Here's a nice theory that you can use to help people to take more responsibility for their actions. Lots of ways this can be bought to life - via post-it notes/card sorts, to making a ladder on the floor and asking people to demonstrate what each rung would look like. It can also be helpful...
Working together is a common topic in many training events that we design, so here's a collection of resources that you might find useful... Questionnaire This simplified version of the Thomas-Klmann conflict questionnaire helps people to identify their default mode for handling conflict. Videos Exercises: The SMARTIE Game The Red/Blue game The Ugli Orange The...
Steven Covey's Circle of Control is one of the simplest, yet powerful models out there. Useful in a wide range of situations from personal effectiveness, to problem-solving; from leadership to influencing, it's a fundamental building block of so many core skills. This handout summarises it. DOWNLOAD NOW
There are many models to help people to give feedback well. But what if it's not received well? People need to learn to RECEIVE as well as GIVE if it is to be useful in developing a growth mindset, learning culture or high performing team. This handout provides some top tips to help people to...
OK - we're all about training DESIGN, but many of us facilitate sessions too. AND we will have to present proposals/outlines to senior manager or clients to get their buy in. So whether you want to convey credibility to your delegates or fill your stakeholders with confidence, we need to present with poise and professionalism....
We are all familiar with SWOT as a business analysis tool, but a minor change makes it perfect for personal analysis. Ideal to prep for a performance review or a career development conversation, considering strengths and weaknesses in the current role helps with performance measurement and identifying short-term development needs. Considering opportunities and challenges in...
Competencies are common place in large and even medium-sized organisations. They underpin the performance review process and help develop career and talent management. Linking training to compencies really helps with the transfer of learning, but what if you're new to working with them, or even want to design them from scratch? Here are a few...
Here is a small collection of resources about mentoring and links to useful articles. Introduction to mentoring - a short handout about what it is, and why it's useful. The role of the mentor - This was put together for an internal mentoring programme so it many not be 100% aligned with your own programme,...
Here's a nice little worksheet that you can use to help delegates to capture motivation and hygiene factors when covering Herzberg's theory of motivation. Thank you to Rebecca Wray for sharing this with us. DOWNLOAD NOW
This video explains why Learning styles are a myth. Personally, I've never subscribed to the idea that people should be taught in accordance with their learning style. However, I DID believe that we had preferences and having multiple ways for people to access the learning works. Obviously, some skills (like swimming) are best learned in...
