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
Category: Performance and creativity
How to decide what’s worth your time (and what isn’t)
“Life is too short to stuff a mushroom,” quoth Shirley Conran, to which I’ve always replied, “Have you ever HAD a stuffed mushroom?” Because please: pancetta and pecorino in a mushroom truly make this short life worth living. (I note, by the way, that Ms Conran didn’t think life was too short to write Lace and Lace 2,… Continue reading How to decide what’s worth your time (and what isn’t)
Subversive reading
What do Where The Wild Things Are and The Cat in The Hat have in common? They were both banned when they came out, for being subversive. Kids’ books? Subversive? Sure. Back in a time when children’s books were supposed to educate rather than fire up the imagination, they were a threat. This was because… Continue reading Subversive reading