Category: Emotional Intelligence
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Generations
I don’t get very concerned about the whole different generations thing. I do see some examples of the differences when I am delivering training and providing advice but on other occasions I don’t. You can get a little too hung up on the so called generational issues. The post below is a good summary of…
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Emotional Intelligence
I appear to be doing a lot of training lately around the area of emotional intelligence. It is a very challenging concept (or theory) to teach. I can take participants through what it is but how do you ensure that they are competent when it really comes down to self reflection which could be completely…
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Stress!!!!
Have you felt stressed lately? Most people have it appears, at least over say, the last week. I am starting some training next week with a section on stress. The link below provides a handy infographic showing 15 ways to manage stress. A good resource for all you trainers out there or just a good…
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Mindfulness
I get a lot of questions about mindfulness as it is a very popular topic at the moment. It is a very broad concept and if you really want to understand why not attend the free program that is currently running at the moment on futurelearn. It is going into week three but that doesn’t…
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Interesting People
I am sure that at times in your training sessions you have the occasional interesting participant. No, I’m not talking about the painful participant. I mean the ones that are just a little different. Who often see things differently or have a different way of operating around other people. Maybe your one of them. Here…
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Being Civil
Of course as a trainer you need to be civil. There does appear to be a lot of uncivil behaviour around us at times. Why? No one is really sure but things like social media and mobile phones have been indicated as possible causes. Test you civility below with this quick quiz. I scored 86…
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Decision Making
All of us need to make decisions. Often while delivering training we make poor decisions and regret them almost from the minute we made those decisions. Why does this happen? The video below explains poor decision making and it is also quite amusing. Can’t see the video – click here
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Mindfulness – the free course
2015 was the year of mindfulness. Often the information provided was confusing, overly complex and rubbish. If you really want to know what this whole mindfulness thing is about why not take the Monash Uni Mindfulness MOOC which starts in February. I am already enrolled and I hope you join me. Enrol here.
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Sunday Zephyr – Remember the people
I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year. Now we are getting back into the swing of things after the usual break it is time to do some planning for the year. Many of us are going to be using the internet, social media and other online tools to purchase items, teach, assess…
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Are you really that good – NO!
To be a great trainer you have to be acutely aware of your real abilities and your weaknesses so that you can improve. You can’t rely on feedback as it is often not accurate. Read the article below to gain an understanding of why we fool ourselves into thinking that we are better than we…