Our body language shapes our life outcomes

I am personally most interested in small interventions that can significantly and positively impact our life outcomes. These are what form the back bone of my training workshops on how to improve effectiveness as a manager etc. Also non-verbals has been an … Continue reading

The art of followup – Keep the Balloon Full

Have you ever had the experience of working with a client or a prospect and feeling like they were right in line with you? They were excited about the opportunities, the relationship and with you. I am sure you have. … Continue reading

Either way you pay..Training or Employee turnover

While all of us know that employee turnover costs, we do not calculate the money value of this loss. If we did the sheer value in rupee turn will blow us away. HR understands that there is a cost of … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-June 2012 :Po – Idea’s in Training – provoking our thinking

“Po is a notation used in Lateral thinking, by Edward de Bono. It stands for provocative operation and is used to propose an idea which may not necessarily be a solution or a ‘good’ idea in itself, but moves thinking forward … Continue reading

The thin line between Assertiveness and Aggressiveness

Many years ago, I attended a workshop by Elaine McMeeking from New Zealand and she explained the 5 conflict handling styles. She explained that people some times having a pattern where the avoid confrontation , then accomodate the other person … Continue reading

How training can enhance wellbeing?

The backward bending supply curve of labour, (one of the things I do remember from my honours degree in economics)  Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_bending_supply_curve_of_labour and which basically states that as economic prosperity increases people put more value on leisure and therefore are willing … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 7 : Creating a learning environment and delivering training

In the case of Instructor led Training (ILT), delivering the training is where the rubber hits the road. Delivering training is in my view a science and an art. The same way that painting is a science and an art. To … Continue reading

Trainer MOOC April-Jun 2012: Week 6 : Using technology to enhance learning

This week we explore the new and exciting area of using technology to enhance learning. With the advent of technology….especially the Internet…..education/training/learning has scrambled to keep pace. And to an extent till now we have been in a time warp and … Continue reading

Interesting innovations in the field of learning.

Clayton Christensen in “Disrupting Class” discusses that disruptive innovations (http://bit.ly/9Ra5Ci) in the field of education will change the way the world learns. Clayton rightly points out that the traditional classroom model – where one teacher instructs 25 learners – is antiquated and ineffective … Continue reading

How use of brain-based learning enhances training workshops?

As per Peace, Terrell M.; Mayo, Karen; Watkins, Regina in “Becoming Consumers of Our Own Research: What Really Makes a Difference in Improving Learning” there are 3 Domains which directly impact learning effectiveness: learning environment, teaching methodologies and learner experiences, … Continue reading