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ILM – could it be the course for me?

ILM courses focus on delivering practical, proven skills and expertise directly into the workplace. All learning is pertinent to the person studying. There are all sorts of professional courses and qualifications out there. One online search and you will be presented with hundreds of options, nearly all of which promise to bolster your job prospects…

Showing compassion in the workplace

“Compassion; a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering of others and a wish to help them.” – Cambridge Dictionary Since COVID, there has been a greater demand for kindness and understanding in the workplace. Changes to working patterns, team dynamics and people’s evolving personal circumstances in the wake of a pandemic have…

Are You Listening?

“Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking” – Bernard M. Baruch Listening is a skill that most of us believe we possess. We likely believe we are good, even effective listeners. We nod in the right places and might be able to recall exactly what someone…

Twist, or Stick: Should you make changes in 2023?

  The date itself should be arbitrary. Thinking purely rationally, January 1st is no better than any other calendar date to embark on change. Yet, the new year consistently inspires us to at least entertain making a resolution. Part of this is what psychologists refer to as the ‘Fresh-Start effect’; the idea that people are…

What is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)?

Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP, has been in our awareness since the 1970s when Richard Bandler and John Grinder first started looking into the use of language in development and modelling what successful people do in various therapeutic roles. Since then, there have been many contributors to NLP that have broadened the ability of a…

Meet the Trainer: Sally Strazzanti

Over the last 16 years, I have trained hundreds of people at different levels on coaching and mentoring programs, from introduction to coaching programs through to level 7 Masters module programmes. Before working in leadership development and coaching and mentoring, I worked in the health service in human resource management and organisational development. I have…