The How To Learn Podcast

<p>Making lists, observing rituals and transitions, putting on different clothes.. these are not just things that happen across Christmas and the New Year, but excellent techniques for switching off in general.</p>...

<p>What are you holding onto.. that's actually holding you back?</p> <p>In this mini-podcast, Thembi and Jonathan look around the workplace at where people need to 'let go'. You might need to delegate a favourite...

<p>In this mini-podcast Thembi and Jonathan take 5 minutes to talk about a complex skill: 'reading the room'. Which can also mean 'reading the workplace' or even 'reading the interview panel'. Can we really trust...

<p>Have you noticed how bad habits, sloppy short cuts and toxic workplace cultures can get under your skin? - and even become part of who you are?</p> <p>In this How To Learn mini-podcast, Thembi and Jonathan discuss...

<p>Chairing meetings is a learning superfood!</p> <p>In this quickfire How To Learn mini-podcast, Thembi and Jonathan identify nine skills you can develop through the process of chairing meetings: from time management...

<p>Ever picked up a random dog-eared, second-hand book on holiday.. and learned something? Ever picked up a surprising amount of knowledge without actually noticing how you did it?</p> <p>From double-glazing sales...

<p>Do you feel slightly guilty that you're not making full use of all the amazing self-management, personal organisation and efficiency hacks out there?</p> <p>In this episode, Thembi and Jonathan look at the need to...

<p>They're inside your head.. and they're using the most powerful techniques to make you remember and learn.</p> <p>But do you want your most effective tutors to be the algorithms of your favourite social media?</p>...

<p>We believe there is an important life skill called 'the willingness to ask questions'. But what does skilful question-asking look like, and can we get better at it?</p> <p>In this mini-podcast Thembi and Jonathan...

<p>It might feel like a boring chore to take notes at an event, or to 'cascade' some learning back to colleagues. or even to explain something that you know - or think you know.</p> <p>But in this 5-minute mini-podcast...

<p>"Learning on the job" starts on Day 1. Here are three tips from Thembi and Jonathan:</p> <p>- avoid the experts! (or rather: find somebody who can remember what is was like NOT to know what they were doing..)</p>...

<p>In this 5-minute mini-podcast, Thembi brings up a skill which is often neglected: conversation. We talk all the time, but how often do we think about it, consciously, as a skill which can be improved?</p> <p>From...

<p>A cheerful mini-rant about good intentions and bad habits. Why do we trip up our own learning with procrastination, poor planning, bad filing and other habits? Or maybe it's just Jonathan? Plus a bonus moan on how...

<p>"You can tell when you're reading from the notes."</p> <p>In this 5-minute mini-podcast, Thembi and Jonathan chat about office skills, and plunge straight into two examples: how to facilitate meetings, and how to...

<p>A new study shows the difference that managers can make in encouraging their staff to pick up training opportunities. 'High-training managers' see up to 50% more participation - with benefits for performance and...