Top 10 best ever

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

Pause before dancing

There was a fascinating post from Seth Godin earlier this week. In it, he describes the options you have for using AI. The first is to walk away and make your work: “…more unpredictable, more human and more nuanced” The seconds is to dance with the tools, understand their rhythm and partner with them. I… Read More Pause before dancing

Helping women thrive in remote and hybrid teams

I want to share something important and it’s not my typical post. Remote and hybrid work has opened doors for many but It has also made things harder. For women, unclear expectations and patchy collaboration often slow careers down. If you know the Women Talking About Learning podcast, you will know why this matters to… Read More Helping women thrive in remote and hybrid teams

5 reasons your L&D isn’t landing

Most L&D teams are busy creating REALLY good stuff. The real question is: why isn’t it landing? In the private sector, too much activity gets stuck in learning content, vendor thinking, and culture interventions which don’t shift the behaviour needle. In the public sector, credibility is being judged on completions and audits rather than the… Read More 5 reasons your L&D isn’t landing

Feed me

In my Top 10 tools post yesterday I mentioned that I use Feedly as an RSS feed reader. I have used it – and Google Reader before it – for over 10 years. These are, as Tom McDowall says, the foundations of the internet and RSS is criminally underused as a learning tool. It keeps… Read More Feed me