Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Harold Jarche sent out this tweet:

Qwrap) Harold jarche ex-trainer ex-ISD, ex-performance technologist, ex-social learning specialist – now just working smarter

I think he’s onto something. A few years ago, most people had a sensible, if boring, answer to the question “What do you do?” at cocktail parties.

In recent years, the answers have been longer and more elaborate as more of us have taken on portfolio lifestyles. But, to be honest, these longer speeches can still be boring. Perhaps we’re itching to get beyond these “do” labels altogether?

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