Compared to 2011 when I didn’t seem to have much to write about, this year’s been a lot busier on the blog. Listed below are the 5 posts that have attracted most views on the site. Easy as ABC In November I expressed my concerns again about the desire to measure everything we do in… Read More 5 most popular posts this year
I’ve written previously about how we’re modelling our offer. The next stage of that offer falls into learning activities that are formal and disruptive. The most common question I get asked about this blog is why it’s called Lost and Desperate. As I’ve posted before this is called lost and desperate as a reflection of the people… Read More Yes, reinvent the wheel
I was at a meeting of other public sector L&D professionals the other day and couldn’t find anyone who has a personal blog. It’s been on my radar for a while – do you know any L&D people in local government who blog? Some of the attendees blog as part of their role, creating pieces… Read More Are you using old tools?
I’ve had a few conversations in the last couple of weeks about the expectation of a learner. The structure of the model we’re suggesting will place more on the learner to take responsibility for their practice. And why shouldn’t it? I added to the proliferation of L&D terms the other day by suggesting on Twitter that learning and performance objectives… Read More Autonomous Learning…or have you done your POOS?
I’m doing an activity with a team in a few weeks that is partly based on the McKinsey 7S framework. I like the way it can analyse core aspects of change but feel it is a little complex; Staff, Style, and Shared Values can be summarised as Culture. Additionally, there is no direct link between systems and skills… Read More Structuring your approach
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