A recruitment consultant has been in touch about a full time contract position to cover maternity leave. The job suits my background and skillset very well indeed, but I'm not interested in a full…
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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ABOUT BUSINESS GOALS, NOT THE TRAINING PROVIDER'S GOALS. Yes, it should be obvious, but some training professionals are saying it as if it's a revelation. Perhaps now we'll…
3 step approach to problem solving personal or staff development:
*****************************************************************1. Focus here and visualise your problem. Hear the words that your mind throws up to describe…
If you work in manufacturing, success is down to mechanical precision. Problems, unfortunately, are usually rooted in the human factor. Time management; supervision, appraisal and goal setting; delegation & motivation; coaching…
I'm delivering training in the Midlands on Tuesday. But after that perhaps we should have a word about the gap between your managers' eagerness, their ability and their effectiveness. I'll look…
The first time I took on a management role my own manager gave me a piece of advice: "When asked a question, don't answer it until you know why they've asked it." It's still good advice, but it doesn't…
We can call it "interactive training" or "facilitated workshop", but really it's group coaching. One session, no PowerPoint, no lectures: just a skilled facilitator, your group and a clearly defined objective. It…
Retain a Trainer? You know that sometimes, ad hoc, one-off hire of a freelance trainer doesn't offer the ongoing improvements you need to demonstrate. You also know it would be great to have a training department,…
It's been a rough few years. Time to refocus on the road ahead and show your people that you value not only their work in steering through, but their capacity to shape the positive future.
HAPPY NEW WEEK And what a week - old tax year, bank holiday interruptions and chocolate glut all out of the way and it's all systems go. A whole, pristine week of
As the weekend draws near, now is the time to think back on all the things you learned this week. Did you learn any of those things because somebody talked at you for 6 hours, or did they stick in…
Training - it's not all doom and gloom...
A while ago I wrote an article on this site about the "good sort of training need". How about the good reasons for training? Here are 3, that might well apply…