I’ll not be watching the England World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Not because I don’t want to but because I’ll be watching System of a Down live for the first time. I’ll be with my eldest son, and we could have swerved the gig to watch the game, but he’s not really a football fan;… Read More Your priorities
That’s the number of unread newsletters, webinar invites, updates, and reminders sent as marketing in my inbox. I separate them with a cool filter so I look at them last, at the end of the day, and usually delete them unread. I didn’t today and had a brief look through them, not for any reason… Read More 57
About a year ago I wrote about my fear that Skills England might end up too education-first and not enough performance-first. The latest changes are a reminder that apprenticeships are now being shaped by a more centralised funding system, not just by organisational need. Two things changed, and they are not the same thing. Skills… Read More Apprenticeships Are Not the Whole Plan
There is a long-running internet habit of looking back at old photographs and laughing. The haircuts. The glasses. The clothes. The facial hair. The accessories. The whole look. It is easy to mock from a distance. But at the time, those choices probably felt good. Someone walked out of a barber, salon or shop feeling… Read More This Decade’s Haircut
All the posts say, “be more strategic.” That’s it. Also, align with the business. Add value. Think commercially. Focus on outcomes. Build capability. Measure impact. Tell a better story. Bring stakeholders on the journey. Sorted. The problem with a lot of professional guidance is not that it is wrong. That would be easier. The problem… Read More The LinkedIn Feed problem