Latest Blog Posts
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Do You See Yourself as a Leader? |
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| I am currently working on additional leadership content for a workshop I am developing for a client. Midway it has occurred to me that not many of us see ourselves as leaders, whereas the reality is that each and everyone of us, are in fact one |
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Published on 19th of Oct 2020 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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Ensuring Project Management Success |
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| At Staff Training, our facilitators often find themselves in the position where they hear what goes wrong with projects rather than what goes right. Our delegates attending workshops bring their challenges to us, so clearly this is exactly what we should be hearing. More often than not we establish that what went wrong is that the very concept of what a project is, is not being understood. |
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Published on 15th of Oct 2020 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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How to Instantly Look More Confident |
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| Has lockdown and the accompanying stress wreaked havoc on your confidence levels? Perhaps you're starting a new position at work or a brand new job and you want to look more like a Confident Cathy than a Nervous Nelly? |
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Published on 8th of Oct 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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Ready To Be More Productive? |
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| Some days it feels like an uphill battle to get up and get going. But what if there is a way you can be more productive? |
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Published on 1st of Oct 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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Article: How Being a Super Session Junkie Helps! |
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| We all know that in today's fast paced world, the commodity the most in demand is time. Super Sessions are designed specifically for this purpose. As we travel through the challenges of 2020, with stress high, demand on creativity higher and cost saving most probably highest of all, the smart choice is definitely to stay in the loop with Super Sessions. |
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Published on 18th of Sep 2020 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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Not So Blue Monday |
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| Picture this, it's Sunday evening and you're sitting on the couch watching television. You've had a great weekend, spent time with friends, had a braai or perhaps you took some time for yourself with Netflix and a pizza. Then suddenly, in the middle of the Carte Blanche episode, it sinks in... Tomorrow is Monday! |
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Published on 11th of Sep 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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We Love The Enneagram And Here Is Why You Should Too |
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| So you might already know this, but we're huge fans of the Enneagram... I mean obviously, right? We offer more than one Enneagram-based workshop, depending on your team-, leadership- or self-mastery goals.
But what is the Enneagram? |
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Published on 28th of Aug 2020 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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What Determines Your Worth? |
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| Do you attach your worth to what people at work think of you (or what you think they think of you), or how they make you feel? What about your friends and family?
I guess a lot of us do it. |
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Published on 7th of Aug 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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3 Easy Steps To Up Your Confidence Today |
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| Has your confidence taken a knock? Or is it something you’ve always struggled with? When it comes to wishing we were as confident as person X from the office or person Y that you saw while shopping for a new outfit, it’s easy to dig our ‘insecurity hole’ even deeper. The best solution is to focus on yourself and ‘upping’ your own confidence game! |
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Published on 31st of Jul 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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What Is Your Skills Development Policy? |
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| At Staff Training, we believe in 'Empowerment through Skills Development' and work closely with companies to design and implement skills development programmes for their employees. |
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Published on 24th of Jul 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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4 Reasons Why Training Is Important |
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| Not completely sold on why you should train and upskill your staff? Perhaps you feel that your team is performing well and so you don't deem it necessary to spend that bit of extra money on external training programmes... |
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Published on 10th of Jul 2020 by Staff Writer |
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Feeling Anxious? Me Too! |
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| Anxiety. Something a lot of people struggle with, with varying degrees of severity, but it’s real and it can really hinder your work as well as your personal life. |
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Published on 1st of Jul 2020 by Shona Potgieter |
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Why Am I So Angry and What Can I Do About It? |
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| Why am I so angry? This is a question many of us ask ourselves regularly. We over-react on the road all the time, we snap at our spouses and family, our colleague does something pretty innocuous and we lose our cool in a split second. It’s exhausting. |
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Published on 19th of Jun 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Our New Normal |
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| Normal doesn’t sound like anything we have experienced in the past three months...
Firstly, we got used to the fact that social distancing, washing and sanitising our hands, face masks and sanitising groceries were our new normal. |
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Published on 10th of Jun 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Why Are We Accepting of Some Issues and Vehemently Against Others? |
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| I'm asking this question because, some time ago, before COVID-19 reared its ugly head, I had cause to speak with a few HR managers. We analysed a couple of scenario's regarding the issues which often arise when integrating people of colour, different economic status, gender and so on into the workplace. |
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Published on 5th of Jun 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Presentations- What NOT to do! |
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| We are called upon to sell ourselves, our knowledge, our ideas virtually every day and most of us are dead scared of being put on the spot. |
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Published on 8th of May 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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You owe it to yourself to plan better and stress less! |
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| Our Virtual facilitator-led courses (via zoom) and range of online courses are tailor-made for a time such as this. After reading through this blog, you're likely to see just how important it has become to increase your skill-set right now. |
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Published on 24th of Apr 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Start by Training your Managers... |
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| Let's say you have identified an employee whom you believe has the relevant experience, emotional intelligence and integrity to be considered for promotion to a management position. You've recognised that those competencies are amongst the building blocks essential to becoming an effective manager. You're correct, they are!
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Published on 17th of Apr 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Distance Learning- The New Normal? |
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| I read an article the other day, can't recall where, which addressed the really odd behaviour of stockpiling toilet paper. It was interesting because, rather than mocking those who have well stocked toilet paper cupboards, it gave a reasonable explanation for this phenomenon. |
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Published on 8th of Apr 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Are you a Skilled Minute Taker? |
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| This is a task most of you groan loudly about - it's so labour intensive, requires a huge amount of concentration if you're going to do it correctly, and how on earth do you know if you are actually doing it correctly?? |
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Published on 3rd of Apr 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Have you Considered these Coronavirus Measures? |
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| I firmly believe that we are doing the right thing as a country by isolating and cutting down on major events and gatherings. Keep on with the hygiene, avoid touching your face and be aware at all times of your proximity to others. If you are high risk and have come into contact with someone who is high risk, do the right thing and self-isolate until you have been tested. BUT none of this is new to you at this stage. |
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Published on 17th of Mar 2020 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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Exceeding Expectations... |
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| Exceeding expectations is what we do when we go above and beyond our job spec. It's what turns average or 'good enough' into excellent |
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Published on 6th of Mar 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Critical Thinking is a Skill and it can be Taught! |
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| Most of us, when faced with a problem, do our best analyse what went wrong and how to fix it. What we don’t often do, is structure our though processes to ensure we work through it systematically and in depth. |
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Published on 26th of Feb 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Yes, Minute Taking is a Skill! |
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| Today we've chosen to highlight our Minute Taking workshop, not just because it's so popular and so effective, but also because we feel that Minute Taking is a skill that is so often overlooked. Yes, Minute Taking is a skill... |
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Published on 20th of Feb 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Are you sinking? |
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| I am encountering more and more people who are feeling overwhelmed and ineffective in their jobs. Virtually all the discussions I have had with them revolve around, in a large part, the feeling that they're simply overwhelmed. |
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Published on 14th of Feb 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Change Must be Managed! |
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| Growth equals change and rapid growth necessitates rapid change.
This is fine for those who are newcomers to an organisation which has already undergone a steep growth curve. These new employees haven’t been around to experience or understand the insecurity that accompanies major restructuring and formalisation of processes. |
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Published on 7th of Feb 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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The Least Productive Months in the Year |
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| I listened to an interesting panel discussion where a mental health professional who works as an organisational psychologist for a large corporate company, explained the findings of a study looking at employee productivity, in which he’d participated. |
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Published on 24th of Jan 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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2020-New Year, New Goals |
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| We tend to set ourselves up for failure each time a new year rolls around. We form unachievable goals and rush at them full of desperation and zeal, but totally lacking in any kind of critical thinking around whether or not they're possible. |
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Published on 15th of Jan 2020 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Thank You for a Wonderful Year! |
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| I never grow tired of the fact that I get to work in a profession, with subject matter which really speaks to me, and thoroughly enjoy my job.
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Published on 11th of Dec 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Are you Being Bullied at Work? |
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| Most of us think that bullying is confined to the playground. Unfortunately, it’s alive and flourishing in countless workplaces around the country. |
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Published on 28th of Nov 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Imposter Syndrome! |
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| I have worked with a number of delegates who have proven their effectiveness in their jobs over the course of many years, yet they still feel like they’re frauds because they don’t have an official degree/diploma behind them.
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Published on 22nd of Nov 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Do you understand YOU? |
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| Your immediate response is likely to be:
"Absolutely- I just don't understand other people!" Anyone relate? |
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Published on 12th of Nov 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Hello November! Here so Soon? |
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| Wow- Time flies! We're fast approaching the end of 2019 and I'm sure like us, you are busy gearing up for the new year. |
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Published on 8th of Nov 2019 by Shona Potgieter |
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Top 10 Time Wasters at Work |
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| Virtually everyone to whom I've spoken recently has commented on how fast 2019 has gone. I feel the same way, although logic tells me that it's impossible for time to speed up or slow down - time is a pretty finite concept. |
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Published on 31st of Oct 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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The Buck Stops Here!! |
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| I recently called a huge company which boasts an equally huge call-centre. It was my sixth call to them in the vain glorious hope of rectifying a mistake which they had made on my account. |
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Published on 24th of Oct 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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I Hated School! |
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| Having questioned lots of delegates on their school experiences, I have found that I'm not alone in viewing my school days through a somewhat darkened lens. |
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Published on 18th of Oct 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Why am I so Angry? |
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| This is a question many of us ask ourselves regularly. We overreact on the road all the time, we snap at our spouses and family, our colleague does something pretty innocuous and we lose our cool in a split second. It's exhausting. |
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Published on 9th of Oct 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Change is Inevitable! |
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| I'm pretty sure most of you are familiar with the following adage:
Mr Frog had hopped into a nice roomy-sized pot of cold water. It seemed the perfect habitat in which to live and included baby insects floating around on the surface of the water - yummy, dinner on tap! |
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Published on 26th of Sep 2019 by Carolyn Kessler |
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Induction Programmes and Sexual Harassment Awareness |
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| At Staff Training we have always been of the opinion that any company with a good induction/on boarding programme will include Sexual Harassment Awareness as part of such a programme. In the process of welcoming new employees into your company it is essential that they become aware of the company culture as well as the policies and procedures. |
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Published on 20th of Sep 2019 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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Let the True Leaders Please Stand up |
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| In view of the current climate of unrest in South Africa and the spotlight currently being on gender based violence, I could not help but gain respect for our SARS commissioner, Edward Kieswetter... |
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Published on 18th of Sep 2019 by Debbie Engelbrecht |
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