Beyond the PDF: Overcoming the Illusion of Competence in Your Team
Learn how to move your business to a skills based organization by understanding the psychology of adult learning and passive versus active recall.
8 min
Skill Mastery
7 posts
Navigating the Sunk Cost Fallacy in the Shift to Skills Based Organizations
An exploration of how the sunk cost fallacy in legacy training prevents managers from successfully transitioning to a skills based organization model.
6 min
The Psychology of Adult Learning: Why Mandatory Kills Curiosity
Learn why mandatory training programs fail and how psychological reactance affects employee development in a skills based organization.
7 min
Eliminating Recency Bias to Build a True Skills Based Organization
Learn how to remove recency bias from performance reviews using 365 day skill mastery data to build a fairer and more effective skills based organization.
10 min
Beyond the Grind: Why More Questions Won't Save Your Career
Learn why the blind volume approach to professional exams fails and how targeted remediation offers a more efficient path to career success.
7 min
What is Competency-Based Learning?
A guide for business owners on understanding Competency-Based Learning to improve team performance, bridge skill gaps, and ensure employees demonstrate actual mastery of necessary tasks.
4 min
The Ladder is Gone: how to offer growth when you can't offer promotions
Learn how to retain top talent in a flat organization. A guide for small business owners on creating career paths through skill depth, ownership, and influence rather than titles.
Ben Schmidt
6 min