Redwood Performance Group

RIP Grumpy Cat

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lee.Downs
Internet meme sensation and Friskies spokescat, Grumpy Cat has passed away at the age of seven. Her name was Tardar Sauce and she became one of the first viral memes...

The myth of learning styles

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
This one might be a wee bit controversial for people in the learning industry. After all, learning styles (how learners prefer to get their learning) has been conventional wisdom...

Build a better assessment

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
Mary Burns writes about computer-based assessments in eLearning Industry’s online blog. She says poor design is one of the main reasons any assessment will fail. We agree, but we...

Helvetica got a makeover

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lee.Downs
Being in the design business, we’re font fanatics. That’s why we were very happy when Monotype announced they had revamped the decades-old Helvetica. And what a revamp it was!...

Toxic positivity

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
The Urban Dictionary describes toxic positivity as “the belief that, if you stay positive, you will overcome any obstacle,” to such a degree that you invalidate natural emotional responses...

Brené Brown knows things

  • May 21, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
Sarah Schuster writes about toxic positivity, including her take for how Brené Brown describes empathy. Sarah concludes: “If sympathy is shouting down at someone while they’re stuck in a...

Dear Abby for the workplace

  • April 3, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
There’s very good advice found in Alison Green’s ASK A MANAGER website and in her books. Alison’s been answering people’s work-related questions since 2007. She gets questions on topics like how...

Bad brainstorming kills ideas

  • April 3, 2019
  • Lydia Sani
Professor, author and innovation expert, Barry L. Cross has written a discussion paper for Queen’s University Smith School of Business on the topic of brainstorming and how storyboarding can help...