Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
It is easy and understandable that people on each side of the abortion debate are passionate about their positions. I certainly am as is evident in the "Life Matters" post I recently wrote upon the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. While I would not deny anyone their right to express their …
Continue reading Book Review: “Abortion: A Rational Look at An Emotional Issue” by R. C. Sproul
I have long been a fan of Rich Millington and the excellent advice he dispenses daily from his blog at FeverBee.com. For those involved with leading online communities, you need to go to FeverBee and subscribe to his updates. You'll benefit from the brief, insightful posts he publishes nearly every weekday. I was extremely glad, …
Continue reading Book Review: “Buzzing Communities” by Richard Millington
Yesterday I finished reading the book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman. The book discusses leadership styles and practices along the continuum of being a multiplier versus a diminisher. In short, multipliers are "genius makers and bring out the intelligence in others. They build collective, viral intelligence in organizations," whereas …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #321: Be a Multiplier, Not a Diminisher
Those in need of information need it--and need to know how to find it--in the moment, not when the training department happens to offer it. And they have learned to find that information from one another, rather than depend on traditional, slow, inefficient, and often inaccurate top-down means. It is critical, if workplace trainers intend …
Continue reading Book Review: “Social Media for Trainers” by Jane Bozarth
With the use of social media in learning by learning professionals still relatively young, there are only a handful of books written on the subject. To be honest, several of them overlap somewhat in the content provided, leaving me to ask after reading the third one in the span of a month "Do I really …
Continue reading Book Review: “Social Learning Handbook” by Jane Hart
