Archive for 'SKA'

Yes! Part five- then I can move onto something else.

So, if Skills, Knowledge and Attitude are the key what do they open? People is what they open! Not obviously in an invasive surgery way but in terms of potential ( ooh I’m feeling a bit queasy now , hospital lights and smells, operating tables, the machine that goes ping etc). If we are serious about people Learning and Developing then we need to make sure they have the right mixture between skills ...

Just seeing if you are awake!

Logically, part three should have been about Knowledge not part four. The planned structure was :

• part one – general outline
• part two Skills
• part three Knowledge
• part four Attitude
• part five ( yes, there will be a part five!) overview

However I couldn’t stop myself and went straight for Attitude. Sometimes attitude just has to override logic…..

So, Knowledge. As I’m writing this thousands are studying and revising for exams. Despite some ...

“She has such a great attitude!” “The reason she never gets anywhere is her attitude.”

Or maybe my parents – “you will never get anywhere with that attitude!”

These statements/comments/excalmations  have a ring of truth behind them. Why then do some people appear to have a “good” attitude and some not? We can all leap to our amateur psychology and find a list of convincing reasons. Chances are it’s the way they ...

Skills are very useful! I can still ride a bike. I haven’t actually got on a bike saddle for a couple of years and yes, I guess I would be rather shaky and wobble until I reclaimed my balance, however I would soon get contol back. (and no that is not me above…)

Riding a bike is a fantastic experience. Like most others I learned as a small child and I still get an element of excitement about ...

Actually, SKA is the key.

I’m a fan of SKA as in the musical genre – though not a fan of “musical genres”. (Why this obsessive need to label everything and everyone?). I’m partial to a bit of Toots and The Maytals or some Brit SKA like The Beat however the SKA I’m really interested is:

• Skills
• Knowledge
• Attitude

In learning terms these are the foundations of improving someone’s learning. Miss out one of these and ...