Musical chairs

I was on the Tube at the weekend. If you have ever been in London, you’ll have used it and will know it’s silent; people don’t speak to strangers and, even between friends, conversation is muted. I was with someone but the train we were on didn’t have many seats and those that were available… Read More Musical chairs

Shopkeeper to Engineer

I saw a tweet by Nick Ribeiro the other day which prompted this blog post. I realised that I’ve been saying moving from shopkeeper to engineer this for a few years but haven’t necessarily explained it fully or my thinking behind it. I first thought about the relationship between retail and learning a few years… Read More Shopkeeper to Engineer

You’re not strategic

  I’ve had a few conversations recently with learning people about their strategies and approaches. What I’ve been reminded of is how learning so wants to be a strategic function. My problem with this thinking is that we can’t do this without working tactically in the business. As a caveat, this is still a work… Read More You’re not strategic