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ROI and double standards

By Paul | Published: March 10, 2010
Last time we talked about Kirkpatrick’s model for evaluation and how important it is to use more that just level one especially in today's economic climate . While I was writing that piece I found myself getting more and more annoyed and, as I worked through why, the keyboard was taking more and more punishment, the [...]
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Evaluation is NOT hard…

By Paul | Published: March 7, 2010
... but it is essential A couple of weeks ago Ally and I spent an extremely enjoyable day with the Brain Friendly Learning Group, a UK networking group for brain friendly trainers set up by Stella Collins. In the morning we ran a session about music in the training room (there will be much more on this [...]
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Bop It and leadership

By Paul | Published: November 17, 2009
We have had some discussions recently about management development and why people still feel the need to head for the high ropes and the empty oil barrels. Ally and I came up with loads of sparkling manager development ideas that we have used with clients in the past (depending on the outcomes obviously!) without having to [...]
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Learning should be the emphasis in staff development

By Ally | Published: October 23, 2009
Sharon Gaskin from the Trainers Training Company posted a great link on twitter: Learning should be the emphasis in staff development It includes this fantastic paragraph: With most training programs, the emphasis is on the trainer disseminating information to participants. It is the trainer's responsibility to get the material across. Training is simply an event that occurs [...]
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Unconventional: caught being excellent

By Ally | Published: October 8, 2009
A while ago, I came across a fantastic example of someone going about their work in an apparently quiet and dilligent way and suddenly being noticed. The unusual thing was the methods she employed the carry out her task and the interest she created. It made me think about how we need to find a balance [...]
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