I saw a post last week by Martin Couzins about “shadow L&D” in organisations. Martin is spot on about identifying shadow L&D but it isn’t an opportunity or threat. It’s the REAL L&D. Real because where people REALLY learn – in the flow of work, through questions, side chats, and quick experiments. Formal L&D often… Read More Out of the shadows
I have been supporting the Learning Technology awards for the last couple of weeks. This meant being available to fix Zoom problems, cover hosts, etc and meant I was tied to my desk for pretty much the whole time. I decided last week, after the sessions were completed, to get away from my desk and… Read More Getting out
I saw this fascinating post last week about decision making and context. In L&D we make all three types of decisions, but too often we treat EVERY choice as a tattoo. Buying a new platform, rolling out a leadership programme, changing your evaluation model. None of these are truly permanent. But we still debate them… Read More Hats, haircuts, and tattoos
A reminder, it’s not about playing to win. It’s about playing to succeed. Winning implies winners and losers. Success is shared. #ItStartsWithMe
People often ask me where my ideas come from. I’ve mentioned ‘bricolage‘ before and the pushing together of different ideas to create new things and seeing what emerges. I never get asked where I keep my ideas. I write them down. Not on a laptop, not in an app, but with pen and paper. I’ve… Read More Where ideas live
Lost and Desperate 