Lessons Learned from a Slippery Staircase
I fell down the stairs the other day. It was raining, the stairs were slippery and I fell- really hard. And now I have a bruise the size of Ballito on my butt.
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Soft Skills are Life Skills
We often push the importance of soft skills for the workplace, but today I would like to tell you why the skills we teach in our workshops are necessary in our every day lives...
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Step Up or Step Out!
The sentiment in the country is negative. It’s time for all leaders to step up. The issues of Xenophobia, Femicide and a depressed economy are taking their toll. Wherever you turn women are mentioning their fears, comm…
Read article4 Ways to Stay Positive
We've all been there, faced with what feels like an impossible task. What follows are feelings of stress, irritability and perhaps even despair. Whether you've been asked to do something at work that you a) don't like do…
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Train your Brain
It's easy to get overwhelmed by the daily stresses in our lives, and we tend to focus on all the negative hum-drum of it all. But did you know you can trick your brain into feeling happier?
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Looking back!
This year Staff Training enters our 16th year of training. Over the years we have had some great laughs in our workshops and with a minute or two to reminisce I thought to share our undoubted highlight with you.
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Laughter - Not Always the Best Medicine
So I got to thinking about diversity and how it really plays out in our perceptions of each one of the myriad race groups comprising the polyglot that is South Africa.
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How Important is a Sense of Humour at Work?
If you're like most people you probably enjoy a good joke, but find the office a risky place to start cracking them...
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So This Literally Happened…
You know that feeling you get when you hear someone say, “He literally swept me off my feet,” or “I literally died from laughter”?
Read articleFailing at E-mailing?
We use emails umpteen times a day at work, so where and how can we improve?
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