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Catherine’s ruminations on this and that
Catherine Lombardozzi here with a short announcement:
These days, I’m working on my next chapter… becoming a writer-beach-walker, a role that has long been a dream of mine. I’ve relocated to the beach at Lewes, Delaware, and I’m writing personal essays on cmtl.me. All the content I developed for Learning 4 Learning Professionals is still available here, although it’s not being updated after 2025. I like to think the material is still useful, though, and I invite you to reach out as well if you think I can help you in some way. I have been proud to be part of the L&D community for over 40 years, and I know there is more great work in your future.
Navigating unknown waters
These turbulent times in organizations along with rapid changes in L&D expectations and practices call for a new way of leading in the learning and development space. Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers offer valuable, well-considered advice in their new book, [...]
Rock solid ideas
In L&D, the flood of new ideas constantly rushes over us, sometimes making it hard to grip what really works. It can be stabilizing, therefore, to identify and hold on to core ideas that have stood the test of time, [...]
Marketing spin
Our work in the L&D field has been regularly reinvigorated and revised by borrowing concepts and practices from other disciplines. We borrowed the Agile Project methodology from our IT colleagues; we conceptualized multi-faceted, multi-channel learning and development by adopting ideas [...]
Action First: The evolution of gamification
When you have been in the L&D field as long as I have (over 4 decades!), you have seen a thing or two. I’ve lived through more hype and adoption curves (and hype and crash fads) than I care to [...]
Attention!
Reading Chris Hayes’ The Sirens’ Call is a bit like going to a therapy session. This analysis of the nature of attention prompts you to reflect on your day-to-day technology use and your choices. It helps you to see more [...]
On NOT defying gravity
Even if you haven’t seen Wicked in its musical or movie form, you have likely come across the iconic image of Elphaba taking her stand, complete with hat, cape, and broom – defying gravity. She’s planning to change her world, [...]