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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Author: andrewjacobslnd

An L&D Manager, determined that Learning and Development should be an integral part of business activity. Too often managers ask for training as an afterthought, and, since L&D haven't been involved in the design, it fails. Let's get L&D included as an intrinsic part of business practice; we need to demonstrate its value, successes, and how it adds to the business performance.

Last post 2025

That’s work in 2025 done. It’s been a year of fewer slide decks and more honest conversations. More time spent asking what actually changes at work, and less time filling calendars for the sake of it. As the year went on, a few things settled for me. I’ve been saying for a long time that… Read More Last post 2025

December 19, 2025December 16, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Almost last post

This is the early thank you post. This goes to all the subscribers, readers, and sharers who see these posts outside of the binfire that is LinkedIn. Those of you who comment here, or privately, letting me know what you think about what I write. This is the post to thank the people who recognise… Read More Almost last post

December 18, 2025December 16, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

My top 5

Looking back to 2025, I am highlighting the posts that have garnered the most comments and views on LinkedIn, as well as my personal favourites. Today it’s the posts I enjoyed creating, writing, publishing, etc. The first one immediately on my list was the $7 haircut. A short and sweet post about a barber who… Read More My top 5

December 17, 2025December 13, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Broken promises

L&D vendor webinars promise outcome-led learning, then subject us to hour-long platform demos nobody asked for. We’d never design learning like that for our people, so why do we accept being sold to that way?

December 16, 2025December 11, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Top 5 views

Looking back at 2025, I am highlighting the posts that have garnered the most comments and views on LinkedIn as well as my personal favourites. Today it’s the posts which people have viewed the most. The fifth is the angry post I mentioned last week. It wasn’t about anger, though – it was about switching… Read More Top 5 views

December 15, 2025December 12, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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