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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.

Popular and worthy

There is so much noise on LinkedIn it can be really difficult to find the good stuff. The way the algorithm works means the popular stuff rises to the top. But popular doesn’t mean good. If you’re not curating, searching and looking for the better stuff you’re relying on other people to tell you through… Read More Popular and worthy

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Choose between these

In the order of things an informed choice is much MUCH better than an educated guess. An educated guess is always WAY better than an uneducated guess. Are you helping people choose or are you helping them to guess in the right direction?

September 6, 2023September 4, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Cut, cut, cut again

We were editing yesterday, working on trying to bring a load of content down into a much smaller, relevant piece of work. Faced with tough limits, it’s easy to get rid of the superfluous, unwanted and unneeded. So why do we feel the need to pad things out?

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Ability

We had an amazing response when we asked the community for speakers about the menopause. Oversubscribed, we recorded two episodes last week which we’ll be publishing in October to mark World Menopause Day. We want to do the same for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for 3rd December. Disability inclusion is an essential… Read More Ability

September 4, 2023September 3, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Happy Birthday to us!

It seems incredible but just over 3 years ago I made the decision in the middle of the pandemic to start a business. It launched on 1st September 2020 and this is our third anniversary. I say ‘our’ because we have an employee now and are more than just me trying to do everything. We’re… Read More Happy Birthday to us!

September 1, 2023August 31, 2023 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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