It’s a jungle out there- training & development African style

Going on weekend safaris are par for the course living here in Kenya & with it comes learning about African wildlife. I’m borrowing from some of the most amazing animals here & applying it to training & development.  Come on a training & development safari with me. Gazelles can leap up to 3 metres.  That […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 8: heeding the call to teach

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen, the queens of TeachNow. The essence of the post is an 8 point outline of what it does and doesn’t mean to teach with heart and soul. I liked their post […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 7: an end to learning

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen, the queens of TeachNow. The essence of the post is an 8 point outline of what it does and doesn’t mean to teach with heart and soul. I liked their post […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 6: five ways to deal with ‘difficult’ students

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen, the queens of TeachNow. The essence of the post is an 8 point outline of what it does and doesn’t mean to teach with heart and soul. I liked their post […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 5: spontaneity via improvising

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen. The essence of the post is an 8 point outline of what it does and doesn’t mean to teach with heart and soul. I’ve written a post for each point.  You […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 4: Bears? Fireplace in the way? No heat? No problem!

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen.  Teaching is an art and a science, a calling and a passion.  When done with integrity and attention to access and inclusion issues, magic can and does happen. Kind of like […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 3: humble pie – there’s power in humility

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen, which I think is hands down, one of the most eloquent pieces on teaching I’ve read in a long time. The post covers 8 points about teaching, which I’m following up […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 2: be brave & bold

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen, which I think is hands down, one of the most eloquent pieces on teaching I’ve read in a long time. The post covers 8 points about teaching, which I’m following up […]

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How you teach is how you do everything – part 1: How not to suck on fumes

‘How you teach is how you do everything’ is the title of a recent blog post written by Jen Louden and Michele Lisenbury Christensen.  I started to read it with skepticism as I don’t usually find a lot of great writing about what it really means to be a teacher – trainer – leaning and […]

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10 tips for trainers part two: avoiding hairy, naked guys

This is part two of 10 tips for trainers.  See part one here.  It’s my gift to you the day after my birthday.  I figured as I don’t have to wait until Christmas to open gifts why should you. 6.   Avoid the hairy, naked guy; part A when we’re stressed our brains aren’t primed for […]

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