I’ll keep calling it out. Last week I saw an event later this year with a genuinely balanced speaker lineup. But they’re promoting their podcast alongside it, so I had a look. Eight episodes of one-to-one interviews with eight guests. Here’s the diversity breakdown: Or to put it plainly: all men. All white. All but… Read More You keep doing it…
I know I get stuff wrong. When I write something like the 50 more Big Ideas for example, I ‘know’ some people will be looking at it and criticising, challenging and probably laughing. As Seth Godin so brilliantly put this week, if people aren’t laughing behind your back: …it’s possible you’re not being bold enough,… Read More Comedic interludes
I posted 50 more big ideas for L&D on Wednesday morning. By the afternoon, the latest research from Stanford and the Hoover Institution landed in my inbox. I wasn’t expecting vindication. But here we are. The Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes has been running monthly since 2020. With over 200,000 observations, the May 2026… Read More Data catch up
I saw a post from Sukh Pabial on LinkedIn this week about his year of searching for a full-time role. I’d encourage you to read it. It is honest, it is well put, and it has resonated with hundreds of people. One paragraph caught me. He described a lot of CV advice being shared as… Read More CV Tosh
You might have seen I wrote about a Penalty Charge Notice the other week. Interestingly, within 24 hours of posting, Waltham Forest confirmed the vehicle had a valid permit and the escalated Charge Certificate has been withdrawn. The ward councillor escalated it to officers, and it was resolved almost immediately. But I want to stay with the… Read More Process Failure