Month: August 2016
-
Sexism resource
I still think it is odd that sexism is still so prevalent in our society. It is also a difficult topic to discuss in a training environment, as is an discrimination type topic as I always struggle to bring up examples without sounding discriminatory myself. The video below might help as it uses James Bond…
-
Elevator pitches
I still haven’t worked out my elevator pitch because my roles vary and I can’t find anything that times them all together. I will eventually. Anything I have tried just seems to get confusing. Maybe that is because I am still a little confused about what I exactly do most of the time. Here is…
-
Sunday Zephyr – Passion
Passion – don’t like the word. But, I do like listening to Ken Robinson talk. I have posted a number of his videos of the years and here is another one. This is a long one – 50 minutes. Sit down and relax on this awesome Sunday and learn a few things about passion and…
-
Post Training Strategies
A lot of my old programs (I’m talking 10 years or so) used to have a post training component ie after the training was completed the participant had to report back to a supervisor or coach and they then worked on a post program plan. This was pretty standard for a lot of the more…
-
Innovation resource
I was writing a new program last week and desperately trying to find some useful resources for the topic of innovation and stumbled on this article from McKinsey’s. A good read and very useful if you are trying to teach people to think innovation. Read the article here. The video below is also excellent. Can’t…
-
Customer Service Training
I’m writing some training on customer service at the moment and I found this very interesting article outlining the 30 elements of value. It is a great way of explaining what customers are looking for. I have provided the reference below so that any of you designing or delivering customer service training can use it.…
-
I told you to read more!
You heard it here, well actually you heard from Yale University, but I am happy to report that if you read you will live longer. It doesn’t take much effort to read and it also makes you a more effective, more informed trainer so maybe it is time to give it a go. Check to…
-
Monday Blues
Do you have the Monday Blues? Having trouble getting started? Putting off some key tasks which you should start right now? It’s normal to procrastinate. Well just procrastinate for a few minutes more and watch the video below. It will not solve your problem but it might help you to understand. Can’t see the video…
-
Sunday Zephyr – Relax
Hi. I hope your Sunday is going well. I have written about meditation before and I am aware that many people think it is silly or they just can’t handle it. Why not just give it a small try today. You can follow the video below. It is a guided meditation. Just one of the…
-
Cool Offices
I wrote a post last week about office design and how it might assist an organisation to be innovative. Check out this short article which has a photo gallery of 16 cool offices. Would you like to work at any of these? Read the article here.