Free Business Health Check

All businesses have weaknesses as well as strengths. If you want to sustain and grow your business, it's vital to…

10 years ago

Coaching models

Coaching models and theories Coaching models and theories are tools that help to shape the way we think, manage and…

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90-9-1 rule or theory for marketing, communication & social media

90-9-1 or 99-0.9-0.1 - what level of interaction do you get for your online community? If you are disappointed in…

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Leadership models

Leadership models. As change agents we can use models to help explain and communicate change. the content of this page…

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Flow – The formula for optimal success (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi)

Flow is a concept developed by Csikszentmihalyi, in his book "FLOW" he describes peoples experience of what makes an experience…

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Pareto's Principle – The 80/20 rule

Pareto's Principle - The 80-20 Rule

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Lower academic level of first line management training for medically qualified healthcare staff can enhance workplace performance

Lower academic level of first line management training. This piece was originally published: Industrial and Commercial Training. Volume 30 • Number…

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Advice for new trainers

The first 5 minutes with a client or group of participants are the most important. Here are 3 things you…

10 years ago

Cut or increase innovation in a recession?

Innovation, is it a burden or opportunity when things are difficult?

10 years ago

Writing academic reports and references

Writing academic reports and references Often I am asked about the references for some of the pieces I have written…

10 years ago

Why Organisational Development often fails to deliver

Organisational development (OD) is the label given to many HR and training related strategies, but it is more than that.…

10 years ago

twitter yammer tips for effective use

Twitter and other micro-blogs are an increasingly useful communication tool. However like any tool there should be an agreed etiquette.…

10 years ago

Going Freelance in difficult times – consulting and training

Picking a niche is important because you need to be able to clearly define whom you are marketing to and…

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Black Swan events – or unknown unknowns

Black Swan Events - Unknown Unknown events or situations - or predicting the impossible - Black Swans

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Tips for those thinking about going freelance in training or consultancy

Thinking about going freelance? Many trainers, developers, coaches and facilitators occasionally get the urge to jump ship and go freelance.…

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Porters five forces

An Introduction to Michael Porter's five forces is a model. Used to explore the environment in which a product or…

10 years ago

Developing the developers – CPD for trainers

There are in effect two primary roles in learning and development – those that plan and manage and those that…

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Company Formation for Freelance Consultants and Trainers

Going freelance - With so many people being made redundant at the moment, many are considering taking their payoff and…

10 years ago

What came first, the job or the experience? #HRBlog

Every year 1000s of graduates and others face the challenge of "Come back when you have more experience". But it's…

10 years ago

Ansoff matrix – product market grid – Management theory & model

Ansoff's matrix is a useful model or framework for analysis or planning. Ansoff product/ market matrix is a tool that…

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