7 shifts you need to make in your Workplace L&D

I saw this article on Teach Thought last week and thought it was worth consideration from a workplace learning perspective. What ideas do we cling to in LD that don’t do us any favours?  Let’s look at the 7 in the Teach Thought article. Physical to Digital One of the saddest sights recently was at… Read More 7 shifts you need to make in your Workplace L&D

Improve your learning experiences

This is the last piece in the series of posts about how we’re transforming our learning function.  My apologies for the delay in getting it out – it fell off my radar. To bring you up to speed, we’re attempting a new way of creating L&D support at my workplace, using a format that we’ve developed over… Read More Improve your learning experiences

Pace of learning

This is a swift post. It has pace and speed. It is hasty; a quick fix. We’re often asked to help people learn quickly but do we consider cadence?  We are handed a deadline but do we break down the steps : into a rate that people want? into the rate we want? into the… Read More Pace of learning

Change or die

I’ve read a few pieces this week that are reaffirming my thoughts that L&D has to change. Firstly, this article by Barry Sampson at Onlignment is great as it stresses the need for L&D to partner up with business.  I saw Barry present at an event last year and our thoughts are in parallel –… Read More Change or die

In a former life

I used to work for the London Fire Brigade in L&D.  I had a great time there and learnt an awful lot about managing speculation, decision making and leadership. I was reminded of my time there by two incidents this week.  Firstly I bumped into one of my old colleagues.  I literally bumped into them… Read More In a former life