The Training Guy
I post weekly videos on YouTube about training, leadership, technology, and other topics relevant to a Learning and Development organization. I share my expertise from years of experience in the L&D world as both an independent contributor and a leader, as well as content that I’ve learned as I continue to grow and develop in the space.
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Becoming Neurodivergent-Inclusive

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Becoming Neurodivergent-Inclusive
Continuing with the theme from my LinkedIn posts, let's discuss some ...
Continuing with the theme from my LinkedIn posts, let's discuss some practical steps you can take to make your content, team, organization, or company more neurodivergent-inclusive.

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Motivation and Resilience
Resilience for your employees means moving them through their 5 levels ...
Resilience for your employees means moving them through their 5 levels of need. Let's discuss what they are, how to help employees move along, and building resilience along the ...way.Show More

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AI Series 5: AI and Learning
The capstone. We know what AI can do, and we know what it struggles ...
The capstone. We know what AI can do, and we know what it struggles with (at least at this point in time). Can we use AI in place ...of learning? Should we?
The original video posted by the Premier Institute for Theoretical Physics: https://youtu.be/0xS68sl2D70?si=ElRTIYjkIaIzARroShow More
The original video posted by the Premier Institute for Theoretical Physics: https://youtu.be/0xS68sl2D70?si=ElRTIYjkIaIzARroShow More

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AI Series 4: AI and Education
Is there a place for AI in Education? There's a lot of talk about how ...
Is there a place for AI in Education? There's a lot of talk about how AI will revolutionize education, much the same as radio was supposed to, then television, ...the internet, mobile learning, MOOCs, etc. How is AI going to be best utilized in education today?Show More

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AI Series 3: AI and Productivity
Stanford University conducted a study of 100,000 developers to ...
Stanford University conducted a study of 100,000 developers to determine if AI was increasing productivity. The short answer: yes, with a LOT of errors to be fixed. ...Let's discuss whether blindly using AI to replace roles is a good thing.
The link to the Stanford University presentation: https://youtu.be/tbDDYKRFjhk?si=_M6nBdc0KWOh6i5wShow More
The link to the Stanford University presentation: https://youtu.be/tbDDYKRFjhk?si=_M6nBdc0KWOh6i5wShow More

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AI Series 2: Agentic AI
Agentic AI understands the limitations of thinking that AI inherently ...
Agentic AI understands the limitations of thinking that AI inherently has and works around that by keeping context throughout the decision-making automation process. Let's walk through how Agentic AI ...leverages automation.Show More

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AI Series: 1. The Illusion of Thinking
AI has been a revolution, and will continue to impact the way we think ...
AI has been a revolution, and will continue to impact the way we think about the world around us. But how does it work? Let's dive into the ...recent articles by Apple and Anthropic to discuss the Illusion of Thinking.
Apple's article is here: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking
Anthropic's Response is here: https://arxiv.org/html/2506.09250v1Show More
Apple's article is here: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking
Anthropic's Response is here: https://arxiv.org/html/2506.09250v1Show More

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Sailing San Diego Bay
Taking a field trip to San Diego Bay, out on the water with the ...
Taking a field trip to San Diego Bay, out on the water with the family. It's an excellent time to talk about applying the Blue Mind: using bodies ...of water to reduce stress and increase your ability to think rationally. It's also a good time to talk about how sailing can be beneficial for those with special needs, particularly those who are autistic.Show More

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Courtesy at the Helm: Navigating Learning with Respect
In the fast-paced, hyper-polarized world we live in, too often respect ...
In the fast-paced, hyper-polarized world we live in, too often respect is an afterthought. Keeping with my sailing metaphor, let's navigate how respect and learning go hand in hand!

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How Onboarding is like Sailing into a New Port
Hiring is going at a fast pace because you need to scale and scale ...
Hiring is going at a fast pace because you need to scale and scale quickly. You need to onboard 2x your headcount every year, and that means getting people ...up to speed as soon as you can.
Your new people come into the role wide-eyed and excited, yet unprepared. How can you help them?
Just like coming into a new port for new crew, onboarding means integrating your new-hires into the company, culture, and role right away so they can bring value.Show More
Your new people come into the role wide-eyed and excited, yet unprepared. How can you help them?
Just like coming into a new port for new crew, onboarding means integrating your new-hires into the company, culture, and role right away so they can bring value.Show More

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Learning Drift — What Happens When You Lose Your Enablement Wind
When you lose the wind while sailing, you lose momentum. When your ...
When you lose the wind while sailing, you lose momentum. When your team is no longer learning for outcomes, they are adrift.
This is my first foray into ...AI-generated videos, with voiceover. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts!Show More
This is my first foray into ...AI-generated videos, with voiceover. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts!Show More

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Vision Pro and the Blue Mind
I love using my Vision Pro, not just because 3D movies are awesome and ...
I love using my Vision Pro, not just because 3D movies are awesome and other content is handy, but I can engage Environments to place myself in an immersive beach ...while listening to the ocean sounds on iTunes. It's how I engage the Blue Mind and extend the benefits of sailing into my everyday work.
Whie there are no actual research studies that prove that being near a moving body of water results in better productivity and learning, I can say that, anecdotally, it works for me!Show More
Whie there are no actual research studies that prove that being near a moving body of water results in better productivity and learning, I can say that, anecdotally, it works for me!Show More
