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Effective training is about changing behaviours

Effective training is about changing behaviours

If someone attends a training course and they come back and continue to do what they did before, was that money well spent? Was that effective training or effective learning? I’d argue it would be a “No” – that is not effective training. Sure, sometimes we want to make people

Note Taking - How to take better notes and accellerate your career

Note Taking - How to take better notes and accellerate your career

Note taking is an essential skill very few of us get taught, and in business, I see very few people really learning how to take better notes. I’ve found that by taking better notes I’ve felt calmer, more in control of my personal development, remembered more and not

The Trinity of Career Development - a powerful way to understand yourself

The Trinity of Career Development - a powerful way to understand yourself

Career Development is a weird thing. We’re often told we need to do it but often lack any frame of reference. But wouldn’t it be great to develop our careers in line with who we are? To find a career and job that seems to fit us well?

Books for managers - My top recommended 9

Books for managers - My top recommended 9

There are lots of books for managers. Loads of them. And loads of other books in the world worth reading. Thousands of them. So, deciding on 9 books for managers was tricky. But these are the books I come back to over and over again – books that have helped me.

With a wider awareness, you will be surprised less often

With a wider awareness, you will be surprised less often

With a wider awareness of what’s going on in your business, you will be surprised less often. One of the first things I do in any new role is study, with the goal of building my awareness. Who does what? Who is helpful? Who is not helpful? How does