Performance & Value Focused Instructional Designer

I'm a 14+ years experienced technical instructional designer who works collaboratively with subject matter experts, business partners, and stakeholders to create high-quality and engaging training solutions for a diverse audience.

I believe that the thorough and complete ADDIE process is the core of successful performance improvements.

A Blog

I've been up to a lot of different activities lately so you'll find a lot about that here. I've also started writing a little review of each book I read because I enjoy doing that. Not because it's about technology or design but it's fun.

Enjoy!

How I’m Using Performance Support In The Flow Of Work At Work

Prior to last year, my world was project-based. That means I was given the task of supporting teammates in their journey to learn a specific topic. That's typically a new...
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Experimenting With ChatGPT

I've been experimenting with ChatGPT on and off for the past month with varying success. I'm sure for some types of training it could be useful, but overall for what...
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Less Is More

What motto do you live by? Lately I've been focusing a great deal on the less is more way of living. I don't mean saying it and then living by...
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I’m Going (Want) To Write A Book

I've wanted to write a book for a long time, but I'm still no closer to actually doing it. Before anybody writes a book, they should have a pretty clear...
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Find Your Why – Business Book Review

The latest business book I finished is Find Your Why by Simon Sinek with David Mead & Peter Docker. This book was not really content that should have been a...
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Instructions for a Heatwave – Fun Book Review

My most recent read was Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell which I'm not sure why it's named that. Aside from taking place in a London heatwave where there...
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Emotional Agility – Business Book Review

There have been some good business books I've read and some bad. There aren't too many in the middle which I can't say were excellent and I also can't say...
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Flight of the Sparrow – Fun Book Review

The books I've been reading for the past few years have brought me all over the world and during many times. I've traveled by book to France, Russia, China, Canada,...
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In Awe – Business Book Review

I had a lot of high hopes for In Awe by John O'Leary but in the end it did let down a bit. It's not because it wasn't a good...
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