Monthly Archives: June 2015

Always and Only One Developmental Theme Up

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Ken Anbender

This post ought to be fairly short. Its length is out of proportion to its importance. If pressed I would say that this is the heart of the matter of development, and it is rarely well done. The title is more … Continue reading →

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Appropriate Response to Well-Timed Disruption — Thank You

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Disruption has a general reputation that it does not deserve. It is often held as an irritant, a faux pas, an attack, an undermine, oneupsmanship, and so on. It has this reputation because people do not do it well enough, … Continue reading →

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Lights, Camera, Action…Action…Action…Action (ad Nauseum)

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Ken Anbender

Having enjoyed writing the last three “Sufi stories”, I thought another might be in order. This one concerns the bias — ne’ the addiction — to action in our prevailing culture, both in our lives and at work. This addiction … Continue reading →

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Three Sufi Stories Regarding Development

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Ken Anbender

I once made up a “Sufi story” (a teaching story with a twist) in a conversation a number of years ago with a brilliant man and teacher who had two PhDs and had studied time for 50 years. My intent was to show … Continue reading →

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The Three Perspectives (Learning, Training, and Development) and Their Different Worldviews

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Ken Anbender

[Please note that this post is longer than normal given that it addresses and compares three viewpoints. I am posting it as one integrated conversation given that it culminates in the third part. You might want to read it a … Continue reading →

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