Lee Downs, Author at Redwood Performance Group

The big lies of strategy

Roger L. Martin is one of the world’s more influential management thinkers and the Premier’s Research Chair in Productivity and Competitiveness and Academic Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management. His article on THE BIG LIES…

Get a government grant

We recently facilitated a webinar with RDP Associates’ Brian Cookson and Greta Bianchi on the topic of getting a government grant for training and development. They succinctly highlight the types of funding and grants that are available, including for hiring and training.…

Jaw-dropping AI

We’ve been providing interesting information around AI in previous blogs, but this application just made our jaws drop. The title of Dana Smith’s article published by the University of California San Francisco is: Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease in Brain…

Use Twitter to tell compelling stories

Blair Braverman is an author and American dogsledder who will compete in this year’s Iditarod. She’s a brilliant storyteller with an ability to thread her tweets in a way that engages both heart and mind. And, oh the dogs! Alaskan Huskies…

Smart ways to personalize your LMS

Adobe and the eLearning Guild offer a white paper on Smart Ways to Personalize an LMS. The paper covers why you should personalize your LMS and highlights five areas that will increase learner engagement: learner dashboard, content delivery, recommendations, revision…

Webinar: Speaking uncomfortable truths to leaders

WEBINAR: November 28, 2018 | 11:00a.m. to Noon EST Redwood Performance Group and Leslie Michener. Speaking uncomfortable truths to leaders is uncomfortable in itself! There’s no denying that taking this step can be risky, but sometimes we just can’t live with…

Music DNA in a spray can

On the 20th anniversary of its release, Bristol music collective Massive Attack decided to re-release Mezzanine (their best-selling album)–but with a twist. They encoded the record into synthetic DNA and released it as DNA spray paint. This is a first…

Design thinking

According to Wikipedia, “design thinking refers to the cognitive, strategic and practical processes by which design concepts (proposals for new products, buildings, machines, etc.) are developed by designers and/or design teams.” Giselle Abramovich recently wrote an article in CMO.com by Adobe…

LMS advice for SMBs

There’s so much information out there about learning management systems. And every now and then we come across great advice worth sharing. Posting in B2C, Christopher Pappas outlines “5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Learning Management System for Your SMB.”…

Tell your story with clarity

When talking about the things you don’t want to talk about, negotiation and conflict resolution expert, Peter Hiddema“How to Talk About the Things You Don’t Want to Talk About“ proposes three guidelines to telling your story with clarity: Don’t present…