Comments on: Look around you… http://pabial.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/look-around-you/ Thoughts on all things learning and development Fri, 24 May 2013 03:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sukh Pabial http://pabial.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/look-around-you/#comment-790 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:17:27 +0000 http://pabial.wordpress.com/?p=915#comment-790 I know it does seem to be quite a cold word doesn’t it. In the world of academia these things happen, and thus semantic wars begin!

I remember in the early days of Onboarding being rolled out across organisations, it was all because of discretionary effort. There’s two more words which aren’t very inspiring!

]]> By: Doug Shaw http://pabial.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/look-around-you/#comment-789 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:49:24 +0000 http://pabial.wordpress.com/?p=915#comment-789 Hey Sukh – you know me, I get hung up on words. Institutions huh? I think if I referred to my darling Carole, or the lovely Keira, or my friends as institutions – they’d be less than impressed. The dictionary defines institutions thusly:

in·sti·tu·tion/ˌinstiˈt(y)o͞oSHən/
Noun:
A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
An organization providing residential care for people with special needs.

I dialled out the word institution and opted for association instead. It wasn’t wonderful but it helped me get a generally more positive vibe going as I read on.

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