It’s the first day of school for thousands of children across England and Wales today. For some, it’s the first day at a new school. They’ll get information on timetables, locations, people, and events. They’ll be given rules, expectations, requirements, and standards. And not a single elearning module in sight.
Adrian Newey is arguably the foremost car designer in F1. An engineer, aerodynamicist, automotive designer and motorsport executive, Newey’s designs have won 12 World Constructors’ Championship titles and 223 Grands Prix between 1991 and 2024. He is moving from Red Bull to Aston Martin and I was taken by a quote from his new team… Read More Onboarding paradox
If you haven’t seen the film Moon this post will contain spoilers. To maintain a mining facility on the moon, a corporation staffs the base by using clones who have a shelf life of three years. At the end of each three year cycle, the clones health deteriorates and they are destroyed. Each clone has… Read More Standardised performance
We had a massive failure onboarding a new team member last week. A solid checklist was in place but there was a terrible mix-up in communication and we weren’t completely ready. Although there had been solid pre-boarding communication, we didn’t have all the paperwork in place and they arrived a bit early. Their workspace wasn’t… Read More Onboarding a new team member
We’re just back from an incredibly refreshing and relaxing break at a hotel. We were very lucky though – we managed to get through the whole holiday without a single training course. We’ve been on holiday before but not to this hotel so we didn’t know: But we coped. We spoke to other people who… Read More The breakfast club