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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.

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Today’s post should have been about an article I saw last week. What it is about is the issue of taking things for granted. Health is one of them and on Sunday night I had a health issue – angioedema, namely swelling under the skin in my tongue. My tongue swelled to twice its normal… Read More Substitute

May 17, 2022May 16, 2022 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Cult of worship

The world culture comes from the Latin cultus, which can be translated as ‘care’ or ‘cultivation’ but also ‘worship’. Rehn, Alf. Innovation for the Fatigued (Kogan Page Inspire) (p. 59). Kogan Page. Kindle Edition. You have a learning culture in your organisation. Are you expecting your employees to care or to worship learning within your… Read More Cult of worship

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Retention isn’t what it used to be

According to a survey of almost 11k employees, opportunity for professional growth and learning has dropped from being the 3rd most important reason for employees to stay in an organisation, to 8th. Job security, flexibility to work from home, pay, reward, time off, and other benefits are way above the traditional development activities which LnD… Read More Retention isn’t what it used to be

May 13, 2022May 9, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

I’m learning through failure

Since I was small I’ve wanted to take good photographs. The introduction of better camera phones made it much easier to take decent pictures but I’ve always had an itch about photography. Seeing work by people like the brilliant Paul Clarke has me in awe so I decided, after 45 years of waiting, get a… Read More I’m learning through failure

May 12, 2022May 11, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

LinkedMetaBookIn

I’m not on Facebook. Notwithstanding how they capture, store, and share data, I don’t see the need to want to know what friends of friends are interested in. The same has been happening recently to LinkedIn. As I make new connections, my timeline immediately fills with comments, shares and upvotes for things that exist outside… Read More LinkedMetaBookIn

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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