I’ll kick things off by finishing a theme I started last year on informal learning in Management Development here .  This time with a focus on the many overwhelmed and cranky middle managers and how to best support them learn their craft.

For years we have dragged managers (often kicking and screaming) into formal training programs only to do it again in a year or two to “renew” their skills or expose them to the “next big idea” sparked by the newest management book or hot consultant…<more>

Please visit my new blog Performance X Design to read this post and others

Note:  The Gram Consulting blog has been discontinued…I post blog introductions here  to encourage Gram Consulting readers to subscribe to the new blog.   Please come on over…

The new position however, offers broader opportunity and challenge, including working for an industry leader in corporate learning and development and a great team of people.  My new role is Vice President, Leadership and Business Solutions with Nexient Learning Inc. I ‘ll be managing the consulting, design and development of custom e-learning and performance improvement projects as well as a portfolio of excellent leadership and business skills development programs.

I’m planning to keep the blog alive.  In the next few weeks I plan to move  it to a new home and adjust the format and branding a bit.   It will cover similar ground,  so if you like what you’ve read so far, I hope you follow the new blog after the transition.   I’ll be bringing all the existing posts to the new site.   In the meantime I’ll likely post a few more items to this location.

I’ve truly enjoyed your comments both through the blog and personal connections.  The blog has enjoyed a steady increase in readership since I started a little less than a year ago.  Thank you for that.   I’ve enjoyed the conversation.  I hope we can keep it going.

Cheers,

Tom