by Pablo German | Sep 6, 2020 | learning, personal development
Ten years ago, I heard the story of a neighbour who used to be married to a guy and divorced him because her mother told her to. Then she married another man, had two daughters, a house, and was living a normal family life. What surprised me about her story is that...
by Pablo German | Jul 12, 2020 | communication, personal development
There is no doubt that COVID-19 and the response to it has produced a lot of destruction, but it has also led to the creation of new ways of doing things. One such example is people meeting via video-conference calls instead of in person. Although meeting in person...
by Pablo German | May 1, 2020 | communication, learning, personal development
Would you like to help someone improve? Providing feedback, when done effectively, allows the person receiving the information to improve their performance. When done incorrectly, it may be ignored, it may be discouraging, and it can even damage the relationship...
by Pablo German | Nov 23, 2019 | audience, communication, learning, personal development
It is perhaps ironic that I became so interested in communication, when in my teenage years my passion was playing chess. When playing chess there is no need for communication with other people, in chess the best idea wins. There is no need to convince other people...
by Pablo German | Nov 10, 2019 | learning, personal development
In the last three blog posts we looked at the importance of reflection for learning, how to reflect, and creating a learning portfolio. If one wants to learn and get better, reflective practice should be a very common habit. However, my intuition and personal...
