Just telling people about how they can do their work better doesn’t necessarily mean they either a) want to know about it, b) hear about it, or c) want to change the way they do it. It’s a recurrent conversation in the world of learning where we are still pushing, selling from what a supply.… Read More A need doesn’t mean a demand
About 15 years ago I started looking at the way we did learning in the workplace and suspected we needed to modernise and reform. I was working in local government where we had little money as a result of decisions made about austerity and the funding in the public sector. I’m seeing similar conversations happening… Read More Here we go again
Here’s a question to start with: What is a Skills-First Organisation? The reason for asking is that, with the fascination with reskilling and upskilling and a focus on skills in the workplace, I’ve not seen a really useful explanation for what this means. It appears to be – in some cases – simply as a… Read More Skills, first
We are approaching the 100th episode of the Women Talking About Learning Podcast in a few weeks and we thought we’d do something a bit different. We’d love to hear from the listeners of the podcast. What is it that has piqued your interest? What has been your favourite episode and why? Who has inspired… Read More 100 up
I collect new stories and content through a RSS aggregator and have a specific search term, “hack”. I get about 25 stories a week about hacks. These range from white hat attacks on systems, to cleaning and household tips, to leadership approaches and personal habits. I have a bit of a problem with the word… Read More Hacking away
Lost and Desperate 