I was reading a report which Martin Couzins identified the other week. In the 2024 LearnOps Trends & Insights Report, the authors – Cognota – highlight a growing emphasis on aligning L&D strategies with organisational objectives. Alignment doesn’t equal integration, which is here I think L&D should be in terms of business, but if this… Read More Alignment & integration
I was listening to the comedian Ade Edmondson the other day. He was talking about not knowing the rules of comedy and how to do it when he was put on the television. Most of us didn’t really know what we were doing so commitment was the only thing we had. Ade Edmondson When you’re… Read More Commitment
One of the best bits of advice I got at Parkrun, when sprinting for the finish, is to run ‘through’ the line. Not ‘to’ the line but through it. There’s a finishing funnel that means you have space to slow down afterwards, once you’ve achieved what you need to do. We do too many things… Read More Through the line
for your performance. for your attitude. for your health and safety. for your employer’s reputation. for your development. Who’s accountable? #ItStartsWithMe
I wrote a few weeks ago about the manager with the underperforming staff member in a performing team. I suggested looking at 6 principles of influence as suggested by Robert Cialdini. Let’s look at each of them in turn from a LD perspective: Reciprocity I’ve written before about the provision mentality with LD and we see a… Read More Persuade me