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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.

On demand

The move to people ‘pulling’ the content they want and need to learn and do is pretty much embedded now – at least for the socially engaged L&D people. Yet here I am, every day, pushing content out. Putting bits and pieces of learning thoughts focused on the things I want to write about. I’ve… Read More On demand

January 12, 2024January 11, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Digital non-transformation

Another report from last month told us that the vast majority of business leaders and decision-makers said less than half of their digital transformation projects met the expected goals or outcomes. Over half of their employees were frustrated and half expected to lose employees as a result. A new LMS, LXP, or learning architecture is… Read More Digital non-transformation

January 11, 2024January 10, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

New Year, New Job

Apparently, January is one of the times when there is a job search surge. Like the rush to make New Year’s resolutions and go to the gym, people use the start of the year as a cue for self-improvement. I don’t think we should put a specific date aside to do it, but the people… Read More New Year, New Job

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Storytime

There was some research published last week that over three quarters of podcast listeners binge listen to content. This increases to over 90% when people listen to fiction podcasts. Why? People become engaged with the story and want to learn more. Think about this when you’re chunking down content into small elements: People want to… Read More Storytime

January 9, 2024January 8, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

It’s not you, it’s the job

I’ve mentioned before that we focus too much on ability in learning and development. Our brief is set to the skills where people can develop but we don’t work with businesses to change the nature and design of the job enough to build capacity. Maybe it’s being noticed now. I saw Gartner’s Top 5 HR… Read More It’s not you, it’s the job

January 8, 2024January 4, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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