Another in the occasional series where I let off some steam and poke fun at the workplace. As always, this post is just for fun and a bit of teasing, so don’t take it personally! This time, it’s the omnipresent professional headshot. To the men reading: the black-tie photo is not your professional headshot.You wore… Read More What grinds my gears…headshots
Another in the occasional series where I take a quiet look at the things which annoy, irritate and get my goat. This time, it’s a follow-up to a post from five years ago about the things on LinkedIn that manage to be both irritating and oddly successful. Performative vulnerability“Three years ago I was broke, burnt… Read More What Grinds My Gears – LinkedIn (2026 Edition)
I haven’t written a ‘moany’ post like this for over a year so here’s another in the occasional series when I have a vent. This one is especially hot right now as I KEEP hearing about ’embedding’. A one day team building event offsite isn’t “embedding collaboration.” It doesn’t change reporting structures, reward systems, or… Read More What grinds my gears – embedding
Another in the series where I have a dig at some of the things which are annoying and frustrating me. This one has been brewing for a while and it is, as usual, just gentle dig so please don’t take offence! AI experts who are so engaged in the AI world, they don’t recognise the… Read More What grinds my gears – AI
Another in the occasional series where I poke at the things which wind me up in L&D, HR, and work. This time, it’s learning jargon. Jargon is used to separate people; if you’re ‘in’ you understand the jargon and we us that language to separate people. As with all of this series, this is a… Read More What grinds my gears…jargon