Mindfulness: A New Year’s Resolution
If mindfulness is headlining your list of New Year’s Resolutions this year, here are seven ways to begin your practice effectively, so it is more than a #januaryfantasy and keeps you chill all the way through Summer and beyond! 1 – Begin Intentionally Mindfulness is going to take some of your time and will require perseverance before […]
Train your in-house coach!
Appointing in-house coaches or ‘buddies’ can be a good way to train and coach (new) employees. A less good idea: leaving these important coaches (volunteers, often) to fend for themselves. These in-house coaches have been trained for their own job and might be an amazing designer, account manager or HR professional, but they haven’t trained […]
Six top tips on how to be more emotionally intelligent at work
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the way we manage emotions, both our own and those of others and it can play a critical role in determining our happiness, success, motivation and productivity at work and home. To reap the benefits of Emotional Intelligence training or make significant and meaningful changes to develop our EI, we need […]
A completely brief history of a route in miracles
Over 40 years in the past, a psychologist from Columbia College started out to channel revelations from a spiritual entity that she became satisfied changed into Jesus himself. She and her assistants produced teachings that crammed hundreds of empty pages over a period of seven years which later became “a course in miracles.” The psychologist […]
Flowers for Algernon
I’ve just read Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. Occasionally, you read a book that you know will remain with you forever, and this is one. For those who don’t know it, and I didn’t, it’s a moving, thought provoking and clever novel written through the eyes of someone with learning disabilities who has the […]
New recruitment reports provides detailed insights
Business has evolved and so too has recruitment and today, human resource professionals and businesses can now gain accurate insights into how candidates applying for job openings will respond to different work and business scenarios. This is done with a new series of reports targeted at talent selection, onboarding and management strengths. Personal Profile Analysis […]
5 P’s of Vocal Impact in Presentations
When delivering a presentation, voice projection is essential. The 5 P’s is a way of maximising all the vocal aspects. P ower – Too loud a voice can be annoying particularly for those at the front of the audience – Too quiet can say that the Presenter lacks confidence and others at […]
How To Make Your Company Millennial Friendly
Millennials are rapidly coming to dominate today’s market, evolving into big spenders who are eager to try out the latest products and services. Increasingly, companies large and small alike are realizing the value in marketing exclusively to this audience, and are trying to make changes to make their business more millennial friendly. So, what exactly […]
5 simple steps to inspiring new employee behaviour
Employee behaviour is key to business success. A lacklustre workforce will negatively impact the bottom line, but the workforce’s inefficiencies could be attributed to shifts in the skills and behaviours that are required to help make a profitable business. It isn’t enough to simply demonstrate the workplace skills and behaviours required to turn things around […]
Lego and Experiential Learning
Lego, it seems, is as popular today as it was when I was young. Or certainly, it is in our family; my partner’s young nephew (we’ll call him Jack) loves it. It’s great that Lego has evolved, and is still able to compete in the modern, digital age, but at the same time, I lament […]
The funny thing about innovation: an interview with Tim Reid, Writer, Car Share
Tim Reid, comedy writer of Car Share, recently spoke at the Charity Learning Consortium conference. When it comes to comedy, he says, there’s a serious point, as laughter can unlock creativity and lead to big, bold ideas. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: People want to believe they are innovative. But where do organisations and individuals go wrong? […]
Curse of Knowledge: how experts can improve their schtick
Why are experts kings or queens of their subject, but paupers when they explain it? These articles explore i) why experts are cursed by what they know ii) how to beat the Curse of Knowledge symptoms and iii) ways learning professionals can support experts to create videos, podcasts et al that make sense and help people […]
Curse of Knowledge: the symptoms and how to beat them
Why are experts kings or queens of their subject, but paupers when they explain it? These articles explore i) why experts are cursed by what they know ii) how to beat the Curse of Knowledge symptoms and iii) ways learning professionals can support experts to create videos, podcasts et al that make sense and help people […]
Curse of Knowledge: why experts struggle to explain their know-how
Why are experts kings or queens of their subject, but paupers when they explain it? These articles explore i) why experts are cursed by what they know ii) how to beat the Curse of Knowledge symptoms and iii) ways learning professionals can support experts to create videos, podcasts et al that make sense and help people […]
Leaders never stop learning
We live in a fast paced ever-changing world. Technological and societal developments are constantly driving us in new and unexpected directions, disruptor companies are springing up to challenge established norms, and areas such as sustainability and social conscience are increasingly coming to the fore. It would It would be reasonable to suppose therefore that leadership […]
Everything you need to know about Mindfulness!
Let’s start at the beginning… What is Mindfulness? There’s a short answer and a long answer, both are important. Here’s the short answer: Mindfulness is just another word for meditation. The long answer: It’s really complicated! Before we even approach a definition we should acknowledge the following three problems that arise when attempting to define […]
Helping Your Employees Become Commercially Aware
Commercial awareness is the latest buzzword in business, which keeps cropping up in conversations about HR, recruitment, and indeed training. While the benefit of new hires with commercial awareness is obvious, should you also be looking to train existing members of staff with better business acumen? It clearly makes sense to re-skill your workforce for […]
Employee training for remote work
Working remotely is basically working outside the workplace, either in the house or on the move. Computers, smartphones and other advanced gadgets mean that a few businesses don’t need a physical work environment for their workers. Even if you aren’t prepared to do away with organizations environment altogether, remote working can, in any case, assist […]
How to ignite charisma in others through energy and perception
Just for a moment, visualise yourself in a situation where you are facilitating or training. Now, using your imagination, send yourself a superpower that connects you to a universal field of infinite possibilities. A superpower that literally gifts you with the faculty to assess, retain and convey vast sources of wisdom and superior intelligence. A […]
How to disagree constructively
As a trainer or facilitator, I am sure you’ve heard people exclaim “No, I can’t accept that”, “That’s not right”, “I don’t think so”, “That won’t work”, “You’ve got to be kidding” many, many times in response to an idea or proposal. These are just a few of the phrases we hear when people express […]
