This was first published on Alison Chisnell’s advent blog in 2013. I re-read it recently and decided to re-post it for this Christmas. Maybe I’ll update it next year… Presents…check. Food…check. Decorations…check. And so it begins, the inexorable list of activities that you put in place for Christmas. You get the idea from the holidays… Read More Christmas reflections
…it’s what you answer to. WC Fields Manager sits at their desk wearing a Leader’s hat, ‘Send for Training right away’, I want to have a chat. Training attends immediately, carrying pen and paper, ‘I want to develop Talent’ booms Leader, And Training’s belief dissolves like water vapour. Seated back at their working space,… Read More It ain’t what they call you…
Old ideas, new ideas Old ways, new ways Old habits, new habits Old processes, new processes Old culture, different culture Old systems, new systems Old relationships, new relationships Old thinking, new ways of thinking Old experience, new experiences Old models, new concepts Old words, new interpretations Old phrases, new inspiration Old ideas, new challenges Old journeys, new… Read More Something old, something new…
…are routine. You have a plan and it is completed. …are exceptional. You have a plan and it is exceeded. …are busy. Busyness over business. …are profitable. Business over busyness. …are growth. New happens and you realise how you can use it. …are confused. New happens and you don’t know what it means. …are imperfect.… Read More Some days
The interior of a training room. A darkened room with a very conspiratorial atmosphere. Learning and development people are seated around a number of tables. Francis is standing by a flipchart, addressing the group. Francis: If we want Learning and Development to be recognised as a valued business function we need to get to the board room. We get in… Read More What has the business ever done for us?
Lost and Desperate 