The worst leader!
I find so many articles on leadership - some good, most bad - and every time I see yet another '10 ways to become a truly good leader'...
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Irina Ketkin - Learning and Development Specialist
- Nov 10, 2016
- 2 min
Power Posing - science or hoax?
Last week I attended a wonderful training aimed at people who 'start fires', who inspire change and are champions of transformation. One...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Oct 24, 2016
- 2 min
Culture - the maker and breaker
Culture can make or break everything – both for the employer and the employee. Going through a job change myself, I have started to...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Oct 10, 2016
- 5 min
My first week at Telenor Bulgaria
The summer is over, to which the low temperatures outside can also testify, and my career break is just as over. As some of you may know,...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Aug 16, 2016
- 2 min
#adventuresofthelearner on job hunting
I’ve been away for a couple of weeks, as some major changes happened in my life. For one, I decided to leave my job of 6 years. And to...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jul 18, 2016
- 1 min
The uglies of procrastination
I am coming to the end of my time in Gibraltar. Which means packing. Which in turns means I find so many interesting things to do EXCEPT...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jul 11, 2016
- 2 min
What’s wrong with high standards?
I’ve always had very high standards. And while it was ok when they were directed to myself, it became problematic when I wanted others to...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jul 4, 2016
- 3 min
So you want to be assertive?
One of the most popular requests I would get for training sessions was assertiveness. A lot of people I’ve come across think of being...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 27, 2016
- 2 min
Theory vs. reality of persuasion
One of the most popular models of influencing in recent years was created by Robert Cialdini (2009). Theory The model suggests there are...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 20, 2016
- 3 min
Concept of group dynamics
One of the most popular frameworks for describing how a team works was developed in 1965 by Bruce Tuckman. He suggested that the a team...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 13, 2016
- 3 min
Current trends and emerging roles in L&D
Human Resource Development or Learning and Development, as practitioners prefer to refer to it (Harrison, 2009), “encompasses planned...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 8, 2016
- 4 min
Congratulations, you’re a manager! Now what?
You have just become a manager, or a friend of yours has. And while it is exciting, the new prospect is also overwhelming. Provided you...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 6, 2016
- 2 min
The support to support managers
If you’re one of those organisations who promote people to management positions because of their people skill rather than tenure –...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Jun 3, 2016
- 1 min
What is Transformational Leadership?
In bwin.party we adopted the Transformational Leadership model about 3 years ago. And while we have been successful in instilling it to...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- May 31, 2016
- 2 min
To grow or not to grow?
When I was in university I kept wondering why would people pay so much money and not go to lectures or learn anything. Then when I joined...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- May 25, 2016
- 1 min
360 feedback video guides
It can be very difficult to read through your own 360 feedback report or to help someone with their feedback. That's why I created these...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- May 23, 2016
- 2 min
Results vs. People – the ultimate battle for resources
In a presentation during the CIPD L&D show by Rambutan, they brought a real customer to help with the pitch. While their presentation was...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- May 18, 2016
- 3 min
Strength-based approach to development (CAPP)
In the CIPD L&D show I attended, one of the first presentations was by a company called CAPP. They have developed a model (R2) leveraging...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- May 16, 2016
- 3 min
My adventure at the CIPD Learning and Development show
During a conference I attended last year, someone said that these kind of events are like group therapy sessions - you share your...
Irina Ketkin, author of #adventuresofthelearner
- Apr 14, 2016
- 2 min
Virtual Reality for L&D
I find it harder and harder to get impressed by new technology. Either companies are building on an already existing one (the mobile 3D...
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