Category: professional development
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Trainers need to be good learners
Simply, trainers must be good learners, must like learning, must like learning how to learn, must like people who want to learn. You might disagree. Comment below. If you want to read about the 10 habits of the worlds greatest learners click here.
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Your hourly rate
I do an exercise with my project management participants which gets them to calculate what their hourly rate should be if they start working for themselves to achieve the sort of total income they would like to have. It serves two purposes. One, it allows me to see what spreadsheet skills they have and two,…
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Leadership
I have a few leadership programs coming up soon as well as later in the year I am going to be interviewed on my views of how to lead people effectively. I was looking around at some resources and found these two excellent videos. I thought you might enjoy them. There are many more out…
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Empathy
Empathy is a critical trainer skill and it is a topic that comes up often during training. It is important to understand what empathy is and be very aware that it is different to sympathy. Watch the clever video below to gain an understanding of empathy. Can’t see the video – click here
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Meditation Monday
I have been trialing a new meditation app which I have decided is actually worth the $6 I paid for it. I am not a big meditator. I have tried it off and on over 40 years and find it at times very useful, but due to my lifestyle I find it difficult to make…
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E-Learning and 2015
I have been writing about elearning for a number of years and it still hasn’t really taken off. It has in some areas, for all of the wrong reasons, and generally it is second grade learning. I have seen a few changes which are encouraging but really not enough thought and effort is going into…
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Good teachers are made not born!
Below is a link to a long but very interesting article on how to teach more effectively. I think we already know that good teachers or trainers are what makes the difference but a quote in the article makes it very clear: “Professor John Hattie, of the University of Melbourne, has undertaken a rigorous assessment…
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Learning Books
As you are aware I am very vocal about continuous learning and I thought that you might enjoy this list of books on learning. I must say though, that I have only read one of them which is Thinking Fast and Slow and despite that fact that it covers very interesting concepts it was by…
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Productivity assessment
I work on and in a large number of projects during any year. According to the assessment that I just took I am a Planner and I am good at planning and organising. You to can take the test at the following webpage – click here. You do need to give them your email address…
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Better Person, Better Trainer
Logically follows that if you are a better person then you will most likely be a better trainer. Watch the video below to see how you can become a better person and trainer. Can’t see the video – click here