David Yau & Associates

What would happen if you do not nothing about it? There are so many things we want to do and we want to do it all at once with the best...

What assumption you made recently which needs to be reexamined? The english word ‘assumption’ is a wonderful word. Simply by itself, it...

How would Superman / Obama / [any idol figure the respondent has] handle this? This question is used more in the coaching setting. It...

‘What advice would you give to the others if they were in the same situation?’ I learn to use this question recently from a colleague. ...

I should have written this series of posts long ago. This blog is primarily about asking questions and the coming posts will contain some...

I ran a TTT class in Shenzhen recently. There were a few questions from the learners which I promised to respond after the class. ...

I cannot help writing about ARL again.   See my previous post Forget about ‘Training’.   The more I think about it, the more I find it...

Here is another learning from the ARL (Action Reflection Learning) workshop – always co-design with the client for learning or meeting...

I was working to take up a senior leadership class in Hong Kong last week. My biggest learning is on how rigid the workshop content...

I had some new learning on how to manage learners in class. In one of my recent classes in Hong Kong, there was 1 learner who appeared to...

There was a recent occasion during which I was asked on how to get participants in meetings to speak up. I have shared in this blog...

I recently attended a one-day “Train-The-Trainer” (TTT) on a specific training course. Though it is not an entirely structured one like...

I was reading a book called 'Action Reflection Learning' (ARL).   It contains a lot of stories on how to make learning happened without...

I came across a series of very insightful lectures on the Internet. It is called ‘Justice’ by a Harvard Professor called Michael...

I had a great ‘Aha’ recently. I learnt it from one of our colleagues – an experienced learning professional. We worked together on a...

I have discussed in the last few posts on how essential it is to build the burning platform for the learners at the very beginning of any...

I just conducted a Leadership program in Indonesia. It is a hard but valuable experience for me. In a sense, I am glad that I...

I have another insight on the topic from a book called 这样思考，人生就不一样 written by外山滋比古 in 1983. In the first chapter, it makes an analogy...

The above question has come to my mind in the last few weeks as I were in different ‘learning’ occasions in Seoul, Taipei, Shenzhen and...

An additional thought on this ‘facilitation vs training’ topic came to my mind the other day.  We usually call the person who stands in...