by Peter | Apr 24, 2013 | Adventures, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
The Pressure was on. The first pre-work document came through via an attachement around 11pm.It was a basic series of questions. The first answer described some of the challenges working on deals valued between $300 – $500 million dollars. That was...
by Peter | Apr 18, 2013 | Training and Presentation Skills |
Athletes call it the zone; that feeling where time slows down and your brain goes into laser focus. If you’re of an engineering mindset, or like immediate feedback, it’s too hard to guage that flow state in a training program. But if you can find a way to...
by Peter | Apr 2, 2013 | Adventures |
Sergey, the Bulgarian (where else) was the first participant I spoke to during the break. He was quiet unassuming as he explained his job as a botanist; tracking the migration of bird species affected by global warming. I was struck by the sincerety in his voice, his...
by Peter | Mar 14, 2013 | Training and Presentation Skills |
Life is a Journey, and so is learning. It’s human nature to grow, to learn, to become even better at what we do. I’m about to do that today; jumping on a plane to Germany to facilitate a program of learning for the folks at the UN Climate Change Convention....
by Peter | Feb 18, 2013 | Tools 4 Change |
Cash Up or Consult And if you get them in the wrong order you could be in trouble. Today I am flying to KL for a half day change management program for a board of directors for a large investment bank over there. I ran this same program for the senior managers...
by Peter | Jan 16, 2013 | Tools 4 Change, Working With Groups |
‘What If’ Learners can make you or they can break you? This is a pretty important question; one that get’s you thinking of all kinds of possibilities when you ask yourself it. In the process of learning though, it’s a sign you could be dealing with some...
by Peter | Dec 11, 2012 | Tools 4 Change, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
Want to know what the worst thing that can happen in a training room is? Losing people’s attention. One size does not fit all when it comes to training and managing people. You have to adjust your approach in a heartbeat. When you’re a trainer you have to get...
by Peter | Nov 29, 2012 | Adventures |
Hilton Hotel Dallas airport, the air was thick with corporate ego. It was a three day simulation activity using retired partners in one of the big 4 firms as the main actors. Regional managers from 6 different countries were bought together to dive head first into the...
by Peter | Nov 23, 2012 | Adventures |
Been offline the past 3 weeks in Cabo and Cancun in Mexico. I facilitated a piece at Awesomenessfest in the Mayan Riviera, so I only had to work for 20 minutes. But it was worth the trip. Lifestyle design means different things to different people. I met a bunch of...
by Peter | Oct 18, 2012 | Tools 4 Change, Training and Presentation Skills, Working With Groups |
Let’ talk about coaching in our training. Coaching in training allows you to work out which approach is best suited to your group, or individual, needs. How to increase the power and impact of your training. You can increase the power and impact of your...
