“Leaders at
all levels will benefit from Marcia Conner's amazing book of strategies,
exercises, and stories to maximize learning. When the excitement of
learning permeates organizations, people feel valued, talented, and
fulfilled. This book is a must for your reading list this year.”
—Ken Blanchard, Chief Spiritual Officer, Ken Blanchard Companies
“We learn so
naturally as children; everything we do is about learning. As we mature,
many of us lose touch with this innate approach to learning. Marcia
Conner's book provides a roadmap to reawakening the natural process of
integrating learning into our daily lives.”
—Kathy O'Driscoll, Human Resources Director, Microsoft
“Learn More
Now combines ease and simplicity with surprising depth. It's easy to
learn what Conner is saying, yet her insights are remarkably deep,
allowing for some major shifts in approach. Learn More Now makes learning—from books or work or conferences or family or life itself—richer,
deeper, and best of all, both fun and easy. Conner made me see old things
in new ways, offering simple tactics to make lots of gains in learning. With the tremendous pace of life,
Learn More Now is like a 20-point
tune-up that improves the efficiency of the most important tool we have—our minds.”
—Daniel Granholm Mulhern, Leadership Consultant and
First Gentleman of the State
of Michigan
“Learn More
Now is a very practical, hands-on resource that has enabled me to develop
a much better understanding of how I obtain knowledge and skill and has
provided me with best practices for dealing with individuals of differing
approaches. The content of the book is very insightful and includes great
workbook-style exercises that facilitate learning by doing. Learn More
Now coaches individuals towards increased self-awareness and provides tips
and techniques for building personal capabilities important to individual
and business success. Learn More Now is interesting, fun, and filled with
wonderful quotes that provide good learning tidbits. Application of what
I've learned through reading Learn More Now will provide me with a
repeatable, successful process for future growth and development.”
—Karen Kocher, Vice President of CIGNA Technology Institute, CIGNA
“Learn More Now puts its message into the medium.
Instead of explicating how learning happens, how learning can be different
from our past experiences, how learning can be more effective and fun—it
simply and directly *is*. More. Right now.”
—Ginger Sall, maternal and child health
advocate, and philanthropist
“Learn More
Now is a treat for everybody interested in learning smarter. Finally, a
publication that genuinely respects learner diversity as much as it offers
tangible ideas for dealing with it. Marcia Conner is a true learning
champion. In Learn More Now she walks the talk by sharing her immense
knowledge about her vocation in a language that resonates with learning
specialists as much as novices in that field. Learn More Now presents the
complexity of human learning in simple language. Trust the author, take
her advice, stay with her to give your learning journey the boost you
deserve.
Learning can
be a challenging task; talking to clients in the past, I have always
emphasized that there is no shortcut to learning. Learn More Now proves
me wrong. Learn More Now will become an indispensable companion on my own
learning journey.”
—Gunnar Brückner, former Chief Learning Officer,
United Nations Development Programme
“Learning is the engine that drives companies to new
levels of performance. Learn More Now is an excellent workbook to
start your journey to a magnificence learning environment.”
—Garry Ridge, President and CEO, WD-40
Company