Set a target for one day at a time and imagine yourself away from stagnant pools of “training” into fresh rushing waters of "development."
Plan to accomplish things never before accomplished by using parts of the brain never before used... through brain based development.
Simply begin …and life-giving waters soon emerge around you, as Helen Keller did when she asked: “Is it for us to pray for tasks equal to our powers, or for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel towards our distant target?”
If Your Training: Try Brain Based Development:
Works for puppies Facilitates people to improve
Requires one expert Looks for expertise in all
Gives fixed agenda Invites emerging agenda
Provides rules Creates best practices
Accepts that trainer talks Enables participants talk-to-know
Shows dominant cultures Spots riches in all cultures
Avoids mistakes Builds on mistakes
Measures to test Tests as a learning tools
Teaches traditions Challenges traditions at times
Requires organization Requires courageous disorganizers
Starts at the beginning Starts at the end
Shows one best approach Invites multiple approaches
Avoids risks Values risks
Engages leader's strengths Engages participants' strengths
Shows what works best Encourages investigation
Gives ambiguous applications Provides clear rubrics to apply
Completes in sessions offered Offers ongoing opportunities
Relies on one intelligence Unleashes multiple intelligences
Demonstrates problems Solves problems together
Defines familiar turfs Refurbishes old job descriptions
Asks questions for answers Asks questions to build curiosity
Allows cynicism and pessimism Builds neuron pathways for change
Shows ideas in isolation Solves organizational problems
Builds unrealistic goals Accepts that change is lonely
Relates mainly to science Integrates art and science
Separates hard and soft skills Teaches "smart" skills instead
Ignores how to work with brain Learns how the brain works best
Brain based development creates a climate where leaders and workers challenge old, comfortable ways of doing things...It creates a climate where people's worth is determined by their willingness to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities...the kind that re-invent their jobs...The most important question in brain based development is NOT, "How well did you perform your work since the last time we met?" but, "How much did you change and improve what you do -- to meet higher standards?"
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