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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.

But what do you really think?

If the people who read this blog tell me they like it, it’s generous but doesn’t always help. If the people who read this blog tell me they don’t like it, that gives me feedback I can work with. Seek out every opinion on what you do; the better feedback will be what you don’t,… Read More But what do you really think?

August 24, 2020August 22, 2020 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What’s my point?

After 630+ blog posts on here, I think I’m beginning to get my point across. Someone once told me that when you’ve announced your purpose, have been repeating your message through a range of channels, have developed and delivered narrative and comms to support your ideas, when you’re fed up with the message you’re pushing… Read More What’s my point?

August 21, 2020August 17, 2020 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Sunflowers

Many people love sunflowers because of their colour and reflection of sunshine. To me, sunflowers are sad. When they flower, they signal the end of summer. Their purpose in flowering so late is to take advantage of the autumn so their seeds can propogate in the cooler soil. Don’t assume totemic icons mean the same… Read More Sunflowers

August 20, 2020August 17, 2020 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Trust me…

I’ve written before about trust and respect being bedfellows. Reading this by the World Economic Forum I replaced the word trust with respect and it changed the text to read like this: When we look back at the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, we will see not just the human and economic loss inflicted by the… Read More Trust me…

August 19, 2020August 18, 2020 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

QTWTAIAN

I see so many articles which start with a question about how innovation is happening. E.g. Will 2020 see the birth of new forms of learning, is this this best hack for learning, are we seeing the birth of the new LMS, etc? I approach these stories with the acronym above. Questions To Which The… Read More QTWTAIAN

August 18, 2020August 16, 2020 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

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