Fair enough

I’ve recently noticed that the topic of fairness has popped up a bit in my life. Some incidents have been closer to home than others and there seems to have been a little more dialogue recently about what it means to be fair. I live in Waltham Forest which has become a battleground over the development… Read More Fair enough

The essence of strategy

is choosing what not to do. Michael Porter This is the 5th and final post following my session at the CIPD LD show. As you may have read I’ve been detailing the outputs from an exercise that the participants undertook. The last part of the exercise was about strategy;  what business aims and objectives needed… Read More The essence of strategy

Cultural Evolution

I’m a fan of heavy rock; from the NWOBHM through the big 4 thrash bands to the esoteric and creative sounds of Faith No More. I mention it because as soon as I say I’m a heavy metal fan, people have an image of me with long hair, a leather jacket and bad skin. That’s… Read More Cultural Evolution

It’s all about the people

I like to think that our actions define us, but am more than aware that the relationships which are created, developed, nurtured and destroyed by those actions have more meaning that the activity itself. I was always keen to look at the outputs from the next part of the activity the session which I ran at… Read More It’s all about the people

Wicked skillz

In my previous post I summarised my session at the CIPD L&D show and pointed out that I was going to review the outputs from the participants in the room from the final activity I’d set. I’d asked the group to consider what skills gaps they felt L&D had in developing a more autonomous and… Read More Wicked skillz