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Start as though you had finished

Start as though you had finished You feel good when you get a job done. We all do. When was the last time you finished a job, especially a job that was difficult to do, or a job that you ...
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Happy New Year

Happy New Year 🙂 So many people make New Year resolutions. So many fail to carry them out. Why? Think of a goal you have. Maybe a New Year resolution, or it may be a target you need to meet ...
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AI in L&D Survey – People Alchemy X Risely

**** Survey open for responses until 16 February 2025 **** Risely are conducting a survey to understand the state of AI in L&D and my company, People Alchemy is supporting their efforts to collect a good selection of opinions. If ...
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A new way to set New Year resolutions

Somehow the turning of a calendar page prompts us to look back, and to look forward. I was thinking about this and then saw this quote from Simon Sinek… “It’s dangerous to perceive the world through only one set of ...
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Learning vs Recognition: Why Traditional Safety Training Misses the Mark

“Most safety training programs are attacking the wrong problem.” That’s the provocative insight from Paul in a recent  Recognition Factor podcast discussing why traditional safety training might be missing the mark… Organisations are stuck in an ineffective cycle of repeating ...
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Who are you when you are not there?

The other day I overheard some people speaking about me. I was both surprised and grateful for what they had to say. A few days later I spoke with some colleagues about someone we had just met, and we were ...
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Are you worthy of investment?

Are you worthy of investment? There are many people around us who can help and support us in achieving our goals. They are often successful and busy people, and keen to help, but they will pick and choose who they ...
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Cobwebs that become cables

“Habits are at first cobwebs, and then they become cables.” Spanish proverb Often, we don’t even notice the cables. They become such a fixture in our lives, and yet they bind us. Everyone would like to change something in their ...
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