The Brain Bath?! Interview Revelations from Whoppers to Fibs
The Brain Bath?! Team are investigating what makes us fib when being interviewed for a job we desperately want. What is it about interview scenarios that make people act out of character? The occasional bluff is a natural human reaction to this high pressured situation but how far should you go? A survey carried out […]
The Brain Bath?! Life’s a Beach
Summertime and the living is easy… Ah the Brain Bath?! team loves this time of year. Long sunny days, warm sultry evenings and best of all the prospect of a bucket shop flight somewhere altogether more exotic than commutersville and the concrete jungle we flit between the rest of the year ’round. A fortnight without […]
The Brain Bath?! Living the Dream
Was trainer on your list of ‘dream’ jobs when you were a child or did you actually want to be an astronaut or a nurse? This week the Brain Bath?! finds out how you ended up in training. A survey has revealed a big gap in what we thought we’d be when we grew up […]
The Brain Bath?! Gets into the Festival Spirit
Festival season is well and truly underway and inspired by a recent outing to Glastonbury, (or mudstock as we now refer to it) and of course Live8, The Brain Bath?! pulls on its wellies and gets into the spirit.Are you still recovering from a recent festival visit? How was it for you? Or are your […]
The Brain Bath?! Interview Nightmares
The Brain Bath?! team received news this week that a boss in Glasgow recently held a job interview naked in order, he says, to satisfy his boredom. Since his unveiling he has been given three years probation and placed on the sex offenders’ registerNeil Gouldson, employment law expert at Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen says […]
Brain Bath?! Big Brother House
Oh to be the producers of Big Brother. There’s something about the way that they select people from all walks of life and throw them into a house with nothing but each other, and of course the chickens, for company, that intrigues the Brain Bath?! team. And that inspired us to an update on the […]
The Brain Bath!? Training Nightmares
Who would be a Training Manager? In an effort to soothe the profession’s seething resentments we thought it would be nice to share those deep dark moments in Training we all dread! It takes years of hard work and serious application to get where you are today. You spend your life absorbing and interpreting the […]
The Brain Bath?! Cooks in Hell’s Kitchen
Inspired by the TV programme “Hell’s Kitchen” The Brain Bath?! team would like to hear about your dinner party disasters. Have you ever found the leg of lamb you cooked in the dog basket, cleaned it up and served it? Have you ever had a dinner party and in the chaos of getting ready you […]
The Brain Bath!? team share their beauty DIY disasters
Inspired by a recent survey on beauty DIY disasters. The Brain Bath?! team would like to hear about your DIY don’ts. Forget those house related DIY disasters and look more closely at the more pressing issues such as unwanted hair and trying to achieve the perfect sun kissed skin (and the injuries that go along […]
The Brain Bath?! Guide to Golden Sitcoms
<img src="http://www.arthurbostrom.com/allocast1thumb.jpg" border=0 alt="The Allo Allo cast" width=200 height=142Brain bath?! harks back to TV’s golden age when the likes of Terry Scott, Richard Briers and Penelope Keith were giants of the small screen as we bring you our guide to sitcoms. Add your favourites, or suggest candidates to star in a Training sitcom, by using […]
Brain Bath?! It pays to see Red
Inspired by Comic Relief’s ‘Big Hair and Beyond Day’, Brain Bath?! wants to hear about the crazy things you have got up to for charity.The open plan acres at Brain Bath?! compound are reeking of hairspray and awash with ridiculous red clothes that don’t fit. The atmosphere is somewhat subdued, but that might be because […]
Brain Bath?! asks Do you Need an Extreme Makeover?
Inspired by a recent study on the training profession, Brain bath?! this week returns to the age old topic of training stereotypes. Are you party animals, obsessed with networking and board breaking?You do fit the stereotype if you:-1. You attend every party, lunch conference with guest speakers/minor celebrities galore (you love a good network).2. Are […]
The Brain Bath?! asks “Are you a Workaholic?”
Inspired by The Trades Union Congress (TUC) ‘Work Your Proper Hours” day, The Brain Bath?! would like to know how many hours you spend in the office? Are you a work bore? Do you work in the evenings and weekends? Have your family/friends forgotten what you look like? Are your colleagues your closest friends? Do […]
The Brain Bath?! Goes looking for instant love
Take 15 desperate women and 15 desperate men, put them in a bar with some scorecards and what have you got? Speed-dating! The prospect of being in a room with 29 other desperados might make your skin crawl with shame and embarrassment, or you might fancy the challenge of being able to schmooze your way […]
The Brain Bath?! Searches for Britain’s Worst ‘Boss Idol’
This week The Brain Bath?! searches for Britain’s worst ‘boss idol’. How do you become an inspirational leader like David Brent? What makes a good ‘bad boss’? How do you make an employee cringe when you speak? Does it come naturally or can you learn how to be the worst ‘boss idol’? Is it essential […]
The Brain Bath?! Gets Even More Grumpy
As requested by some rather grumpy women, this week The Brain Bath?! salutes grumpy heroines. So, what makes you women out there grumpy? The females from The Brain Bath?! team got their heads together and this is what they came up with:-Men, the youth of today, snotty shop assistants, PMT uncomfortable shoes, housework, domestic godessess, […]
The Brain Bath?! Gets Grumpy
January is already quite a grumpy month as we struggle to adjust to work after the Christmas break.It’s understandable we all feel a bit down in the dumps as we realise just how much money we spent over the festive period. We are also facing up to the failed diets and the realisation that all […]
Feature: Homeworking – Is It For You?
By Sandra Beale of SJ Beale HR ConsultOver the last few years there has been a huge growth in the numbers of homeworkers; the ability to work remotely has been achieved by widespread access to the internet and email together with faster internet connectivity (broadband), mobile phones and wireless technology all enabling workers to ditch […]
The Brain Bath?! Grooves to the ‘iPod Shuffle’
For training professionals who love their music, the release of the latest version of Apple’s iPod must have come as a great joy. Now you can have your entire record collection with you wherever you go.One of the great delights of the iPod is the ability to select “shuffle” and it will play tracks from […]
Review: Being the Best: The A-Z of Personal Success
Title: Being the Best: The A-Z of Personal SuccessAuthor: Nicholas BatePublisher: Capstone Publishing ISBN: 1-841112-521-0Price: £12.99Reviewer: Claudine McCleanStructured Training LimitedBeing the Best is a collection of hints, tips, maxims and theories for personal success arranged into a 26 chapter work from Attention to Zen and the Art of Being Successful.Under each letter of the alphabet […]
