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We pride ourselves on staying up-to-date on the latest research and information available – so we are always bringing fresh, innovative and significant ideas to our clients. Immersing ourselves in the latest thinking, coupled with our vast experience in the industry, gives us a robust capability when it comes to effective learning design and delivery. We share our unique point of view through our blog.
What to Look For: Selecting a Leadership & Development Partner
Not all training is built alike. In this short video, John Reid of JMReid Group outlines the things you should look for when selecting a training partner, and what to avoid.
Hiroo Onoda and The Curse of Loyalty
Benedict Arnold is a name you may recognize as America’s most famous traitor. He was a continental army officer who, thanks to his bravery and intelligence in such key battles as Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga, attained the rank of major general before being placed in...
Death of a (Macho) Salesperson
Arthur Miller’s 1949 play, Death of a Salesman, features as its protagonist Willy Loman, a mediocre businessman and downtrodden soul. He’s also —spoiler alert!— the titular dead man, whose story is used to explore the social, political and moral facets of the American...
The Problem With DEI in the Workplace
Early in my career, the company I worked for mandated that each employee complete a DEI training, which consisted of a short video full of smiling, diverse faces, followed by some questions in the company’s virtual learning platform. This was a 20-minute time...
Leading with the Strategic W
Many leaders experience the day-to-day reality of being pulled in a million different directions, but this emphasis on doing what is right in front of us can make us forget what leadership is really all about: Leading. This is where the Strategic W can help.
MBWA: Intentionally Informal Management
Management by Walking Around (MBWA) is a term coined by management guru Tom Peters. In his study of successful companies and their practices, Peters noticed that good managers tended to communicate a lot better with their teams — yet the superior communication had far...
JMReid Group Brings Leadership and DEI-Focused Installment of Popular Showcase Series to Washington
February 25, 2022 — JMReid Group, the cutting-edge learning company, announced their 2022 Showcase event focused on leadership and DEI today. The full-day event will take place in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2022, and is open to the public. “As businesses continue to...
The Paradox of Performance Coaching
Trying to be a better performance coach for your team? This article discusses a few insights into being more effective. One of my favorite leadership books is First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (1999) by Marcus Buckingham and...
Whatever It Takes – Unless It’s Snake Oil
The art of closing the sale is about more than making a deal no matter the cost. Sales ethics is an important part of a winning sales strategy. In January of 1996, I watched the spectacle that was Diana Ross as she ended her Super Bowl halftime show and ascended into...
Design Matters: Who Your Training Program Design Should Target
Effective training program design is not one-size-fits-all. With so many levels of performance in your organization, are you focusing on the right people? In a recent pursuit of a new training and development opportunity, the training buyer commented that we were the...
A Little Food for Thought: Bad Organizational Training is Like a Bad Meal
It’s clearer now, perhaps more than ever, that traditional organizational training is ineffective. The traditional training approach is – write a book, start a training company, build learning that believes the model is the answer, and then require participants to...
Cooking Up Successful Learning Solutions
Successful learning in the workplace requires learning solutions that not only include all the right ingredients but also use them effectively. This article delves into what it takes to cook up a good learning strategy. Good cooking is like good learning in that both...