Making Feedback WOW rather than OW Giving feedback or having a ‘difficult conversation’ is often one of the most challenging and anxiety inducing aspects of being in the workplace. Over the last few months, I have been trying to change my mindset about giving bad news...
Is it possible to increase confidence? A couple of weeks ago I was having a conversation with someone that I mentor and they asked me for recommendations to help them increase their confidence. Then in a session last week, I mentioned to the participants that over...
Being Brain Friendly in the Virtual World Nearly a whole year has gone by since the first lockdown in the UK. At the time I knew I had to adapt quickly to an online environment. It’s been an incredible journey with challenges along the way, but...
Starting a business in lockdown? During the last year I have seen an increasing number of individuals who have either taken lockdown as an opportunity to spend time nurturing their side-hustle into a fully-fledged business, or others taking that step of working for themselves as a...
As we approach the end of the year, I am supporting several organisations with their end of year review meetings and other team building sessions. This is something that I love doing as I have too often been sat in a team meeting that was...
One of the most popular sessions I deliver in my Train the Trainer course is how to deal with challenging or difficult behaviours in the training room. This is because whatever your level of experience as a trainer you will probably have encountered some situations...
As we go to the polls, I am on a different sort of campaign. One where we bring the WOW back to learning. Something happens around the age of 11 or 12 where we expect young people to go from learning in a colourful, vibrant environment...
How to energise and engage your learners… In my last blog post ‘Now we’ve broken the ice…’ I highlighted the important benefits that a well constructed icebreaker or introductory activity can have for both learners and trainers. In this blog I wanted to share the impact that...
…let’s talk about icebreakers!!! In my experience the use of icebreakers really divides opinion in the training community. Some trainers hate them and cringe at the thought of using them. They prefer to get stuck straight into the topic and the ‘meat’ of the session. Whereas,...