I was at a live event the other day where speakers who had presented then got together to form a panel. The panel had a 3:2 majority of women speakers. The audience were then invited to ask questions. The audience was split about 60:40 in favour of men. Obviously a white man asked the first… Read More Asking questions
I was thinking the other day about the pace of learning in organisations. I was in a conversation with someone kicking around culture and the idea of an organisational learning pace came up. It often feels like the learning function is somehow expected to ‘manage’ this speed through its governance of the learning process. The… Read More Speed limits
I know I bang on about the Women Talking About Learning podcast a lot but I don’t care. It IS, without doubt, the most satisfying thing I’ve done in my Learning and Development career. I’ve been tracking the stats back for the last few weeks and it’s solidly in the top 5% of business podcasts… Read More Secondary effects
There’s a great scene in Spinal Tap, one of my favourite films. In it, the interviewer (Rob Reiner) asks the lead guitarist of the band – Nigel Tufnell – why the amps go to 11. Apparently, it’s because it’s one louder than 10. When asked why he doesn’t make 10 louder, Nigel replies – ‘but… Read More But it goes to 11
I’m writing more chapters for a book based on the 50 big ideas for learning I started a LONG time ago. The practice of making sure I’m writing at least a thousand words a day doesn’t seem to be having a negative effect on my blog posts. Indeed, they seem – to me at least… Read More Writing better
Lost and Desperate 