In Search of the Best Blend for Hybrid Learning

Some reflections on hybrid learning approaches as L&D teams start rushing back towards face-to-face offline learning delivery The Joys of Travel I did a rare in-person day of executive education this week, after 2 years of exclusively online teaching. It required...

Why Job Descriptions Need To Go

After hiring upwards of fifty people over the past ten years, I am ready to fess up. I loath writing job descriptions. A few years ago at a previous company, I introduced a new product director role within my business unit. I knew what I was after: someone who...

Linklog 94: Banking Open Data Challenge

This week’s curator, Livio Hughes, shares some early thoughts on the challenges faced by banks in complying with the upcoming open data regulations and picks 5 links for further reading on the topic. Open data innovation: can banks do it? Since writing my last post,...

The Future Of The Professional Services Firm

The structure and practices of professional services firms go back hundreds of years, and they have been well-suited to an era of individual expertise. Previously, firms themselves consisted of buildings, brands, and a common understanding of how to work in a given...