Ned Parks » I Just learned http://nedparks.com New Directions Learning and Development Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:48:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 lack of preperation http://nedparks.com/new-learning/lack-of-preperation http://nedparks.com/new-learning/lack-of-preperation#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:06:20 +0000 Ned Parks http://nedparks.com/?p=272 As I do on many weekends I attended a horse show my daughter was competing in. Riding horses is a sport that demands the most out of our body, brain, and muscles.

Not one rider, entered that jumping ring without first walking the course, planning on how they would ride the course, discussing the peculiarities of the horse with their coach. While not every rider won or even got a ribbon they all performed at a very high level.

In my consulting practice I am amazed at how un-prepared most people are for their jobs. They continue to struggle and at the same time tell you they don’t have time to prepare for a meeting, conversation, skill building, new job, or event and then wonder why they are not doing well.

I am not wondering at all, are you?

]]> http://nedparks.com/new-learning/lack-of-preperation/feed 4 I never thought about planning my questions! http://nedparks.com/new-learning/i-never-thought-about-planning-my-questions http://nedparks.com/new-learning/i-never-thought-about-planning-my-questions#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:52:54 +0000 Ned Parks http://nedparks.com/?p=99 Today I was working with a client and teaching them how to develop really good questions. As we were working through my process of asking questions one of the participants made the comment, “I had never thought about planning out my questions before a meeting.” She is now better prepared for her meetings.

Planning your questions ahead of time is always the better way to go.

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