Running my own business reminds me there is ALWAYS something to do. It’s so easy to keep switched on and busy that when it does get busy, you find yourself working even harder. Last week I got ahead of a project and was waiting for responses. Not urgent, nothing major, but I’d blocked time out… Read More On Pausing
I haven’t written a ‘moany’ post like this for over a year so here’s another in the occasional series when I have a vent. This one is especially hot right now as I KEEP hearing about ’embedding’. A one day team building event offsite isn’t “embedding collaboration.” It doesn’t change reporting structures, reward systems, or… Read More What grinds my gears – embedding
I was out and about yesterday. Firstly, I went to the The CPD & Retrain Expo at the Excel. Having the chance to see what people outside my usual circles think about learning, development, training, coaching etc. was illuminating. Most interesting was chatting with other attendees and getting a sense of how far corporate learning… Read More Learning hangover
I was reading the latest WFH research data from the U.S. Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes at Stanford earlier this week. It shows that about 25% of all paid workdays in the US are now done from home, and employer plans have settled at around 1.4 days per week as standard. I’m doing some… Read More REALLY modern learning
Seth Godin writes about landlords and tenants. Tenants trade labour. Landlords build assets that grow when they’re not in the room. Most of my work has been rented out: consulting hours, delivery, presence, etc.. But the shift is happening. Podcasts, frameworks, the podcast learning festival, a new book outline I’m working on. These are assets.… Read More More landlord, less tenant
Lost and Desperate 