Put strangers in a room and they’ll find ways to work together. They’ll also spot someone who does the same job and steer well clear. If you’re bringing people together, don’t ever leave useful conversations to chance. Get the people doing similar work talking to each other.
Someone sent me an article this week. I’m not going to say who wrote it because it doesn’t really matter; you’ve read it before. You’ve probably read it this week. It’s the one that opens in capital letters telling you not to spend your money on training but to invest it in business results instead,… Read More Training? No. Training!
Every tender we’ve submitted in the last few months has been delayed. And not just those: I get updates about every tender I enquire about, and they’re ALL running late. The explanation we’re given is nearly always the same: buyers received far more submissions than they expected and didn’t have the capacity to evaluate them… Read More Everything’s late
After four days and thirteen sessions, I’m not sure AI really was the story of the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum. It was everywhere, obviously. But the more interesting conversations were about what happens to L&D when producing learning gets easier. Day 4 reinforced that from four different directions. Thrive talked about connecting systems rather than… Read More Four days later
Before I review the Learning Technologies Autumn Forum, I want to point out the help and support the chairs offered across the four days. It’s easy to overlook what the role involves. A chair needs to understand what the session is trying to do, know enough about the subject to ask useful questions, prepare with… Read More Take a chair