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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.

Passive webinars

I like engaging with people online. The pandemic and our approach to work has shrunk the world and I can meet with people pretty much from anywhere at pretty much at any time. I am struggling to see why I should put my time out to attend a live webinar any more. You probably know… Read More Passive webinars

November 8, 2021November 3, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Control and Test

The lateral flow test seems simple enough – if the result is positive, a line appears next to the letter ‘T’ on the device, as well at the letter ‘C’. I know the T means test and the C means control because I worked for several months with the team designing the award winning training… Read More Control and Test

November 5, 2021November 1, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Going uphill

I was cycling recently, and, as I attempted to change gear to reflect the extra effort I was making, my chain came off. I was wrong to change gear so late but ended up stranded at the side of the road, pedalling air. The chain was stuck on the rear hub and took a good… Read More Going uphill

November 4, 2021November 1, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What went wrong?

I was waiting for someone outside a vaccination centre the other day and witnessed the following. The vaccine centre has a main entrance but, since the number of people being vaccinated has gone up, that main entrance is now for exit only. This entrance has two doors – an automatic door and a manual door… Read More What went wrong?

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

…for learning

We seem to hear the Netflix/YouTube/Spotify for learning a lot. My favourite is the Uber for learning. If you use the phrase, I WILL ask you how you’re going to respond to the following: How are your agents and ’employees’ treated? Who owns the content you’re shipping? How is being associated with an organisation that… Read More …for learning

November 2, 2021October 28, 2021 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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