In the 1950s, Fredrick Herzberg set out to find out what motivated your teams. He wanted to know what factors created job satisfaction, and how it impacted on people’s motivation. He found motivators which included achievement, recognition, self-worth, and growth. He also found things like policies, supervision, relationships, and security which he called “hygiene factors”… Read More Being hygenic
I was presenting a workshop at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum yesterday and mentioned a phrase in passing which someone spotted and amplified: Most L&D problems are not L&D problems If that’s the case, why are L&D trying to fix them with a learning intervention?
Hi there, I wrote a memo to you a few years ago and thought it would be sensible to catch up again. Doesn’t time fly? 4 years ago I was worried that you wanted me to personalise my learning; I now have the freedom to do what I want but now if it’s not… Read More Email to Learning and Development
It all started in a quiet suburban street on a typical Monday evening. My wife was telling me about a course she had been on that day. An education consultant who is paid to deliver training to teaching staff had delivered a 2 hour session to my wife and a group of colleagues. A quick and… Read More Zombie L an D
A few weeks ago I wrote about going on a course that I didn’t think was a valuable use of my time. The post described a course that was put together to make me productive using technology. In the post, and discussion afterwards, I was concerned that we still deliver this type of training because… Read More Of course not?
Lost and Desperate 