What clickbait is costing you

Let me paint you a picture of what happened this week. And you understand that this is a figure of speech, because I can’t post an actual picture for reasons you’ll soon understand. A status update on my LinkedIn feed said, “Solve this, and we will offer you a great job in a top IT… Continue reading What clickbait is costing you

The 7 ways to get the most value out of learning and development

Schmick. That’s how I describe the new wafer flash drives I’m using to distribute my Training and Professional Development Catalogue for 2015. And yeah, I admit it: a schmick catalogue is good business, but for me it’s much more than that: like the Japanese way of wrapping gifts beautifully reflects the value of what’s within,… Continue reading The 7 ways to get the most value out of learning and development

Why it’s never “just a typo”

Did you hear about the Scotsman who went into the female bathroom by mistake? He thought the sign on the door said, “Laddies”! BOOM BOOM! Groanworthy jokes aside, it is relatively rare for a typo or spelling mistake to affect our comprehension so completely that we take our sporrans into the wrong restroom, so to… Continue reading Why it’s never “just a typo”