We've been publishing the Leading Learning podcast for many years now. While the majority of episodes have featured interviews with thought leaders, practitioners, and influencers in the world of lifelong learning, nearly a third have been discussion between hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele about a range of topics related to the learning business. Over time, these have … [Read more...]
Transactions vs. Relationships
"One and done. That's the approach most of our education directors take." This was the view shared with me by the vice president of a national nonprofit organization recently. Even more recently, a trade association called me in to talk with its network of education managers about moving away from a "transactional" (my contact's words) approach to selling training to more … [Read more...]
Leveraging Microlearning for Professional Development and Continuing Education
Even though it started bubbling up years ago, microlearning still represents one of the biggest current trends and opportunities in the market for adult professional development and continuing education. For adult lifelong learners, microlearning represents a way to acquire specific new skills and knowledge in a concise, targeted way. For businesses, it is potentially a way … [Read more...]
Learning How to Learn with Dr. Barbara Oakley
[This episode is from the Leading Learning archives. Most of it was originally published as Episode 104.] When it comes to engaging learners and designing truly effective learning experiences, it may not be as complex—or costly—as you may think. Dr. Barbara Oakley, professor, speaker, and author of Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden … [Read more...]
Top 10 Leading Links for 2018
Every month we round up a set of high-value links to send out to our newsletter subscribers. We use the five domains from the Tagoras Learning Business Maturity Model - leadership, strategy, capacity, portfolio, and marketing - to organize them and then we provide a quick summary of what readers will find at each link. Here are the links that got the most clicks during 2018. We … [Read more...]
Top 10 Podcast Episodes for 2018
It was a great year for the Leading Learning podcast. We had the privilege of talking with some very interesting people and learned an enormous amount in the process. We hope you did, too. Here are the Leading Learning podcast episodes published in 2018 that got the most downloads. We encourage you to share this page using the social media icons to the left and at the bottom … [Read more...]
7 Essential Rules of Successful Internet Marketers
[This episode is from the Leading Learning archives. Most of it was originally published as Episode 109.] If you’re looking for ways to grow and expand your education business, perhaps you should take a look at what’s going on in the world of Internet marketing. Successful Internet marketers truly understand how communicate value and convert prospective customers (and most of … [Read more...]
Learning Business Trends & Predictions 2019
Here's the recording for the "Learning Business Trends & Predictions" Webinar delivered at the end of 2018 and focused on 2019. Below the recording you'll find links to the slides and other related materials as well as information about claiming CAE credit if you attended the live session. Presentation slides (PDF) Chat Transcript (PDF) CAE Credit If you … [Read more...]
Leading a Winning Team with Jamy Bechler
Perhaps some of the best lessons around the importance of leadership and team-building can be learned through sports. Often the principles that create a winning team out on the field are the same that apply to create a winning team in business. Jamy Bechler, a former college basketball coach, decided to take what he learned from his years on the court and apply it to help … [Read more...]
12 Trends (Still) Disrupting the Market for Lifelong Learning and Continuing Education
There continue to be a wide variety of trends emerging in the market for lifelong learning and continuing education and it’s important to understand what impact, if any, each of these might have on your learning business. In this episode of the Leading Learning podcast, Celisa and Jeff discuss twelve of the biggest trends they see (in no particular order) disrupting the … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Build Capacity for Your Learning Business
You can have the most inspiring vision in the world, a powerful mission, and a great strategy, but if you don’t have the capacity for executing, none of those things really matters very much. In this episode, Jeff and Celisa discuss why understanding capacity, and more importantly, building capacity, is one of the most critical activities an organization can pursue. They … [Read more...]