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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.

Silver anniversary

This is the 25th blog post I’ve written where I mention creativity and the first where I feel able to describe it as more than imagination or originality. The reason is that I like short lists. I like to be able to take concepts and distil them down to three, four, or five discrete words… Read More Silver anniversary

February 6, 2023February 5, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Look back and save time

I did something really strange in the week – I made a phone call. I was talking about the Women Talking About Learning podcast and we weren’t on Zoom, Teams or video conferencing but on a phone. It wasn’t a WhatsApp or Slack call – it was a proper call with numbers and everything. It… Read More Look back and save time

February 3, 2023February 1, 2023 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

The first 5 minutes

A year ago I wrote about how movies had changed their first 20 minutes to take into account the different viewing channels people use. I was on a few webinars last week and the shift to online means you’re lucky to have 5 minutes now to make sure people have a reason to be there.… Read More The first 5 minutes

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Are you asking what people want?

Quick question: How do you know what you’re looking for when you want to find out what’s new in L&D? Please reply and comment.

February 1, 2023January 26, 2023 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Your web address

I was completing an online form the other day and it asked for the usual details – name, email, etc. When I got to the website box I paused. Should I put my blog site address, or my company web address?* In the past it was easy – I was defined by my blog posts… Read More Your web address

January 31, 2023January 30, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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