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If the wind changes
My mum, like many mums I’m sure, used to say If the wind changes you’ll stay like that It was usually while I was pulling some sort of horrific face; stretching my mouth up towards my eyes as far as I...
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You can’t force social…or can you?
The picture below shows my artistic scribblings on a table cloth from the (now not so) recent Connect HR Unconference “The power of a social engaged organisation“. We were asked to write things down...
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Live Learning @ Learning Live
Only a week to go before my Learning Live session and as described in Back on the Stage I was excited about ‘treading the boards’ again and was still deciding how I was going to run the session....
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BILD-ing for the future (Part 2)
I shared the slides I used in my talk at the BILD event L&D : Looking to the Future in BILD-ing for the future (Part 1) and left the post posing two questions: What are your expectations for...
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Make your presentations more social
By Mike Collins on the 23rd November 2012 It was the CIPD Annual Conference & Exhibition a couple of weeks ago and I had the opportunity to present a session in the Topic Taster area on the...
View ArticleYour business IS a community
By Mike Collins on the 4th December 2012 I have the pleasure of speaking tonight at a Playground session hosted by Catherine Wilks of Inmovement on the topic of The Highest Forms of Engagement I’m...
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Anything is possible…
By Mike Collins on the 13th January 2013 2012 was a BIG year for me in terms of career development after leaving Direct Line Group (formerly RBS Insurance) to pursue a community management role with...
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Alter egos
By Mike Collins on the 5th March 2013 Since my last blog I’ve been reflecting on the latest and greatest #LDconnect unconference, spending a lot of time thinking about one of the topics we discussed...
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The slope of enlightenment
By Mike Collins on the 22nd March 2013 In my last blog alter egos I started to share some personal traits and experiences that led me in to the world of developing communities to support learning. It...
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Rebel with a cause
Another new experience under the belt. This time a short talk at the PPMA conference (not the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association) rather the Public Sector People Manager’s conference – you...
View ArticleWill the real apprentice please stand up
By Mike Collins on the 1st August 2013 I’ve not watched any episodes of this year’s Apprentice. It just hasn’t appealed to me, I set the sky box up and did a series link but I’ve never found the time...
View ArticleLeadership Qualities in a Changing World
By Mike Collins on the 9th August 2013 I recently attended a workshop entitled “Getting the most from your Apprentice” hosted by the Apprentice Academy. It was an interesting session that I wanted to...
View ArticleWorking quietly
Hello blog, I’ve missed you. I’m not going to get all soppy but it’s been a while, 7 months to be exact. It’s nothing to do with you, don’t take it personally. It’s me, all my fault, it was nothing you...
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Rage Against The Machine
I’ve been watching the Collaborate Live sessions unfold with interest over the last few months. A great idea for a series of Google Hangouts organised & hosted by Bev Holden and Kate Hargreaves aka...
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Presentation #Hashtag
I mentioned in Swimming in the Social Stream that the outcome of our conversations and learning experience was to create a 3 minute presentation on social learning. This was then to be played back to...
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A little experiment – get involved!
Public speaking is one of the most feared things to do, in fact, according to some it is more feared than death itself. L&D folk must be mad then to actually want to get up in front of people on a...
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