Monday Morning Manager #36 — The weirdest thing I discovered recently is something called time blindness. I read about it in an article on ADHD as a family member is undergoing an ADHD assessment with a clinical psychologist. Naturally, I’ve jumped straight into research mode. People with ADHD may experience difficulty with executive function. These…

And what to do about it — Training and development is one of the most sought-after benefits in the corporate world. Yet many adults are not that keen on attending training. So why do adults avoid attending training? Because it makes them anxious. “If your trainees are anxious, worried, and thinking about something else, they won’t learn. …

Match your leadership program to the learners, the budget, and the situation — When you’re designing a leadership program, how do you go about it? What does a good leadership development program look like? What do you put in the leadership program? How do you even write a development program to please the executive team and the learners? “I start with the premise…

Helping someone with anger issues will always come up if you are a leader for long enough — As a Learning and Development leader, I’ve been approached many times to help sort out a staff member with anger management issues. Usually, the angry outbursts have been going on for some time and are not news to anyone who works closely with the angry person. …

Get it right first time by talking to the right people — Non-trainers view a training course as a magic pill that will fix all the issues in their team. Poor performance? Training will knock them into shape. Rule breaking? A course will sort them out. Slow to learn? Training will help them. And that’s just individual training. When it comes to…

Leveraging how you lead to overcome leadership challenges — There is no one-fits-all leadership style, as different situations require varied approaches. Look at the leaders you know. They all have their own way of doing things and favor different leadership styles. So where did these leadership styles come from? Their experience combined with the leadership theory they’ve encountered throughout…

Or “How to Avoid Vomiting With Nerves Before Public Speaking” — Public speaking is one of our greatest fears. “Glossophobia, or a fear of public speaking, is a very common phobia and one that is believed to affect up to 75% of the population. Some individuals may feel a slight nervousness at the very thought of public speaking, while others experience…

Yes, you do have workplace bias. We all do. — If you think you don’t have any biases, think about an airline pilot. Now think about a nurse, a doctor, and a builder. See what I mean? I grew up in the sixties & seventies in working-class Britain, so I have many unconscious biases hardwired into my brain, even if…

Or What the Trainer Did Next! — Secret one — we have no shame using clickbaity titles ;-) But on to the real stuff. If you’ve ever wondered whether a career in Learning & Development (posh way of saying trainer) is for you, here’s the low down on what L&D professionals do all day. …