they only have degrees of success. We tried out a Learning Chat Live on Friday and it was either: A complete nightmare. People couldn’t see messages, there was no direction, chat was lost, comments were difficult to see, people were in the wrong place, and some people never got in the event. Or: It was… Read More Pilots don’t fail
My name isn’t especially difficult to pronounce – I do hear different variations occasionally, most usually my forename being shortened to Andy*. There are now countless tools to help people pronounce names correctly; LinkedIn has an option to upload a recording and I recently found Namedrop where you can upload a recording which anyone can… Read More What’s in a name?
I’m pulling together a dozen ideas to produce some workshop material next year about improving evaluation practice in learning and development – keep looking out for it early next year. One area I’ve been focusing on has been bias. There isn’t bias in data per se, just bias in what’s collected, when, how, why, who… Read More Bias in data
I generally try to offer people three choices by default. If their choice is limited to two options, that will represent a dilemma. A forced choice between two options will create the space for the people to resent you for having a limited offer. If you can create three options, there will be freedom to… Read More Choices, choices, choices
I’ve been working with a few organisations recently where an interesting situation is coming up more and more. My approach to development has, for some time now, been about self-determined learning with individuals finding the skills they need to improve their work and perform better. This approach, enabling people the space to learn is a… Read More Professional bodies
Lost and Desperate 