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優勢發展專欄（五）四大天賦族群一囗才影響族

優勢發展專欄（五）四大天賦族群一囗才影響族

擁有於這族的天赋，是善於表達，勇於承擔和領導的一羣。在工作中，如果只有點子，沒有人推銷；只有計劃，而沒有行動，一切都是原地踏步，相反這族的天賦能夠讓我們影響更多的人，有更多的動力作出行動，現在就看看這一族的天賦包括什麼。起動行動 (Activator) - 名字是行動派，不空談，能即時化點子為行動，正所謂「講多無謂行動最實際」。操之在我 (Command) - 有台型，給人一種壓場感，善於掌控大局，果斷行動。競爭取勝 (Competition) - 以競爭對手為假想敵，從與別人比較來挑戰自己，爭取勝利善於優化 (Maximizer) - 善於把事情由「好」成為「更好」，工作經過他們的手裏，必定會被升呢自信自重 (Self Assurance) - 心中有一個指南針，引領他們的決定和行動，時刻展現自信和堅定艷光四射 (Significance) - 獨立行事，渴望在別人眼中被肯定和建立美好的名聲，奮發向前蝴蝶蜜蜂 (Woo) - 喜愛結識來自五湖四海的人，不害羞，善用短時間連繫他人，建立關係，爭取信任能發揮口才一族天賦的人，常常

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優勢發展專欄（四）四大天賦一從心一族

優勢發展專欄（四）四大天賦一從心一族

在工作中你曾遇到一些辣手問題，只要三Sam哥、Mary姐出馬，就會立即處理妥當，只因Sam人緣好，從reception小姐、茶水房阿姐，以致CEO 都非常Like 佢; 而Mary姐則出名是識做人，看懂眉頭眼額，睇清風頭火勢，還在適當的時候做適當的事。從心一族的天賦，就是那些在人際關係中帶着魔法，能夠與身邊的同事、上司丶下屬和客戶能夠保持正面的連繫，當中的天賦包括：順勢而行 (Adaptability) 一當工作中出現大大小小的轉變時，能夠處變不驚，活在當下，順勢而行環環相扣 (Connectedness) 一相信所有人丶事丶物的出現，必然有着互聯的關係和意義慧眼識英雄，助人成長 (Developer) - 有着透視眼，能夠看穿一個人的發展潛能和改善空間，能夠看見別人成長，帶來極大的滿足感同理同心 (Empathy) - 能夠設身處地代入別人的世界看待事情，又能夠感受對方的感受和諧共融 (Harmony) - 能求同存異，喜愛共識，不喜歡衝突，凡事以和為貴包容，一個都不能少 (Includer) - 留意身邊的人，能夠把核心外圍的

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優勢發展專欄（三）四大天賦族群一快手快腳族

優勢發展專欄（三）四大天賦族群一快手快腳族

上文跟讀者分享了食腦一族的天賦特質，有點子是工作中重要的一環，而能把一個點子，化成計劃和行動，再轉為成果，則需要高度的執行力，一些人天生極具執行力，筆者稱之為「快手快腳」族(Executing) ，這一族在職場中極為重要，試想想工作中老闆最想看見是甚麼？工作成果 (results)！看一看你有沒有其中的一個「快手快腳族」天賦。成就成事(Achiever) 一喜愛和善於訂立和完成目標，下班時能夠把to-do-list之任務完成，被視為最大的動力和成功感，統籌帷幄 (Arranger) 一喜愛和善於統籌不同人力和物力，以完成任務之指揮家，具有高度工作效率，並能靈活應付突如其來的轉變，像小丑表演雜耍那樣輕鬆自如。忠於信念 (Belief) 一內心擁有堅定不移的信念和價值觀，讓人感到可靠和值得信賴。這些信念，能讓他們排除萬難，堅持到底，把任務完成，像船隻的拋錨樣那樣堅固。公平公正 (Consistency) 一完成任務過程中，一視同仁，公平公正，不偏不倚，像大公無私之包青天！審慎嚴謹（Deliberative) - 喜愛和善於預測完成任務

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Keeping Ourselves on the Cutting Edge of the Learning & Development Industry

Keeping Ourselves on the Cutting Edge of the Learning & Development Industry

Trainers are lifelong learners too. Even the most seasoned, experienced trainers must continue to develop professionally, so they will not fall behind in their own knowledge, tools and skills required to provide high-impact training programs and the best learning experience. Last month, Matchy and Christopher, our two principal consultants, attended a 3-day European conference - The Interactive Techniques for Improved Learning Conference (ITIL) organized by the Thiagi Group.

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[Our First Delivery of Train-The-Virtual-Trainer Program on Webex]

[Our First Delivery of Train-The-Virtual-Trainer Program on Webex]

*************************************************************************************************** Last week, we delivered our flagship virtual program - Train-The-Virtual-Trainer Program – to a group of corporate participants on Webex for the first time. They joined us from different locations in the region - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Philippine; and the program turned out very well. Frankly speaking, I recalled that when I used Webex in my first virtual training projec

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Talent Academy Debuts Bite-size "COVID-19 & Training Profession" Video Series. Watch & Get Inspired.

Talent Academy Debuts Bite-size "COVID-19 & Training Profession" Video Series. Watch & Get Inspired.

In 2020, when we were facing both the challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic, we took the courage to shift gears and transformed ourselves into a truly provider of online training solutions. Over the year, we have had ample opportunities to work with different corporations in designing and facilitating a variety of virtual training programs and events, including webinars, Virtual Instructor-led Training (VILT), virtual team building events, virtual Staff Developme

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正心理專欄（九）馬上學懂5種讚賞的語言，為工作環境增加正能量！

正心理專欄（九）馬上學懂5種讚賞的語言，為工作環境增加正能量！

有沒有想過，我們的工作就好像一段親密的關係。你必須每天跟你的同事朝見口晚見面。他們會知道你每天的心情，甚至你的性格，愛好，長處和短處。相信你也會常常聽到身邊的朋友跟你分享他們是如何努力工作，但在公司裏辛苦工作也沒人知，莫說嘉許或獎勵。久而久之他們便慢慢變得心淡和失去當初的工作動力。事實上，被欣賞或讚賞是員工滿意度的一個最重要因素。從心理學角度看，當人被欣賞時會產生一種相等於在戀愛中的積極性和自信心。而試問誰不希望被人愛呢？在全球暢銷的著作「5種讚賞的語言」裏，美國著名的心理學家Dr. Gary Chapman認為，如同不同國籍的人說著不同的語言一樣，每個人也說著不同的讚賞的語言。在工作上，如雙方能懂得對方的語言，便可大大增進感情和減少不必要的誤會。談到「讚賞」這件事，普遍較為內斂的中國人可能會覺得難以啟齒，但是讚賞的語言並非要你把「我欣賞你」掛在嘴邊，有時候只需一句真摯的問候，或是一個貼心的小舉動已經足夠，現在就讓我們來看看五種「讚賞的語言」吧。 1. 給予肯定和讚許有些人很需要別人的肯定，這種情況一般在喜歡成就的人身上較為常見。讚許指

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How Training Professionals Benefit from our TTVT Program. Hear What Graduate Has to Say About It.

How Training Professionals Benefit from our TTVT Program. Hear What Graduate Has to Say About It.

In May 2020, just as the pandemic began to seriously affect L&D activities around the world, we launched our first Train-The-Virtual-Trainer Certification Program to corporate trainers, helping them to develop the knowledge and skills needed to deliver highly impactful, interactive, and engaging online training, while enabling them to become competent virtual trainers so that they could adapt to the new normal and achieve career success. Up to now, over 100 delegates from nea

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Let's Start Anew in the Year of the Ox

Let's Start Anew in the Year of the Ox

NEW is the year, NEW are the hopes. On behalf of Talent Academy, our two Principal Consultants, Christopher and Matchy, are sending their CNY blessings to you and your colleagues in a special way. Click to watch the video and start the Year of the Ox with merriment! https://youtu.be/KroY7WyfZP0 Don't forget to subscribe our YouTube Channel to stay connected with us. https://youtube.com/channel/UC_6UXOocJu2ucQA8yrLFI3g #talentacademyhk #yearoftheox

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Join our TTVT March Intake & Alumni Group - Connect with Like-Minded Training Professionals to Grow

Join our TTVT March Intake & Alumni Group - Connect with Like-Minded Training Professionals to Grow

Talent Academy proudly established a TTVT Alumni Group, where we have brought all TTVT graduates from our public classes together to form “One Group One Community” in the hope of raising the bar on the training profession. We believe that learning is a long journey. It’s important for us as “like-minded” training professionals to stay connected, to exchange ideas, and to learn and grow. In this community, alumni members are encouraged to share their stories, best practices,

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Presenting Online with Impact is not Rocket Science. Hone Your Virtual Presentation Skills to Excel.

Presenting Online with Impact is not Rocket Science. Hone Your Virtual Presentation Skills to Excel.

With the implementation of work-from-home measures due to the CONVID-19 pandemic, we inevitably need to deliver virtual presentations, such as business proposals, new product launch, sales pitches, business performance reporting, etc. Everyone can present; however, not everyone has the right presentation skills to make persuasive online presentations to get the audience buy-in while achieving the intended results. The good news is, presenting online with an impact is not rock

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正心理學專欄（一）你有没有聽過「橫直橫直橫」心理學?

正心理學專欄（一）你有没有聽過「橫直橫直橫」心理學?

「橫直橫直橫」心理學跟大家先來一道謎語題－「橫直橫直橫」，猜一字。猜到謎底了嗎？沒錯，是個「正」字！你果真聰明啊！「正」心理學是什麼呢？那麼，是否也有「負」心理學、「邪」心理學呢？要解答這個問題，我先帶你穿越一條時光隧道「wiki」，回顧一下心理學過去百年的發展！https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology 若你喜歡看警匪片，你會否記得在電影《無間道》中，有一幕是描述梁朝偉走到「心理醫生」陳慧琳的診症室與她見面。鏡頭下的房間內放着一張軟綿綿的梳化椅，除了播放着柔和的貝多芬音樂之外，還點着幽香的香薰呢？心理醫生的「辦公室」真是這樣的嗎？答案是…歸功於電影之美術效果吧！話說回來，鏡頭一轉，梁朝偉便趟在那梳化椅上，回答著心理醫生的提問。心理醫生一邊細心聆聽著，一邊點點頭，然後又向他繼續發問；如是者，你一板，他一板，好像似打乒乓球一樣。會面結束後，病人心結得到解開，彷彿已「藥到病除」了，！真的嗎？這麼快便可將問題解決？現實是…有，不過萬中無一，因為心理治療是一個「過程」，讓我強調「過

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正向心理學專欄 (十三）逆能力

正向心理學專欄 (十三）逆能力

小時候家中有一個木偶，名為「不倒翁」，你打它一錘，它倒下，不需一秒它便極速彈起來。你再打它，它又彈起來，像是永遠倒不下的大鐵人。逆境是人生必然面對的功課，誰曾應許天色常藍，誰說花有百日紅，人生不如意事十常八九。甚麼能力可讓我們像不倒翁，在逆境中跌倒後，能夠彈起來，而且能夠彈得更遠和更高，心理學家把這個研究課題稱為「復原力」（Resilience），筆者稱之為「逆能力」。在這個COVID-19的逆境考試中，到目前為止，你有幾多分呢？你有倒下嗎？倒下有多久？反彈了嗎？在疫情期間，筆者在先前的三篇文章**，分享了自身在逆境考試中起起跌跌的經歷。在這篇文章，筆者總結了「逆能力」的幾個原素，跟大家分享。成長思維力——史丹福大學心理學系教授Carol Dweck 研究指出一個人的思維模式，是固定還是成長，對他/她面對逆境起着重要的影響！在逆境中我們可以選擇固定思維（Fixed Mindset），故步自封，抗拒改變，埋怨他人。或是我們擁抱成長思維（Growth Mindset），相信逆境是帶來成長的契機。逆境的過程雖然艱苦，但深信上帝有重要的功課讓我們學習

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Flag Day Call! Talent Academy Has Become the Online Volunteer to Support Heep Hong Flag Day 2020.

Flag Day Call! Talent Academy Has Become the Online Volunteer to Support Heep Hong Flag Day 2020.

Corporate Social Responsibility is always part of our DNA at Talent Academy. Over the years, we have been aspiring to bring about positive changes to the society and make meaningful impact on the communities that we work. Talent Academy recently made a pledge to support Heep Hong’s Flag Day and has become their online corporate volunteer. Heep Hong Society is a children education and rehabilitation organization that is committed to helping children and youths with diverse n

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你到了法定成年歲數🔞然後呢❓

你到了法定成年歲數🔞然後呢❓

Written by Joshua Voon, Consultant at Talent Academy Limited 有沒有想過成為成年人意味著甚麼？我並不是說要準時繳房貸或買人壽保險。我說的是我們成年後應該如何繼續發展。我們應該如何看待世界並與之互動？如何處理衝突並與身邊周圍的人互動？對孩子來說，這很容易。兒童有不同的發育階段和儀式，所以我們大概可以預測他們長大後會怎樣。但是大人呢？成年後，就是「成人」了嗎? 對於我們大多數人來說，成年期是一個自然與突然發生的狀態。我們沒有一個成人發展的框架來幫助我們了解自己目前的位置和想要的位置。幸好我們現在有超過數十年關於我們思想和心理過程如何發展的研究，例如Robert Kegan的成人發展理論，Lawrence Kohlberg的道德發展階段，Piaget的認知發展理論，Erikson的心理社會發展理論，僅舉幾例。它們表明我們如何從嬰儿期進入青少年和成年，從而經歷不同的發展階段。這些理論都是相當合理的，並且在大多數情況下似乎相對準確。例如，Erikson的心理社會發展論表明，在青春期

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Understanding People and Building Effective Teams Through the DISC Tool

Understanding People and Building Effective Teams Through the DISC Tool

“I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding.” – Miranda Kerr Conflicts in the workplace may arise as a result of misunderstanding and miscommunications. With greater insights into behaviors and personalities of ourselves and others, we can better adapt to each others, leading to less conflicts, better communications, more effective relationships and teamwork, hence higher productivity and performance

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[ 你看見什麼?]

[ 你看見什麼?]

你第一眼見到呢個公司logo，有乜感覺呢？有好多客人接過我張咭片嘅時候，第一個反應都會話：「你公司嘅logo好靚啊！」我真係要歸功於我既平面設計師，當年成功咁將我嘅「一點點」人才發展理念注入公司嘅logo設計。Logo中嘅一棵樹象徵著「育人」，所謂「十年樹木，百年樹人」，培育人才嘅工作就係一個嘅長遠又充滿生機嘅一個旅程！至於樹上面一個個嘅「逗點」又代表乜嘢呢？心理學家話畀我哋知，個人嘅思維想法十分重要，係正係負，積極定係消極，向上定係向下，全都足以影響一個人嘅身心情緒狀態！逗點就係代表咗人與人之間嘅對話，而呢啲逗點有機會係「正逗點」一即有建設性、鼓勵對方嘅説話，或「負逗點」一冇建設性、打擊緊對方嘅説話。兩種「逗點」都會影響住人與人嘅關係同距離。喺抗「逆」期間，我哋都需要多啲「正逗點」，彼此鼓勵！我期待能夠喺職場上撒下更多嘅種子，讓種子慢慢成長，變成一棵傲然挺立、枝繁葉茂嘅大樹，為人們帶來林蔭大道，貢獻社會！ #抗疫抗逆 #talentacademyhk #matchyma #正逗點

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Working Smart With the Art of Conversation

Working Smart With the Art of Conversation

“The art of conversation consists as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably”. – Hayley Atwell From time to time, we may have worked with co-workers who have difficulty in connecting with others because of their poor communication skills, such as inappropriate choice of words in their conversations, improper tone of voice and body language, etc. Ineffective communication can lead to workplace conflicts and poor work relationships. Fresh out of school, young new hi

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Our First-Ever Online Inspirational Talk by Elite Athlete Amid the Rising Wave of Coronavirus

Our First-Ever Online Inspirational Talk by Elite Athlete Amid the Rising Wave of Coronavirus

Striving to become a world champion require years of blood, sweat and tear, which is hardly imaged by us. One of our motivational speakers, Mr. Kyle Choi, who is the former Hong Kong Cycling Representative in London Olympic Games and the World Cycling Champion, had been experiencing countless ups and downs throughout his professional cycling career. When facing challenges and adversity, how did he defy the odds and relentlessly pursue excellent performance? Recently, Talent

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The Power of Communication to Connect & Influence: How to Become Effective, Persuasive Communicators

The Power of Communication to Connect & Influence: How to Become Effective, Persuasive Communicators

“Good communication doesn’t’ just happen; it is the result of good design.” - Stephen Few We communicate and interact with other people every day. From time to time, we also need to influence and persuade people to buy into our ideas, to provide us with their tight resources and support, to help us effect change, etc. Thus, having poor persuasive communication skills could bring a devastating impact on our success at work. According to the Modes of Appeal, the Greek philosoph

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