Most L&D strategies fail before they start.Not because they’re bad.Because they were never yours in the first place. You can’t outsource the thinking that makes your organisation work. Yet in L&D, that’s often exactly what happens. A consultant delivers a slide deck, some borrowed language, and you’re left wondering if it was worth it. I’ve… Read More Building Strategy That Works in Your Context
I’m publishing fewer posts on LinkedIn and this is one of the ‘exclusive’ posts which isn’t going to be tossed about on their algorithmic storm. I mentioned yesterday it’s tougher writing posts to appeal to the LI model; these posts aren’t. They feel more authentic, honest and ‘my’ voice. As someone rather beautifully said the… Read More One of the gang
I read the CIPD’s Flexible and Hybrid Working Practices 2025 report yesterday. It’s a really useful summary with loads of data points to help inform hybrid working decisions. What gave me cause for concern was the impact on learning. The best workplace learning is culture-enabled. If we’re mandating attendance over experience, we’re reinforcing presenteeism over… Read More Why Flexible Working Needs Flexible Learning
I’m taking a few days out in the next couple of weeks to do nothing. That doesn’t mean ‘nothing’ in the literal sense; I’ll still happily spend hours on screens for dopamine hits but these will involve gaming, movies, and finishing TV box sets. I’ll happily be scrolling through my phone taking pictures of my… Read More Doing nothing
We know the problem isn’t a lack of content. What we need are better conversations, about the content we already have and, more importantly, how to use those conversations to create real change. That’s the idea behind something I’ve been thinking about for a long time, and am finally bringing to life. It’s something new… Read More We Don’t Need More Content. We Need Better Conversations.
Lost and Desperate 