Learners possess certain attributes that distinguish them from the learned. They anticipate rather than react to change.  Some call that vision. They become essential facilitators of change within their altered environment. They can skillfully communicate the new and technically esoteric with a clarity that leads to understanding and advocacy. Organizations that don’t value learning and the change that springs from learning will struggle to stay relevant in this fast-paced ever-changing marketplace.

As an Educator, my ambition here is to express my view that education, the learning process, is not a onetime event but rather, something you do all the time.  Sounds a lot like Vince Lombardi when he talked about doing things right, not once in a while but all the time, right?  Winning is everything…… remember that?

In every environment, in every company, in every department, in every office, in every classroom, on every team, there are inequities.  Men and women come in all sizes, all levels of acumen, all degrees of competency, skill and talent……..

Many times in any organization and often, not of your choosing, you get a diversity of high performers, good performers, weak performers, and those that do not contribute a dime to the performance of the team.  When it comes to standards of performance, you have to decide how much are you willing to tolerate.   In my undergraduate classes, especially when they are mostly seniors, and certainly in my graduate classes at Monmouth University, I congratulate them for the progress they have made so far in their collegiate work and no matter the future, as they receive that degree, each and every one of them has earned the right to be called a highly competent individual. There’s a but: that’s only the beginning, do you have the dedication to learning to get better…