Conversation moves in cycles. Its basis is – and always will be – analogue. Work, pub, conference corridors. Messy, awkward, and human. Trust is found in the pauses as much as in the words. Then we went online. We used forums, email, and the best early Twitter. Later, LinkedIn, Slack, and WhatsApp as channels spread.… Read More Conversational cycles
I have to repeat this – I first raised it about a year ago. Stop saying COLLABORATION when you mean COOPERATION or COORDINATION. They’re not the same thing. COLLABORATION is creating, building, and sharing towards a SHARED GOAL.Same outcomes. Same measures. Same wins and losses. That’s rare. Most of the time you’re not collaborating.You’re cooperating.… Read More Real collaboration is rare
When I read stories about automation of processes, AI implementation, and development of new technologies, they are invariably illustrated with some kind of robotic presence, wire frame imaging and humanoid but inhuman characters. What automation is, in the real world, is a medication being prescribed, approved, supplied and delivered. Simple choices and switches supporting human… Read More The failure of automation
I’ve been reflecting on this lately. The rules of engagement for L&D have shifted in the last few years and we’re in a different place now. As Seth Godin put it like this: But how about artists who choose to produce paintings they love instead of those that will easily sell? This is a different sort… Read More Are you successful?
Prompted from a great call with Emily Mason at Thinqi earlier this week I got to thinking; if what you’re doing is irrelevant, silence will tell you faster than any survey. We talk about engagement like it’s always a win. People are engaging – great. People aren’t engaging – bad. But what if engagement is… Read More Better to be hated than ignored?
Lost and Desperate 