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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.

The ultimate user experience

I think I’ve found the ultimate user experience. I had to replace my Chromebook. After 4 years and thousands of hours, it’s only working if connected to the mains and, with 4Gb RAM, is struggling to manage the number of tasks I expect it to do. You know when you buy a Chromebook it’s got… Read More The ultimate user experience

July 20, 2022July 19, 2022 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Educate your customers

Being able to speak to people on the supply side means I get to hear a lot about how customers respond to offers of support. A great example of this was at the Learning Technologies event at Excel this year. I put one day aside to speak to people on the 5App stand and invited… Read More Educate your customers

July 19, 2022July 12, 2022 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

Your world’s going to end

Splash headline and urgency: The solar system could collapse because of a passing star, scientists predict Independent 12th July 2022 I read through the story for the blow by blow story of cataclysmic proportions. Lots of narrative about panic and ‘how something must be done’. The world’s going to end…what can – or will –… Read More Your world’s going to end

July 18, 2022July 17, 2022 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

5 years ago

It’s just over 5 years since I asked this question: Why should I go to your LMS to find something to learn when I can find almost all the answers I need on the staff intranet or from a Google search? Andrew Jacobs Responses at the time suggested compliance and organisational structures were why the… Read More 5 years ago

July 15, 2022July 11, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Keep connected

I purchased something for my work the other day and wish I hadn’t now. My complaint isn’t product related – it’s a decent product. Similarly, the price was good and massively discounted. What’s annoying in the post purchase service, namely emails. I’ve had three emails thanking me for buying so far – that’s in 4… Read More Keep connected

July 14, 2022July 11, 2022 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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