A WorkLife Book/Film Club Experience of Self Directed Learning — Between The Lines Book/Film Club moves through the streets of Shoreditch each month for a showing of the film of the book the group had all just read, followed by their discussion of both book and film. It had been a hot day, and the group welcomed Antoine’s suggestion of…

Many Stories Grow From a Single Sentence #Lesson3 … Passion Tells The Story … INTRODUCTION The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain…

A WorkLife Book Club Experience of Shared Learning and Personal Development — Lars introduced his team to Fika, a ritual he had grown up with in his native Sweden. He told them that although it’s often translated as a coffee and cake break, it really is much more than that. It’s a concept, a state of mind, an attitude and an important…

WorkLife Conversations Over Breakfast — As the founder of a Print Media business, it is important for Lacey to take time to get to know the growing team at her company and to help them get to know each other away from the office. …

With the Contemporary and Classic Literature Book Club — Jasmine welcomed Alessio, Cali, Noah and Selena to the first meeting of the Contemporary and Classic Literature Book Club. All based in Shoreditch, they planned to take turns hosting the club in their homes over supper with a theme or a twist. The first supper had a little bit of…

Both Out In The World and Inside Ourselves — Gael is a waiter at a steak house/Spanish tapas bar in Shoreditch, London. His passion and pride for Spanish food is evident in his work, and because of this, his boss, Florian, put him forward for an award that recognised the good work of people working in hospitality. The award…

Many Stories Grow From a Single Sentence #Lesson2 … Failure Tells The Story … INTRODUCTION The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain…

To Develop and Fine-Tune Soft Skills: Case Study 1 #Empathy Aisling has worked for several years as a WorkLife Coach and Learning Practitioner. She has been through many economic downturns, which have always brought about cuts to learning budgets. Through this, she learnt the one thing in life that can…

Paves the Way for a Deeper Understanding of Metaphors, Symbolisms and Point-Of-Views Annie is an information and security analyst and member of the Shoreditch WorkLife Book Club. She is an avid fan of superhero films and graphic novels. She attributes this to her love of comic books, which began as…