Looking forward to linking Taylor Swift and Performance Improvement! Join me in Nashville March 30!
Looking forward to linking Taylor Swift and Performance Improvement! Join me in Nashville March 30!
"Culture is not a side effect of leadership. It is the cumulative outcome of daily decisions." www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJNY7PD1 What decisions can you make today to improve the culture around you? Our world needs kindness and humanity more than ever...
Released my book Amplified Leadership: Partnering with AI to Develop People, Purpose, and Performance this week! Find it on Amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJNDPSQ7
www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-wa... apologies; my app notifications got turned off.
Hunting AI/ML, Cybersecurity, software dev, network eng, IT support / ops subject matter experts for a few big short term projects. If interested, lmk!
Check out GranuLearn(R) and our ansrAcademy(R) digital library! So proud of the team making all of this happen with one new release each week!!! www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
youtube.com/shorts/Oko6l... What is the most interesting conversation you have had recently?
Too many companies are still treating training management as admin work when it could be a competitive edge.
If youβre producing content or events around learning operations, automation in L&D, or EdTech innovation, Iβd love to be part of the conversation. Connect with me!
Can you ensure quality in AI-enabled learning content?
I'm looking to contribute to publications or platforms that are exploring the real implications of AI in learning:
β How it changes instructional design
β Where human expertise still matters most
β And how governance models must evolve
π£ Looking to contribute! Iβm seeking opportunities to write or speak for publications/podcasts that focus on the future of learning, edtech in an AI-enabled world, and strategic L&D innovation in corporate spaces.
The bigger the idea, the clearer the story must be. Iβve learned that the most important skill in innovation leadership is narrative building. What is your "story" that brings the power of the why into play?
In our rush to deliver and prove value, we sometimes forget that incubation is part of innovation. Some ideas need time to bake. Whatβs something youβre glad you didnβt rush to market? #PowerofthePause #Innovation
Disruption isnβt chaos. Itβs strategy. Weβre not interested in disruption for its own sake. We disrupt because the path weβre on no longer serves the future we want to build.
What path in your industry needs to be disrupted with purpose?
AI isnβt replacing your job. Itβs rewriting the job description. In L&D, AI will replace repetitive tasks and we have to see that as freedom. The future is in what you do once the BS is gone.
So here is my challenge: What would you create if AI took care of the busywork?
At some point, innovation shifts from spark to system. Moving from raw ideas into a repeatable product development lifecycle is hard, necessary, and transformative work.
What systems helped you move from reactive to proactive in innovation?
Innovation is sometimes about choosing what not to build. (those are tough conversations!). The temptation to chase shiny objects is strong but true innovation requires focus.
Whatβs something you said no to recently that created more space for what matters?
Are we solving for knowledge, performance, or impact?
And how do we measure success in a world where skills become obsolete faster than ever?
Whatβs the role of L&D in a world of constant change?
Are we keeping upβor redefining what learning means entirely?
Will learners own their journeysβor will organizations still define the path?
What role should self-direction play, especially in corporate and professional environments?
What does the future of learning look like to you?
Is it faster? More personalized? Driven by AI or grounded in human connection?
Want a high-performing team? Balance collaboration and healthy competition.
Make space for shared wins and individual excellence
Recognize both team success and personal contributions
Encourage challenge without diminishing trust (respectful challenge)
We can get distracted by learning objectives and forget that, in the corporate world, we learn for the purpose of growth and performance.
Are you future skilling your team members or barely keeping up with today's skills? Do you have a plan? Need someone to bounce some ideas off of or get some new ideas started? Drop a note and I will do what I can to help.
Just a shout out for an amazing resource - Luma Institute's Luma Workplace is a great resource for anyone running design thinking workshops. They are owned by Mural, which is also an excellent tool on its own as well. Go check them out. Not sponsored - just my honest opinion sharing good resources!
Effort does not get results... but trial and error can lead to amazing inventions, trying can lead to identifying gaps, work ethic can make up for a lack of knowledge... How can you safely foster a culture of risk-taking?
a new favorite term - drip learning! Let's wake up and get a cup of learning today!
Just a reminder - not saying no does not mean don't have boundaries or stay safe. It means taking a second to decide "What if I said yes to this idea?".
How are you pushing the envelope on your own growth as a leader? Are you collaborating with new people? Reading new books? Being influenced by new tech?
What is your secure base? If you don't know, please go find it! It is worth the work to define it.
This may be a little controversial in today's climate... but when was the last time you intentionally went and looked for an opposing view? Leadership requires you to be open to new perspectives.
Years ago I tried the daily gratitude approach to see if it changed my mindset. It did. Now I am putting a new spin on this. Every day, jot down your wildest wake up ideas.