Back at the start of my DPG course, we all took a 'lucky dip' for a challenge and as I saw that my number related to 'post a blog' my heart sank!
I have never been one for putting my thoughts out there. I obviously have opinions, and am quite happy pu
I saw Alan Austin-Smith speak at the Learning & Skills exhibition a few months back and he was there to talk about his ‘Fantastic Revolution’. It was the second time that I’ve seen Alan speak and I suppose I was drawn in by the fact that I know Alan
As we turn our attention to this years Training Journal awards it's a time to think about the things we've achieved within our organisations. The TJ awards are a fantastic opportunity to share your successes and gain external recognition across the L
A creative guide to designing and delivering faster, more effective training programs.
A must read book for anyone that is involved in designing and/or delivering any learning of any kind and want to make the session as effective as possible for the l
In my first post "On the road to becoming a Google Guru" I described the journey I’d been on that led me to become a Google Technology Advocate. I also detailed experiences from my previous role that allowed me to ‘see the light’ in terms of working
Well its April already! Have to say, it feels like we are still in January the way the weather is going:(. Here's hoping for a flaming hot Summer:).
Since January, I have had a growing sense of achievement. One of my main tasks at work was to source
Following on from our article about ‘Outsourcing your Weaknesses’, I’d like to get your attention and focus on the importance of building on your strengths.
Throughout all ages, there has always been a need to develop those areas that you are good at.
It was brought to my attention a little while ago that I was a member of something called ‘Generation Y’. Who knew? Moreover, I was informed that as a member of this exclusive and occasionally taboo faction, my brain has developed in such a way
I’ve always been pretty good at procrastinating, especially if I’ve felt daunted or over-whelmed by a task. In the absence of a deadline, I can employ a whole range of avoidance tactics and excuses not to get going. Indeed some things I’ve planned,
I used to be an IT trainer and I was very good(so I thought) at telling people what to do and how to do it (in the IT arena that is). Whilst I was training with IBM, I was sent on a number of training courses and one of them was a week long facilitat
Imagine the scene; you are coming to the end of a two-day training course that has been successful. You are completing your action plan, feeling motivated about what you are going to do when back at work, how you are going to do it and you can even p
For Christmas, my lovely husband bought me a day with a chocolatier in Patisserie Viennoise, Otley (West Yorkshire). A few weeks ago I went in to book my day - ta-dah and I remember feeling so excited about it. Firstly it was all about chocolate ……
The text to support the CIPD’s Certificate in Learning and Development Practice and for anyone interested in learning more about Learning and Development.
“If you buy one text for the CIPD’s Certificate in Learing and Development Practice make sure i
Being new to the HR community, I was initially concerned that my coursework would be lacking essential insight and knowledge and that I would struggle to meet the word count requirements. Oh how wrong I was!
Upon completing my first SYK pack, imagine
Chatting about a new business venture with a friend of mine the other night we were talking about our own long term development. We both share similar ideals and an internal drive to continually learn and develop our skills. We have big plans for
My daughter has just started working for BT in Warrington and on her first day she rang me to tell me all about her new group and what they had been up to.
They had spent the day after introductions designing their own Facebook page on the Intranet:
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Earlier this year I shared a post raising awareness of the 10 Tool Challenge
Social learning guru Jane Hart challenged us all to find 10 new tools in 2013 and use them in some capacity to help us become more productive, more organised, to help you d
In the last few months I have joined the Spring intake for HRM Diploma and have been working with colleagues in the IT department to get access to this site. I originally found that the company firewalls would not permit access as it was classified u
Beliefs are powerful mental filters that can have a significant effect on how you make sense of the world, how you behave, how you feel and how you communicate. Beliefs can be the difference between failure and success, happiness and unhappiness, bet
