A Tale of Micro-Management and Results
One of the consequences of lockdown was that many of us became, by necessity, hairdressers and barbers. In our house, that wasn’t too bad. My husband and I share a similar hairstyle, which can best be described as the ‘broken sunroof’. (It slid back and never returned.) This lack of the basic material essential for […]
One woman’s journey into the world of freelance training
Considering a change of career? Here are some top tips from someone who’s been there, done that.
How do you evaluate remote training?
How should you get feedback from delegates who have attended an online training session? I was interested in the advice given on this topic to someone who’d attended training to become a Certified Online Learning Facilitator. The programme had recommended a series of questions that could be used to gather feedback at the end of […]
Coping with uncertainty: how you can improve
We live in uncertain times, but can you make it work for you?
Leadership: creating a culture of innovation
Are you prepared to do what it takes to lead a culture of innovation within your organisation?
Why L&D should not mistake ‘NeuroDazzle’ for neuroscience
Is what you think you know about neuroscience really true?
Why focus is a leadership superpower
What does it take to become an agile leader?
Policy Makers to Invest in Life Long Learning
In the UK and globally we have an ageing population, with people working and living longer, mainly due to healthier and more active lives. In the last 10 years the number of employed over-65s in the UK has increased by 71% to 1.31 million. In the next 10 years it is expected that over-65s will […]
Confessions of a well-meaning CLO: the L&D sins we must all stop committing
Is your approach doing more harm than good?
Remote Working: An Opportunity for Win:Win:Win
Home working has traditionally been viewed as a perk; a privilege often exclusively given to managers. But will that change as a result of the pandemic? Will the twenties be remembered for a new sort of industrial revolution; the rise of remote working? I’d like to think so, because remote working can unlock unique opportunities […]
Using improv to get past Covid-19 and create more relevant L&D
Improvisation should not be left to the comedians, actors and dancers of the world. It’s also a priceless tool for learning practitioners.
Equality – A Wake Up Call
I have a particular interest in Equal Opportunities and Diversity. Over the years, I’ve written several course modules on this topic, including Breaking Out of Our Boxes, and The Witches of Glum, which was endorsed by Show Racism the Red Card and is used in schools around the UK. (It’s available as free sample on Trainers’ […]
How to practise conscious kindness to improve mental health at work
There’s nothing random about the acts of kindness that positively impact mental health.
Leadership: improving emotional intelligence with the Moccasin Approach
Emotional intelligence should take centre stage going forward. Discover why…
Panic and the coronavirus pandemic: widening our circle of compassion
The Covid-19 pandemic is teaching us a lot about ourselves and how we interact with others.
Best Ways to Boost Employee Loyalty
When developing a stronger team it is imperative that you build employee loyalty. It’s important to keep and build long-term relationships with employees. Employee retention saves your company money, and it saves you time. Not only does employee loyalty save you money, but it creates a more productive workforce. Your employees will work harder, and […]
Team cohesion: building resilient teams that survive conflict
How to rebuild trust and goodwill in teams going through unsettling periods of change and conflict.
Go ahead and shun inclusion…then see how far you get in 2020 and beyond
When I was recently asked about ‘anti-trends’ and to think about what people shouldn’t do in 2020, ironically the first thing I thought about was two hashtags I had seen trending on Twitter in the preceding 24 hours. The first was #TransPregnancy and the second was #WhitePrivilege – both referenced by people in my network and […]
Ripples of Hope or Ripples of Hate?
Until Coronavirus stole the spotlight, there was a lot in the news recently about the effect trolling has on individuals’ mental health, particularly following the tragic suicide of Caroline Flack. The Cambridge Dictionary defines trolling specifically as the act of leaving an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone. That’s quite a narrow […]
How does coaching differ across the world?
What can we learn from the different approaches to coaching taken around the world?
