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‘Got a minute?’ is never a minute

If you are a manager, you hear this all the time – "got a minute". But it's never a minute. You want to be accessible, but you also you have your own task list to wade through.
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Good learning outcomes are defined by good measurement

From capability at the point of work to learning transfer, Paul Matthews is always looking to make workplace learning as effective as possible. Here he shares his latest thinking with UNLEASH.
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Kurt Lewin’s model of change

You deliver a training course because your sponsor wants change. For change to happen, consider the Kurt Lewin model of change...
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New thinking to save the day

Most would say that today we are in turbulent times. Stop and consider... what are you thinking or doing that does not seem to work anymore?
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Is cultural memory destroying your training course?

Does culture eat your training for breakfast? Will the organisational culture untrain your people as fast as you train them?
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Make sure bad news travels fast

If bad news travels slowly in your organisation, then you have a problem. It means your organisation probably has a blame culture...
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How much time is necessary?

Your trainees are in the classroom, then they are released back to their jobs. How much more time is required to create real and lasting behaviour change to provide tangible impact from the training course?
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Too simple to learn from?

An experienced management consultant reminded me recently that turning around performance is down to doing the basics well, and doing them consistently.
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