Five top tips for SMEs hiring apprentices
As the eighth National Apprenticeship Week takes place, Michael Taite gives his top tips for SMEs who may be considering hiring apprentices. The eighth National Apprenticeship Week takes place this week. From 9-13 March, up and down the country, businesses, schools, colleges and training organisations will be organising events and activities to celebrate the positive impact […]
Make your course one to remember
Writer and trainer Georgina Bromwich has a few tips to make your course content stick. Think about the last course you went on, or the last presentation you watched. What do you remember about it? A couple of things, if you include the chocolate hobnobs they had at the break – or not even that? Now […]
Coaching models explored: FUEL
Tim Hawkes of Unlimited Potential gives us the next model in his compelling and exhaustive series. Here’s one that came to my attention recently. It can be found in its original form in the book ‘The Extraordinary Coach: How the Best Leaders Help Others Grow’ by John H Zenger and Kathleen Stinnet. This is the FUEL […]
Six signs that your time management is ineffective
Are you taking on too much? Ben Richardson looks at the warning signs of bad time management. I’d be willing to bet that in virtually every office across the UK, there are a number of staff members who are consistently late for whatever they’re meant to be doing throughout the day. We’ve all sat awkwardly in […]
Four tips for a great elearning platform
Thinking of design or investing in elearning? Follow these four simple pointers from David Miller. Did you know that the way how your design your elearning platform can be a hugely influential point to explore? You must be careful when designing a platform that you know is smart and ideal for the average participant to […]
How to open your presentation with impact
Struggling with that crucial opening to your talk? Lyn Roseaman has a few words of advice. Whether you are delivering training or pitching for the business – when you stand up and speak you need your opening lines to make an impact. Research has shown that the first 90 seconds of any speech have the most […]
Coaching models explored: ACHIEVE
The latest in Tim Hawkes’s occasional but exhaustive series exploring the various coaching models in use looks at the ACHIEVE model. Assessment: The first step is to assess the current situation. In order to get to where you want to be it’s important to know where you currently stand, and further what’s not working for […]
Coaching models explored: OPERA
In this edition of Coaching Models Explored, Tim Hawkes looks at a model called OPERA. This model has been described as being a ‘content-free framework’, though I would contend that all coaching models should be content free, as these should only ever be guidelines to steer the coach through a structured conversation, with all content […]
Six tips on how to question management without rocking the boat
Nick Williams gives the community some good advice on how to be tactful with the management team. Questioning the decisions your manager has made can be awkward, however with the right approach it can be done without rocking the boat. It is important to remember that a good manager will want you to show initiative […]
Video production tips: Sound
Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares his latest video production tips. This edition focuses on sound. Video Arts specialises in video for learning and runs regular workshops for anyone who wants to make their own videos for learning. Learn more about making your own videos Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, […]
How to unlock your creativity in leadership
Leaders: need to get the creative juices flowing? Dannie-Lu Carr has a few simple pointers. As someone who steps up to the responsibility of leadership, it is worth remembering that an effective leader always empowers others and allows them to step up and step forward in order to get the best job done. All too […]
Video production tips: Setting
Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares his latest video production tips. Video Arts specialises in video for learning and runs regular workshops for anyone who wants to make their own videos for learning. Learn more about making your own videos. Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares his latest video production […]
Coaching models explored: VISTA
Tim Hawkes is back with another entry in this occasional series dissecting the industry’s popular (and not so popular) coaching models. I’ve written before in this blog about the uses and value of models in coaching, but I won’t apologise for repeating myself: Models are a great tool when coaching, particularly when you are fairly […]
TrainingZone interviews: British Safety Council’s Neal Stone
Health and safety at work is more important than ever. We interviewed the British Safety Council’s Neal Stone to find out why. Health and safety regulation has changed considerably in the past few years. How difficult is it to keep on top of these important changes? The regulatory requirements concerning workplace health and safety in Great Britain have undergone significant review […]
Video production tips: Lighting
Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares more great video production tips. Video Arts specialises in video for learning and runs regular workshops for anyone who wants to make their own videos for learning. Learn more about making your own videos. Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares more great video production […]
Coaching models explored: SCORE
Read this latest entry in Tim Hawkes’s occasional series dissecting popular (and not so popular) coaching models. In this continuing series exploring coaching models, some are widely applicable, some are more specifically ‘business’ oriented, and some – like the SCORE model – are perhaps best suited to working with an individual who is experiencing specific […]
Coaching models explored: STAR
Here’s the latest entry in Tim Hawkes’s occasional series dissecting popular (and not so popular) coaching models The STAR model The idea of working to a model is especially useful when starting out in coaching, as is often the case when an organisation starts to develop and build a coaching culture. It provides both focus […]
Video production tips: Framing
Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares more great video production tips. Video Arts specialises in video for learning and runs regular workshops for anyone who wants to make their own videos for learning. Learn more about making your own videos. Colin Burgess, Head of Content at Video Arts, shares more great video […]
Coaching models explored: POWER
Here’s another entry in Tim Hawkes’s occasional series dissecting popular (and not so popular) coaching models. The POWER model The POWER coaching model owes much of its origins to gestalt methodology and uses the same gestalt to shape the coaching process. Perceive: Based on the present moment, perception is that to which you pay attention. In […]
How to avoid changes stalling in the difficult middle phase
When going through any change – be that changing an established organisation that is up and running or growing a business, you need to think about four factors that will make your change successful. Ian Coyne from Russell Reynolds Associates explains. The four factors of change How hard does what you are doing feel? What […]
