Bias in data

I’m pulling together a dozen ideas to produce some workshop material next year about improving evaluation practice in learning and development – keep looking out for it early next year. One area I’ve been focusing on has been bias. There isn’t bias in data per se, just bias in what’s collected, when, how, why, who… Read More Bias in data

Transactional analysis

I was fortunate to be speaking with Sally Rhodes last week and we were discussing evaluation and data. In the conversation I was bemoaning the lack of tactical and strategic data embraced by Learning and Development functions as part of their reporting and evaluation. Sally described the problem quite succinctly: If all you’re doing is… Read More Transactional analysis

Short cuts

I take short cuts when I write blog posts. I assume that many people who might read it will have read posts by me before. That means I can skim through ideas, avoid repeating content and reference posts I’ve already published. Pretty much every employee in your organisation would benefit from some shortcuts in your… Read More Short cuts