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Thanks.  I am proud of her.  She spent 7 years in our field as a consultant as well as internally with Target and Marshall Field.  Last year she joined us and has been a great addition.  I think I once had her energy, but it's tough to remember that far back!

 

Her book has been well received.  It's practical and easy to use.  I understand what you're saying about Trainer's Warehouse -- and Fish!  And boycotts do work. 

 

On another note -- I'm speaking at ASTD's All Leaders Conference this weekend and doing the closing keynote on attitudes. I'm borrowing from Robert Schuller's "Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do!"  I'm doing a free follow up webinar on "Tough Times Never Last, But Tough Trainers Do".  I'm sharing strategies and incites from 40 years in the field on how to do more than survive -- instead thrive when times are tough. I think the times force us to be more clear on the value we deliver -- and maybe cause us to be a little more "gutsy" about pushing back and questioning some of the requests that we get -- when there's pretty good evidence that the training wanted won't solve the problem.

 

I'd be interested in any comments people might have on what to do when times are tough and budgets may be shrinking.