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What a year 2020 was!
Often at this time of year I write a blog reflecting on the previous year, and thinking about goals for the New Year. However, 2020 hasn’t been a normal year!
read moreLearning at Work Week
This week is Learning at Work Week with the theme of "learning journeys". A lot has happened over the last few months, and I am sure many of us have been on our own learning journey. Adapting to learning remotely (whether through traditional online programmes, or...
read moreLockdown Reflections
Let me start by saying this - during lockdown I have not made a banana bread, sourdough bread or learnt to speak Spanish. I haven't taken up any musical instruments, started doing yoga or walked 25 miles a day.But neither have I been working 18 hour days (it does beg...
read moreTaming the Emotional Brain
Like most people who work in learning and development, the last few weeks have been spent frantically transforming the workshops I normally run face to face into ones that can be delivered remotely. Initially, this involved looking at topics such as how...
read moreThe success of remote learning
We have all had to adapt our working practices over the last few weeks and, whilst online workshops are something I have done for a while, these have usually been accompanied by a face to face workshop afterwards. Now, all learning is happening remotely. For the last...
read moreAdapting to the new normal
Many of you will be familiar with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross' change curve and, whilst I have used this model for many years when delivering workshops on change, it is just dawned on me that I am currently experiencing the emotions she talked about in her model. Like many...
read moreEnforced working from home – the benefits!
Like many people, I am now confined to working from home due to the Coronavirus outbreak. These are very scary times for lots of people, and we need to look out for each other. Normally, I spend much of my working time with people - coaching them, running workshops...
read moreThe danger of having a job I love!
I recently read an article from Jennifer Moss in the Harvard Business Review talking about the danger of doing a job that you love. Now, this sounds counter intuitive but bear with me. As Moss identifies, the old quote of "“if you do what you love, you’ll never work...
read moreJK Training Celebrates 10th Birthday!
JK Training is celebrating a very happy 10th birthday this month! The business was formed by Jo Kehoe in March 2009 having gained experience working in Learning and Development as part of an in-house training team for a large company. Taking her experience and...
read moreSanta – A Great Leader?
Those people that know me well, know that I am crazy about Christmas. At any time during the year I can tell you exactly how many sleeps it is until Christmas. So, I thought it was time I wrote a blog that was dedicated to the big man himself, Father Christmas....
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