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Stories that shape culture: Turning learning into lasting behaviour

The stories people tell at work define your culture. They can be page-turning tales of courage in times of crisis, or lacklustre fables about sticking with the status quo – or worse. In this TrainingZone article Paul Matthews explores ways ...
Eva McCann January 2, 2026 Articles published Read More
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A fairground ride into the future

A fairground ride into the future How has 2025 been for you? A roller coaster ride, or a more predictable ride on the carousel? When you started the year, which did you want? It’s worth starting to think about 2026 ...
Paul Matthews December 22, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Your emotional fingerprint

People talk about you behind your back. What do they say? When you pick up a glass, you leave a mark – a fingerprint. When you meet people, you leave an emotional fingerprint. What’s your emotional fingerprint? That emotional fingerprint ...
Paul Matthews December 15, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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How to turn Learning into Performance

What really drives performance at work? It’s a question many leaders and learning professionals wrestle with, and one that Paul Matthews has spent decades exploring. In this Leading People podcast episode with Gerry Murray wide-ranging conversation, Paul challenges some of ...
Eva McCann December 12, 2025 News and Events Read More

Rethinking the Role of Learning Technology as a Behavior Engine

Much workplace learning is still designed and delivered as a process of knowledge consumption. Courses, modules, videos and digital resources are designed to provide information, with an assumption that “consuming” information will lead to improved performance. Learning technology is often positioned ...
Eva McCann December 10, 2025 Articles published Read More

OEB 2025: Humanity in the Intelligent Age

OEB 2025 takes place from 3-5 December in Berlin and we’re really pleased that Paul Matthews is on the conference speaker line up for the first time. His main session is a Learning Café ‘Smarter Tech, Same Mistakes: Why Learning ...
Eva McCann November 21, 2025 News and Events Read More
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Comfort never made anyone stronger

In a gym class recently, the instructor told us to grab slightly heavier weights than usual.Then he said something that stuck: “There’s no change without challenge.” Simple. True. Uncomfortable. That line kept bouncing around in my head. Because it’s not ...
Paul Matthews November 17, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

What do you think you are not?

“It’s not what we are that holds us back, but what we think we are not.” Dennis Waitley So, what do you think you are not? Here is how to find out. Pick a goal you’ve been circling for a ...
Paul Matthews November 3, 2025 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

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