I love TED Talks ... you can find all sorts of really good (and sometimes fun) talks from some of the worlds most expert people.
Here is an amusing ... but none the less valid ... one I came across on how effective Social Media Networks can be in business.
Enjoy!
http://www.ted.com/talks/alexis_ohanian_how_to_make_a_splash_in_social_media.html
Cheers/Lee
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
TED Talk: Balancing work-life
Found this excellent TED Talk by Nigel Marsh on balancing work-life. Well worth taking 8 minutes out of your life to take a look;
Monday, March 7, 2011
Establish Effective Workplace Relationships
Professional Development Workshop - 15 April on the Gold Coast.
Frontline Managers play an important role in developing and maintaining positive relationships in internal and external environments so that customers, suppliers and the organisation can achieve planned outputs and outcomes. They play a prominent part in motivating, mentoring, coaching and developing team cohesion through providing leadership for the team and forming the bridge between management and team members. In order for frontline managers to successfully do their work, they need a specific set of skills - which they can learn at our PD Workshop;
Outline of workshop content:
Workshop details:
Date: 15 April
Venue: Prana Centre, 7027 Nerang St. Nerang (opposite Council Buildings)
Duration: 1/2 day
Price: $250.00 per person (group discount available)
Other: Morning tea provided.
All welcome!
Frontline Managers play an important role in developing and maintaining positive relationships in internal and external environments so that customers, suppliers and the organisation can achieve planned outputs and outcomes. They play a prominent part in motivating, mentoring, coaching and developing team cohesion through providing leadership for the team and forming the bridge between management and team members. In order for frontline managers to successfully do their work, they need a specific set of skills - which they can learn at our PD Workshop;
Outline of workshop content:
- how to collect, analyse and communicate infomation and ideas
- implementing a consultation process within your team
- developing trust and confidence
- developing and maintaining networks and relationships
- managing difficulties into positive outcomes
Workshop details:
Date: 15 April
Venue: Prana Centre, 7027 Nerang St. Nerang (opposite Council Buildings)
Duration: 1/2 day
Price: $250.00 per person (group discount available)
Other: Morning tea provided.
All welcome!
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Value of Business Planning
To Plan .. or not to plan .. that is the question!
Key components in any organisation’s success will depend to a great degree on how well you:
This is where forward planning can help you.
A colleague once told me that "even a bad plan is better than no plan at all". A bad plan, at least, shows that you have given some thought to the direction you want to go in. A good plan takes time and effort, especially the first time you do one and many business owners or operators think they don't have the time, or don't see the value in it. But believe me ... it is worth that time and effort! It is an opportunity for you to build solid foundations for your business, based on known facts and these allow you to:
Good business planning involves:
Key components in any organisation’s success will depend to a great degree on how well you:
- can gather and interpret information
- adapt to change
- manage staff and resources
- promote your business look after customers .... and more.
This is where forward planning can help you.
A colleague once told me that "even a bad plan is better than no plan at all". A bad plan, at least, shows that you have given some thought to the direction you want to go in. A good plan takes time and effort, especially the first time you do one and many business owners or operators think they don't have the time, or don't see the value in it. But believe me ... it is worth that time and effort! It is an opportunity for you to build solid foundations for your business, based on known facts and these allow you to:
- be very accurate in your plans and future projections
- avoid unforeseen pitfalls and crisis situations
- spend your money and/or other resources in the most effective way
- stay ahead of the market
- make the most of every opportunity
- be pro active and choose your own course rather than be reactive and follow everyone else
- stop wasting time, effort and resources on inefficient process and more.
Good business planning involves:
- look at what you've done in the past few years
- looking at where you are now
- drwing conclusions from the above two points
- based on that information, determining your objective for the coming year/s
- setting key strategies to help achieve the objective
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New TAE40110 resource available
A new text book, published by McGraw Hill, is now available for Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. 400 pages cover the core and a wide selection of elective units. Each chapter addresses the Elements, Performance Criteria, required skills and knowledge as set out by the AQF's newly approved TAE10 training package. Each chapter also includes a variety of activities as well as assessment tools at the end of each unit.
Finally the book contains a competency mapping grid at the end of each chapter which outlines not only which elements, performance criteria, required skill/knowledge area each activity and assessment address, but also maps back to text book pages.
Finally the book contains a competency mapping grid at the end of each chapter which outlines not only which elements, performance criteria, required skill/knowledge area each activity and assessment address, but also maps back to text book pages.
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