Human Performance Technology:
the study and ethical practice of improving productivity in organizations by designing and developing effective interventions that are result-oriented, comprehensive and systemic. (Handbook of Human Performance Technology, James A. Pershing)
Posted: January 30th, 2012 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: choices, communication, interaction, personal growth, positive, positive psychology, self management | No Comments »
Every Monday morning Nick Askew sends a poem, picture or short movie to the people of his email list. The words, images are reflective and have the aim to make you think. This weeks movie is about making choices. We daily make so many choices. And in every interaction lies a choices.
‘LIGHTER, OR DARKER’ | HOLLYWOOD VERSION BELOW
Each encounter holds the capacity to render us lighter.
Or to colour the experience of our world darker.
Each encounter holds the capacity to engage
our sense of wonder.
Or to help us hide from noticing the
experience of being human.
Each encounter holds the capacity to
tell its story without expectation.
Or to force on the world an opinion
of how it must be.
Each encounter holds the capacity for
us to recognise our sameness.
Or to escape into the experience
of separateness.
And with each encounter comes a decision.
To make our world lighter.
Or darker.
http://www.vimeo.com/4964352
http://soulbiographies.com/
Posted: September 6th, 2011 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: choice, Common Sense, happiness, inspiration, motivation, passion, Vision | No Comments »
CONCERNING CHOICE from Nic Askew on Vimeo.
‘A FILM BY NIC ASKEW. SEE THE FULL SHORT FILM SERIES AT SOULBIOGRAPHIES.COM’ http://www.soulbiographies.com/.
And where are you heading off this morning? I drove my son to school. We had a joyful conversation imagining all sorts of things that were funny. Everything was possible. The world a great adventure full of new challenges. And if you were to ask me: ” What is happiness?” The answer would be: “Driving my son to school on a early morning…” All the rest are details.
Have a good working day…
Posted: September 6th, 2011 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: Common Sense, connected, happiness, inspiration, motivation, passion, positive, positive psychology, smile | No Comments »
SMILE from Nic Askew on Vimeo.
‘A FILM BY NIC ASKEW. SEE THE FULL SHORT FILM SERIES AT SOULBIOGRAPHIES.COM’ http://www.soulbiographies.com.
Smile and live the day as this could be your last one.
Posted: December 8th, 2010 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: Common Sense, Do, ennvironment, financial crisis, green economy, Homestead, Innovation, inspiration, leadership, Learning Development, New World, passion, positive, Succes story, Survival, Vision | No Comments »
http://www.vimeo.com/14615070
Lloyd Kahn.
We can build a home.
We got hands.
Ten digits.
A hammer. And a nail.
Yup, we got everything we need to build a home.
Posted: October 27th, 2010 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: Coaching, Common Sense, Improvement, Performance management, personal effectiveness, planning, role, self managment, Strategy, time managment, Vision | No Comments »
David Allen’s book ‘Getting things done’, has sold 2 million copies all over the world. The premise of the book is simple enough. That a person needs to move tasks out of the mind by recording them externally. That way, the mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that needs to be done, and can concentrate on actually performing those tasks.
Unlike a computer, we can not add more ram to our brains. So we have to free up ram so we can think more. That’s why David’s book is so amazing. That is gives you a system to take all that stuff and get of your head, so you can do more. Brilliant stuff.
From all authors about management and self improvement, David Allen is one who really helped me to improve my own planning system. What makes his story different from authors is for you to find out.
Posted: June 4th, 2010 | Author: Patrick Smits | Filed under: Personal Performance | Tags: Change Management, Coaching, Learning Development, organizations, Strategy, Teaching, Vision | No Comments »
This is an amazing story of a simple presentation that became a world-wide discussion. “Did You Know?” started originally out as a PowerPoint presentation for a faculty meeting in August 2006 at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, United States. The presentation “went viral” on the Web in February 2007 and, as of June 2007, had been seen by at least 5 million online viewers. Today the old and new versions of the online presentation have been seen by at least 20 million people, not including the countless others who have seen it at conferences, workshops, training institutes, and other venues.
Some questions for your thinking:
What skills do you want to teach your kids?
What and how many languages does your kid speak?
How will this impact your professional life?
How are you preparing to coop with these changes?
How is your organization adapting to these changes?
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