What do we do on a free call?
Your time is important. And so is solving your training and capacity headaches. I can help you with them – but it might not be the right time, or we might not be a good fit. That’s the main thing a free call is to find out – can I help you, and […]
Which comes first? Skills or systems?
Plutarch, the Greek historian and philosopher, was a celebrity. People would gather at his villa near Delphi to discuss and debate. He was a priest at Delphi too, “translating” the sounds of the Oracle into cryptic prophesies. He thought that animals had at least some consciousness and should be treated well. He was a vegetarian […]
Are the people on your leadership course already great leaders?
Signs you’re not doing the right kind of skills analysis – figuring out what is a skills issue and what is a process or system issue. No, not all of the people on your leadership course are great leaders. If you took away the dozens of competing demands and strategic priorities coming from your […]
Why do aid agencies need to work out what is a skills problem and what is a process problem?
Have you ever sat in a training course and known that what they’re telling you about will not work? That there simply isn’t time to do this along with all the other things you’re being asked to do? That it seems like it might be nice, but the government ministry just won’t allow it? […]
What goes wrong with aid sector capacity building? Following Fashion – why do we do it?
As I get older, I realise that maybe the Wu-Tang Clan hoodie I’ve been wearing for twenty years is filling the same function that Status Quo denim jackets did when I was a kid – putting up a big flashing sign to let people know I’m out of touch. The world changes quickly, and […]
What goes wrong with aid sector capacity building? Following Fashion – how it hurts
It’s not smart to criticize fashions of previous years. It’s almost inevitable that the second you start doing so, Paris catwalks are full of them again, and two years later, so is the high-street. Within about 2 years of me finally giving up on baggy jeans after years of hanging on, tight jeans were […]
Why using your client’s Learning Needs Analysis is ruining your capacity building
You might think you can save time by using your clients Learning Needs Analysis, and they might expect you to, but it rarely works well.
