February 2012

How to design a course from learning objectives

This is something I learned from an experienced corporate trainer many years ago when I was a hypnotherapist looking to offer my first one-day workshops around specific topics like stress management and self-esteem. It’s the most useful thing I know about course design, and the key to getting started on building a bridge from experiencing problems

The Best Podcasts For Leading-Edge Management Thinking

One of the best ways of keeping up with the latest thinking in psychology as it relates to management and business is by listening to podcasts. If you’ve got a period in your day when you’ve got time to listen – like commuting to work, or in my case walking the dog, podcasts are an

Attention Trainers – Open Course Profit Calculator now upgraded!

If you’re a trainer running open courses, and you’d like to see at a glance how many sign-ups you need to break even, you can save yourself a lot of time by getting the Open Course Profit Calculator.  It helps you to see at a glance how many students you need before you hit the

Are you overlooking the difference you’re making to others?

Reading Kevin Powell’s appreciation of Don Cornelius, creator and host of the great 70’s TV show ‘Soul Train’, I was moved by the closing sentence: “The ultimate tragedy is that I doubt whether this man ever completely grasped how much joy and sunshine he had brought to others in his lifetime.” It got me thinking:

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