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ASK, NOT TELL
....and many other thoughts about facilitation, coaching ( teams & individuals) and learning
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The Power of Venue
I conducted a team-building event in the HK Disneyland Resort. A great experience! One important learning is how powerfully the...
David
Apr 16, 20112 min read
Socrates or a pig
I encounter 2 good questions today. The question is in fact the topic of a podcast. It is: ‘Is it happier to be Socrates or a pig?’...
David
Apr 13, 20111 min read
Make them Apply rather than Teach
I had a great ‘Aha’ recently. I learnt it from one of our colleagues – an experienced learning professional. We worked together on a...
David
Feb 20, 20112 min read
Small-group Facilitators
In the top-100-managers conference mentioned earlier, we ran the conference with 9 other small-group facilitators. Each had to...
David
Feb 8, 20112 min read
‘How to get the maximum value from the class?’
I attended an experiential training class on self leadership recently. There were quite a few of learning on facilitation skills,...
David
Jan 23, 20111 min read
Facial Drawing for Effective Meeting
I just designed and facilitated a one-day conference in Shanghai for our top 100 managers. It is a tiring but rewarding experience. In...
David
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Building Burning Platform
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...
David
Nov 20, 20103 min read
A Big Lesson
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...
David
Oct 16, 20102 min read
What makes one learn better than others? (.. more..)
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...
David
Oct 2, 20102 min read
What makes one learn better than others?
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...
David
Sep 22, 20102 min read
CPF
This is the ‘CPF Candidate Result’ – the paper which I received at the end of the assessment day in Seoul, Korea. CPF stands for...
David
Sep 5, 20102 min read
More about Facilitation vs Training
An additional thought on this ‘facilitation vs training’ topic came to my mind the other day. We usually call the person who stands in...
David
Aug 9, 20101 min read
University Education vs Corporate Training
A very interesting experience in June – I have organized with a reputable university a general management workshop for our branch...
David
Jul 11, 20102 min read
Not only WHY and HOW, but SO WHAT
I was getting my daughter to brush her teeth this morning. A thought came to my mind – if we ask 100 people around us the following 3...
David
Jun 13, 20102 min read
It only matters up to a certain point....
I recently heard the following argument about the value of training delivery. It lingers in my mind for long. “..… for a learning or...
David
May 29, 20102 min read
ANT in Negotiation
‘Ask, Not Tell’ – I wrote before in this blog such advocate is essential in presentation, training, facilitation and coaching. I was in...
David
Apr 25, 20101 min read
Making Contrast
I had an opportunity recently learning together with a number of trainers on selling / negotiation stills. The event was led by a very...
David
Apr 17, 20101 min read
Learning vs Training
I observe something amazing when I looked at my posts in this blog in the last 12 months. There are a few posts which I wrote about...
David
Mar 18, 20101 min read
Pinball, not Ping Pong
I learnt this analogy during my trip in Singapore. I like it a lot. It is a good reminder when we have to stay learner-centric. ...
David
Mar 9, 20101 min read
My journey towards greater flexibility
I have had a few great learning experiences in Feb. First, I facilitated a one-day planning workshop in Shanghai for the HR team in...
David
Mar 4, 20102 min read
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