Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers

There are 65 episodes available in the Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers Podcast Series. If you have enjoyed this series, or would like to suggest a new topic for Arnie to cover please email Arnie Skelton (arnie@effectiveconnect.co.uk) with your comments and suggestions.

As promised last week, Arnie now offers his personal top ten recommended apps that help busy people get and stay on top of the information they manage.

In this week's podcast Arnie looks at his top ten tips for Information Management....and will follow it next week with his top ten technology tools that help you manage information effectively.

In this week’s podcast Arnie returns to his top ten, rather than last week’s fifteen, and rather than top ten tips, this week it’s his top ten traps, likely to face busy people. So – if you are one who feels work is always busy, this might be the podcast for you…

Something different from Arnie this week. 15 instead of 10, and this week’s 15 are his top motivational songs…which are also available as a free download on his website www.effectiveconnect.co.uk

In this week’s podcast Arnie offers his top ten tips on Incentivising Yourself. So if you ever commit to a task that you then fail to deliver, would having a useful incentive help? If it would, you may want to listen in this week…

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Sixtieth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses how to avoid becoming stale.In this week’s short podcast, Arnie gives his top ten tips on avoiding becoming stale. So if you feel you’re stuck in a rut, doing the same old, same old, and perhaps seeking something new and invigorating, then maybe some of Arnie’s ideas might be worth a try…Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In this week’s podcast, Arnie offers his top ten development books – books that have changed his life, and may also change yours.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Eighth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses In this week’s podcast Arnie talks about a difficult and important subject: making and breaking commitments. What do you do if you want to honour a commitment you’ve made to someone, yet to do so will damage your own wellbeing?Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Seventh episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses icebreaking techniques. In this week’s podcast Arnie offers his favourite icebreakers. So if you’re a teacher or trainer who needs to bring a new group together in a fun and entertaining way, this is a podcast for you.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Sixth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses programme interupts to break the spiral of negative thinking.In this week’s podcast Arnie follows on from last weeks’ about ‘Beating Myself Up’ by offering 10 simple ways you can break the spiral of negative thinking and self-talk through using some of his top ten ‘programme interrupts’ – simple phrases that can have a powerful impact.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Fifth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses "beating myself up".This week Arnie talks about a topic that's very personal and close to his heart: "beating myself up". It's his top ten tips, drawn largely from his own personal experience, as this is an issue he has struggled with for much of his life.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Fourth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses the art and power of storytelling.This week's podcast from Arnie is all about the art and power of storytelling – so useful for leaders and anyone wanting to influence others. Arnie explains why storytelling is so powerful, the key components of an effective story, and he also is offering is own book of 52 stories for managers electronically, free of charge – so to find out how to get it, listen to the podcast!Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Third episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Releasing Stress Sensibly.In this week's podcast Arnie looks at ways in which we can offload our stress in a productive and safe manner – so if you are someone who feels stressed regularly, then this is the podcast for you.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fifty-Second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses tackling negativity.In this week’s podcast Arnie tackles something we are all likely to face – unfortunately – some time at work: negativity from others. So his top ten tips are on tackling negativity. Did you know, for example, there are four key types of negativity, each requiring a different response?Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the Fifty-First episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Learning How To Learn.This week's podcast is particularly relevant for teachers, since the topic is 'Learning How To Learn'. Arnie offers his top ten tips on learning styles and strategies, including a very handy tip on conversion.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers the Podcast Series

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fiftieth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses memory improving techniques.This week's podcast from Arnie may be of particular interest to most teachers, since this week's top ten tips are about memory. Arnie's tips include how to remember numbers, and, perhaps more importantly, how to remember every student's name in you new class....Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

This week Arnie has selected his top ten tips from his experience of Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP. As he says, you don't have to be an NLP student, or even know anything about NLP, to make use of his handy top tips, all of which are immediately applicable to, and relevant for, the everyday world.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty-Eighth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Developing Greater Rapport.In this week's podcast, Arnie talks about how we can identify communication preferences in ourselves and others, and as a result, match these preferences and so develop greater rapport. And...there's a freee questionnaire on offer too...!Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the Forty-Seventh episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses being assertive. In this week's podcast Arnie's top ten tips are all to do with being assertive. So find out what it means to be assertive, why it's so difficult for most of us, and also find out about the four techniques Arnie recommends to be successfully assertive.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty-Sixth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Building Rapport.In this week's podcast Arnie takes a look at Building Rapport; including his top tip to prove you're a great listener, and how to spend currency wiselyArnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty-Second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses interviewing skills.In this week's podcast, Arnie takes us through his top ten tips on interviewing skills.For example, how to bridge, how to turn negatives into positives, and how to be prepared for that inevitable question: "is there anything you'd like to ask us?"Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty- fourth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses In this week's podcast Arnie tackles something many of us struggle with: Emails! Among other things, Arnie offers advice to help with the sheer volume of emails, and how to prevent emails going missing.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers the Podcast Series

op Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty-Second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses how to delegate effectively. This week Arnie follows on from last week with part of his thoughts on delegation – this week it's all about How to delegate effectively – how to make the briefing process as effective as possibleArnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Forty-Second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Development Through Delegation.Arnie's latest podcast is all about delegation: what it isn't, and what it is. It also covers the key principles that should underpin any delegated task, and outlines his recommended approach - Development Through Delegation.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the Forty-First episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Resilience.In this week’s podcast Arnie looks at the importance of being resilient, particularly in the face of COVID-19.Arnie has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development LtdTo hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the Fortieth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses why home working leads to a longer working day.In this week's podcast Arnie has a good look at why, for many of us, working from home means a longer, not shorter, working dayArnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the thirty-nineth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Nudge Theory.In this week's episode Arnie discusses Nudge Theory, and in particular the acronym EAST, which contains four key factors affecting the theory. He begins with a 4 question quiz, on lifts, fossils, fly tips and farmers...the questions are at the beginning of the podcast, and the answers at the end.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-eighth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton recommends his top ten entertainments. In this week's podcast Arnie treats us to his top ten entertainments to consider during this difficult period of lockdown, social distancing and isolation. 4 books, 3 videos, 2 films and one TV series – enough to keep you entertained and thinking during COVID19.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-seventh episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses his new website Effective Connect.This week's podcast from Arnie is once again relevant to the current coronavirus situation. His topic this week covers the free resources available on Effective Connect.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-sixth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Being and Staying Positive. This week's podcast from Arnie is once again relevant to the current situation. His topic this week is 'Being and Staying Positive' - his top ten tips to give yourself the best chance of having the best frame of mind in these trying times.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-fifth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Uplift options for staying positive and engaged during the current crisis.This week's podcast is a follow on from last week's, when Arnie announced a range of options for staying positive and engaged during the current crisis.This week Arnie outlines a live schedule of those events, which will take place every week during this emergency period. All the events are on a brand new website called 'effective connect', and are completely free to access. All you have to do is email Arnie and he will send you the website log in. You'll then have it for a free 4-week trial period. The site has lots of other good stuff, mainly providing on-line learning and development resources, particularly helpful during the current situation. But the site also has all the various positive activities listed on this podcast, under the title 'Uplift'....Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the thirty-fourth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Staying Happy and Healthy at Home Whilst Dealing With Coronavirus Stress.A really important episode, relevant for these difficult times, this week's podcast consists of Arnie's top 10 tips on dealing well with the coronavirus crisis, by doing easy, stimulating and fun things on your own, with your family household, or across networks and groups, in order to stay happy and healthy at homeArnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers the Podcast Series.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-third episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Stress Management.This week Arnie is talking about stress management – a very relevant topic, given the current situation.If you or your family are feeling stressed, it could well be worth giving this podcast a listen…Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Creative Thinking.In this week's podcast Arnie looks at creative thinking. How it differs from innovation, and how you are more likely (using the tips he introduces) to make your fortune thinking creatively than you are winning the lottery.Arnie explains some powerful techniques, illustrated with examples of how they have been used successfully. For example:+ How creative thinking has transformed modern day soccer matches+ How thinking about a TV set helped a fire service improve fire safety+ How a late night request for food inspired a brand new meal, and+ How the mother of one of the pop group 'The Monkees' earned more through her creative idea than all the Monkees earned together....Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the thirty-first episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Resolving long term problems or issues - What's stopping you?In this week’s podcast, Arnie tackles something relevant to most of us, as managers, teachers or students: what’s stopping us resolve long term problems or issues. We know we have the problem or issue, but somehow don’t seem to be able to fix or shift it.So this week’s top ten from Arnie offers – as usual – some practical tools and techniques for shifting the problem, by identifying specifically the factors that tend to block you from making progress.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In this week's podcast Arnie talks about the 10 presuppositions of NLP. Arnie is a Mast Trainer for NLP, and this podcast is a quick introduction to some of the main assumptions held by those teaching or studying NLP. As Arnie says, it might give you some insight into this world, and perhaps encourage you to explore it further.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers the Podcast Series

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-ninth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Personal Qualities.In this week's podcast Arnie talks through the top ten personal qualities he thinks bring you closer to people, make you someone that others are comfortable to be with. They are points of attraction - behaviours or characteristics that help you get on well with others. As the saying goes, "you get back what you give out", and in Arnie's view, these are the top 10 to give out. And if you're not sure, just give it a go, and find out...!Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-eighth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Thinking Frames.Following on from last week's top ten tips on Thinking On Your Feet, Arnie looks this week at his top ten Thinking Frames - models or structures that help you think more clearly and quickly whenever you're faced with a challenging situation or question. So if you're someone who often faces challenging or difficult questions or situations, and need to think quickly and confidently before you respond, then this podcast is definitely for you.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-seventh episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Thinking On Your Feet.This week Arnie is looking at ways to improve your ability to think on your feet. You know the situation: you’ve just given a presentation, or are attending an interview, and someone asks you a difficult question…This week Arnie offers you his top 10 tips on how to think quickly and effectively on your feet, when on the spot. Next week he’s going to follow it up by offering his top 10 ‘thinking frames’, which will help you think positively and constructively in any sticky situation….Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-sixth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Writing Effectively, using plain English.Last week Arnie's top tips were all about report writing. This week he follows that up with his top ten tips on writing effectively, using plain English. So if you don't know the difference between the active and passive tense, or what nominalisations are, and how to avoid them, then this week's podcast is for you...Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-fifth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Report Writing.In this week's podcast Arnie outlines an effective seven step approach to writing a report, to help you organise your material, then write the report, in an effective and time efficient way.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.Top Ten Tips for Teachers and #FE Managers the Podcast Series

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-fourth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Performance Management.In this week’s podcast on Performance Management, Arnie looks at both ends of the issue – how to set clear guidelines on any task, and how to deal effectively with poor performance should that happen. Arnie has something of a reputation for using acronyms or mnemonics, and in this podcast he excels himself – he introduces you to PIMST, SMART and RKSA – all really helpful summaries helping you to improve the chances of getting positive performance from others, and for addressing poor performance if that happens.”Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-third episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Being Persuasive. In this week’s podcast, Arnie offers his top ten tips on Being Persuasive.Why the idea of content is no longer important; why currencies matter; and why getting objections is actually a very good thing.These and other issues are raised, and are a set of simple ideas to help you raise your persuasive game.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Roles and Responsibilities Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the twenty-second episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Self-management.This week Arnie’s podcast looks at one of last week’s key roles and responsibilities in more detail: Self-management.In the podcast he discusses the difference between your internal and external selves, and your conscious and unconscious self, and how to manage them effectively. He discusses the danger of self validation, and also how to become more self aware of any strengths or failings.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.

In the twenty-first episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Management Roles and Responsibilities. This week’s podcast from Arnie is all about management roles and responsibilities. He offers the top 8 roles and responsibilities that all managers should expect to be accountable for, to be successful and effective.In the podcast, Arnie offers some simple and practical advice on what these 8 responsibilities mean, and act as a checklist you can use to assess how well you think you match up against them.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Performance Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn this final episode before Christmas, of Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton provides a list of his own top ten podcast choices for 2019.A mix of American and British-based podcasts, they provide an eclectic mix, from those focused on interesting science, through advice for start up entrepreneurs, to understanding mental health and human psychology.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the nineteenth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Receiving Feedback.Last week Arnie provided his top ten tips on Giving Feedback. This week, he's looking at the opposite end: receiving feedback. So if you are someone who struggles with taking feedback, and knowing how to respond - whether critical or complimentary - then these top ten tips might help.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

In the eighteenth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Giving Feedback.In this week's podcast Arnie looks at giving feedback - highly relevant for teachers and managers.He offers 6 key factors, to ensure good feedback BREEDS success, and also a 4 step structure for giving constructively critical feedback.He also distinguishes between 3 types of feedback - only one of which is truly relevant.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Performance Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the seventeenth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Managing Effective Meetings.This week Arnie’s top ten tips are on effective meetings – how to make sure you chair or contribute effectively in meetings.As usual it has lots of handy tips, including a 7-step process to help any Chair address difficult behaviour in the meeting.There’s also the offer of a free diagnostic questionnaire to help you identify the current strengths or otherwise of your meeting.Email ArnieSkelton@etduk.co.uk to request a copy of the questionnaire mentioned in this episode.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.

Top Ten Performance Tips for Teachers and #FE ManagersIn the sixteenth episode of his podcast Top Ten Tips for Teachers and FE Managers, Arnie Skelton discusses Managing High Performance.In this week’s podcast Arnie takes a look at managing high performance. He offers some tips on the different rewards that you might want to use, and also identifies some of the pitfalls associated – not only pitfalls about the choice of reward, but also, and perhaps more surprisingly, the pitfalls of having a high performer in the first place.Arnie Skelton, Managing Director, Effective Training & Development Ltd has spent the last 30 years working in a wide range of organisations, and all his tips are totally practical, and can be implemented by anyone, any time, at no financial cost.To hear more from Arnie subscribe to this podcast series or visit his Newsroom on FE News.