I was lucky enough to catch a great panel the other day on LinkedIn. Titled ‘Prioritising Your Professional Development – Insights from L&D’, we heard from a number of experts in the L&D space about where some of the gaps are in the development of the L&D professional. I asked a question in the chat… Read More Was that your intention?
I speak about peer supported learning a lot and made the assumption (as I’m prone to do) that people would understand what I meant by peers. I saw Seth Godin was writing about peer support last week and he posted this: “Peer” is a job title, and it’s earned. One way to earn it is… Read More Who are your peers?
I was at a hospital last week accompanying someone for an appointment. While I was waiting as their consultation was completed, I had a look around the space I was in. There were 22 signs in the 4x3m space. I assume since they were there that all of them were important. Some were instructional, some… Read More Read the signs
The Learning at work 2023 survey report from the CIPD is out and it’s a compelling piece of research. Massive credit to Laura Overton and Andy Lancaster for producing such a comprehensive piece of work. It’s rich in data and I’m still working through it but this really stood out: Only one in five learning… Read More Realising potential
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
Lost and Desperate 