I saw an article from the Harvard Business Review last week trying to frame the argument around what the optimal workplace would look like. Do we ask what the optimal learnplace might be? And wouldn’t the answer be ‘it depends’?
I got a couple of things wrong over the last few days. These included scheduling blog posts at the wrong time and recording audio with the wrong microphone. They’re not fatal errors, and easily fixed. What I don’t do is pretend they haven’t happened. Showing my working matters to me for a few reasons. Firstly,… Read More Sound and vision
Pictures paint a thousand words which is why I choose images to go on my blog posts on my website. When I copy those posts to LinkedIn I never bother with the images yet the posts on LinkedIn get read many more times. Do images really matter if it’s a short piece of content?
I was chatting with someone the other day and realised I’ve developed an elevator pitch based on brevity. I just hope it’s only a short hop to the 5th or 6th floor. Otherwise there will be some long silences.
There are some things I do that are automatic now. My experience means that they’re intrinsic to me and don’t notice them. One example is overcoming objections. I often hear from people asking how to manage the perceived conflicts that come from trying new approaches in learning. One process I’ve used for years is AQBC.… Read More But how do we help people overcome their concerns?
Lost and Desperate 