Online or e-learning is the new fascination of many organizations as a tool to facilitate the learning and development of employees. It’s convenient, flexible, cost effective, immediate, unrestricted, and can be customized to different needs. Yet, one area where I’d still question the effectiveness of e-learning is in teaching ‘behavioral skills’, ‘ people skills’, or […]
It is a common belief that good presenters are born. This however is far from the truth. Good presenters make giving effective presentations look easy although serious time and effort have been invested in the preparation of content and delivery. Presentations are no longer made only by CEOs or high level executives. Managers, supervisors, sales
Anger is a very powerful, yet normal and common emotion. Some people would argue that ‘venting’ is healthy. Others would say anger projects ‘power’ and ‘confidence’ and can many a time get you what you want! Yes, ‘bottling up’ emotions is unhealthy, yet releasing them in ways that are uncontrolled is not the solution. And
Coaching has become common place in the workplace. Yet many are still confused about what coaching is and what coaching is not. This is probably because coaching, as a developmental tool, is used in a variety of ways. From teaching a new skill to improving poor performance, from building self-awareness and confidence to developing leadership
I have always been a firm advocate, and a committed practitioner, of the competency based training (learning) methodology. I strongly believe that trainees should be awarded a “ Certificate of Competence” rather than a ‘Certificate of Attendance’, ‘Certificate of Completion’, ‘Certificate of Participation’, or whatever IF ‘successful’ after training – be it behavioral, functional, leadership, or language
Coaching has become a very popular developmental tool in many organizations. There is no doubt that this method of enhancing individual and organizational performance is highly effective. Yet, the manner in which many organizations approach, design, structure, and implement coaching initiatives is questionable. Firstly, there is a mistaken perception that coaching is a more “elite”
