We’ve recently been part of a number of discussions about diversity in the workplace and this has us thinking about how we can all be better at recognising our bias’ and working towards removing them.  One way is to engage empathetically.  That way we can ensure our bias — unconscious or otherwise — doesn’t stop us from including someone who might just be the one to create the best possible future for our business.

We recently heard a story that made us reflect on the obstacles that block learning transfer within organisations — the missing link between learning new skills and embedding workplace learning to make it really count.

Lessons about organisational learning from an 11 year old

This year my son started at a public intermediate school. Up until this point he had always been a relatively reluctant learner but the move to Intermediate has radically changed that. The reasons for this change are multiple, but I will focus on three reasons that are most relevant to organisational learning.