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The Business of Training Conference 2025

The Business of Training Conference is returning to London on 23 October 2025. This is THE event in the autumn calendar for Training Company Directors, Senior Managers in training operations, strategic decision-makers in commercial training organisations, or anyone leading the ...
Eva McCann September 29, 2025 News and Events Read More

When is ‘good enough’… good enough?

I was reminded again this week of how debilitating the desire for perfect results can be in terms of stopping us taking action. “A good plan executed, is far better than a perfect plan carried out next week” – General ...
Paul Matthews September 22, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

Your biggest performance boost is hiding here…

We all want to get better at what we do. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: your next level of performance probably lies beyond the very thing you’ve been avoiding. What are you putting off that keeps you stuck? What excuse ...
Paul Matthews September 8, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

Is your fire still alive?

Remember your very first day at work? You were probably excited. You wanted to succeed. Are you still as excited about work today? If not, and that applies to most of us, what happened? Was the disengagement gradual, or the ...
Paul Matthews August 18, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Frustration to fascination

Frustration is an occupational hazard these days. With everything so busy, anything that holds you up or does not quite go as planned can be a source of frustration. Meetings, colleagues, procedures, rules, traffic; what is your favourite? But if ...
Paul Matthews August 4, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

The Learning Network Member Spotlight: Paul Matthews

Thanks to the Learning Network for featuring Paul on their Member Spotlight this month. “We still learn the same way we did 1,000 years ago,” he says. “What’s changed is the environment around us, not the way our brains work.” ...
Eva McCann July 28, 2025 News and Events Read More

All I can do now, is all I can do now

Acceptance of an overfull to-do list is the first step in handling it. Railing against it won’t help; doing so only leads to frustration, and resentment toward the circumstances or people you think put those tasks on your list. Take ...
Paul Matthews July 21, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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L&D’s biggest challenges: shifting from content overload to real behaviour change

Paul is back on the L&D Disrupt podcast: in this new episode host Nelson Sivalingam and Paul dig deep into one of L&D’s biggest challenges: shifting from content overload to real behaviour change. They explore how L&D teams can move ...
Eva McCann July 9, 2025 News and Events Read More

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