I’ve been speaking with a lot of people recently across HR, OD, L&D and consultancy. Senior and experienced people who have led real change and real work. The same patterns keep coming up: This isn’t about capability and it isn’t that the work has disappeared but the context has changed. I’ve said this before but… Read More Strategic Ambiguity
I saw this fascinating post last week about decision making and context. In L&D we make all three types of decisions, but too often we treat EVERY choice as a tattoo. Buying a new platform, rolling out a leadership programme, changing your evaluation model. None of these are truly permanent. But we still debate them… Read More Hats, haircuts, and tattoos
Seth Godin wrote yesterday that acceleration is felt, velocity is ignored. That line hits hard for workplace learning. Most people don’t notice the steady rhythm of skills they already have. That’s just the background hum of work. What they feel is the jolt; the sudden new platform, the restructure, the shift in expectations. Too often,… Read More Cruise control
I saw an excellent post on LinkedIn last week by Joan Keevill. She was right to bemoan the lack of performance consulting in the workplace and the fixation on content from Learning and Development professionals. My own response rests on four facets I’ve written about before: This is what my definition of capability is about;… Read More Good news stories
I’ve never been able to put together a Top 10 list of the best of anything. I can spot my favourites easily enough. But that’s not the same thing as the best. It’s the same in work. When I market what I do, I’m not aiming to be the best. Everyone else is chasing that… Read More Top 10 best ever