Dr Neil ThompsonEmpowerment: Empty rhetoric or core value?The concept of empowerment means different things to different people. To many it means little more than delegation. For example, I have…3 min read·22 hours ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonKeeping the learning goingThe notions of ‘continuous professional development’ and ‘lifelong learning’ have been around for a long time. However, to what extent they…4 min read·22 hours ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonThe importance of influencing organizational culture‘Essentialism’ is the technical terms for the idea that each us has a fixed nature: we are who we are and there’s not a lot we can do about…4 min read·22 hours ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonLinking Strategic and Operational ThinkingA long-standing criticism of training provision in some quarters is that it can be detached from the organization’s overall strategy. That…4 min read·3 days ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonThe Invisibility of GriefI attended a conference once where one of the presenters said that when people undergo a major change in their lives they experience…4 min read·3 days ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonThe Seventh Thinking HatEdward de Bono is best known for his work on lateral thinking. In fact, he has become a very influential writer in shaping generations of…4 min read·3 days ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonRelating Theory to PracticeThere is a longstanding expectation in professional education that students and practitioners should be able to apply theory to practice…4 min read·3 days ago----
Dr Neil ThompsonWell-being: New Paradigm or Just a Fad?As someone with a long interest in language and how it is used, I am fascinated by how changes of terminology take place. Suddenly people…3 min read·May 9, 2024----
Dr Neil ThompsonGetting to grips with institutional racismI was recently involved in an online discussion about anti-racism. It became apparent that one of the participants, in discussing…3 min read·May 8, 2024----
Dr Neil ThompsonYou can’t please all of the people all of the timeI have had a long-standing concern that too often the higher education world takes it for granted that students know how to learn…3 min read·May 8, 2024----