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How can you drive at 20mph?!!!

Have you noticed there are more and more suburban areas in London and elsewhere that are now 20mph areas? Someone said to me “How can you drive at 20mph?!!!” Is this about patience? patience n. the quality of being able ...
Paul Matthews February 22, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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The wrong mattress!

The delivery arrived. It was earlier than expected. Great! I unpacked it with anticipation and discovered it was the wrong mattress. I ordered the right one, and the wrong one arrived. Not so great 🙁 It was an avoidable error ...
Paul Matthews February 15, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Turbulent times? Definitely!

By any definition, times right now are turbulent and this quote from Peter Drucker is so apt. “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence. It’s to act with yesterday’s logic” Our challenge is in recognising when ...
Paul Matthews February 8, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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The most dangerous words in business are…

“The most dangerous words in business are, ‘We’ve always done it this way'” says Darren Murph, the head of remote working for GitLab (Gitlab is a software company with about 1,300 employees, all working remotely). Think of the businesses you ...
Paul Matthews February 1, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Lessons from a squirrel

It’s early morning, and the sunrise is spectacular. I am watching the bright pink clouds move slowly behind the silhouette of a tree in my garden. A family of squirrels live in that tree, in an old bird’s nest they ...
Paul Matthews January 25, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Hold your own spoon

Oh no! Not again 🙁 Another question from someone who could have figured it out for themselves and instead they come and ask me. I inwardly sigh and give them the answer… again. I’ll be honest, it does give my ...
Paul Matthews January 18, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More
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Behaviour change needs a workflow solution

Behaviour change needs a workflow solution, not a learning one. I explain why in the World of Learning Summit Learning Magazine feature article https://content.yudu.com/web/64r9/0A442zz/LM20/html/index.html?page=4&origin=reader Please comment if you want to find out about the Workflow Approach as shared in the ...
Paul Matthews January 14, 2021 News and Events Read More
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Is happiness your ultimate goal for 2021?

A survey in the US in 2016 asked if people would rather ‘achieve great things or be happy’. 81% said they would rather be happy, 13% opted for doing great things and 6% seemed daunted by the question and weren’t ...
Paul Matthews January 11, 2021 Paul's Monday Tips Read More

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