Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
The Impact-Energy Matrix for Training
The Impact-Energy Matrix is a practical tool that helps you prioritize training tasks and initiatives by balancing their potential impact...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Sep 22, 20223 min read
Release the Reins: Go Social
Let's talk about what you can do to support meaningful peer to peer learning and productive collaboration via social learning.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Sep 7, 20223 min read
Stop Thinking Like an Educator! Start Thinking Like a Journalist
Steal these habits from journalism to build a strong approach to needs analysis.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Aug 31, 20223 min read
3 Mistakes People Make When Conducting Needs Analysis
Not all needs analysis is conducted equally. Let's talk about the big pitfalls you want to avoid. Mistake # 1: You approach needs...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Aug 24, 20225 min read
Caring: A Winning L&D Strategy
The scope of L&D may be limited, but the impact L&D can have on an organization is large, especially when it comes to caring.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Aug 17, 20225 min read
Inexperienced Managers: 5 Skills and 7 Solutions Startups Can Use to Turn Performers into Leaders
How do you prepare top performers to manage effectively? In this article, you'll learn what they need to know and how to help them learn it.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Jul 27, 20224 min read
Identifying and Preparing Your Internal Influencers and Change Champions
You're ready to invest in a social learning network solution. You want to make knowledge and story sharing a central piece of your...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Jul 13, 20224 min read
How to Make the Case for Non-Traditional Learning Solutions
In this post, we're going to talk about how to get buy in for non-traditional learning solutions.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Jun 29, 20224 min read
Why We're Doubling Down on Knowledge Sharing Over Training
We should be replacing training with knowledge sharing opportunities: peer to peer, to-down, formally documented, off the cuff, serious, fun
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Jun 8, 20225 min read
L&D Strategies for Growing Startups
Many startups have no internal learning and development expertise on staff, which is ironic, considering they have some of the most complex
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
May 19, 20223 min read
Make It Easy for Them: 4 Ways to Get the Yes
Making decisions is hard work. Reviewing data takes time. Imagining something you can't see can take a lot of brain power. These are all...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
May 5, 20224 min read
Why You Need to Take a Consultative Approach to L&D and Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Taking a consultative approach to learning and development has changed my process, my clientele and my ability to make learning that matters
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Jan 12, 20223 min read
3 Essentials to Get Stakeholders to Say Yes
How do you communicate the best learning solution in order to get buy-in? Let's talk about three strategies that can move things forward.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 15, 20214 min read
What Meant Something to Me: PD Done Right
This week, I want to talk about and deconstruct some of the meaningful professional learning experiences
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Why Aren't There More Meaningful Learning Experiences for Professionals?
Last night, we had the last meeting of From Data to Design - Cohort 3, and as always, it was bittersweet seeing how much growth there had...
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Sep 8, 20214 min read
Novice vs Expert Instructional Designer: Defining the Learning Problem
At the heart of what makes a great ID is their ability to define the rhetorical problem, or rather the learning problem
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
May 6, 20213 min read
Proposal Pro Tips: 4 Must-Haves
There are tons of different proposals formats out there, and in this post, I'll share some of the features that I find most impactful.
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Nicole Papaioannou Lugara
Oct 20, 20205 min read
How to Ask for More Design Decision-Making Power? You Don't.
Many new IDs tell me: "There are times when I don't think the design approach my organization/client wants to take is the best one, but...
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