How women are treated at work and what women are able to do in work is an important discussion to have. This blog post is going to grow and change a little bit as new elements come to light, even on the day I published it! Donald H Taylor recently published a follow up to... Continue Reading →
Crash course in flexible working from home
All my adult life I have worked in “normal” employment. When I was younger often this was part time, sometimes split or strange working shifts. As I got older this changed to full time, 9-5 or a variation of it. This had been the norm for a long time and then it all changed. I... Continue Reading →
Reflection Friday – working out loud
This morning was the first Lightbulb Moment Reflection Friday! Mike and I started it after attending the Modern Learning Leader workshop where there was a healthy dose of reflective practice. That experience, and the conversation Mike and I had about communicating and working together, prompted us to set aside some time every Friday morning for... Continue Reading →
Reflections on modern learning
I've written a few blog posts about being a modern learning leader (links at the end). This one is some reflections on what a modern learning leader is, which has been prompted by attending the Modern Learning Leader workshop, hosted by Sukh Pabial. Humour - your superpower? The two day workshop was a lot of... Continue Reading →
The human condition – faces and social learning
As part of the Modern Learning Leader Programme from the first webinar was about "The Human Condition", with Emotion at Work expert Phil Willcox. You can read my post about 'what is the human condition?'. "A mask tells us more than a face" - Oscar Wilde There was a 45 minute video that Phil prepared... Continue Reading →
The human condition
As part of the Modern Learning Leader Programme, the first webinar is all about "The Human Condition", with Emotion at Work expert Phil Willcox. What is "The Human Condition"? Other than understanding the actual words, I'm not sure what that means. Obviously, the place to start is Google! I thought I might start with an... Continue Reading →
What is a Modern Learning Leader?
There are two main components to think about, "modern learning" and "leader". Being a super leader You could argue there's a crossover subset here, of "modern leader", though I think by tackling "modern learning" I hope to cover that. There's volumes and volumes written on leadership and what I present here are only my personal... Continue Reading →
Conference content – how to keep your delegates enthused
I wrote a blog about a free conference I went to and how it was sales over substance. After recently attending the CIPD L&D Show in London I thought I would share my thoughts again to see what was done differently, and if it was better. The same... but worlds apart Both the conferences I attended contained... Continue Reading →
Prepare to be flexible
Being flexible is the only way to work in the future