In the last week, I’ve had lots (more then ten) conversations with people about their professional practice. People inside and outside my organisation and nothing which could be defined as remedial or performance related; these were conversations about creativity, growth and moving to become engineers. One person wanted to talk to me early in their… Read More Practice what you preach
Yes, you understand the problem. Yes, you have an answer. Yes, you’ve seen what works. Yes, you can produce courses and classes. Yes, you can produce attendance and transactional data. Can you improve the performance of the business in a sustainable, engaging and cost-effective way which improves customer satisfaction, internal controls, employee satisfaction, and bottom-line… Read More The hubris of the LnD professional
Someone recently asked me what my learning philosophy was. The question took me aback for a moment because I’ve not considered a philosophy behind what I do. Can I describe it? I have lots of stock phrases which people connect with – nil/neutral cost, shopkeeper to engineer, etc – but they’re not really descriptions of… Read More Learning philosophy
…always about finding what’s new. Sometimes just recognising what’s in front of you, spotting the patterns others can’t see, finding connections where others ignore relationships, looking beyond the obvious response, stepping back, and appreciating the whole. That matters more.
There are key events in a calendar year – the New Year, Easter, Spring Bank Holidays, the summer break, back to school, Hallowe’en, Remembrance, Christmas. They’re cyclical, always happening, always at the same time of year, always similar. My events will be the same as yours but different. At Christmas, my family open presents first… Read More Rituals
Lost and Desperate 