Tools do not a master make [redux]
I’ve been catching up on the posts over at Work Literacy (that’s a lot of catching up!), along with discovering new (to me) blogs in the field of learning. This in turn has had me revisiting old posts...
View ArticlePlease excuse the mess…
…while I fix the problems I have caused in site layout. Updated: Thank you for your patience and understanding.
View ArticleThe evolution of the employee-employer relationship
Here’s another piece from the archives, this one from April 2004. I’ve pulled this one out as part of a response to a discussion between Bill Brantley and Harold Jarche on the question of the work...
View ArticleGames and learning
I’ve had a strong interest in video games on a personal level for many years (see this page for some of my thoughts). More recently, I’ve become interested on a professional level in the potential for...
View ArticleWhat they say and what they mean
On the recommendation of a friend, I recently read Management of the Absurd by Richard Farson. The book is a wealth of ideas and views on management that you don’t often come across. An example of a...
View ArticleWork competency, literacy, and mastery
Tony Karrer’s comments to a recent post of mine that discussed the application of a craft work model to knowledge work got me thinking a bit more about the subject. I’ve also been thinking some about...
View ArticlePowerPoint tip – animation indicator
Sitting through an attempted-murder-by-PowerPoint design review today, one of the presenters questioned whether or not some of his slides had animation builds on them or not. This most often resulted...
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Our causes can’t see their effects
I’ve been interested in, and trying to understand, the Cynefin framework for many years. Without much success, I might add. However, I recently saw an Intro to Cynefin video from Dave Snowden at...
View ArticleMake your work to be in keeping with your purpose
Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose. – Leonardo da Vinci
View ArticleIs there a problem here?
Solving a problem that you know has a solution may require knowledge, but it is knowledge that already exists. Unfortunately – or, if you prefer, fortunately – many of the problems that are worth...
View ArticleOnly those who will risk going too far…
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. - T. S. Eliot
View ArticleDo professionals need coaches?
Last week at the first Icarus St. Louis session, I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Adam Sachs, a St. Louis area coach. Our discussion about why people are so reluctant to hire coaches for...
View ArticleIt appears to me that they who in proof of any assertion…
It appears to me that they who in proof of any assertion rely simply on the weight of authority, without adducing any argument in support of it, act very absurdly. I, on the contrary, wish to be...
View ArticleThe rules
1. You have to break the rules in order to learn the rules. 2. You have to learn the rules before you can break the rules. 3. You should always follow the rules, except when you shouldn’t.
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