I’ve always been a sucker for anything that promised me the ability to work smarter. This is reflected in the numerous shiny gadgets I’ve owned over the years. About two years ago I came across DavidRead more

‘The war on terror’ is a discredited phrase and having just read an article, ‘Talent, The Holy Grail Within’ by Ian Chisholm, Bradley Chisholm and Mark Bell and I’m wondering whether the ‘war for talent’ shouldRead more

I’ve known Nigel for about ten years and love the clarity of his thinking on learning so I recently asked him to record a video for an ASTD UK event to set the scene on theRead more

As leaders and managers we need to know what the big goals are, but everyday we also need to help our teams see and feel that the hard slog up the hillside is a small step forward. If we don’t, we miss the most important opportunity we have to inspire and get the best from them. Continue reading →

Pace, agility and an ability to manage in an uncertain environment are critical at all levels in an organisation and perhaps before we set-off on developing senior leadership we’d do better to prepare front-line and middle managers so that they can be effective in this climate. Continue reading →

Essentials e-learning range and new video library to be launched, web site redesign under way and we’re recruiting a marketing director. Exciting times at GoodPractice. Continue reading →

Our iPhone app has been on the iTunes App Store for over three months now. As we approach 10,000 downloads, and rack up thousands of user sessions every week, it seemed a good time to share aRead more

Now we come to the the ultimate reason for my three posts about evaluation in L&D (see also parts one and two for more details). To recommend the Success Case Method. I first came across itRead more

It’s not often I feel compelled to single out a non-L&D book and recommend it to my peers, but every now and then someone pulls together different strands of thought that seem to be floating aroundRead more

This is the second in a series of three posts about evaluating learning and development interventions. In the first part, I looked at the utility (or not) of Kirkpatrick’s four levels. In this post, I’ll examineRead more