Category: Communication
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Word Helper
Here is a great website to bookmark. Word Hippo. It does everything with words. Type in your word and see other similar words, opposite words, meaning of the word, rhyming words, example sentences, translate, find a word, forms (eg plural), pronounce the word (it actually says it to you) and find out information related to…
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Empathy
I train leaders and managers in a wide range of topics and we often touch on empathy. Empathy always comes up as a quality that participants believe management should have. And rightly so. Often it is difficult to understand and grasp. It is harder still to develop empathy as a personal quality. To achieve this…
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Interesting Graphs
It’s time for what happened in 2013 time. Here is a different one though with some educational aspects. Interesting graphs are possible. Hope they get you thinking. Read the graphs here.
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Flexible work practices
I just finished writing a mini program on flexible work arrangements and then by coincidence watched the video below and it brings up some interesting questions. Here are some things I thought of (you might want to watch the video first): 1. Most trainers I know go into work when in reality they only deliver…
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How’s the hearing?
My hearing is definitely less than what it used to be. Getting old can do that. Can you still hear the questions, comments etc in your training sessions. Do you need a hearing test? Try out this simple hearing test online and see how you go. It was accurate for me. Can’t see the video…
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Diversity
Diversity is both simple and challenging but a big part of training and education. Having recently conducted a training day on diversity I was intrigued by how difficult is to get some people to make the shift and understand the beauty and benefits of diversity. Here is a funny (I hope) little cartoon which I…
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Perception, diversity and culture
I taught a program on promoting diversity recently. I wish that I had found this video beforehand from the Harvard Business School website. Try out the little game and see what happens. Read the article and see the video here.
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Sick of Poor Meetings
Sorry about the delay in the blog posts. I had a few technical issues but that seems to have been worked out. I spent a lot of time recently in meetings. Some productive, some not. He is a helpful infographic which may assist you with running better meetings. See the graphic and story here.
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Good Teacher – Good Manager
I think that you have to be a good manager to be a good teacher and vice-versa. Here is a recent article that has lots of good tips and is humorous. I’ll bet you can see some managers or teachers who have carried out some of the traits in the video. Read the full article…
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Sunday Zephyr – Being a story teller
All good teachers and trainers are excellent story tellers. So relax on this great Sunday and read a good story and learn the process of being a good story teller. Watch a good story online. Below is a slideshow of 10 great story tellers. Do you agree? Who would you add into this mix? 10…