The world 110m hurdle record is 12.8 seconds. The word 100m sprint record is 9.58 seconds. Even people who are well trained and skilled at being able to get over hurdles quickly, and at pace, take almost 20% more time to accomplish a race. Imagine what you’re doing to people’s pace when you add even… Read More Get out the way
I ‘know’ what good learning looks like. My customers ‘know’ what they ‘think’ good learning looks like. Their employees ‘know’ what they ‘need’ to ‘learn’ to do their jobs ‘better’. I doesn’t matter what my standards are if they aren’t consistent with what people think they need. Perceptions trump expectations and both are undermined because… Read More My standards vs the universe
I mentioned the other day that I’d finished an assignment last week so this week is about taking time to tidy up. Some of these things are emails, admin, and receipts – the small jobs that, if left and ignored, develop into substantial and significant tasks. More important this week and next are the relationships,… Read More Tidy up
Yesterday, I saw my friend Sukh Pabial has been recruiting for a new venture. What was different was the way he recruited – no CVs, just a cover letter to meet 3 questions he set for the applicants. I’ve mentioned that we need to think about flexible working and flexible learning differently – I’m interested… Read More Flexible recruitment
I was reading Lior Locher’s latest book over the weekend. In it, they talk about mending and the need to ‘do the do’. You want to be a writer? Write stuff. You want to be an entrepreneur? Spend some time exploring that opportunity, learn more about evaluating opportunities, join that networking event, keep your books… Read More Be professional
Lost and Desperate 