Tag Archives: AAR

Fearlessness

Where innovation can make the difference between success and failure, it is not enough to hire smart, motivated people. Knowledgeable, skilled and well-meaning people cannot always contribute what they know at that critical moment on the job when it is … Continue reading

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5 top tips to encourage brave knowledge sharing

“I’m not pro-failure, I’m pro-learning.” Astro Teller, Google X. “Failure is not a bug of learning, it’s a feature.” Rachel Simmons, Smith College. “The greatest enemy of learning is knowing.” saying/proverb Sometimes it can be incredibly difficult to persuade people … Continue reading

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Celebration!

It’s Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night here in UK on Sunday 5th November. If you are non-UK and wondering what it is all about, this summary is a good place to start, but be warned, like most things from 1600s, it is … Continue reading

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6 steps to getting Lessons *Learned*

Lesson learning, retrospectives, look-backs, AALs, AARs, whatever you call it, it makes sense to learn what works and doesn’t within your own organisation – stops you reinventing the wheel, shares expertise around, keeps clients happy etc etc. So why don’t … Continue reading

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The idiot brain

I’m reading Dean Burnett’s “The Idiot Brain” at the moment (very interesting and worth a read). One thing (of many) that struck me as relevant to KM and learning was from his chapter about memory and biases. Apparently our brains don’t … Continue reading

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Mistakes happen …

I’ve just read an excellent post by Gordon Exall on his Civil Litigation Brief blog. You can read it here. You should read it – but in a minute, after you’ve finished mine 🙂 It talks about what can happen “when it … Continue reading

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