That Mission and Vision thing…

Only a few weeks into formally launching my own business (MMU – Mastering Multi-Units) I attended this week the CIPD Learning & Development Show at Olympia, London. As I hoped, I had a fantastic day hearing about some of the great work being done in organisations large and small, to develop their people and deliver a better product, service and experience to their customers.

I don’t mind admitting that for a few minutes at least I started to yearn again for the comfort (and perhaps safety) of the corporate culture blanket. There you have the resources and the security of others as you strive to deliver effective learning & development which drives organisational performance, enriches the lives of people, promotes world peace etc, etc!

Then I remembered what it can really be like (the good, the bad and the downright ugly!) and once again I reminded myself why…