I’ve listened to John Helmer’s conversation with Erica Farmer on The Learning Hack and am lucky to say I know them both, so declare an interest, but it’s a VERY good episode. Erica makes a point that we’re rolling out AI much as we’ve rolled out HR systems before it: project plan, town hall, launch… Read More Treating people like people
A ‘most-read’ story from an HR publication last week reported that people completed a programme and that performance improved, as though one explained the other. Roles, policies, management, working conditions or a myriad of other factors might also have changed but weren’t reported. Yes, valid programmes contribute, but putting participation numbers next to an improved… Read More Real difference?
I heard a really interesting piece recently about how we perceive time. For a 2-year-old, a year is half their life. When you’re 20, a year is roughly 5% of your lifetime. Over 50, a year accounts for less than 2% of your life. It’s one reason we perceive time moving faster as we get… Read More Relative vs Absolute
I’ve written before about em dashes and how I would add them to my writing. I use Quillbot to spell-check, paraphrase documents, an AI detector, live translator, grammar checker and a range of other activities. It loves em dashes – it reminds me when I use hyphens and adds em dashes instead. It did it… Read More The em dash
It’s pretty much impossible to keep track of everything in the world of work, learning, and people development, let alone HR, talent and performance, as well as sector-specific events and news. I try really hard to track what I can; I’ve mentioned before about curating feeds with RSS tools and bookmarking activity. I heard Erica… Read More Keeping track of everything