Ian Gibbs
NEW YEAR RESOLUTION... WITH A TWIST
I'm sure you're already well aware of the difficulties of keeping a New Year resolution. You know… struggling to keep those visits to the...
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Ian Gibbs
The Learnability Man
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Ian Gibbs
- Dec 25, 2022
- 3 min
A Question of Trust
How would you rate your work environment on trust? Do you work in an environment where people are mutually supportive and look after each...
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Ian Gibbs
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Keeping Your New Ideas Out Of The Box
Whenever we go on holiday to the seaside, my kids will usually come across interesting shells on the beach which are picked up and...
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Ian Gibbs
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Learning Clubs vs Mastermind Groups
In the last 3 days, I’ve had people contact me about my "Mastermind groups". This would be nice, if only I ran Mastermind Groups....
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Ian Gibbs
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
My son did it and I’m proud of him.
I finally succumbed to my children’s pleadings and gave them a phone each, but, much to their disapproval, with parental control. This...
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Ian Gibbs
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
The Obvious and Not-so-Obvious Responsibilities of Being a Learning Club Member
When you attend a company training day, what are your responsibilities? Turn up? Pay attention? Take notes? Try to glean something...
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Ian Gibbs
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
7 reasons why Learning Clubs work
One of the ways I help my clients is by helping them set up their own Learning Clubs. A Learning Club is a small group of people who...
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Ian Gibbs
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
A Surprisingly Difficult Question
What would be the best investment of your time to get better at what you do? What would give your performance the best ROI? The biggest...
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Ian Gibbs
- Oct 13, 2022
- 1 min
Adding to Your Micro-skill Toolbox
What micro-skill have you recently added to your toolbox? By ‘micro-skill’, I mean a small action that forms part of a larger skill set....
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Ian Gibbs
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
An Alternative To Knowledge vs Skills?
What do you see in the photo? • A standard LEGO brick? • 2.5 grams of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene? • A painful experience for bare...
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Ian Gibbs
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
Which Of These 5 Lifelong Learners Are You?
Lifelong Learning is in fashion. And why not? There’s something deeply satisfying about looking back and seeing how much you’ve...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
7 Ways To Ruin A Learning Club
It was Denis Waitley who said “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour,...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 22, 2022
- 5 min
3 Examples of Learning Clubs
If you’re not familiar with Learning Clubs, the concept can seem a bit nebulous. In an attempt to rectify this, here are 3 examples that...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 21, 2022
- 2 min
8 Tips For Starting A Learning Club
I wouldn’t say that all companies should have a learning club. But I would say that everyone should be a member of one. A learning club...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
7 Benefits of Learning Clubs
You know there are things you could do better. But there never seems to be the opportunity, the motivation or the pressure to do...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Why Organisational Learning Doesn’t Work For Everyone
Organisational Learning is the process of creating, retaining, and transferring knowledge within an organisation so that the organisation...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
3 Ways To Improve Attitudes to Training
I have 9 year-old twins. They are definitely not identical. One is introvert, the other extrovert. One likes chocolate and broccoli, the...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
3 Ways to Avoid The Emperor’s Training Day
We learn by doing something new... and then practising it, often. There’s a lot more detail that can be added, but essentially if we want...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 2 of 4)
(This blog is a continuation of Part 1) In Part 2, we look at the first half of what makes up a PLS. There are four parts to a Personal...
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Ian Gibbs
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 1 of 4)
At the end of last year, I decided to launch my own podcast: The Learnability Show. The only problem was I had no idea how to do it. I...
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