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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.

Clean start

I wrote a while ago about how you shouldn’t launch on a Monday and, this being a Tuesday I’m heeding my own advice. Today marks the launch of my new enterprise – Llarn.com. Llarn is for LnD people. Irrespective of where you are in your LnD career, there are things I can probably help with.… Read More Clean start

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Value of learning

I mentioned measurement and evaluation from the Barcelona Principles posts last time. The next amended principle I drafted is about value and cost. The principle I suggested is: Learning cost figures are not the value of learning I’ve always had a feeling that people in learning have considered that something purchased is better than something… Read More Value of learning

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Freelance

I’ve had about a dozen queries from people asking me if I’m available for work to help them out in the last few weeks. I think that’s quite high and am, mostly, humbled by the requests. Usually until the point of asking what the rate is. Of those dozen, only 2 were offering payment. The… Read More Freelance

August 27, 2020August 26, 2020 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

Microwave

I was re-heating something the other day – no reader, not a blog post – and realised that too many businesses think of their learning function as a microwave. The commission the learning function receives usually goes something like this: Here, take this almost fully ready person and zap them for a while – you… Read More Microwave

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Face to face

I wrote last week about how we’re getting to the end of the beginning and how some things are going to have to change in learning. I said last time that you’re not going to be able to base your offer on face to face group delivery. If you are, your model is busted. You… Read More Face to face

August 25, 2020August 20, 2020 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

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