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Learning in the Time of Coronavirus

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At some stage during your career you may have been involved in learning programs that feature scenarios or role plays. Most often, the pre-prepared scenarios feature difficult situations – a relationship with a customer has become strained, one of your team members is under performing or an important deadline has been missed. Participants work their […]

Filed Under: Personal Effectiveness, Better Learning Tagged With: Learning

Let’s Get Lost Together

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Recently my family and I visited the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo. This place gives a great insight into the creative process behind the magical animated films of Studio Ghibli – films such as Spirited Away, Ponyo and My Neighbour Totoro (pictured). There is an especially strong focus on the work and vision of filmmaker and […]

Filed Under: Becoming Unstuck, Healthy Teams, Better Learning Tagged With: Learning, innovation, creativity, teamwork

Feedback: A Gift Leaders Need to Ask For

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Christmas has recently come and gone and if this is an occasion you celebrate you probably got a few presents.  You didn’t have to ask people to give you anything.  They just gave you gifts because that’s the way these occasions work (and hopefully because they like you). Feedback is also a gift, especially for leaders.  Actually, it’s […]

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What I’ve Learnt From My Dog

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  It’s fair to say that my dog, a black miniature schnauzer named Bessie (pictured), is no rocket scientist.  She has no understanding of algebra, she’s terrible at measurement and conversion, and her proficiency with statistics is downright poor.  She is, however, the source of endless amusement and joy for our family.  More unexpectedly, she’s […]

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Variety is the Spice of Learning

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The better we learn the better we live.  Successful learners are better able to cope with the demands of life, they usually experience carer success, they grow into their best selves,  and they live more enjoyable, more fulfilling lives. One of the secrets to successful learning is mixing things up by incorporating variety into our […]

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100 Ways to Learn Through Life

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100 ways to learn

Since ongoing learning is of such great importance to all of us I set out to write a list of all of the ways I could think of to learn through life.  Turns out I came up with 100 …… Become a great listener Implement a new idea Subscribe to a journal or magazine Teach others Keep […]

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Continuous Learning for Continuous Improvement

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  Continuous improvement is essential for any modern organisation. Without it customers will go elsewhere, competitors will gain market share, good employees will be lost and the organisation will be at risk of failure. I’m convinced that there can be no continuous improvement in organisations without a continuous learning culture, and I believe there are 3 keys […]

Filed Under: Personal Effectiveness, Change Management, Capable Leaders, Better Learning Tagged With: Learning, Leadership, Success

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