The professional at work measures their own performance. They test to understand how they work within our systems and processes. If they fail, they work out why and how to improve next time. Your learning offer needs to be professional to support that worker; they’re the person who’ll be the boss in a few years and… Read More Amateur or professional?
We’re in a world where we are able to track so much more of what we do online. Some employers can: Monitor the books employees download from our LMS. Check the use of the online resources in our learning platforms. Check the junk folders to see which emails employees deleted while preparing them. Monitor the… Read More Check this out
If you’re unhappy with the way things are turning out you can whine about it. Whining will let everyone know where you stand; everyone who agrees with will join you and confirm your opinion. You’ll feel better that you’ve got people with you but nothing will change. If that’s what you want, you may be… Read More But why…
Asking someone to do something to help you is a powerful question, particularly if you’re in a hierarchical position of perceived power. If you hand the same person the problem and your support to help them solve it, you hand them the power.
In the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water there’s a General who has overall accountability for the project. A technician asks him to not destroy the “asset” that they have. The General, pointing at the stars on his shoulder replies: “Count these with me, Son – there’s five of them: That means I can do… Read More 5-star General
Lost and Desperate 