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This episode from earlier today had me holding my head and laughing in disbelief Picture this:I was sounding off my ideas and plans for our upcoming project for their DMTs (Diploma Management Trainees).While I was in gung-ho spirits and excited by the pitch, I could sense resistance, and that the stakeholders were not entirely convinced…… Continue reading JarGONE!?

Three years ago, today, I took a leap of faith and plunged into the world of learning and development. After a rather resounding and eventful 7-year stint as FFLE (French as Foreign Language Expert), I decided to hang up those boots and try on new ones. Why you ask? Well, that’s story for another day.… Continue reading 3 years ago, today!

Growing up, I was a lethal combination of a student: front-bencher personality with back-bencher attitude. Geeky but cheeky.I was a voracious reader, I’d take notes, was a fast learner, knew most answers, would take initiative, homework and notes were always mise à jour; and was a distinction student by and large.On the flip side, I’d… Continue reading The Backbencher Blessing (in disguise?)

I had an intriguing moment mid-session during one of my training interventions. Allow me to take you through this Aha! moment. At one of the projects for an Indian Multinational, we were in the middle of the “Human Machine” process. It’s where the team is asked to make a working object, with all its parts… Continue reading “Training, Facili-training- same thing, right?”

As a FaciliTrainer, this is one of the ubiquitous FAQ’s clients ask. ‘All trainings aren’t Engagement, and all engagement isn’t Training.’ Engagement can be created by practically anything- Zumba, music, bursting balloons, games, competitions, art, treks, trainings, anything.Trainings are a one-way street to knowledge transfer. But are all training programs engaging? Contrairement, are all engagement… Continue reading “What’s the difference between Training, and Engagement?”

For a recent intervention, while designing and charting the visual aids, I thought of doing something hors d’ordinaire. So typical. Usually my visual aids have been structured, topical, and precise. This time around, I decided to leave them open-ended, and a bit abstract. Could’ve been a hit or a miss, I know. It was a… Continue reading The Power of Open-ended Visual Anchors

Well well well… A session where the audience is hooked, there’s smiles and laughter, they’re participating in your activities, they’re engaged well, you’ve probably “motivated/inspired” some of them, there is perhaps some music/dance/ hoots and the likes of it, there’s a loud applause at the end of it, you’ve transmitted a tsunami of facts, figures,… Continue reading What differentiates a “good” session from a “great” learning intervention?

A juvenile question that even I have been guilty of asking, in my days as novice to the world of facilitation. In some further unfortunate cases, it’s the Lead Facilitator himself whose USP is “use this 1 activity and run 15 topics and 5 sessions and earn 10x”Sigh. About 3 years ago when I debuted… Continue reading “So where can I use this activity in my sessions?”

Over the weekend, a good friend reached out disapprovingly. I’d given her the recipe for Lasagne, which she meticulously followed to the T, but was highly disappointed with the final output.“It tasted alright but something was just…off! It’s different when you do it” she sighed in a frenzy. This got me thinking… This isn’t limited… Continue reading “I copied your recipe but it doesn’t taste the same”.