Performance First Thinking

Fosway’s latest findings came out last week. These are the 11th iteration of their research and this year includes responses from 333 HR, L&D and talent professionals, 75% of whom are based in European organisations. I found them especially useful because they surface the real signals beneath the noise. The headlines about skills, AI and… Read More Performance First Thinking

The Invisible Professional

I heard a comment recently about assurance and how the best professionals are often unseen. It’s an interesting premise. If you’re great at what you do, people probably don’t need to know you’re there. Your work just…works. Problems are solved before they’re visible. Things flow. The challenge for L&D is that invisibility comes with a… Read More The Invisible Professional

4.6 isn’t enough

I’m always humbled and surprised when people ask me to speak about stuff in L&D. It’s an honour to be trusted with people’s time, especially now when it’s more precious than ever. So, I’m delighted to be closing the eLID Conference 2025 next Thursday, 15th May at 4.00pm BST, with a session on proving the… Read More 4.6 isn’t enough

It’s about measurement

One of the things we talk about within Proving Impact (the book and sessions we run) is the power of 10. 10 days, weeks, and months, we ask ‘so what’, ‘now what’, and ‘and what’. We ran a session about ten months ago and it’s really interesting to see what has happened. We ask about… Read More It’s about measurement

How many?

The conversations I’m having about Proving Impact are really enlightening. One key theme appearing recently is just how many sources do you need to produce comprehensive and compelling reports. You can only answer this question if you have: a) understood the baseline you’re working from and;b) have absolute clarity on what you want to achieve.… Read More How many?