I had one goal when I commenced my career in HR - become the Chief HR Officer of a multinational corporation. That would be the height of success, to lead a team and to lead strategy, to be seen as doing good. About 5 years ago, I recognised that might not be aligned to who... Continue Reading →
Data, why do you have an LMS?
My opinion on this is simple, the LMS is a hangover from the last decade of elearning travesties. There are only two reasons you have an LMS - compliance training and reporting. I think all you need is a great intranet, with the capability to capture compliance sign offs and training. Outside of that, why... Continue Reading →
Overwhelm, the opportunity in finding the breaking point
You don’t know when breaking point will come. It simmers in the background until one more thing, that very last thing, pushes it to a boiling point. The process of dealing with overwhelm, comes with learning curve.. and the possibility of coming out of it better than where we started.
Chaos, finding the will to continue
There have been some days in the last 3 months where I have woken up, and while immensely grateful to be working and be able to work in the safety of my home, all I want to do is keep sleeping. If I go back to bed, then I don’t have to deal with the... Continue Reading →
Conflict, I am who I am
Personality is deeply complex, and is best studied in motion. When you are interacting with the world and responding to the behaviour of others.
Demystify Your Values and Take Action
Can you define your values and do you know how to put them into action? In this post we explore how looking back can help you move forward with values in mind.
#cherishcurates: Being Wrong, Fast Drawing, Culture Fit, Recruitment & Mindset
#cherishcurates - where I summarise the top 5 bits of content I came across this week that have added to my thinking on all things people, performance and how we work. This week the top 5 (in no particular order are) are: What makes a good leader - Gary Vaynerchuck Fast drawing for everyone -... Continue Reading →
The Rise of the Learning Ecosystem!
Last week I participated in an awesome Tweet Chat facilitated by @ozlearn, where I got the opportunity to introduce myself to new ideas (and new people) regarding Learning Ecosystems. What's a Learning Ecosystem? Well that's something that the chat couldn't really agree on.... I can't help but think that a Learning Ecosystem really sums up the... Continue Reading →
Creativity, stories and surprises – why I dig HR!
People ask me why I like working in HR. They seem to think my days are spent listening to complaints and disciplining people - which is actually a very small part of my role (maybe I'm the exception not the rule?). So I thought for a bit of Monday happiness I'd share my favourite parts of working in... Continue Reading →
Learning about learning from DIY projects
When was the last time you truly pushed yourself to learn something new, that didn't have anything to do with your day job? Mine was yesterday when after much consideration and frustration I decided to build a fly screen for my kitchen. I went through a number of steps to actually get to the end... Continue Reading →