This post is about the evolution of an idea, in particular in settling on what I think might be an appropriate metaphor for exploring a holistic approach to exploring and developing future-focused ways of working and organising. It has never been more possible to decide to influence how you experience work, and to take responsibility […]
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Making Time For You
Working with clients and gaining insight into issues that people are grappling with is a privilege. So are conversations with people who work at the metaphorical coalface, dealing routinely with the stresses and joys of interacting with others. A recurring observation is the tension between being overwhelmed by the time-consuming demands of work, and stepping […]
Facilitating the space in between
This post was triggered by another recent post, Two worlds and in between, from Neil Usher (@workessence). It (this post) is about the power of informal communities, and issues involved in ‘harnessing’ the energy and insights generated in these self-determining self-managing social spaces to achieve business objectives i.e. to create value for customers and shareholders. […]
Choosing a Learning Technology
Choosing a Learning Technology Learning and performance in work are becoming so integrated it’s hard to know what a ‘learning technology is’ any more. I’ve been thinking about how I settled on the one that I’m using to take The Smart Work Company into the next phase, but not before I made several mistakes. I’m not […]
Finding Focus
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to focus. What’s mine for The Smart Work Company? What am I trying to do? Am I about working with people and organisations to help them to explore changing customer expectations, and how to adapt to that – who does what, with whom, and why? Or is it work-based […]