Category: professional development
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Leadership – get it right please!
I am facilitating a leadership program this week and it always raises some frustration for me as it is not a process you have to learn but more of a philosophy of how you live your life. The majority of people see leadership as power and getting people to do things and it isn’t…
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New career
I have trained quite a few people lately who are looking for a new career. Do you feel unsatisfied by your current career or path. Do this little assessment to see if a new career is warranted. The assessment is located here
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The World of MOOC’s
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that many educators, trainers and teachers are still not aware of what a MOOC is and how useful they are for your participants but more so for your own professional development. If you read the word MOOC above and don’t know what it means then watch the video below.…
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How to be more creative
Can you be more creative? Of course you can. You are only limited by your own self imposed limitations. The slideshare below contains some useful tips regarding un-tapping your creative potential. Creativity from Joseph Zeoli
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Time Management
I am delivering a time management course next week and I intend to show this short video. Check it out. Hopefully you may be able to use this yourself in a future program or use the tips to improve your own time management. Can’t see the video – click here
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Labels
One of my students last night gave a good talk on being pigeon holed and by strange coincidence I was sent this video by RSS (see below). I realise at times it is very easy to label people as a trainer and hence, unknowingly, already have a fixed concept of what the group or individuals…
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End of the working week. Are you happy?
It has been a busy week. How was your week? Were you happy at work this week? Could it have been better? Here is a great list of 27 ways to be happier at work. It isn’t just a list. Each item takes you to further resources. A great resource. Read the list here.
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Learning Plus
You know that I am a big fan of MOOC’s (Massive Open Online Programs). I found this list recently of 37 websites containing learning opportunities. There not all free but many of them are and every site is worth a visit. Read the list of learning websites here
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Sunday Zephyr – Get Teched
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. Today is a great day to get up to speed on Technology. First you need to get a Digg Reader account so you can get feeds from some of the best tech sites. Then my preferred sites are: The Next Web TechCrunch Gizmodo MakeUseOf
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Daily Free Education
Would you like to learn something small each day and expand your knowledge? If you said yes, then try out Highbrow. You simply sign up and then register for a course and they send you an email with some information that you can read or watch (video). I have been doing the art courses where…