I’ve never watched the Sopranos. I’m not a big TV watcher and by the time people told me it was worth watching I’d missed too many series to catch up. The Wire? Breaking Bad? I’ve never seen Frozen – the Disney film. I don’t have pre-teen children (or grand children) so it seems as if it’s… Read More Pop culture
I was speaking with a group of apprentices the other day and we were discussing some of my previous jobs. My career path hasn’t been straight as an arrow (whose has?) but they were interested in one of my first roles, that of a trainee butcher. It was hard work with long hours but immensely… Read More Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker…
This post is being published as I’m speaking at the CIPD Annual Conference under the title “Advancing L&D to Create the Learning Practitioners of the Future”. It’s a long title which can be summarised in a few words: If we fail to change we die My session is co-delivered, brief, and focused, containing less in terms of content… Read More Advancing L and D
I had a brilliant time at the Charity Learning Consortium conference last week. I was lucky enough to have read this great blog post by Donald Taylor which was published the day before the event. It made me think about the presentation I’d prepared and realised that it wasn’t up to scratch. Although I wasn’t a keynote… Read More LCD design
It’s that time of year again as L&D professionals across the globe submit their top 10 tools for learning on the brilliant Jane Hart‘s list. If you haven’t already done so, you have a little more time to get your entries in – the closing date is Friday 19 September 2014 My current list, in no particular… Read More Top 10 tools – 2014
Lost and Desperate 