A recent article in the Washington Post has provided an interesting perspective on 21st Century skills. For the last decade or more, the emphasis from government and education departments was on STEM subjects – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is generally believed that these four core skills (along with the ability to code) are essential for future employment prospects. It appears that there is more to the story than just STEM. Perhaps counterintuitively, … [Read more...]
Leading communication
Do you know what is being discussed around the water cooler or coffee machine? Is it benign, like the football, or is insidious like office politics and gossip? Do you feel in touch with your team and what they’re actually talking about? And, are they all hearing the same message from you? Nature may abhor a vacuum, but gossip loves a vacuum. When people don’t have the necessary information to make sense of what’s happening around them, they will create their own meaning from what … [Read more...]
