I was out and about yesterday. Firstly, I went to the The CPD & Retrain Expo at the Excel. Having the chance to see what people outside my usual circles think about learning, development, training, coaching etc. was illuminating. Most interesting was chatting with other attendees and getting a sense of how far corporate learning… Read More Learning hangover
I was thinking about the awards industry the other week. We almost entered a podcast award but decided against it. Not because Women Talking About Learning isn’t worthy. We hear good things about it all the time. The issue was value. Looking at past winners and shortlists, our chances of even making the long list… Read More Pay to play
Apparently I’m one of ‘The 10 Most Influential Learning & Development Leaders To Follow, 2022’. I know this because a publisher contacted me to tell me. They are going to do a six-full page profile in print and online magazine. They’ll talk about my success story, achievements, milestone and barriers. They’ll put my picture on… Read More Vanity
It was the LPI Learning Awards last night. I won. Twice. Gold as part of the team from the Dept of Health and Social Care (DHSC) delivering Lateral Flow Testing training. Bronze for Learning Professional of the Year setting up my business, podcast, daily blogs, writing a book on performance consulting for the Charity Learning… Read More Learning Awards
I wrote a post about brilliance the other day. It was written the day before, and published the day after, I’d presented to the judges of the Learning Awards. In the post I said this: My belief [is] that you should play to succeed and not play to win; it’s more assertive and allows people… Read More Award yourself
Lost and Desperate 