More

Facilitating Jeopardy-like games

Jeopardy-like games can be an excellent tool to introduce new learning points or reinforce what’s already be covered. These brief notes will help you easily facilitate and effective learning experience. Teams select game board questions with varying point values in each category (i.e. Sales ... Read More

Goodbye Germs – Sanitize Fidget Toys!

At Trainers Warehouse, every so often a customer will ask how to clean their Fidget Toys. We typically offer a handful of helpful but untested tips. However, in response to the coronavirus outbreak and Jenny Gross’ New York Times article “How to Stop Touching your Face,” we decided... Read More

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