I’ve been off for the last few weeks. By off, that means away from work, switching off digitally but mostly not feeling myself. I seemed to be working on a dozen things at a time and in the last few weeks I recognised that sometimes you have to halt, consider, re-prioritise and restart. So for the last couple… Read More Reset, restart, recharge
is choosing what not to do. Michael Porter This is the 5th and final post following my session at the CIPD LD show. As you may have read I’ve been detailing the outputs from an exercise that the participants undertook. The last part of the exercise was about strategy; what business aims and objectives needed… Read More The essence of strategy
What I learnt was that people respond to clickbait titles and are interested in seeking out more information. People graze content, looking for things that attract them and catch their eye. If people can only access your learning content on your LMS, how are you attracting them?
…it’s what you answer to. WC Fields Manager sits at their desk wearing a Leader’s hat, ‘Send for Training right away’, I want to have a chat. Training attends immediately, carrying pen and paper, ‘I want to develop Talent’ booms Leader, And Training’s belief dissolves like water vapour. Seated back at their working space,… Read More It ain’t what they call you…
I was speaking with a group of apprentices the other day and we were discussing some of my previous jobs. My career path hasn’t been straight as an arrow (whose has?) but they were interested in one of my first roles, that of a trainee butcher. It was hard work with long hours but immensely… Read More Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker…
Lost and Desperate 