Top 5 articles of 2012 (Annual Review)
I’ve read quite a few in 2012, most of them very useful and inspiring. Several were bookmarked. A few got shared. Here is my Top 5: 1. The #1 Career Mistake Capable People Make, by Greg McKeown This is...
View ArticleFirst Training Guide for Junior Trainers (0-3 years)
I’m so excited to announce the launch of my first Training Guide for Junior Trainers. It will be out on January 28 and contains some of the most important lessons I’ve learned since starting as a...
View ArticleHow do you eat an elephant? Creating context in training
There’s an old saying among trainers and change makers: you can only eat an elephant one bite at a time. What this saying is all about reminds me of a short story I’ve lived back in 2005, when I was...
View ArticleCall for trainers
Guys, I’m writing a free manifesto/guide for people wanting to become trainers (or are just beginning). I’m collecting stories that helped successful trainers start and grow in this field. I will not...
View ArticleAre you tired after a training session? (for trainers)
I remember the first two-day training session I have ever delivered like it was yesterday. And I am sure I will never forget it. It was ‘Persuasion and Body Language’ for a group of nine and I was 22...
View ArticleThe Internal Trainer Manifesto
As promised, today’s blog post contains The Internal Trainer Manifesto, a guide for junior trainers. How do you know if this is for you? If you… …Are madly in love with your job and would, if...
View ArticleWhy I don’t deliver Time Management training courses… anymore
If you ever wanted to avoid someone and still managed to bump into them, then you know about Murphy’s laws. For me, the best example is the Time Management training courses I used to deliver. A new...
View ArticleThe Art of the Stealth De-brief
[article by Tim James, from www.mrprocedure.com] Experienced trainers know that it is essential to test the retention of their learners, regardless of the nature of the training taking place. To...
View ArticleThe Initial Struggles
My wife just started her first business as a professional makeup artist and I’m in charge of providing the necessary support she needs in this new chapter of her life. Her struggles are mostly...
View ArticleThe Hardest Question I Know
I’m writing in a big library in the center of Bucharest. At the self-help section, young urban professionals scout through the shelves. They look the same age I was when I started my first job, ten...
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