Sometimes attending a training course can be a little disappointing. It doesn’t quite meet your needs or hit the spot. It may be though, that your company or manager has asked you to attend. You may not perceive it as optional. How can you make it not a total waste of time and money? If you have reservations before you…
While visiting the Northern Lights we had a go at snowmobiling. This was a tough new experience for me – practical and physical learning are not my strong suit! The first time we went out we were in a forest area. Six snowmobiles followed our leader/tutor, and my husband Martin and I ended up at the back…
The Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul has a great history. The detective writer Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express here, it being the place to stay on arrival. The hotel has a gorgeous French patisserie, we were told it was well worth a visit. We were not disappointed. An elegant room, a fabulous selection, attentive service. An experience…
Typically we pay lip service to WWW (What went well) analysis. Our kids do it in school, followed swiftly by BSI (Better Still If). Some of us still prefer root causes of failure, our comfort zone from our upbringing, education and employment. Appraisals still smack far too much of putting weaknesses right. Here’s a story of where my own WWW…
For our wedding anniversary weekend, we went to Beverley, East Yorkshire, which is near to Hull and the Humber Bridge. We were able to meet our daughter, Hannah, which was a joy! We also caught up with a former client, now colleague and friend of mine, Alison, who lives nearby, and met her husband Daniel and daughter Alethea for the…
GILL HOW turns towards you, looks you in the eye and says “I help you grow”. She is expert at turning her own story, together with its transformative moments, into insightful, incisive and heartfelt learning for us all. Collaborative, creative, motivated by mutual learning, she works with individuals and groups, inside and outside organisations, to surpass expectations through personal and…