I was reading about the Decoy Effect the other day and how it is used to market goods and services. I got onto the topic because I was keen to understand how to frame options to senior leaders when you’re asking for support for new ways of learning measurement. E.g. You can have the free… Read More Buy, bye
Cable ties are really useful. They cost a few pence but do the single thing they expected to do really well. Try and fill a beanbag without a cable tie to secure it at the end and you’ll soon know why you need a cable tie. Don’t ignore the innocuous and easily forgotten resource. It… Read More Cable ties
Restrictions in the UK are easing because of Covid. It’s not going to create a ‘Great Return’ though and I still think we’re going to be working in a hybrid way for a long time to come. As I’ve said before, if our knowledge work is hybrid, our learning will be hybrid. We’re beginning to… Read More No Great Return
The other day I saw this tweet from Jeff Wren: So here’s another in the series where I vent. Attendees – they’re not an audience for your presentation, so don’t teat them as passive observers. That means talking WITH, not TO them. Hearing a 10 minute lecture is dull. I don’t care if you think… Read More What grinds my gears – webinars
Asking people to help out can be great for growth and development. Unfortunately, it’s easy to over-ask and create a job within a job. For example, women of colour are often asked to take on additional responsibilities especially around diversity, equality, and inclusion (DE&I) tasks. They are less likely to have bosses who promote their… Read More Job within a job
Lost and Desperate 