Category: Research
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Another week and another talk on Emotional Intelligence
Photo by Cristian Newman on Unsplash Emotional intelligence is a big part of my work. I just finished reading Search Inside Yourself on the weekend which was essentially about Google’s training program on EI, mindfulness and meditation. It has some great tips and practices. The article below also has some good tips. It’s worth reading for the simple…
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Brain myths
Photo by Thomas Roberts on Unsplash I have written about brain myths a few times over the last few years. It irritates me when I see trainers making mistakes in this area and also when I see certain brain myths in training programs. A recent up-dated program I was using has right and left brain material in it.…
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The dangers of mindfulness
Photo by Mayur Gala on Unsplash Mindfulness is a very popular training topic at the moment. It is often linked to emotional intelligence but they are different. The first article below from HBR is a recent article that indicates that mindfulness can not occur without emotional intelligence. The second article is an interview with Dan Goleman about the…
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Sunday Zephyr – Growth Mindset
Photo by Daniel Hjalmarsson on Unsplash How’s your Sunday going? I have another big week of training ahead and I am gearing up for that. I wonder how many of my participants are thinking about the training they will get this week. Are they excited? Are they not looking forward to it? The mindset of a participant is…
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The future of work and the present education and training
Photo by Alex Knight on Unsplash Work is changing but education and training aren’t. We have adopted technology in our teaching (just) but that isn’t what needs to be changed. The content is often the same as it was 10, 20, 30 years ago. Schools are still teaching stuff that will not be useful in the workplace or…
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Bias
Photo by Kaleb Nimz on Unsplash I have been talking a lot about confirmation bias recently. This is just one of the many biases. The video below featuring Stephen Fry does a good job of explaining some bias. The video below that explains 12 common biases. As a trainer this information can assist you to assist others to…
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Brain Stuff
A good video to update your knowledge on how the brain really operates. Can’t see the video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Happiness Report
Photo by NASA How is your Sunday going? I forgot to post this a while ago. If you have some time today check out the World Happiness Report. You can also watch the short summary video below. Have a great week. Read the report here. Can’t see the video – click here
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Emotions – what are they really?
Photo by Andrew Branch I am constantly talking about emotions in courses these days – particularly since emotional intelligence has really exploded in the area of leadership. What are emotions though? Read the interesting article below and maybe read the book. Read the article here
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Learning Myths
Photo by Fineas Anton A little test to start the week off. Tray out the learning myth test below. Start the test here.