Training Assessment Education

Category: Change

  • Career Choice

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    My last post was about my 25 years in training but that is not where I started. I didn’t have a clue when I left school what I wanted to do and even though I eventually got into the career that was right for me there were many wrong turns and diversions. Check out the…

  • Sunday Zephyr – Time for more NO!

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    How has your week been. Mine was flat out and still going. Sometimes you just have to say NO! Here is a good slideshow on the power of NO and what to say NO to. Try it out. The Power of No: 12 Things to Say “No” To Today from JamesAltucher  

  • The new workplace

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    Many of us train people in management basically following well established management theories. The workplace has changed though and it is important to think about what our participants need to do their jobs more effectively. If your not a management trainer this video is good to watch anyway so that you can check your organisation…

  • Building Culture

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    Building an organisational culture is something I have been involved in a number of times. It is a tricky operation and requires a number of strategies, working simultaneously, to bring about a successful result. You also need a lot of time. This is something that doesn’t happen in a few weeks. The article below examines…

  • Australian Education System – Can there ever be a balanced debate?

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      Please read this article first. I like it. It isn’t necessarily balanced but it is fair I think. Read the comments below it and your blood will start to boil depending on which side of the fence you belong to. I guess anything I add will be either be seen as stupid or wow,…

  • Change management tips

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    Training is change. Change often requires training. At times change management training is required. I have been doing some change management training recently for a couple of clients and I found this video useful as a quick, entertaining summary. Hope you can use it sometime. Unfortunately they haven’t allowed embedding in blogs but here is…

  • Change – what’s next!

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    Are you ready for the changes coming in education and training? What are these changes? I’m not sure what the changes will be but there will be change. Check out this excellent article. The article it refers to can be found here. I personally think the change is already here but we are just slow…

  • Learning and Change

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    I recently delivered some change management seminars at a conference which were well received. Change management is basically pretty simple and involves good common sense practices but unfortunately when the change begins that often does not happen. It is over complicated and common sense leaves the organisation. Trainers need to understand change because every learning…