Most dashboards are data pretending to be information. The two aren’t the same thing, and the gap between them is where most workforce reporting quietly fails. Data is what you gather. Attendance figures, completion rates, sickness absence, incident logs, and survey scores. It’s raw and just sits in a spreadsheet or system, doing nothing on… Read More Data or information?
To draw a conclusion. Without evidence, it’s a guess.
There was an outstanding paper last week from the The International Labour Organization (ILO); a UN agency devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. In “Navigating workers’ data rights in the digital age” the paper highlights the risks to workers’ privacy, dignity, and rights, showing how current protections fall short.… Read More Learning in the age of data
It launches and there’s a buzz. The expectation is that it will grow and grow but, after a little time the interest has halved. You push it again but after a little more time, interest has halved again. You try again and interest halves again. This reverse Fibonacci sequence happens again and again in learning.… Read More Maintaining interest
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