Month: December 2013
-
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas. I hope you are having a great day and enjoying a well earned break from work. I have released the next part of the A to Z Delivery series. It is called Character, Charisma & Christmas. I hope you enjoy it. It can be found at all of the usual locations – click…
-
Empathy
I train leaders and managers in a wide range of topics and we often touch on empathy. Empathy always comes up as a quality that participants believe management should have. And rightly so. Often it is difficult to understand and grasp. It is harder still to develop empathy as a personal quality. To achieve this…
-
Sunday Zephyr – Education and Next Year
There has been a lot of talk this year about education but as we close the year we again realise that most of it was just that, talk. Nothing has really changed this year. Promises, dreams of technology…..nothing. In certain classrooms and training venues though innovation, engagement, enthusiasm and effective, fun learning has occurred despite…
-
Interesting Graphs
It’s time for what happened in 2013 time. Here is a different one though with some educational aspects. Interesting graphs are possible. Hope they get you thinking. Read the graphs here.
-
Advice is ………just advice.
As we move into a quieter (business) time of the year I start thinking about next year and what I can do and do better. Maybe one thing I could do better is not do that at all. Lots of advice and books and articles that I have read during the year provide a million…
-
Cloud Computing
I hope you have heard about the title of this post – cloud computing. Many find this concept difficult to understand and I have often attempted to explain it to trainers and educators unsatisfactorily. Below is a complicated video featuring cloud computing and Stephen Fry. He does a good job explaining it and why it…
-
Sunday Zephyr – Computer Spring Cleaning
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday. As we get near to Christmas and many people will be having a week or few off they will often do a bit of tidying up and cleaning. Take the time to also check your computer and technology. Below is a good list of things you should check…
-
Christmas Online Learning
Another online learning site. Some of it free and some you pay for – but not much. Worth a look and maybe during your Christmas break you could learn something that you have always been interested in. Maybe you want to teach online. Find the website here: Curious.com
-
Do You Know How to Learn?
I am very aware now that what I have learnt most of my life is how to learn. I am quite effective and efficient at learning and it has definitely shaped my life and career. I also realise that many others do not appear to have this ability or at least not at a competent…
-
Winding Down or Up?
Are you winding down for the year? I have heard a number of people making that comment already and it I think it says a lot about how hard we are working in today’s world. Winding down is good but I am starting to wind up. I finally have a bit if free time (at…