My Peripheral Learning Resources

One of my favorite things about my job is the variety: Some days I find myself playing the role of a consultant, sometimes I act as a project manager, and other days I find myself tinkering with code or troubleshooting the LMS. I’ve been known to build fully functional web sites and web applications, and I’ve coordinated enterprise-wide programs, all in the name of learning and performance improvement. Being in this role requires me to stay sharp in several areas; I wear multiple hats, so to speak. I wanted to share some of the web sites and blogs that help me stay up to date on all the areas outside (or on the edge) of learning and technology. Check out some of the sites below. They may spark an interest for you, or help you peripherally on some of your current projects. (And please leave a comment to share sites that you find useful…)

Business / Leadership / Innovation / Productivity

Achieving Business Excellence
Emerging business trends and insight from thought leader John Spence

Great Leadership
Opinions and information on leadership and leadership development by Dan McCarthy

Harvard Business Review Blogs
A collection of really sharp people blogging about business, innovation, leadership, and more

Read It For Me
The world’s most engaging business book summaries

Seth Godin’s Blog
Thoughts from an exceptional business and marketing guru

TED
Ideas worth spreading, all related to Technology, Entertainment, and Design

The Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) – Workforce productivity and Human Resource productivity research

Coding / Web Development

NetTuts
Web development and design tutorials

Script & Style
Links to help you grow as a designer and developer

SitePoint
New articles and fresh thinking for web developers and designers

Smashing Magazine
Expert design and development resources

Technology

Enterprise Web 2.0
A blog about social technologies and their impact on business (and everything else)

ReadWriteWeb
Web apps, web technology trends, social networking and social media

Mashable
Social media news and web tips