Guess the Guru Contest - And who’s yours?

If you are in the PBET Workshop for about 5 minutes, you probably will find out that Robert Mager is my favorite training guru.  By the end of the Workshop you’ll also hear me mention concepts for which I credit Ruth Clark.  Clark has written in a number of areas and always strives to ensure that what she recommends to trainers is based in research.  I like the balance I get between the behaviorist and cognitive views when I blend my understanding of learning with what I have learned from both of these leaders.

Now, just for fun, can you guess the name of my third favorite training and learning “guru”? It’s a contest! The first person with the correct guess of my third favorite training leader will win the following prize: one learning and training professional book of your choice from Amazon up to the value of $60.  (Here’s a hint-  This individual has helped me make sense of the question, What’s the difference between a competent field service engineer and the true expert? I have only met this person once, briefly. The individual has a number of interesting articles that have been published in professional journals.)

So here are the contest entry rules:

1) Where to put your entry:  Below in the comments section to this post!

2) DEADLINE:  July 31, 2009

2) Include two things:

• Your guess about the NAME of MY third favorite training leader-guru-professional.
• The NAME of one of YOUR favorite training leaders-gurus-professionals. (Someone who has influenced your thinking in the area of learning and performance.)

I am looking forward to a long list of authors, speakers, organization heads, or other influential people in the field of learning and performance in high tech training!

On August 1st, I will let you know the name of the first comment poster below who correctly guessed the name of my third favorite guru.

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