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In the fast-paced world we live in, personal growth and self-improvement have become essential pursuits for many of us. Whether you're looking to enhance your skills, deepen your knowledge, or find new inspiration, our self-serve online library of content is here to support you on your journey. Our unique library is thoughtfully curated and organized into four distinct categories to cater to your preferred methods of learning: Watching, Reading, Listening and Doing
Our library is designed to be your go-to resource for personal development, providing you with the tools and content you need to reach your fullest potential. Whether you're watching, reading, doing, or listening, we're here to support your growth every step of the way. Explore our categories, discover new paths to self-improvement, and embark on your journey towards a better you.
Watching
Dive into a world of engaging videos, webinars, and tutorials. From motivational talks to in-depth courses, our visual content is designed to provide you with valuable insights and actionable knowledge. Learn from experts across various fields and watch your understanding grow.
Watching
Dive into a world of engaging videos, webinars, and tutorials. From motivational talks to in-depth courses, our visual content is designed to provide you with valuable insights and actionable knowledge. Learn from experts across various fields and watch your understanding grow.
Ted Lasso - Tv Series
In a shock development struggling English Premier League team AFC Richmond hires American football coach Ted Lasso as its new manager. Lasso knows nothing about soccer/football. With unshakable enthusiasm and positivity he rises to the challenge but little known to him there are forces within the club that don't want him to succeed.
Ted Lasso Trailer
Your Body Language may shape who you are - Ted Talk
Amy Cuddy tells all about the key component of communication, and how to drive your confidence when delivering your message. Click on the video on this page to watch.
The Power of Vulnerability - Ted Talk
Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathise, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity
Ted Talk - Brene Brown - Click Here!
‘Pursuit of Happyness’ - Will Smith portrays a brilliant biopic of a man who refuses to give up.
Reading
Reading
Explore a vast collection of articles, eBooks, and whitepapers. Whether you prefer in-depth analyses or quick reads, our library offers a wide range of materials that will feed your mind and inspire new ideas. Stay updated with the latest trends and deepen your expertise through the power of the written word.
Spotlight on Dominique Pain, F&B Skills Trainer -
Chimp Paradox, by Prof Steve Peters - ‘i found it so interesting to delve into the workings of the human brain. Changed the way I think as I don't always listen to my Chimp now as I know it's not always helpful'
Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell
‘The Tipping Point which blew my mind that little things could make a big difference and Outliers, that the key to true expertise is spending 10,000 hours on something’
The Magician
by Raymond Feist.
It was the first novel I’d read since I left school and it’s such a fantastic story it reminded me how you can totally lose yourself in a story
Legacy
by James Kerr
What the all blacks can teach us about the business of life. A great book that is really humbling and taught me more about leading the team.
Start with Why
by Simon Sinek
Why are some people more inventive, pioneering and successful than others?
And why are they able to repeat their success again and again?
Because it doesn't matter what you do, it matters WHY you do it.
Those who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate in the same way - and it's the opposite to most. Drawing on the stories of leaders such as Steve Jobs, Ernest Shackleton and the Wright brothers, who each discovered their why to maximum effect, Simon Sinek uncovers the fundamental secret of their success. How you lead, inspire, live, it all starts with why
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Maanger’s
by Steven Covey
This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
Who Moved My Cheese?
by Dr Spencer Johnson
It is the amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life, for example a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions, health or spiritual peace of mind. The maze is where you look for what you want, perhaps the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live in. The problem is that the cheese keeps moving.
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.
Drive
Daniel Pink
A BOOK THAT WILL CHANGE HOW YOU THINK AND TRANSFORM HOW YOU LIVE! Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. As Daniel H. Pink explains in this paradigm-shattering book, the true secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world.
Mans Search for Meaning
Viktor E Fankl
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that he and other inmates coped with the experience of being in Auschwitz. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances.
The sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph.
Frankl came to believe that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.
Listening
Tune into podcasts, audiobooks, and interviews. Perfect for learning on the go, our auditory content allows you to absorb knowledge and inspiration wherever you are. Listen to the experiences and advice of thought leaders and industry experts, and let their voices guide your development.
Listening
Tune into podcasts, audiobooks, and interviews. Perfect for learning on the go, our auditory content allows you to absorb knowledge and inspiration wherever you are. Listen to the experiences and advice of thought leaders and industry experts, and let their voices guide your development.
A Diary of a CEO Interviews
by Steven Bartlett
Available both as a Podcast and on Youtube - Steven Bartlett starts off his podcast as young entrepreneur, Steven provides an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the worlds most influential people, experts and thinkers. Check out the interview with Louis Theroux by hitting play on the video.
The High Performance Podcast
by Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes
The HPP turns the lived experiences of the planets high performers into your life lessons. Jake and Damon speak to athletes, authors, entertainers and experts about the key to their success. They look beyond the guests achievements and encourage guests to share how they developed their mindset, what gave them confidence, how they navigate through adversity and much more.
How To Fail Podcast
by Elizabeth Day
This is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven't gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Every week, Elizabeth’s guest explores three failures, and what these failures have taught them about how to grow and succeed, better.
Motivation Daily Podcast
by Motiversity
Motivation Daily is for anyone looking for motivation inspiration and encouraging words and advice to help you on your journey in life. Produced by motervisity,this podcast features only the greatest motivational speeches, spoken by the best speakers in the world.
We asked the Talent team what they would recommend to listen to - Adam Liversidge, Training Delivery Team Manager recommends his favourite Audiobook -
What it takes to be number one
by Vince Lombardi on Leadership
‘Its my introduction into learning, i was always thought i learned by doing and would suffer through 80 or 90 hours weeks, learning through trial and error and was never good at reading. I didn't indulge in reading because i didn't enjoy it - however the best boss i ever had talked to me about my leadership behaviours, and then she sent me an audiobook .This captured me right from the start, because it by someone i admired (i love NFL!), and was my introduction into my love of learning and development, and support my journey into moving from my hotel, into my learning and development role'
Things to do
Put theory into practice with our interactive exercises, workbooks, and hands-on activities. This section is dedicated to those who believe in learning by doing. Develop new skills, track your progress, and experience personal growth through actionable tasks and practical application
Things to do
Put theory into practice with our interactive exercises, workbooks, and hands-on activities. This section is dedicated to those who believe in learning by doing. Develop new skills, track your progress, and experience personal growth through actionable tasks and practical application
Put yourself first
Walking and talking offers you a chance to slow down and notice whats going on right now around you and within you. The more you practice being mindful, the easier it will be to slip into that mindset when you're feeling overwhelmed. Fostering the mind-body connection is an important part of mental health. It's a great opportunity to get some much deserved mental peace and quiet. Check out the Travelodge Belong - Wellbeing, page to understand how you, and Travelodge can support your Wellbeing.
How you learn
Understand how you learn, by taking the VARK questionnaire. The quiz will support you in understanding if you prefer to learn Visually - by seeing, Aural - by listening, Read/Write, or by Kinesthetic - learning by doing. This tool can also support you when it comes to understanding how to train your team.
How Emotionally Intelligent Are you?
Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the skills and abilities that help you identify, understand and manage your own emotions and identify and empathize with the emotions of others. Whether online or in person, at work or at home, EI can help each of us build and maintain stronger and better relationships.
Click here for the Emotional Intelligence Quiz
Check out the Mind Tools Website
For many other tips, quizzes, tools and articles on all sorts of topics - Self Development, Leadership and Business Skills.
Click Here For The Mind Tools Website
The Reflection Toolkit
Reflection allows you to identify and appreciate positive experiences and better identify ways that you can improve your practice and service delivery. It can also be useful when you have had more challenging experiences; helping you to process and learn from them
Click here for the Reflection Toolkit
Consider your Leadership Style
Understand the benefits and areas of opportunity are for you in how you lead your team. Knowing
In this leadership type assessment, you’ll encounter a series of carefully crafted statements, always presented in pairs with opposing qualities. Your task is simple: choose the point between these two statements that best aligns with your natural inclinations. No need to over analyse; just trust your instincts.
Click Here for The Leadership Style Quiz
Reach Out to The Expert
Dont be afraid to reach out to someone who is the Subject Matter Expert (SME). Everyone has been where you are right now professionally, and everyone is more than willing to help. Many of our colleagues in been promoted whilst working in Travelodge, they will happily provide advice, offer guidance and more importantly - share what has helped them become the expert.
Create a Personal Development Plan
Personal development is beneficial for you as an individual and also for businesses and society as a whole. If you are making the most of your abilities and skills, this will positively impact your life and others around you. According to the NHS, learning new skills can improve your mental wellbeing, as it gives you a sense of purpose and boosts your confidence.
A simple and effective way of keeping track of your personal development is by completing a personal development plan. If you don’t have a plan, it will make it difficult for you to focus, and you are unlikely to meet your goals – whatever these may be. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. Check out what to consider when creating your PDP.
Click Here for Guidance on Creating Personal Development Plans
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