Remember you’re brilliant. Not all the time – that’s impossible – but you might be brilliant in short bursts. And in those short bursts you might come up with a brilliant idea, teach a skill, or do some exceptional work. Do you know when you’re brilliant?
Taste is what other people notice when your work has a spine. In L&D, we mistake activity for perspective. We curate playlists, facilitate workshops, and design experiences and then wonder why our work feels forgettable. Here’s what’s missing: conviction about how people actually get better at work. A point of view isn’t “people learn differently”… Read More Point of View
I was talking about mastery with someone recently. It’s one of the three elements in Dan Pink’s Drive, and they asked a very reasonable question. How do you become a master of something? I’m not sure you ever fully do. For many things, mastery isn’t a destination. It’s a direction. It starts with noticing what… Read More On Mastery
Currently, there’s a trend on Instagram where people post images of themselves from ten years ago and invite comment. I looked back at what I was posting in early 2016 and found a post that asked: If people are capable and willing to do that for themselves in non-work situations, why is workplace Learning and… Read More Ten-Year Trend
I had to do something this week called a ‘commute’. Having spent the last 6 years or so working pretty much remotely with travel problems caused by cats in the way or a trailing dressing gown robe, finding the need to head into a workplace for a set time for a day was unusual. Firstly,… Read More Would not recommend
Lost and Desperate 