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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.

Casting

People ask me to speak at events and I always recommend women to speak instead of me. This quote, by Anna Kendrick resonated: “There’s [a film I’m considering] now where I have to wait for all the male roles to be cast before I can even become a part of the conversation.” ANNA KENDRICK –… Read More Casting

November 22, 2021November 18, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

From acorns

I’ve been a guest on a number of podcasts and thought they were a decent medium to be able to share quickly. I came up with an idea for a podcast and have produced some 30+ episodes to date. I’ve produced a couple of episodes of the More Than Learning podcast* for 5App and am… Read More From acorns

November 19, 2021November 17, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Award yourself

I wrote a post about brilliance the other day. It was written the day before, and published the day after, I’d presented to the judges of the Learning Awards. In the post I said this: My belief [is] that you should play to succeed and not play to win; it’s more assertive and allows people… Read More Award yourself

November 18, 2021November 17, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Pressure

I saw this story last week about how analogue blood pressure cuffs are being reused and supported with a slip of paper with a link to a YouTube video on how to use them. Innovation doesn’t have to be technological in learning; understand the processes you’re trying to support and build with your organisation’s digital… Read More Pressure

November 17, 2021November 12, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Brilliance

The #LDInsight question last week was about the things that you are doing that are brilliant. I couldn’t answer since, for me, brilliance is in the eye of the beholder. One person’s standard of brilliance is likely to be different to another’s. Hence my belief that you should play to succeed and not play to… Read More Brilliance

November 16, 2021November 12, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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