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The ultimate management survival tip

I saw a blog which asked, “What is your ultimate management survival tip?” What would you say if asked that question? I posted a comment that went like this… Think of management as a service you provide to people to ...
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Paul Matthews: From Sahara Guide to L&D Pioneer – A Story of Learning by Living

Paul started his career pulling weeds on a New Zealand farm. Today, he’s the founder of People Alchemy, a groundbreaking platform that helps organizations deliver learning that drives real behavior change. In this episode of the Development Nerds podcast, he ...
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Do you manage people? Does someone manage you?

Management is focused on getting better control over people and results. Indeed, the word manage means control. However, the best leaders expect better control will come as a by-product of achieving more influence. Control is ‘in the moment’ and must ...
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Driving Learning Impact Through Accountability

“Start with the end in mind. Lack of clarity of outcome is the root of all evil in L&D.” Paul has said it before but it remains so relevant 🙂 See what else he discussed with Gaëlle Delmas-Watson in this ...
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Only dead fish follow the stream

Swedish proverb: ‘Only dead fish follow the stream’ Now that really got me thinking! What does it mean to you? What stream are you in? Where is it going? Do you just want to go where the stream takes you, ...
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Principles of Performance Consulting

Do you ever feel like everyone’s telling you to “move into performance consulting” but not really explaining how to do it? Paul is going to demystify the process of becoming a performance consultant in a Lunch & Learn Live webinar ...
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What is in your blind spot?

Last week, I was talking with a friend about receiving feedback. It’s interesting that what others see in us, both good and bad, is often a blind spot for us. How often have you been surprised at what a friend ...
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Do you overcomplexify stuff?

According to the urban dictionary, there is such a word as ‘overcomplexify’. Who knew? I have to hold my hand up and admit to being guilty of doing this from time to time. Bob: I need to hang this picture. ...
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