Laura Overton has been doing serious L&D research for 20 years. so when she says a study matters, I pay attention. The CIPD is repeating its L&D research. and this time they’ve done something different. Instead of asking one part of the system what it thinks, they’re asking everyone with a stake in how learning… Read More Do This Today
An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. My favourite exemplar is this: The military intelligenceTwo words combined that can’t make sense Megadeth – Hangar 18 I saw an L&D oxymoron the other week, mandatory engagement. Really? Can you mandate that people are engaged? A few more I discovered: Some are just sloppy… Read More Oxymoron
I should have been at a vendor event today. It was the usual format: case studies, product demonstrations, prospective client conversations, and market positioning. I had an invite but was removed from the guest list a few days ago. The reason? I’m not a buyer, and that’s a very narrow view of how markets work.… Read More Not a Buyer
I had another conversation last week about the 3As of learning. A reminder: much of the work we do in L&D can be drilled down into 3 A words: AwarenessPeople are alerted that they probably already know something, or that they need to know something. They may already have the knowledge or experience, or they… Read More Relevant L&D
Listening to a podcast the other week, I heard two quotes that work in the L&D space. These were conversations with actors describing their craft. The first was: Ready, Fire, Aim. The world of L&D feels a bit like that sometimes. We fire first, then draw the target around whatever results we can find afterwards.… Read More Two quotes