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Management Training? Really Useful?

Sep 19

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You joined a management training. The trainer was lively. The class was engaging. Everyone was excited. But back in the office, you were still performing as before. The newly learned skills were not put into practice.

What the training left was a think binder of handouts, plus some good memory. (Well, if there were some special activities or events in the class, the training will be more memorable.)

A SME (small and medium size enterprise) owner often said, “management training has no value!” Read the rest of this entry »

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On Dialogue in the Dark

Sep 13

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Last week, I facilitated a few executive workshops for Dialogue in the Dark Hong Kong (DiD HK) – a very successful social enterprise originated in Germany.

With a special focus on promoting public awareness, empathy and equality towards the visually impaired (VI), DiD uses innovative and entertaining ways to demonstrate the potentials and talents of VIs and facilitate the people from all walks of life to reflect and improve their own lives.

The DiD executive workshop is one of the high impact service that leverages on the power of darkness to facilitate personal reflection and changes.

The motto of DiD HK reads:

Sight is what we see with our eyes; insight is what we gain without seeing.

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總統先生，表情和動態已出賣了你

Aug 27

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Source: The Philippine TImes (Australia)

香港旅行團在菲律賓被挾持及殺害的慘劇，對一場大家都不願面對的惡夢。

菲警固然是無能無力，裝備不濟是事實，更混帳的是營救策略粗疏，連最基本的拯救常識都欠奉，實在令人目瞪口呆。

更令人氣結的是，菲律賓總統阿基諾三世（Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III）的言論神態，更令人心傷。

因為，他明顯地在說慌。

身體語言是一門很有趣的學問，自從學習 NLP 以後，也注意多了。是次阿基諾三世的片段，正好用來作個引例。

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產品設計莫兒戲之下集大結局

Aug 15

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去年9月曾出文一篇，投訴有關某品牌的清雞湯，包裝設計令用家狼狽萬分。

一年後的今天，包裝終於有了改變。

現在的包裝，將已往要按下的「機關」，改為一張簡簡單單的錫紙封條，只要用一點力一拉便成事，免卻了弄得手指濕透。

做產品設計的，真的勞煩大家好好地為用家想一想，令使用時能得到好的體驗。

謝謝！

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[Training Magic #10] The Road to a Magician

Aug 4

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Good trainers are like magicians. You can command attention from the training participants, enable them to learn with fun, and create lasting impact to their work and lives.

But becoming a good trainer is not an overnight event. You can’t just take a pill, make a wish, or take a course, and then…. glorified light over your head and you become a magical trainer. No! That is just daydreaming.

Practise, Practise, Practise

Yes, you need to practise, both mentally and physically. Take all your training sessions as your learning opportunities, try out new skills, test newly designed activities, and take note of all your learning.

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