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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.

Taking a break

Last post for a while – I’m away for a few weeks, resting my body and – more importantly – my mind. I didn’t realise how tired I was until the other day when I was reminded I’d told someone something incredibly profound and they told me I’d mentioned it half an hour before. And… Read More Taking a break

July 21, 2023July 19, 2023 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

For whose benefit?

I’ve had a couple of conversations about employees, benefits, and how learning sits as part of the ‘what makes people want to work here’ conversation. First up, I posted a couple of week’s ago following a question from Nick Court about Employee Value Proposition (EVP). In that post I suggested EVP should be a sum… Read More For whose benefit?

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

‘New’ Leadership

Another week and another survey of learning professionals has been published. They come around regularly and like TexMex food, seem to consist of the same ingredients which are folded differently and presented as something new. This time it’s asking quantitative and qualitative questions about leadership. What do we think will be the most popular responses… Read More ‘New’ Leadership

July 19, 2023July 18, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Information flows

Around my micro organisation, there are dozens of flows of information. Between me and my peers, across different organisations, my contractors, and my customers. In a large company, these will number the thousands and tens of thousands. A lot of hierarchy we have in organisations is simply to manage these information flows. Who needs to… Read More Information flows

July 18, 2023July 17, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

New technology

I have a new mouse and it’s a nightmare in so many ways. I could give up and go back to the old one but I’ll persevere because I know it’ll be for my benefit in the future. Can the same be said for the learning tech implementations in your work? Do people stick with… Read More New technology

July 17, 2023July 14, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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