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How many times do you hear the expression "added value"? It has become such an overused expression that it now (practically) equates to the standard level of service to be expected: great efficiency; cost effectiveness; and top flight deliverable service. If you were to ask most people to define added value and more importantly how [...]

Health care is an important and rewarding career. Nurses are on the front lines of patient care and contribute greatly to their patients’ recovery and quality of life.

March 17, 2010 – Arizona Republic – Phoenix, AZ, US
A 1990 incident on the edge of a New Zealand cliff changed Scottsdale resident Dyane Golding’s life.
Golding fell of the cliff accidentally and broke her back. Doctors diagnosed her as a paraplegic, but Golding wouldn’t accept that.
Golding, a certified life coach, has four rescued horses [...]

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Best-selling author and coaching guru Marshall Goldsmith tells Mike Levy that leadership coaching has reached saturation point and how to find that illusive professional holy grail: ‘job satisfaction’.
 
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Change happens when something “new” starts or something “old” stops.
It’s life. Period.
What’s really important, personally and in organizations, is the ability for individuals and groups to re-orient themselves in order to find meaning in their changing situation. Most of the energy surrounding a life change or organizational initiative is focused on “the new thing.” [...]

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“Transformation”, when you talk about organisations, is much more than making individual tweaks or changes to specific systems or parts of the organisation.
According to Oakleigh Consulting, the keys to organisational transformation are (NB. my emphasis):

Looking at the whole system – typically these can be broken down into people, technology and processes. Any change will [...]

Never sell just to the Purchasing Department. Always know who the user of your product or service is and insist on having a working relationship with that person.
During each meeting with the Purchasing Department, be sure to ask at least one technically-oriented question about how your product/service is used. The objective is to get [...]

I’ve been in the midst of a two-week trip to Singapore and India training salespeople from a number of Asian countries. Each time I travel outside of the United States, I always marvel at the quality of sales talent I encounter. It’s amazing the depth of sales experience and the skill level of people [...]

We have developed a new online tv channel in the success.tv series called TrainerShowcase.tv to showcase our talented freelance trainers to Training Managers, HR managers and Training Providers across the UK.
We would be very interested in your feedback on the site and how we can improve it prior to it’s April launch.
We’ll make free professional [...]

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This post attempts to set out some design principles to guide us when creating learning materials.
Like the laws of music, these principles are designed to be broken, but only when there’s good reason to do so.
When we create mixed packages, we need to decide which design characteristics from each type should be adopted.
I’ve identified three [...]

I was recently at a client’s premises discussing the final stages of the project I was working on. Over lunch, I was introduced to another independent consultant who was ‘doing some Situational Leadership training for us’.
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This week’s blog has been written by my guest blogger (and good friend) Jasleen. I’m thrilled to introduce a slightly longer blog than usual and one that’s definitely worth reading to the end
Jasleen shares her true story, only previously shared with family and close friends…
School SUCKS…
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The State of Nebraska approves numerous NE CNA certification programs. This article shows how to find state-approved programs, and explains the Nebraska nursing rules.

March 14, 2010 – The National – Dubai, UAE
While many of us grew up being encouraged to pursue just one career, increasing numbers of people are taking on second jobs in the well-being sector to help them to flourish as individuals. Their roles are often far less lucrative than their other jobs, but these [...]