Stuck in the past at work?

Thursday 23 April 2015

They died millions of years ago but have you become a bit of an old dinosaur in the office – failing to keep up with the times?

Author and ground-breaking presenter Julian Stodd will be in the Island next month to make sure there’s nothing pre-historic left in your organisation.

The man considered to be the “learning guru of our times” will be giving a lunchtime seminar at the Pomme D’or Hotel on 22 May for everyone in the office from directors and business owners, to HR and IT Managers.

Mr Stodd said: “In the Social Age, the ways we learn have changed. Why? Because our ecosystem has evolved. The nature of work is not what it was: the notion of ‘career‘ is dead. Collaborative technology is everywhere our communities exist outside the organisation. The very things that used to be hard to find and complex are now simple and at our fingertips: the democratisation of technology, creativity and publishing. The rise of social authority and its ability to subvert formal hierarchy.

“To be fit for the Social Age requires a reformulation of how organisations are structured and how they work. Just because we used to be perfectly adapted doesn’t mean we will be in the future. That’s not how it works. Those organisations that fail to adapt will be the fossils we marvel at tomorrow because they were not fit for change.

“Change is about momentum. We start with disturbance, either from within or imposed from outside (environmental, regulatory, market or third party). From momentum for change we move to strategy: our best shot at direction – in my Channel Island sessions I will elaborate an how businesses can prepare their greatest asset, their people, to operate in this agile world of change and social expectation.”

Prosperity 24.7, who offers tailored training services, has arranged his trip as part of a pan-Island week-long programme from 18 to 24 May to develop learning at work.

Prosperity 24.7’s Chief Learning Officer Geraldine Evans said: “We believe Julian’s session will challenge the business audience, getting them to question how traditional learning and change is delivered and ask how personal development must be reimagined – Social leadership encapsulates the mind-set and skills required to be an effective leader in this social age – the session is incredible and we can’t wait to see the impact this can have across industry in the Islands.

“At Prosperity we work on the principle of the seven habits of highly effective learning which involves using the correct medium for your audience, providing flexible and scalable learning, and fostering the right learning environment. We are incredibly proud to be championing the Learning at Work Week campaign. We want local companies to understand the real business value to offering learning in the workplace.

“It’s very exciting to be welcoming learning guru Julian Stodd and we are expecting sell out seminars in both Islands to hear his engaging and thought-provoking insights.”

You can book a place on the seminar which runs from midday until 1pm by calling 877247 or via Jersey 22nd May on EventBrite.