Limitless Movie Review
So I saw Bradley ‘Faceman’ Cooper’s new movie Limitless on Saturday night. It’s about a washed-up writer dude who gets a cutting-edge pill that multiplies his IQ into a four digit figure… with dark consequences. “I wonder what you made of it?”, I hear you think. Well, wonder no more. First, the movie. Bradley Cooper was funny in The Hangover, or...
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Why do men show so little interest in Lifelong Learning or self improvement. Even – or especially – when it comes to learning about themelves? I’ve taught lots of courses at Queen’s University Belfast in the field of Personal Development. These workshops have ranged from Memory Improvement to Body Language, from Emotional Intelligence to Influencing Skills. They were all very...
Read MoreLearners or Customers?
There’s an interesting article on the BBC website about whether students should think like customers. The thrust is that it might be dangerous because it forces cash-strapped academics to demean themselves by marketing their courses. The pain, the pain… As a training consultant and business owner, I’m used to making the link between customers and learners. For me, they are one and the same....
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