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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.

How learning solves problems in 2022?

I saw this excellent flowchart last week on the Feverbee blog. Now view this from a learning and development perspective and draw out what your process looks like. It won’t look as simple as this but I’d bet there will be numerous steps that need not be there. If you did map it out, what… Read More How learning solves problems in 2022?

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Plug in and amplify

Every Friday on my business LinkedIn account I celebrate the people who have engaged, motivated, inspired, and generally been positive in the previous week. Last Friday I realised halfway through compiling the list it was just women. It’s not hard to amplify when people do good things. Men, take note.

February 3, 2022January 27, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

The first 20 minutes

I was listening to a podcast last week and the actor Jason Isaacs mentioned how the first 20 minutes of films have changed. In the not too distant past, people would settle into the cinema and the film makers had 20 minutes to get people familiar with the background and context. We’re now in a… Read More The first 20 minutes

February 2, 2022January 26, 2022 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Having an opinion

We often use the word ignorance when we talk about people who choose to ignore advice and guidance. A better word is amathia. Its meaning is disputed but is more about wilful blindness, and has been defined as the opposite of wisdom. Ignorance is not knowing; Amathia is not learning. It’s OK to be ignorant… Read More Having an opinion

February 1, 2022January 26, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Your best work

Your best work won’t be recognised by how it’s written, by its visual design or its brevity. It’ll be by how people engage and share it. People don’t listen to the anonymous company – they listen to the people within it. The power of a single voice explaining how something worked to half a dozen… Read More Your best work

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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