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Revisiting Penn State: You Call (or text or email or see) Me

Stephen M. Paskoff October 10, 2012 No Comments

Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced for acts of sexual abuse committed against young boys at Penn State. Likely, he’ll spend the rest of his life behind bars. How could this have happened, and how could so many signs have been ignored? This is not just a Penn State problem though the case stands out in light of the awful conduct. Somehow, the most basic messages

Don’t Give Them What They Want

Stephen M. Paskoff October 3, 2012 No Comments

I’m all for any method or technology that increases learning effectiveness and can help organizations operate more productively, inclusively and legally. However, within the past two years or so, I’ve been hearing learning specialists say they’re driven to employ new technologies because that’s how millennial workers feel comfortable learning. That’s where I have a problem. It’s not that I’m anti-technology or anti-millennial. My wife will

Time to Talk Politics at Work

Stephen M. Paskoff September 25, 2012 No Comments

The leaves haven’t turned and Georgia mornings start warm without a chill. Yet, I know it’s fall. I’m re checking online blogs, and getting a flood of emails and texts. My Facebook pages are jammed with polls and predictions. There are cable shows with highlights, commentators and human interest stories I have to watch. Yes, it’s college football season but the rivalries between Alabama and

Bullying, Power and Safety

Stephen M. Paskoff August 21, 2012 No Comments

I sat in front of the audience last week participating as a panelist on workplace bullying. The Atlanta Diversity Management Advocacy Group (ADMAG), sponsored the session held at Georgia Power, our local utility and a long-time client. Conrado Marion-Landais, representing our host, walked to the podium, welcomed the audience and then, before saying a word about our topic, gave us a quick safety talk. He

Fly Fishing and Workplace Learning

Stephen M. Paskoff August 12, 2012 No Comments

I’m standing in thigh-deep water. My wife is to my right, a guide, a few years older than I am, is between us. I’m wearing waders, have a fly rod in my hand, the water is rushing by, and this is all unfamiliar. I bike, I hike, I exercise a lot, but I don’t fish, at least not very often. Maybe I’ll go once every

My German Shepherd, Memphis, and Sustaining What We Learn

Stephen M. Paskoff July 30, 2012 No Comments

As I sit here writing this blog, it’s occurred to me that everything I need to know about creating sustained learning I can learn from Memphis. That’s my five-year-old German Shepherd, who is resting by my chair as she does every morning. Our morning routine is well-established now. Every morning, I get up early, make coffee and go upstairs to catch up on the news

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Revisiting Penn State: You Call (or text or email or see) Me

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Time to Talk Politics at Work

Bullying, Power and Safety

Fly Fishing and Workplace Learning

My German Shepherd, Memphis, and Sustaining What We Learn