Our Journey

Reflections, ideas, and thoughts

Why SMART is actually stupid
Learning Differently Abby Taylor Learning Differently Abby Taylor

Why SMART is actually stupid

I once worked for an organization that had a pretty stringent objective setting process. It was understood that objectives may change as the year progressed. allowed, your manager could recommend you for a bonus. Sounds sensible, right?

The trouble I always found was that life simply didn’t work that way…

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Is learning a luxury?
Learning Differently Andy Crosbie Learning Differently Andy Crosbie

Is learning a luxury?

In Gateshead, we’re trying to understand how learning happens within organisations working in the field of severe and multiple disadvantage. We’ve interviewed 51 people across 33 different organisations. Our most worrying finding about how learning happens is that often it doesn’t.

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