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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.

Trying again

We mentioned the first pilot of the Learning Chat Live didn’t go ahead as well as we’d expected so we’re having another go. Starting at 8am tomorrow, we’re going to try again. But we’re not just trying; we’re going to have to measure to make sure the things we want to improve, the audio, the… Read More Trying again

December 7, 2023December 6, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Another simple use

I realised the other day there’s no excuse for not labelling images properly with Alt text. If you upload the image to ChatGPT 4 and ask for it to provide Alt text, you get a complete description. This automation and time saving is exactly where learning and development should be considering when they’re looking at… Read More Another simple use

December 6, 2023December 4, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Service as a service

I was at dinner the other night and the service I got was fine. But it wasn’t. It felt automated. I was asked the same questions I know other people were asked – I have ears and heard them. I received the same responses to my order that other people got; it seems this place… Read More Service as a service

December 5, 2023December 4, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

How much is exposure?

Get sent an email from a supplier. Read the 8 questions in the email you’ve been asked to comment on. Tell the person asking that you want to be paid for your time. Don’t hear anything from them. One day later, get an email from another supplier. Read the 4 questions in the email you’ve… Read More How much is exposure?

December 4, 2023December 3, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What you gonna do?

I’d love to know your responses to this – a bit of a thought experiment. A manager comes to you and tells you they want to learn some ‘new’ stuff. They’ve been on LinkedIn and found 70 free courses and certificates on soft skills, entrepreneurship, management, etc and want time to work through them with their… Read More What you gonna do?

December 1, 2023November 30, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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