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Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*.

Question from Jordan
I am a young manager (mid-20’s). My job requires training large amounts of staff on software and technology. Many of the staff are twice my age, and tend to ignore me when giving trainings. I’m, not sure if this is because of my age, or because I have only been with the organization for 5 years, and many of  them have been here for 20+. Or perhaps it is because of the subject matter of the trainings? Do you have any suggestions on how to get through to them?

• Is it content or credibility?
• Seven Principles for Leading People Older Than You [episode #59]
• Seek out people who are giving you objections and find out how to best serve them.
• Dave mentioned How To Win Friends And Influence People*
• Lynda.com* is a good solution for learning popular software online at your pace
• Adobe Captivate is a good option for creating your own simulations
• Screenflow for the Mac is great for screencasting
• Camtasia is another option

2nd Question from Jordan
Do you have any suggestions on conferences one can go to, to expand skills on leadership and coaching?

• Bonni says a conference is a place to build a network, generate new ideas, and learn about new products
• Dale Carnegie Training provides a great resource for changing behavior, which is a great way to get better and leadership and coaching

Question from Kris
I am a manager in a large company and managing a global transformation programme. I am at a cross roads and my development plan includes getting more training on the following: (a) Leadership of global teams (physical and virtual) and (b) Strategic planning and organizational development (how does one define and develop a global organization, roles, numbers of people, strategy, governance, teams, processes, etc