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Open Content in workplace learning

Tony Karrer asks in the March Big Question; ‘How do we leverage open content in [...]


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Combating the snake oil – don’t be a sucker

Snake oil salemen have been around a long-time and as P T Barnum noted “There’s a sucker born every minute” so it’s our responsibility to be able to spot the snake oil salesman before you buy or implement anything that is being sold to help with informal or social learning.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Learning theory or performance theory

I’ve been reading some really good, thought provoking blogs today about learning and learning theory.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Learning styles: it’s a bit more complicated than that

Ah, learning styles. You do have a way of getting under people’s skins.
The Washington Post [...]


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Learning myths and opportunity

Myths about learning are both a curse and an opportunity for the learning profession.


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Planning to implement informal learning?

The set up up was perfect! I was at one of the seminars at Learning [...]


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

How do managers actually learn?

We’ve spent the last couple of weeks writing and developing new content which we’re very [...]


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Challenge for the next decade: Two Cultures in Learning and Development

Over the last few years, I’ve become acutely aware of the growing development of two [...]


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Should an LMS be the only route to learning?

We are having a number of interesting discussions with clients about their Learning Management System [...]


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Extraordinary Groups – video with Geoff Bellman

If I was to form a personal virtual Board of advisers then Geoff Bellman would be one of the first people appointed. He has a wisdom and an insight that is rare to find and this shines through in his new book, ‘Extraordinary Groups’…


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Professional content – what’s it good for?

Rupert Murdoch is out to change the internet and he’s putting professional content at the [...]


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Learning professionals now have a choice in qualifications with ASTD.

Improving the professional skills of learning professionals can only be a good thing and having choice and competition between providers will help to push standards up. The arrival of ASTD qualifications in the UK can only help.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Leadership – to the point of failure

“Fantastic” said my coach, Duncan “you’ve worked to the point of failure today, that’s great.” That reframed failure for me, it’s generally not something I think of as fantastic. It also got me thinking…..


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

“Leadership – is hiding your panic!”

Is the art of leadership being able to hide your panic? A group of senior [...]


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Making the case for social media

The big question this month is about the value of social media in learning and, [...]


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Getting new ideas isn’t as easy as it seems

As wonderful as the internet is, I have a nagging feeling1 that some of its [...]


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Tapping into the potential of informal learning – ASTD Study

“From families sharing stories around a dinner table to a worker emailing a colleague for help with a software program, informal learning is a frequent occurrence in nearly all facets of life.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Performance Gap – the hidden cost

In the current economic climate with redundancies and budget cuts there is an often a huge and hidden cost that is ignored. Addressing this cost will not only impact on the budget, but provide a platform for significantly improved organisational performance.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

How to evaluate new management concepts

Wherever you work, there’s often a management guru ready to tell you there’s a newer, better way of doing things.


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

The lightning rod of technology

Headlines on Monday suggested that Twitter could damage your working memory but technology seems to be a lightning rod for ill informed opinion.


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Reflection on Models for Learning Questions

Tony Karrer’s recent blog post on models for learning got me thinking about the need to focus on the performer and the context of their learning.


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

How effective are employers in supporting new managers?

Training Zone have asked a great question about how effective are employers in supporting new managers. A more interesting question for those of us with responsibility in this area is; How will we know we are as effective as we deserve to be at supporting our new managers?


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

Memes and Myths

The claim that 93% of communication is non-verbal has been thoroughly debunked. What other nonsense do we harbour in our organisations?


Owen Ferguson is Product Development Director at GoodPractice

Deep dive and learning buying facilitation

Last week nine of us in GoodPractice were immersed in learning new skills and behaviours. It was the first time, in along time, that I’d been involved in learning that required a change in my beliefs.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice

CPD – What is it good for?

Most Continual Professional Development (CPD) schemes are input focused. We need to find a way to focus on performance and outputs.


Peter Casebow is Chief Executive at GoodPractice


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