Last week, someone said something that quietly reconnected me with my purpose. They probably don’t realise the impact but their words reminded me why I do what I do. What was the last moment which made you step back, pause, and appreciate what you do? And if you can’t remember, what do you need to… Read More Moments in time
I signed up for a webinar the other day from LinkedIn. It was a topic I was interested in with a couple of speakers I know and respect. I followed the links, got the email approval and went there at the appropriate time. At 5 minutes after the start time I was surprised it hadn’t… Read More Two weeks late
I saw a post on LinkedIn from Don Taylor last week that has – as he regularly does – prompted me to think. Don Taylor recently suggested that face-to-face facilitators must evolve into highly skilled specialists—able to build context, facilitate knowledge-sharing, and surface organisational know-how. That struck a chord with me. The use of the… Read More Do I Know What
It feels like these is a disconnect between talent and learning. Not so much that they aren’t in the same place and playing the same game, but more the lack of explicit connection, and implicit overlap between the two. I was speaking with someone recently about the shopkeeper to engineer analogy – learning needs to… Read More Talent and Learning
I was speaking with someone recently and the phrase ‘winging’ it came up. If you’re not aware, it’s a distinctly English idiom: To do or try to do something without much practice or preparation. I’ve done it a few times and would guess most of us have and think we get away with it. When… Read More Winging it
Lost and Desperate 