Articles about personal development.
Last week my latest book for the mentee was finished and came from print. I use "print on demand" and www.lulu.com
The book looked very god in the new design, and I have started on translate it to english. I have a good friend in the US who will do it for me. As a lawyer, writer and trainer he knows what to do.
Bur for now the book is in norwegian, just send me an email if you want to order.
The price is Euro 16,25 + shipping.
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Sadly this training was stopped because of lack of interest(?). Sad that students and next generation leaders don´t take their time to participant in a good and practical leadertraining program.
BUT, I am trying to set them up with Junior Chamber International Oslo and their brand new leadership program for 2010.
Hope they can do it together. We will see, and maybe more to come on this blog about that.
Leadership Development Seminar in AIESEC UiO Read More »
We have some of the same problem in Norway with new teachers coming to job and know "nothing" about whats going on in the classroom. Of course they have the theoretical from their education, but no one is standing ready to help them in their new school.
Every new teacher should have a mentor when they get started in a new school. Because every school is different and the students also are different.
Sandra Feldman, president of the Washington, D.C.-based American Federation of Teachers, says the same.
In a speech this March (2009) at the White House Conference on Preparing Quality Teachers, Feldman stated: "Most teachers, whether they came into the profession through an alternative path, or through a regular teacher education program — as do more than 80 percent of our teachers in the US — will tell you they felt unprepared when they entered the classroom."
In the past, those who couldn’t cope with the challenges left teaching. Today the profession can’t afford to have newly credentialed teachers leave the field in frustration. "When there were ample people entering the profession and not as many about to retire, we could afford a high rate of attrition," said Dougherty. "Now, we can’t afford to lose anyone."
I would love to start mentorprogram for teachers worlwide, just find the money for it. This is a problem for a lot of countries and they have to realise it.
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I am going back to The Norwegian Mentor Program and a training for their mentors. They are doing a mentor program for the young leaders in Young Enterprice in Oslo and Akershus in Norway.
They are being mentors to help young students in their work as leader in their school businesses. More about this will come later.
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Going to Innovation camp right now. Arranged by young enterprice Oslo. 70 students making their fantasy school.
— Post From My iPhone
Tomorrow I am judging a debating competition between Norways young future.
— Post From My iPhone
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Once again I would return to the Norwegian Armed Force for this to hold courses in presentation techniques. It would be a day course, 7 hours, including lunch Tuesday before the autumn holiday.
Not only were 16 representatives from across the country learn presentation techniques, but they will go back to their counties and keep the course self to others. They should therefore first learn to make presentations and speeches in a six-hour course, and then back to the county and hold this course. And this time they will keep it for up to 70 people over two hours. Impossible you say? No, the young soldiers looked only at this as a challenge.
Already 15 minutes into the course was the first presentation in time, up behind the pulpit and tell your name, where you came from (birthplace), where you served and finally the expectations of the course. When we had feedback after it emerged that several had stage fright.
We talked about the communication model, preparation, who is the audience, etc., etc. In addition, they had a total of 4 presentations with feedback at all times and at the same time was the difficulty level higher and higher.
Funniest was when they were going to make a speech on a night out, but was specific audience of me. The options were the girfriend/boyfriend, general, parents and
friends. It is quite obvious that they are professionals in adapting what they say to the person who will listen. This is knowledge they did not show, or thought of, that they had.
When they finally gave the last speech with self-chosen topics, it was all the senses sharpened, and it was a big difference from the same morning. And everyone, even those with stage fright before, showed clearly that this did they like. They had made their own speech, with its own theme based on a well proven model. At the same time noting all the audience down on a yellow note what they did well and what they should improve on.
Finally as we walked through how to put up a presentation skills course in two hours, with different exercises and Icebreakers. I look forward to hearing feedback on how this course was.
If you have any questions about the training or wish the same training for your company or organization take contact.
Presentationsskills in The Norwegian Armed Force Read More »
Doris Appelbaum says in this article that a good mentor is a coach, always challenging you, inspiring you and demanding that you do your best.
Mentors can improve confidence and lead to job opportunities you had not considered. They are familiar with a range of professional opportunities and are guides who have put aside self-preoccupation to foster the growth of new professionals.
The best mentors help develop the insight and self-awareness that assist with integrating professional life, military life, personal concerns and core values.
To read the whole article, click here: usmilitary.about.com/library/weekly/aa010603a.htm
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A couple of weeks ago, the motivation guru Kai Roer drove a truck across Norway.
A strange thing to do, you may say, but not so to him.
He have had an interest for trucks since childhood, and since he have the lisence to drive them, he tend to drive big trucks a couple of weeks every year.
As a recreational thing, and as inspiration.
This time, however, things did not go as planned…
To read more: bebetter.no/node/262
This is the seconf time I am going to The Norwegian Armed Force (www.mil.no). This time it is a training in presentation skills on the agenda.
It would be a whole day for the training here in Oslo, Norway.
I am really looking forward to this, thank you for the opportunity.
More will come, with pictures and all.
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