Category: Paul’s Monday Tips

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Smile… it’s good for you

Most people smile much less often than they think they do. How do you feel when you smile? Pretty good! ...
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People like you more when you talk solutions

Do you habitually talk about problems, or talk about solutions? Problem talk includes descriptions of what the problems are, analysis ...
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It’s not the message that matters

First Monday of the month = L&D Monday I will do an L&D tip from now on the first Monday ...
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And the circus came to town

I was talking with someone last week about the need for marketing within L&D to get the various stakeholders engaged ...
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How ‘what you know’ can hurt you

Mark Twain said “It is not what we don’t know that gets us into trouble. It is what we think ...
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Advice from a samurai

It happened a long, long time ago in Japan. A man ran a popular tea shop and was a master ...
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It’s not the message that matters

People in L&D, and by extension the people they serve in the organisation, often think the content is what counts. ...
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Your reputation for confidence

Confidence is an interesting concept. You can have confidence in yourself, or others can have confidence in you. From the ...
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Who controls the conversation?

Two people are having a conversation. One person is asking all the questions and the other person is giving all ...
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Making a difference the simple way

If something is simple, …it is more likely to be practical If it is practical, …it is more likely to ...
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