"Busyness is a major problem in business. Everyone is busy. Oddly, we also have a problem of conservatism and lack of ambition." Simon Terry Here are some ambitions that L&D could adopt for the organisations they seek to change: Purpose, autonomy, mastery, empathy, safety, belonging, clarity, connections, reflective, diversity of thinking, responsibility, relationships, latitude, confidence, participation, enrolment. Paul helps L&D to contribute to adaptable, human, future ready organisations

" Over the past several decades, the business world has relentlessly pursued efficiency-driven business process re-engineering, seeking to integrate, standardise, and automate tasks in ways that can reduce costs, increase speed, and deliver more profitable outcomes.  As the landscape shifts, perhaps it's time for organisations to expand their focus beyond business process re-engineering to pursue business practice re-design, help front line work groups to learn faster and accelerate performance improvement, especially in environments that are shaped by increasing uncertainty and unexpected events." John Hagel   Much corporate L&D 'practise' continues to focus on maintaining control. Farming of fixed skills for fixed roles, predetermined capabilities and catch all learning programs remain the goals. These entrenched approaches are driven by a narrow focus on executing process. As a result, "learning solutions" are inevitably shaped by: Reac