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My husband came to me about a month ago and told me to watch this video. To experience the same things I did, I would recommend you watch...
Ira Ketkin
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Designing learning experiences for Gen Z
almost by chance, I became part of a trainers group tasked with designing a development programme for 20 to 24 y.o. I'll be honest - I...
Ira Ketkin
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Strength in numbers (of consultants)
I became part of a great project (which I hope to be able to talk about soon) that has to do with young people. And in the research...

Ira Ketkin
- Jun 8, 2020
- 4 min
Why you should invest in SLII® (Situational Leadership II) training!
Over the years working in the HR field, I kept hearing the name Sonia Slavcheva. Everyone I spoke to had a very high opinion of her and...
Ira Ketkin
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
Let's talk about the elephant in the room - COVID-19
Every day I receive at least 5 invitations to webinars that tackle the issue of how to approach L&D in times of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Ira Ketkin
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
The right way to choose learners for a development programme
A big part of my 2019 was occupied by a development programme for first-time managers. And it has been one of the most taxing, rewarding...
Ira Ketkin
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
Why I stopped blogging?
My 2018 was very eventful, to say the least. But this is when things started to change. Which is why I am going on a slight detour down...


Irina Ketkin - Learning & Development
- Jul 9, 2018
- 2 min
What is assertiveness? (Learning Adventures Series)
Hello, welcome to this episode of Learning Adventures. Today we will look at what is assertiveness. Imagine the following scenario – your...
Irina Ketkin - Learning & Development Expert
- Jun 5, 2018
- 2 min
The case of Learning and Development in Eastern Europe
Recently I had an encounter with L&D specialists from different industries. It was during a wonderfully organised event that aimed to...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Oct 23, 2017
- 7 min
Agile in Human Resources (HR)
Agile methodology has been sweeping the world since early 2000’s. It came about when a group of software developers met to discuss the...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Oct 16, 2017
- 4 min
My year in Telenor, part 2
As you know, after one year in Telenor I left to company to focus on my studies (more specifically, CIPD Level 5 Diploma in L&D). I...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Oct 11, 2017
- 5 min
My year in Telenor
On 3 October 2016 I joined the People and Organisation Development team in Telenor Bulgaria. I was full of hope and excitement. And even...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Aug 21, 2017
- 4 min
What are Coaching and Mentoring?
Definition and purpose Coaching and mentoring have been around for quite some time though in recent years they’ve gained even more...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Aug 14, 2017
- 2 min
What can organisations learn from science?
I recently received a great gift - a Science encyclopedia that tells in very human way what the world around us consists of. One of the...

Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Aug 9, 2017
- 2 min
Removing annual performance reviews?
Source: Officevibe Every year employees receive the dreaded e-mail that the performance review window is open. And for the next 3 to 4...

Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- May 8, 2017
- 1 min
Benefits of learning (infographic)
Sometime ago I prepared this infographic and I thought it would be useful to look at L&D in terms on numbers impacting the business!...

Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development expert
- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
Being good people
In school we were thought math, science, literature and sports. We were taught how to sit, how to talk and how to think (for the most...

Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Apr 24, 2017
- 1 min
How today's workforce learns (infographic)
I came across this interesting graph from 2015 and re-discovered it again. Thought i'd share it. #infographic #learning #eLearning...

Irina Ketkin - Learning & Development Expert
- Apr 17, 2017
- 2 min
Connect in a disconnected age
We live in the age of communication. We are connected through email, chat, video and messages. Yet we’ve never felt more disconnected in...


Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Expert
- Dec 31, 2016
- 1 min
Happy New Year from #adventuresofthelearner
It’s the end of yet another year. To me 2016 had it’s ups and downs, just like any other year. But in a way 2016 is more special to me...
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