by Peter | Jul 19, 2013 | Adventures, Gallery |
I always thought the sparkling surface of the ocean reflecting the afternoon sun was really a million diamonds floating on the water. And then, as the sun sunk into the horizon, the wild splash of colour across the sky were the diamonds taking their last breathe of...
by Peter | Jul 18, 2013 | Tools 4 Change |
I was recently on assignment in the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa. It was a fun piece of work in an amazing location. I’ve written a story about the resort here. I worked with the fantastic leadership team of a Five Star Resort, and the flip chart on this...
by Peter | Jun 12, 2013 | Adventures |
Ahoy there. If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I’m known to go AWOL. And that’s happened here again. My sincere apologies, I got swept away in vacation and amazing work in the Middle East. I’m posting this from the lounge...
by Peter | May 9, 2013 | Tools 4 Change, Working With Groups |
Have you ever felt like a group is going around and around a discussion that has nothing to do with your training? Do you sometimes get the feeling they could talk about the topic all day long and still not get anywhere? How to Deal With a Group that Wants to Poo Poo...
by Peter | May 3, 2013 | Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
They were shady characters. Maybe 20 years old. The way they kept walking through the cafe, waiting out front, then walking back through again, gave us the feeling something suss was going down. In fact, something wasn’t right in this town. It felt lawless, as...
by Peter | Apr 24, 2013 | Adventures, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
The Pressure was on. The first pre-work document came through via an attachement around 11pm.It was a basic series of questions. The first answer described some of the challenges working on deals valued between $300 – $500 million dollars. That was...
by Peter | Apr 18, 2013 | Training and Presentation Skills |
Athletes call it the zone; that feeling where time slows down and your brain goes into laser focus. If you’re of an engineering mindset, or like immediate feedback, it’s too hard to guage that flow state in a training program. But if you can find a way to...
by Peter | Apr 2, 2013 | Adventures |
Sergey, the Bulgarian (where else) was the first participant I spoke to during the break. He was quiet unassuming as he explained his job as a botanist; tracking the migration of bird species affected by global warming. I was struck by the sincerety in his voice, his...
by Peter | Mar 14, 2013 | Training and Presentation Skills |
Life is a Journey, and so is learning. It’s human nature to grow, to learn, to become even better at what we do. I’m about to do that today; jumping on a plane to Germany to facilitate a program of learning for the folks at the UN Climate Change Convention....
by Peter | Feb 18, 2013 | Tools 4 Change |
Cash Up or Consult And if you get them in the wrong order you could be in trouble. Today I am flying to KL for a half day change management program for a board of directors for a large investment bank over there. I ran this same program for the senior managers...
