Long-term impact

Here are the last few unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work and my thoughts. 70-20-10 still relevant with tech changing the way we work?I think so. I recognise and understand the criticisms about it as a framework/model/approach (choose your naming convention). However, it focuses people on the benefits… Read More Long-term impact

Stop right now

Here are the next series of unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work. Is there anything you think L&D should STOP doing just now, so that we have the capacity to develop for the future?This could be a very long and complex answer but I’ll reiterate the simple point:… Read More Stop right now

Cobbler’s children

I mentioned last week I would have a go at responding to the unanswered questions in a session I attended at the CIPD Festival of Work. Here are the first few which I want to address and my thoughts about them. We have an issue we call “the cobbler’s children” – our L&D colleagues are… Read More Cobbler’s children

Reboot Transform

I had a great day at the CIPD Festival of Work last week. I’ve been thinking about the event, the speakers, and the vendors and connections I made. The HR profession is in rude health but we are still looking at ourselves as a support function, rather than a business partner. Partnering means being involved… Read More Reboot Transform

See you there?

I’m at the CIPD Festival of Work tomorrow, Thursday 12th June, but not doing usual conference and exhibition things. I’m there purely to sit in sessions, listen to the speakers, and make notes – copious notes. We sat down here a couple of weeks ago and realised there were many sessions I wanted to go… Read More See you there?