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Is Blended Learning the right solution for you?

14. Dezember 2016

When we help our clients set up a Blended Learning program, or when we train trainers on this topic, we advise them to plan and evaluate the outcome of the solution. The below questions will help you get started.

Practical advice on implementing the 70-20-10 model

8. Dezember 2016

The 70-20-10 model has proven to positively impact organisations in enhancing learning and development programs. Based on what we’ve seen our clients do, and what we’ve tried ourselves, here are some concrete and practical ways to begin implementing the 70-20-10 model in your organization.

What makes a great trainer?

1. Dezember 2016

We recently had the opportunity to ask a selection of managers what they think are the qualities of a great trainer. At the end of the session, they were pretty much in agreement. Their collated answers are summarized below.

Managing high performers – the Miles Davis way

24. November 2016

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Miles Davis, time and time again, brought together some of the most talented musicians in their own right to work with him in his musical exploration. How did he do it? This article will explore the lessons of Miles Davis in the art of leading the best to be their best.

TED talks on motivation and leadership

16. November 2016

This week's post was meant to be about customer service skills.…

The negotiator’s dilemma

10. November 2016

The most fundamental aspects of negotiation strategy are…

Dealing with change

3. November 2016

Change management is an integral, complex and necessary part…

Keep your meetings alive

26. Oktober 2016

Unproductive meetings are a waste of everyone's time. There’s…

Giving feedback using the DESC model

12. Oktober 2016

Everybody understands that performance feedback should be…

8 questions about experiential training answered

5. Oktober 2016

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Benjamin Franklin said “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”. Long before him, Aristotle said "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them".

Asking for feedback

29. September 2016

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I recently asked a colleague for some feedback following a…

Apologizing via email – phrases

22. September 2016

Every medium has a different impact, every person has different preferences on how they want to receive/give an apology. In the end, just remember, apologizing is going to make you seem human, regardless of the outcome.

Writing status updates: Tips and phrases

14. September 2016

The key to any successful relationship – business or personal – is trust. Clear, transparent and timely communication helps to build this trust. I spend much of my time providing on-the-job training and support to a logistics client.

The best training course I have ever been on (or why wanting to be there made all the difference)

8. September 2016

Most of my working life I have worked independently in or…

12 ways to regain control of your inbox and avoid an email tsunami

1. September 2016

It’s your first morning back in the office. You’ve had…

What does Blended Learning really mean?

24. August 2016

At the most basic level, blended learning could be that you set home work after a training intervention and follow up on it, BUT you can do much better than that! In this mobile age, there are literally hundreds of tools out there you can choose from.

Book review: How to win friends and influence people

11. August 2016

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I’m sure a number of you have either heard of, or read,…

When is praise an insult?

4. August 2016

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How praise gets delivered is also of importance to judgements of its sincerity. In some work cultures, being singled out for enthusiastic praise if front of a group would be gratifying to the person receiving it while cultures that use more restrained emotional styles might find expressive, public praise embarrassing and impersonal.

Requesting information when people don’t want to share it

21. Juli 2016

So how did I learn to deal with the inevitable pushback I received? By learning from my colleagues, talking with stakeholders and a lot of trial and error I identified 5 key behaviors.