"It's difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon him not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Some personal assertions to end the year: Individual performance has a tiny impact on the overall performance of an organisation Overall performance is a reflection of the system - which is wholly owned by leaders It suits leaders to demand focus on individual performance rather than their system Corporate 'Learning and Development' is systemically un-systemic  When organisations say 'Learning' they mean 'education' The education model suits leaders as it maintains the separation between 'learning' and working Shifting from education requires the imagination and commitment to see learning as the work  Being "productive" would then (have) to mean, "learning better and faster" The goal of corporate 'L&D' teams (who are part of the education system) is to make better training Most trainin...

"It's difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon him not understanding it." Upton Sinclair No CEO is worried about the impact of their L&D team.