Tag Archives: behaviour

Brain Friendly(ness) as a way of life?

By Paul | Published: March 12, 2010
In his book "Blink" Malcom Gladwell makes several references to the work of  Dr. John Gottman. Gottman is well respected for his research on relationship stability by using scientific direct observations published in peer reviewed literature. This makes him a man worth listening to. While most of his work has been around predicting whether couples are likely [...]
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3 things children can teach us about managing change

By Ally | Published: February 23, 2010
Change can be traumatic. Often we feel unable to cope and sometimes we may deny the need for it and seek to hold onto the past. A photo taken during a family holiday causes Ally to reflect on how comfortable children are with change and draws three lessons from his daughters ability to deal with change in a natural, stress free way.
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Congruence – What is that about?

By Paul | Published: February 16, 2010
We hear a a fair bit about being congruent when delivering training and I have struggled at times to truly understand what that means. Recently I was watching a TV “reality show” involving Amanda Holden (to be fair she was the reason I was watching it….) and a very famous country and western singer ( see [...]
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There is no such thing as a difficult delegate

By Paul | Published: February 7, 2010
Last week, Paul was running a workshop with a new group with a new colleague who was familiar with the group. At the end of the session, the new colleague expressed surprise that a normally difficult learner seemed very happy and didn't disrupt the group. Paul reflects on this experience and pinpoints the reasons why he believes the normally difficult delegate responded well during the session.
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A design for design Part 1

By Paul | Published: February 3, 2010
Paul reflects on a highly enjoyable afternoon with a client designing a 2 day training session around a very specific process. By challenging the common design practice of training the sequential process in a logical fashion, he demonstrates how to increase effectiveness by beginning with the learning outcomes.
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