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Leadership Tips 1 Jul 14 0 Comments

This TEDx Talk is super brilliant. It is moving, inspirational and above all, demonstrates several lessons – it’s not always about ‘me,’ there is enormous power in…

Leadership Tips 17 Jun 14 0 Comments

I delivered a unique session as part of the Victorian Applied Learning Association’s annual conference last week, which was hosted under the theme of ‘Are…

Leadership Tips 4 Jun 14 0 Comments

If you are looking for some inspiration today, listen to this address given to the graduating class of University of Teas, by Admiral William McRaven. Twenty…

Leadership Tips 2 Jun 14 0 Comments

Like the fuel you add to your car, I am very clear that what we add to our minds will significantly influence our performance. Psychologist Archibald…

Leadership Tips 23 May 14 0 Comments

Anyone who follows this blog will know that I’m a big fan of Seth Godin. He just gets it right, never a word wasted. Today,…

Leadership Tips 6 May 14 0 Comments

I recently stumbled across this post, describing why play is making a comeback, which was first published on PBS in the United States: Click here –>…

Leadership Tips 24 Apr 14 0 Comments

Just had to share this with you. Word for word, this is what Seth Godin wrote in his blog post today: “Here’s conventional wisdom: Success…

Leadership Tips 16 Apr 14 0 Comments

Here’s a TED Talk that had me pause the video at least a dozen times because I heard so many great insights I just needed…

Leadership Tips 26 Mar 14 0 Comments

Here’s an interesting comment which was shared at a professional development seminar I attended last week: There are two types of students (indeed, people) in…

Leadership Tips 4 Mar 14 1 Comments

Is stress good for our health? This is a question I have often pondered. To explore this question further, take 14 minutes out of your…

Leadership Tips 27 Feb 14 0 Comments

Two nights ago I attended a business networking event with fifty other entrepreneurs, and I was reminded of two truths behind success in business, or…

Activity Ideas 24 Feb 14 0 Comments

This Have You Ever variation is shared by my good friend Jim Schoel, long time Project Adventure colleague and author of Islands of Healing, Exploring Islands…

Leadership Tips 13 Feb 14 0 Comments

In my regular trainings and visits to hundreds of facilities all over the world, one of the most common misunderstandings I come across is the…

Leadership Tips 6 Feb 14 0 Comments

Followers of this blog will know that I am a BIG fan of Seth Godin’s work. Indeed, I consider his art a real gift. His…

Leadership Tips 4 Feb 14 0 Comments

This idea was shared by Jim Doherty on Edutopia (a post I shared some months back): When a student responds to a question you have posed,…

Leadership Tips 3 Feb 14 0 Comments

I love working in front of big groups. I mean, really BIG groups, such as 100, 200 and up to 500 people, often times seated…

Activity Ideas 23 Jan 14 0 Comments

It’s a common complaint of parents and teachers these days – how do I get kids to play outdoors – that kids are so entranced…

Leadership Tips 21 Jan 14 0 Comments

A colleague, Jeffrey ‘Goose’ Gosnell, reported last week that he has chosen to stop using the term ‘team-building’ when speaking with prospective clients at his…

Leadership Tips 16 Jan 14 9 Comments

Here’s a MUST READ ESSAY from Dr Peter Gray, professor of psychology at Boston College, which implores educational systems around the world to introduce more…

Leadership Tips 15 Jan 14 1 Comments

Here’s a terrific TEDx Talk by Frans Johansson, which will inspire you to look at how two apparently unrelated things, can create totally unexpected results….

Leadership Tips 2 Jan 14 0 Comments

Happy new year everyone! Here’s an article that outlines the opportunities that (outdoor) adventure activities can facilitate within the National Curriculum for Physical Education: Opportunities…

Leadership Tips 17 Dec 13 0 Comments

Take a look at this New York Magazine article, passed onto me by James Bennett, which discusses the surprising results of some recent research which…

Leadership Tips 9 Dec 13 0 Comments

Phil from NY asks me to share what would be one of my top pieces of advice in regards to the soft skills required to…

Leadership Tips 3 Dec 13 0 Comments

It’s better to teach students how to think, rather than what to think. This approach leads to enquiry, rather than rote learning. An atmosphere of…

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