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Author: Gary G. Wise

“Confessions of a Performance Ninja”  is now on Amazon

February 4, 2023
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| Categories: Announcements, Continuous Learning, Discovery & Consulting, New Books, Point of Work Assessment, Point-of-Work Discipline, Transformational Change

“Confessions of a Performance Ninja”  is now on Amazon The author, Gary Wise, is a largely unsupervised corporate Learning & Development veteran courtesy of surviving twenty years in roles ranging from individual contributor to senior leadership. He spent an additional fifteen years as a hostage who now refuses to fade peacefully into retirement. In “Confessions of a Performance Ninja: Optimizing Workforce Performance @ Point-of-Work,” his first book, he shares many confessions regarding his journey in the hopes that others who choose to adopt their versions of "Point-of-Work" do not step…

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PWA Worksheets

February 3, 2023
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| Categories: Continuous Learning, New Books, Point of Work Assessment

Complete PWA Master Worksheet Template Instructions are found in Part Five of "Confessions of a Performance Ninja" at Amazon.com The Excel spreadsheet is not password protected and has nine (9) tabs. IMPORTANT NOTE: Before using this template, open it in Excel and immediately SAVE AS with a different filename (i.e., PWA Worksheet – WORKING COPY) so the Master version remains a true Master.  Any future update downloads will contain an Update Version # and retain this naming convention (PWA Master Worksheet Template – Version X.0). Always begin a new PWA…

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Brain Farts & Other Anomalous Thoughts

January 18, 2023
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| Categories: Humor, Insights, Short Stories

This writing will become a living work, and new Farts and Thoughts will be added as they happen…or as soon as I get around to it. I will add new writing additions at the top of the list to minimize scrolling to find whatever is new. As a warning, I confess to being awake most of the time…but a far cry from woke…so if I offend anyone…bummer! (more…)

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Digital Adoption & Transformation @ Point-of-Work

January 18, 2023
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| Categories: 7-Right Things, Accelerated Productivity, Connected Worker, Digital Transformation, Intentional Design, Moment of Need, New Books, Performer Support, Point of Work Assessment, Point-of-Work Discipline, Transformational Change

About four years ago, when I was hip-deep in Performance Support Technology, I contacted the Gartner Group regarding a Magic Quadrant for this emerging tech; they had none…and no immediate plans for any…stating they were not in “that space.” I suggested they include performance support if they were serious about being in the learning space and doubted if my suggestion was a catalyst. Still, they released a document for Digital Adoption Solutions - DAS Platforms in the Context of Sales Effectiveness and provided a list of vendors…no rankings…just a list.…

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PUBLISHED…Finally!!!

January 15, 2023
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| Categories: Announcements, New Books, Point of Work Assessment

Confessions of a Performance Ninja: Optimizing Workforce Performance at Point-of-Work It feels good to look in the mirror and see an author grinning back at me. Yes, it officially happened yesterday…searching for “Confessions of a Performance Ninja” on Amazon, my first book appeared. This is a major milestone and another bucket list item to check off. My Learning & Development career has been filled with many things worthy of confession, especially my passionate pursuit of the “Point-of-Work Discipline.” (more…)

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New Book – Confessions of a Performance Ninja

November 11, 2022
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| Categories: A Different Mission, Learning Performance Ecosystem, Point of Work Assessment, Point-of-Work Discipline, Strategic Re-Think, Transformational Change
Point-of-Work Dynamics

SPECIAL OFFER: For my LinkedIn family and blog followers, I would love to have you with me on this journey as I write this book. I would be honored to have you offer feedback on short pieces I write. This short piece today is the second draft of a Foreword. In return for your time and insights, I will provide you a copy of the book at no charge when I cross the finish line in a couple of months. (more…)

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Confessions of a Performance Ninja – New Book Coming

November 5, 2022
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| Categories: A Different Mission, Point of Work Assessment, Rants & Ramblings, Transformational Change
Point-of-Work Dynamics

Foreword There is a prevailing myth that “TRAINING DRIVES PERFORMANCE,” which represents a false narrative that limits effectiveness when we depend on training for default solutions. The myth prevails because we in Learning & Development (L&D) have done an outstanding job of setting false expectations for our operational stakeholders that all performance issues default to training as the standard solution. They bought it, and sadly, so did we. In reality, Training only contributes to POTENTIAL. Why? Because performance does not happen until our workers return to their respective Workflows. Last…

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Mirror, Mirror – Game On Again

October 22, 2022
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| Categories: Rants & Ramblings, Short Stories

This post is the third installment of Mirror, Mirror. It may be the final posting since this piece is heading toward a larger self-published project. I welcome your thoughts be they good, bad, or ugly because they only make future work better. Enjoy!   * * * Coming awake in a strange place can be unsettling; consider how much worse it could be to figure out the strange place is a county jail cell. That is precisely where Sandy found herself. In a cell, by herself, with the floodgates opening,…

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Mirror, Mirror – Game Over

October 19, 2022
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| Categories: Rants & Ramblings, Short Stories

This story is a continuation of "Mirror, Mirror" and methinks the muse is forcing me to continue adding what may become chapters in a larger piece. Consider these posts sneak peeks. With growing confidence, I can say Game IS Not Over...yet!I hope you enjoy it! G. (more…)

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Mirror, Mirror

October 9, 2022
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| Categories: Rants & Ramblings, Short Stories

“…and besides my invitation for you to go straight to Hell, how did you get this number?” Sandy’s question seethed with boiling anger. “Well, try answering your cell and stop ignoring my texts,” spat Phillip, his voice seasoned with the anger of his own echoing over the desk phone. Why had she insisted on keeping an old-school landline anyway? No idea who is calling and no way to block anyone. Since Phillip now had the number, she would cancel the service at once. Canceling him also crossed her mind, and…

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