Development Plans

Tips & advice to help you improve your performance

The Honey and Mumford Learning Cycle

  Have you ever come across or explored the Honey and Mumford Learning Cycle? This pivotal model, formulated by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, sheds light on distinct learning styles that each individual may embody. It’s no surprise that the model is frequently covered in…

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The Forming, Storming, Norming & Performing Model

  With any group endeavour there are stages to work through before the team learns to cohere and work effectively together. It’s common-sense that we can’t expect a collection of disparate personalities who haven’t worked together before to immediately form an effective and unified whole.…

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Inside The Mind Of Richard Branson & What We Can Learn From It

What makes us who we are? Naturally, it’s a mixture of our genetic makeup and our nurtured experiences. Some of our responses are based on our genes, but many of them are learned as we go along in life, conditioned in the main by who…

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6 Quick Steps On Creating A Killer Employee Development Plan

A manager will ask an employee to improve in certain areas, but a good manager will help the employee improve. (more…)

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Are You Still Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions?

We are all guilty of this, making new year resolutions, only to realise in February that we did not keep most of them. Although this is a regular occurrence, most of us will still end up making new resolutions year after year. (more…)

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The 3 Steps To Create A Professional Development Plan

It is important for all working professionals to have a vision for their future. Most individuals, whether they are just starting out or are in the middle of their careers, should implement short and long-term plans for improving not only their career path, but also…

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The Updated & Modern Version Of Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs

To View The Full Image click here We’ve all heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy needs but this is the modern and up to date version! (more…)

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Positioning Yourself As An Industry Expert

Do you like to influence people? Have you got knowledge of your subject to the extent that others could benefit from your experience? If so, you are or could be an effective expert that people take notice of and listen to. (more…)

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Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance

  We all know that planning is essential in order to achieve overall organisational and departmental goals, but many plans I see when dealing with management development are, quite frankly, not worth the cigarette packet they are written on. So how do you make sure…

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How To Encourage Learning and Development

Many companies have cut back on their training budgets in today’s economic climate, as they put their attention on surviving and ensuring every penny is well-invested. But this doesn’t mean they have to neglect the development and progress of their people. In fact, if you…

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The 4 Fundamental Principles of Knowledge Management

In the past we’ve had several conversations about knowledge and how to manage the knowledge you have within your ogranization. We’ve talked about auditing information, storing information, and even making sure it gets back out to those who need it. Today I want to talk…

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