I’ve always felt L&D as a department was kind of forced into that space since that’s how traditional organizational design works; skills, tasks, departments, etc. But unlike Accounting or Marketing, “learning” doesn’t play nice with ROI. We have also come to accept that “learning” doesn’t come in one flavor, i.e. training. Most, however, subscribe to […]
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Do you know why refrigerators with the freezer on the bottom are popular today? Because it just makes sense. 90% of the products we use most frequently are easily accessible in this design. But it wasn’t always this way. It probably took a thoughtful engineer to observe where most people spent their time and ask
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Yes, I’m consulting. No, I’m not leaving the Guild. Before you get too cynical of the notion of another consultant, know that I’ve been there all along but just not all that formal. And rest assured my fellow consultant brethren I’m likely not your competition unless we’re in the same niche; focus, market and location.
It’s called ThruWork… because everything flows through the work. Read More »
According to a 2016 article in Quartz that 94% of net job growth in the past decade was in the alternative work category,’ with over 60% being due to the rise of independent contractors, freelancers and contract company workers. If this shift continues to trend up, more organizations will need to alter their long-held beliefs
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In today’s organizations the top down, hierarchy approach is seen as the antithesis of the modern, hyper-connected world. However, efforts to shift to emphasize greater transparency and openness have often floundered (holocracy and flat management). We’re learning that the ideal form won’t always result in ideal function. Noting my recent efforts of going upstream, Jon Husband suggested I read
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