Creating resources
Breaking things down to the simplest concepts
Quote
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”
- Leonardo da Vinici
Observation
For those that know me, I preach the importance of designing lessons and content that are simple. Distilling lessons down to the smallest of concepts when possible. I find myself back on this topic because of my increased role as a mentor. Working on exercises with my mentees. And yet - as I go back through my own content I still find myself rolling my eyes and laughing. Having lessons and strategies that just have too much in them.
Why does this matter you say? Well a few reasons…
The simpler the concept, the easier for application and retention with your clients
The simpler the concept, the more flexible you can be if you need to design programs or workshops
The simpler the concept, the easier you can showcase the value to leaders because you can draw a more direct line to the performance
The Path Ahead
So, as you look to grow your content or expand your offerings, the more you can break your content into smaller concepts the better (and I don’t mean your exercises). Therefore, below is a helpful exercises:
Look at each broad topic (focus/attention, motivation, etc.) and…
Identify all of the important concepts within them that you can teach
Make a bulleted list
Start designing lessons around each bullet
Now part II:
Start researching other approaches to expand on how you would teach those concepts and/or
Learn new concepts about that topic from other subdisciplines
What you’ll find is an increased ease and benefit to creating more tailored content and ability to showcase fresh approaches year in and year out for sustainability.
This Months Events
Events will resume after the holidays! Along with an updated slate of resources due for release including:
On-Demand Consulting Course
On-Demand Program Design Course
Downloadable Powerpoint resources that can be branded to your company
Consulting Assessment and Performance Foundations Program
Free video library of interviews, short presentations, and quick tips
See you in January!