Category: professional development
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What work skills will you need for the future?
I have been contemplating the skills required for a trainer in the future, in particular one that works outside of an established RTO. I haven’t worked it out yet but I know that the work environment is changing and I need to come up with some useful strategies if I want to continue to work…
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Fatigue and the trainers performance
Photo by Ana Martin on Unsplash Recently I conducted a fairly standard training day and for me it just didn’t click. I couldn’t at the time put my finger on what was wrong but afterwards I realised it was fatigue. I was tired. It wasn’t just work. I had a lot of stuff going on…
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Team Roles
Photo by João Silas If you are delivering any teamwork programs then this handy little team role assessment is quite effective. It takes about 10 minutes and provides an assessment of your prefered role in a team. I came as an Innovator. I agree with that assessment even though I don’t often get the chance to…
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Test Yourself
Photo by Olu Eletu Want to start the new year off on the right track. Try the website below courtesy of the University of Cambridge and test your various attributes from values to intelligence to what your facebook profile says about you (mine indicated that I was 6% chance of being female?). Start the tests here.
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The Rock Tells His Story
Photo by Jared Erondu Here is a good story from the Rock about his early beginnings. Hope it inspires some critical thinking over the next few days before the New Year. Can’t see the video – click here.
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IPIP-NEO Personality test
Photo by Paul Skorupskas What is your personality like? If you want to find out the link below takes you to a short and long version of the IPIP – NEO test. It provides a great report at the end of the test. Some aspects are quite interesting. You could also use this with groups looking…
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A Week in My Shoes
I was pointing out to a group the other day that every week for me is different. I like that but I know that for some people this would be intolerable. I have a busy week ahead and thought that I would let you know what I was doing each day from a trainer’s perspective.…
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Your comfort zone is stopping you!
As we head into the weekend I’d like you to read this interesting article on your comfort zone. Some good advice here. Read the article here.
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Learning by Teaching
I learn something in every training session that I deliver. I learn things about people, about the topic, about life and about companies. Great teachers are great students – not my quote. Watch the video below – a good teacher and learner. Can’t see the video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Self Assessment
Hey, how’s the Sunday going. I’m currently somewhere in Katoomba having a great time even if the weather is not. I am constantly amazed at how some adults still haven’t got there stuff together. They seem to have missed out on some basic skills, life skills. Well the article below provides 30 life skills that…