This is the 3rd in my series of 5 easy brain tips for engaging learners from my session at the CIPD NAP conference in June 2015.
UM is for "Use Metaphor". Emotions can run high during any change programme and a workshop can easily turn it into a wh
Anyone who knows me, or has been on one of my workshops, knows I am a self-confessed anorak when it comes to setting objectives. To let you know how much of an anorak I am, I have put together a very short video on objective setting - in it I use som
There are sometimes when you plan for things to happen in a training workshop and they do. Other times you don't plan and something quite unexpected happens. A few weeks ago, I was running a Learning Loop workshop for an organisation in York.
The pla
Traditional, instructor-led training has had its place in organisations for many years. It has long been the key method for the transfer of knowledge and skills, especially knowledge-heavy sectors such as IT and finance. As a former IT trainer, I fe
