Harry Bailey

The sixth most common mistake I see in learning & development solution design seems to be happening much more regularly over the last 12 months and can become utterly debilitating for your design process: Mistake #6 – THE WRONG STAKEHOLDERS AT THE WRONG TIME It's critical to consult with your stakeholders as part of your design process. However, who, how many, to do what and when? What we've seen happening recently is large numbers of stakeholders are brought in to the design process itself (increasingly senior ones), with the expectation that they input into the design, review and feedback. Design by committee is NEVER an effective way to move forwards. And to make matters worse stakeholders are often brought in half way through, so without the original context and learning outcomes. The result is you end up with an incredibly slow and laborious process, taking valuable time away from all of the stakeholders involved, pushing the actual learning intervention further down the line, a very confused design that has too much content, as well as too many and often conflicting learning outcomes (see earlier in the series for more on this), a disjointed solution, and a set of stakeholders who often become disengaged and frustrated with the process (and therefore the end product too). And that's not even talking about the significant difficulties it creates for any external learning partners you might have and ultimately the negative impact on the learners themselves. So, when it comes to stakeholder involvement, please keep these in mind: ·      Don’t confuse stakeholder involvement in the design process with stakeholder engagement/buy-in for the solution roll-out (which I'll come back to later in the series) ·      For the design process create a set of stakeholders representing the learners themselves and the business needs - resist involving more than the bare minimum needed to give you the learner perspective and the enterprise level drivers ·      Involve those stakeholders for a maximum of three moments – at the start of the process, for one check-in during the middle (and this is only for complex designs) and then at the end of the process ·      Set clear expectations on their role – they are NOT there to design – they are there for discovery purposes at the beginning, to sense check the direction during the check-in and to highlight any red flags at the end ·      Whilst their opinions and ideas regarding the design will be highly valuable, they might not make it into the design and not all feedback will be actioned ·      Less is more – make sure those stakeholders are super clear on the ‘so what’ of the design, and don’t overload them with every detail of every moment #learninganddevelopment #learningdesign #instructionaldesign #executiveeducation #training #learningsolutions #coursedesign #coursecreation #experientiallearning #programdesign #corporatetraining PCA Youd Andrews

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One week until my new book launch and MVP hits the bookshelves 🙏 Mindset Challenge - Panic Versus Composure In chapter 5 of MVP I explore this mindset challenge in depth: - When approaching challenges how can we avoid emotional hijack and remain in control of our thoughts, emotions and behaviours? - What causes us to move into panic mode ? - How can I ensure I approach these situations in a more connected and present moment awareness? - Discover the mental training to unlock this composure mindset more consistently. You can pre-order the book now https://linktr.ee/mvpbook Hachette Book Group #mentalprocess #highperformingpractices #connection

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🧒 The Toddler Approach to Personal Transformation 🌱 Remember when you were a child - curious, unafraid to explore, open to learning, judgement free and completely present in the moment? That's the essence of true personal transformation. At Align by Design, we believe in giving our inner child permission to heal, to explore, and to reimagine what's possible. Our approach isn't about fixing what's "broken" - it's about rediscovering the innate wisdom, creativity, and resilience we all carry within. Just like a toddler learning to walk, personal growth is about: - Embracing curiosity - Being gentle with ourselves - Trying, falling, and getting back up - Trusting our own journey Stay tuned this week as we dive deeper into transformation, connection, and the power of Ubuntu - "I am because we are." Ready to reconnect with your most authentic self? Learn more at lifebydesign.me #AlignByDesign #PersonalGrowth #InnerChild #Transformation #Ubuntu

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The key to high performing teams? 🗝️ Build trust 🗝️ Create safety 🗝️ Embrace conflict 🗝️ Speak truth to power 🗝️ Prioritise 🗝️ Hold each other accountable 🗝️ Focus on results Put it in a neat diagram 🔺 Add some alliterative headings And maybe a few nice icons 🧮⚖️💡🤝 Sorted. But shifting team dynamics, achieving genuine collaboration and unlocking collective leadership is much messier and harder than the models might have you believe. I'm not saying they're wrong, or that we shouldn't try. Just expect some turbulence along the way, make sure you're strapped in and don't give up. ✈️ off to London for some Team Coaching. Wish us luck! #teamcoach #leadershipdevelopment #buckleup Contact me if your team is ready to start the journey https://lnkd.in/euV3qxDR

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Team/Board level profiling tools - not the ones that look at individuals' strengths and development areas then map them together, this is about diagnosing the team as an entity, a whole, byt gathering 360 data. What you get? An iterative team coaching roadmap that is data-driven. Benefits to Organisations: • Provides CEOs, Exec Sponsors, HR, L&D... with useful business analytics, to be used as an integral part of enterprise-wide team and leadeership development, as well as for OD and Transformation programmes. • Provides newly formed, project, or recently changed/expanded or amalgamated teams (and teams-of-teams) data on ways to work together on process, communication, innovation, and to quickly to align on the mission/purpose, vision and operational steps. • Supports inclusion and belonging agendas, valuing difference. • enables knowledge share, reduces silos, supports listening to the system and uncovering blockages. There's more of course... Want to know more? Used by Qatar Foundation, PwC, Citi, LEGO... https://lnkd.in/gG9xNph Our experienced global team can administer and feedback the tool for your teams. We can also then team coach online or in person around growing strengths and enabling development areas. Contact simon@beckett-mcinroy.com should you be interested. your teams probably need team coahcing and yet so many organisations are not aware of the difference between team coahcing, team building, facilitation and so forth. We can dymistify this for you with proven examples of teams and boards we have worked with. TRAINING Learn how to administer and feed-back TAP360 mapped to high performing and high impact data on teams globally.   This 2.5 hours TAP360 Professional User license certificate* is delivered live on-line (1.5 ICF CCE).   Objectives of the programme: -Drive initial conversations with Team Leaders, HR, Executive Sponsors -Gain buy-in/’selling’ TAP360 with a compelling rationale -Practice coaching around the statistical and narrative data including decisions what to share when, and with whom -Understand ethics around profiling and partnering with teams, team leaders, executive sponsors and other stakeholders -Action planning to design a road map to act upon the data to deliver exemplary results https://lnkd.in/erGk3pH Brochure in the link.

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Just had the most amazing mentoring conversation with someone considering moving into the coaching industry. We discussed everything from setting up business and who their client is to the nuances of facilitation and being heart-led with boundaries! It was such a privilege to talk all things coaching and see someone get excited about the idea of changing their career into coaching and facilitation. If you’ve been thinking about making a change or bringing coaching and facilitation into your career, then let’s have a chat about it. If you’ve no experience of what coaching is about I’ll take you from zero to hero and I promise you’ll leave the call feeling full of excitement and possibility for your future self. Just drop me message and we’ll fix it up 🙌🏻 #coaching

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Here’s a great article by my colleague Philippa Spratt. Anyone considering developing their managers should give this is a read first. #learninganddevelopment #managertraining #newmanagers #hr

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How often do we mistake capacity with capability? And how often do we mistake capability for acceptancd, value and love? A few thoughts on this after a chat with a friend the other day… #maturationcoaching #change #acceptance #growth

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What has had the biggest impact for me as someone running their own coaching practice? Supervision. Easy peasy. It wasn’t the business support, although that helped. It wasn’t finding the right apps or software to onboard clients, although that helped. It wasn’t my initial training in coaching, although, obviously, that helped. It wasn’t the many coaching or business books and podcasts that I consumed, although they helped. The absolute gamechanger was supervision and working on getting better at the craft. To see the big picture and the minute details ✅ To understand myself better ✅ To process my experiences ✅ To learn from others ✅ That has a positive impact on how I coach, which impacts positively on my clients. And then the recommendations come. I’m not just being supervised now, I am supervising other coaches and I learn so much from that too. Coaching is not something you can learn on one course. Your skills and approach are continuously developing and evolving. So if you invest in one thing after your training, invest in supervision. It will make a difference. #supervision #coaching #DoGoodAndDoWell

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DEEP DESIGN THINKING - BAXTER & BAXTER Profs Mike Baxter and Seaton Baxter (father & son team) have very kindly sent me a copy of their new book DEEP DESIGN THINKING. Many design thinking texts are very similar, I thought this one was interesting both in the way it has been written and the themes it covers, this is Design Thinking meets Science & Ecology head-on. I know Mike and Seaton very well. On graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1990 I worked very closely with Mike and the amazing Cathy Baxter at the Brunel University London's Design Research Centre on a fascinating series of design projects focused on animal welfare - all deeply rooted in the principles of ETHOLOGY (The Science of Animal Behaviour) - years before design was widely embracing ethnography and more human and socially orientated design approaches. We designed dog seat belts for Pedigree (Div of Mars), Dog kennelling for the RSPCA, Poultry Transporters with the then Meat & Livestock Commission, Pig housing for ACO Technologies plc and new monkey enclosures for Chessington World of Adventures Resort. In 2000 I moved to Duncan Of Jordanstone College Art & Design at the University of Dundee to head up the School of Design and had the privilege to work with Mike's father, Seaton Baxter, for over 12 years, as he established the Centre for the Study of Natural Design and provided inspirational PhD supervision for a succession of highly talented PhD candidates including Daniel Christian Wahl, Sandra Wilson, Barbara Brown, Gonzalo Salazar Preece, Fiona Wood, Gideon Kossoff, Steve Brogan, Mona Nasseri, Gill Emslie, David Sanchez Ruano, PhD, Terry Irwin and Kumanga Andrahennadi Ph.D. Mike & Seaton's book tells us a great deal about their personal journeys through design research and practice, I enjoyed this reflection, it's a bit like a podcast in print. The two build on Herbert Simon's observation that 'everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones', they talk us through concepts of 'deep thinking' before reflecting on what this means for anyone who wants to see design being applied in a more progressive and harmonious way. I always love it when a theory can be translated into practical action ... the Baxters give us a very simple but profound approach: 'Imagine writing your conventional design brief on a single side of A4 paper then placing this at the centre of an A3 sheet. This is the DEEP DESIGN wrapper' ... 'The wrapper defines which boundaries we might choose to challenge and possibly even cross as our design evolves'. To make the DEEP DESIGN wrapper work we need to develop delta-shaped designers with greater depth of understanding of non-design disciplines, something both Mike & Seaton have done in their professional lives and illustrate throughout the book. Go to Amazon to find your copy!

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😎 It's going to be another glorious day here in the UK... so naturally that means I'll be stuck inside for most of it. But with good reason! I'm recording not one, but TWO new episodes of the #Trainingdesign #Podcast. Season 5 is coming out in the summer. If you haven't discovered it yet, why not give it a try? What makes this different from most other #learninganddevelopment podcasts is that we focus on PRACTICAL ideas for the normal L&D practitioner. We live in the real world. We don't talk about ideal world scenarios or assume you are in a strategic position or have loads of budget or influence. We know that you just want to do the best job you can, with the resources you've got, in the time you have. So whether you want to pick up ideas on: 🎧 Induction training 🎧 Creating sessions for large-scale events 🎧 Designing for a multi-cultural audience 🎧 Systems training 🎧 Graduate programmes 🎧 Using AI in training design 🎧 Training middle managers 🎧 Peer learning and so much more, you'll find it in our 40-minute(ish) long episodes. Just search for the Training Design Podcast wherever you get them from! https://lnkd.in/eEwPkr7u

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I caught up with Chris Jones who wrote the book Transformed with Marty Cagan. We chatted about practical hands on advice for leading empowered teams. Read the interview highlights and watch Chris explain what really matters to creating an environment where your teams will thrive. https://lnkd.in/e32P_QE7 #productleaders #productmanagers

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I think we are up against it.... though there is hope, possibility and opportunity, not doom and gloom! But I do think that us 'Improvement' people.... of all flavours .... CI/lean/Agile/Design Thinking/Critical Thinking/Systems Change/Change Mgmt/Transformation etc....... are up against a system where making things better is not the name of the game! At the same time so many of the people working in this space want to do just that - make the world of our work, our mahi, what we do a better place - for everyone...... ..... I ask then ..... What do we do???? We are not (generally) the money holders, the ones with the major resources or in the first instance the decision makers...... So .... Team..... What are we going to do???? What are we going to do??? [P.s. I do have a poster that says this | The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free, that your very existence is an act of rebellion, Albert Camus ... 😉 ] Working on it!

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🚨 Time for Development Talks – Don’t Screw Them Up! 🚨 Summer’s over, and guess what? The second half of the year is here, meaning it’s time for those crucial conversations. Are you prepared to give your team the direction they need? 🤔 🔑 If you're unsure about how to provide real perspective and growth opportunities, don’t wait until the last minute to figure it out! Join our upcoming Crispy Webinar: Development Talks: How NOT to Screw Up. 🎯 📅 When: 20.09.24 - 12:30- 13:30 🔗 Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/dDQaJT43 Let’s set your team up for success in the second half of the year! 🙌 crispycoaching Eva Resch Felix Krahé Julia Alt Lea Pépin Josepha Kuhl #Leadership #DevelopmentTalks #Webinar #TeamGrowth #CareerDevelopment

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And we're live with Episode 3! Rebecca Smart, an experienced Leadership & Talent Coach joins us for a lovely discussion exploring her experiences coaching senior leaders and how Managers should embed coaching into their repertoire. So much of #Agile leadership is built on being self-reflective and understanding your impact as a leader. This episode is a great reminder of the power of what it takes to increase your self-awareness and ultimately learn how to lead better 🤗 ⬇ Download the episode now from your fav podcast player 🎧 #newepisode #podcast #guest #leadership #coaching #agile

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