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Back on stage…

A few weeks ago I went to L&Dpro Conference & Expo in Munich. It was fascinating, and a delight, being back on stage in front of a live audience for the first time in so long.  It was also fascinating ...
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Catch them doing something right

Many of the precepts of management grew out of the latter stages of the industrial revolution where there was careful measurement and specification of results.
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How to Reboot Training Post Pandemic – 2nd edition eBook

How to Reboot Training Post Pandemic – the updated 2nd edition of my eBook is now available. Well over 2000 downloads of the original “How to reboot training for 2020 and beyond” and over a year later it was time ...
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If I were you, I would…

We love to give advice. It makes us feel good. The passing of knowledge and experience to others in our ‘tribe’ to help them survive is built into us by natural selection. The danger comes when we advise others to ...
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The idea that starts everything

Look around you at some of the amazing things people have done. Every one of them started with an idea, a thought. So, if you want to achieve anything, you need that seed thought first. Your chain of thoughts will ...
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How balanced is your life?

First, I was dying to finish high school and start college. And then, I was dying to finish college and start working.And then, I was dying to marry and have children. And then, I was dying for my children to ...
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Where did my confidence go?

Confidence is something many of us wish we had a bit more of. Confidence comes from a Latin word ‘fidere’ which means “to trust”; therefore, having self-confidence is having trust in one’s self. One way you can think of confidence ...
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Why criticism hurts

Criticism can hurt, yet feedback can be helpful. What’s the difference? Consider who will benefit. Feedback is for the benefit of the receiver. Its purpose is to help people grow and develop, and reinforce positive behaviours. Feedback helps us become ...
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