by AFAL | Nov 3, 2025 | Employees, Instructional Design, Leadership, Mentoring, Psychology, Training
There’s an old saying that people don’t quit jobs — they quit managers. But I’d argue it goes deeper than that. People quit environments where they feel unseen, stagnant, and undervalued. And the first sign of that kind of environment? A lack of nurture — especially...
by AFAL | Oct 23, 2025 | AI, Business enablement, Education, Instructional Design, Layoffs, Leadership, Psychology, Uncategorized
Every few months, another company decides to “streamline” learning and development by replacing instructional designers with AI. They plug a few prompts into ChatGPT, generate a slide deck or eLearning module, and call it training.(And yes, I hate that word — because...
by AFAL | Jul 14, 2025 | AI, Education, Layoffs, Psychology, Training, Uncategorized
Recently lost my job – it feels uncomfortable. After 17 straight years of constant employment..pretty much since I got my Master’s in IT while living in Norway for two years I’ve had a job. But I’m not going to let fear of the unknown get me down. The path...
by AFAL | Feb 14, 2023 | Assertiveness, Psychology
Explaining yourself is a natural human tendency. I used to do it all the time. We all want to be understood and liked by other people, so we feel like we have to explain our actions and choices. Sometimes the expectations are societal, but oftentimes they come from...
