I’ve mentioned we’re recording a special episode of the Women Talking About Learning podcast for the 100th edition and are waiting for comments from listeners about what they’ve thought about the podcast. What we hope is that we’ve moved the needle a bit in the representation of women in the workplace learning sector. What we… Read More What’s the truth
There was a superb paper produced this week which drew on a 2024 survey of more than 9,000 workers across nine countries. In it, it finds that more workers report potential benefits from new technologies like robots and AI for their safety and comfort at work, their pay, and their autonomy on the job, than… Read More AI vs employee
There seems to be a lack of self-awareness in the LinkedIn marketing world. Finding my email and sending me a cold message about how you will help me generate leads isn’t going to land well. If that’s the approach you’re recommending, it will annoy more people than it gains. If that’s not the approach you… Read More Self-aware
The carrot for learning shouldn’t be a certificate, accreditation, or approval. The stick for learning shouldn’t be mandated completion or 100% pass marks. Help people understand their own motivations for wanting to learn and their limits which will stop them starting or continuing. Blunt tools do no favours for participants, or the people wielding them.
Jargon has become an unfortunate staple in L&D. Acronyms are thrown around with reckless abandon – ROI, LMS, etc., Amidst the three-letter acronyms, a new breed of buzzwords has emerged, each weirder than the last. I thought I’d come up with some more trendy lingo and glib phrases. Let’s just run them up the flagpole… Read More What we need is more jargon
Lost and Desperate 