by Peter | Jan 16, 2013 | Tools 4 Change, Working With Groups |
‘What If’ Learners can make you or they can break you? This is a pretty important question; one that get’s you thinking of all kinds of possibilities when you ask yourself it. In the process of learning though, it’s a sign you could be dealing with some...
by Peter | Dec 11, 2012 | Tools 4 Change, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
Want to know what the worst thing that can happen in a training room is? Losing people’s attention. One size does not fit all when it comes to training and managing people. You have to adjust your approach in a heartbeat. When you’re a trainer you have to get...
by Peter | Nov 29, 2012 | Adventures |
Hilton Hotel Dallas airport, the air was thick with corporate ego. It was a three day simulation activity using retired partners in one of the big 4 firms as the main actors. Regional managers from 6 different countries were bought together to dive head first into the...
by Peter | Nov 23, 2012 | Adventures |
Been offline the past 3 weeks in Cabo and Cancun in Mexico. I facilitated a piece at Awesomenessfest in the Mayan Riviera, so I only had to work for 20 minutes. But it was worth the trip. Lifestyle design means different things to different people. I met a bunch of...
by Peter | Oct 18, 2012 | Tools 4 Change, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
Let’ talk about coaching in our training. Coaching in training allows you to work out which approach is best suited to your group, or individual, needs. How to increase the power and impact of your training. You can increase the power and impact of your...
by Peter | Oct 12, 2012 | Tools 4 Change |
What my Grandpa told me about change management Imagine being smeared with ink all over your naked body as you are strung upside down on a pallet lifter. Or picture giving your boss a big wet pecker on the cheek just to get your weekly pay envelope. These are just a...
by Peter | Oct 7, 2012 | Adventures, Working With Groups |
The training had just started. It was a nice day outside. Well, at least the sun was shining. It was still around 4C – but in Montreal, Canada, that was considered balmy at this time of year – October. I was contracted to run a new manager training for young...
by Peter | Sep 24, 2012 | Tools 4 Change, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
As a contract trainer you may be required to run training programs of many different types. You are often required because there is some sort of change taking place and you are partly responsible for making it work. This flip chart is an easy change management...
by Peter | Aug 1, 2012 | Adventures, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
I’m currently taking some leave on a farm in Virginia, East Coast U.S.A. It’s a lovely spot; all organic produce, far enough away from the training environment and the hussle and bustle of cities, and with some of that southern charm that comes...
by Peter | Jul 15, 2012 | Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
The Maori of New Zealand have a word ‘Ako’ meaning to learn as well as to teach. We are all teachers and learners at different times. In the Maori world it is acceptable for the learner to shift roles and become the teacher and for the teacher to become...
