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A primer on learning - Nothing worth knowing can be taught

A primer on learning - Nothing worth knowing can be taught

“Nothing worth knowing can be taught”, is part of a longer quote by Oscar Wilde musing about education. I remind myself of this quote when it comes to developing competency and skills in work. Sure, you can teach the basics of any trade or craft but to develop that which

How to run effective video conference calls - and reclaiming life

How to run effective video conference calls - and reclaiming life

In this article I share some tips on hosting and running better conference calls.

Feedback is essential - 4 levels of receiving messages

Feedback is essential - 4 levels of receiving messages

The art of effective communication is grounded in understanding your reason for communicating (the purpose) and your audience. And feedback. I cover this, in great depth, in the Super Power Workshop. The idea of Purpose and Audience (and Context) is a foundational building block of what I teach in the

Is this the team to get it done? A single powerful question to ask

Is this the team to get it done? A single powerful question to ask

One of the most obvious observations (and challenges) I face when working with leaders and managers (and coaching them), is the perennial problem of dealing with low performance of some employees. It’s really common for managers to simply move low performing people around the business, further away from any

Power comes from distribution - ideas on how to communicate

Power comes from distribution - ideas on how to communicate

Those that control (or play well in) the communication distribution channels have power. Power as I define it is the “ability to get something done”. It’s why presidents, politicians and rich business people buy newspapers. It’s why armies of social media peeps and ex-journalists are brought in to

11 helpful tips on facilitating a workshop or tutorial

11 helpful tips on facilitating a workshop or tutorial

I’ve just got back from facilitating my workshop – The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees in Romania, to the SEETEST conference It’s an immersive, creative workshop with hands-on practical activities where we co-learn about the 10 behaviours of effective employees. I’ve done a free eBook before, the award-winning

Anticipating the future - 4 amazing archetypes to use

Anticipating the future - 4 amazing archetypes to use

A lot of my work revolves around leading teams to brighter futures – and a lot of that work is about anticipating the future. Designing and anticipating the future is the first fundamental step of the Releasing Agility model I use; paint a bright picture of the future and galvanize people