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On the back of my earlier posting around the subject of EQ, this clip from The Big Bang Theory is a light hearted fun example of Sheldon - high on IQ (as demonstrated by his fantastic flowchart) and his low EQ in his ability to interact with people.

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Interesting...Could this be the future for L&D?

http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.co.uk/

I was facilitating a session for 2nd Line Managers on Emotional Intelligence this week for the first time and it got me thinking around how many of us do still focus on improving our 'Intelligence' on the educational front (hence the reason we are al

Recently in our LinkedIn group we brought up the idea of whether trainers used clips from films and television shows in order to make or reinforce a point they were making. The reaction was that trainers did do this on occasion and they found that de

I'm a bit of a newbie at this coursework lark. OK, maybe not a newbie - I did plenty of courses during my Army career but that was while ago now and I haven't really done a huge amount of study since.

I now find myself settled in a steady routine, hav

• Most civilians are hardworking, professional and conscientious.
• Whoever told me they aren’t are both deluded and a liar!
• I actually enjoy the commute – it gives me time to switch from work mode to home mode.
• Having less money doesn’t mean you have a rub

Hi All,

If you're working through HRD Level 5 Contemporary Developments Assessment, I thought you might find the following list of links and references useful.  I did.  If you have any more please post them below.

Thanks

Ady

• A Unifying Definition

Morning All,

For the benefit of me and my fellow study crew on the 2013 Spring Manchester Group, I’ve put my notes below on how I might tackle the first task on the assessment for Workshop 6: Managing the HRD function.  If this is any use to anyone e

We have a vacancy.

It's really clear to me what the job entails - a short term (4 months) role with one of our Conservation warden teams, carrying out a range of practical woodland tasks such as chainsaw work, fencing, woodland management and the like

“Continuing professional development is the action we take to maintain, update and grow.”

Beavers & Rae “Learning & Development Practice” 2010

Very simply it is about: planning your learning, reflecting on it and then adapting so that what you h

Now I'm in the drive where my clips are, I thought I'd share another couple with you...never know you may find them useful or a change from what you normally use.....

This one I use when delivering our Safety session.  We focus on the See, Feel, Do tr

Liked this artical on remote collaboration...lots of hints and tips on different technologies for bridging the communication gap!  I use Yammer at work and also Dropbox at home which I've found great for doing CIPD work as it doesn't matter wether I

Hi Everyone

I just wanted to introduce myself briefly, Mike Butler, currently working in external consultancy hoping to complete the Level  5 qualification in Leeds

I look forward to meeting and working with everyone

Mike Butler

As someone who spends a large proportion of time working from home –I have given a lot of thought of how to be as productive as possible whilst not being tempted by the biscuit tin, Jeremy Kyle or even the odd spot of cleaning!

As you can see from

For those that follow Jane Hart's work at the Centre of Learning & Performance Technologies -  @C4PLT on Twitter, you'll be familiar with her survey on learning tools from which she produces the Top 100 Tools list.

This yearly event shows trends and

I have a challenge on and where better to turn to than the DPG Community!  Hello smart helpful people!  Can I say how lovely you're looking today?  Ok, creeping over, here's what I need a hand with....

I want to start building a career pathway for our

Hi everyone

We recently went through a restructure and a reduction in size of our L&D department. With fewer resources and the fact that people have different needs we are looking to drive learning and development through the 70:20:10 model.

One of our

If you sat down for 2 minutes and considered the important role CPD plays in the achievement of your aspirations, you are likely to think this is a ‘no brainer’ and engage immediately.  

So my question is, “Why don’t we engage”?  

Having trawled th

OK so perhaps the title should be “Assumed Constraints and Elephant Thinking” but lets go with it as it stands and see what you think at the end.

I’ve been reflecting a lot recently prompted by a rather good post you can read here called - can we be