I have spent the past few days in Lerwick in the Shetland Islands training young people aged 12 – 15 in speaking skills. They responded wonderfully -as young people we work with on the Speakersbank programme usually do.
Working in an island community has its own challenges though. Some of our participants had to take a [...]
My son recommended I watch the movie Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank. It is based on a real story about a newly qualified teacher Erin Gruwell and a class of “unteachable, at risk teenagers” in Long Beach,California. I would recommend the movie so I won’t spoil the story but suffice to say they found a way [...]
This article at Training Zone about using simple language reminded my of my coaching training.
I learned to coach as part of the Columba1400 International Leadership programme. We learned in groups of 3 and at any time one person coached, one was coached and the other observed. Feedback from the coach and coachee was topped up( [...]
Discussing workplace issues around absence management a group of HR Managers took part in role play. Our task was to act as either the employee ( with issues) who had been turning up late for work or the HR Manager who had the job of finding out what was going on!
In preparation the presenter did an excellent [...]
One of the most important things that I learned when I was starting out as a coach that people like to talk things through – to work out their own solutions to issues – to formulate plans etc. This process will show up gaps and then – and when they are clear about what they [...]
