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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.

Maintaining interest

It launches and there’s a buzz. The expectation is that it will grow and grow but, after a little time the interest has halved. You push it again but after a little more time, interest has halved again. You try again and interest halves again. This reverse Fibonacci sequence happens again and again in learning.… Read More Maintaining interest

January 23, 2023January 20, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Consumption and experience

My son and I were talking about how technology had sped things up – the idea of accessing TV programmes at any time on my mobile would have been unheard of 20 years ago. I was telling him about how following football scores on Teletext was a thing on a Saturday afternoon and he laughed… Read More Consumption and experience

January 20, 2023January 19, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Crown Jewels of content

I was speaking with someone recently and they asked how I look after the ‘crown jewels’ of my ideas. These are, apparently, the ideas which are the most precious and protected bits of content which I don’t share since they are the most valuable. But I don’t have any. All my ideas have been published… Read More Crown Jewels of content

January 19, 2023January 17, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Connect, connect, connect

The other day I was talking someone through how I work. Used to practices which came about before social media and productivity platforms, their questions were about email. Together we made a list of the channels people connect with me for work: They, quite reasonably, asked: How are you meant to remember all of those?… Read More Connect, connect, connect

January 18, 2023January 16, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Listen more

Last week we asked for more guests for the Women Talking About Learning podcast. We expected a few replies, but were overwhelmed with the response. We’re now scheduling almost a half dozen more episodes and growing the guests and topics even more. I was asked about the podcast in a conversation with Shannon Tipton last… Read More Listen more

January 17, 2023January 13, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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