December 19, 2017
#MTtalk: Your Highlights and Lessons from 2017
“A day without learning is like a day without breathing.” – Robin Sharma As we approach the end of December, you may start to focus…
Posts categorised with 'Learning Skills'
November 30, 2017
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. (Find Out What It Means to Me)
You’d think that respect is a timeless value that needs no explanation. But there have been large shifts in what it looks like in the…
November 2, 2017
The Seven Key Qualities of a Magnetic Leader
There are lots of reasons why talented people move from one job to another – more money, better opportunities, greater responsibility. But one key reason…
August 16, 2017
Your Top Tips: Favorite Workplace Apps and Software
Are there any apps that you just can’t live without? Or a piece of software that you’d trust with your work life? Would you really…
July 31, 2017
5 Easy Ways to Stay Safe Online
Keeping ourselves safe in the online world has never been more important, given the vast amounts of time that we spend pinging messages, checking our…
June 13, 2017
Coping With Restructuring – #MTtalk Roundup
“Change is the heartbeat of growth.” – Scottie Somers Company restructuring is one of those topics that’s easy to theorize about. However, it’s quite different…
June 1, 2017
Drudgery: How to Take it Out of Your Day
If there is one thing that we all share in this life, it is recurring moments of drudgery. As universal as drudgery is,…
May 4, 2017
Learning to Acknowledge Ignorance
On Earth Day this year, I found myself about three-quarters of the way through Yuval Noah Harari’s book, “Sapiens: A Brief History of…
March 22, 2017
Lively Debate Focuses on Learning Styles
You are not learning anything by reading this so I suggest that you stop right now. It’s OK, I’m just joking. But I’m not…
March 7, 2017
#MTtalk: Coaching Skills for Managers
Recently, I wrote about a time early in my career when I was perfectionistic, impatient and difficult to work with. I also mentioned…
February 7, 2017
#MTtalk: How Do You Like to Learn?
I could drive a car by the age of 13. Of course my mother didn’t know, until the day that she wanted to teach me…
September 6, 2016
Empowerment vs Entitlement – #MTtalk Roundup
Imagine this scenario: You’re watching a medal ceremony during the Olympic Games. The gold medalist won with a clear margin, but the silver medalist kicks…