Kindness
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, it’s been Mental Health Awareness Week this week. The theme has been kindness. Did you notice?
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.
Brand recognition
How is your learning brand recognised? You might be perceived as modern and at the cutting edge of thinking. Or you could be the traditional ‘safe pair of hands’. Marketing the former to fans of the latter won’t wash – you’re too disruptive. Marketing the latter to the former and you’re stuck in the mud,… Read More Brand recognition
Constructive criticism
It’s easy to criticise and call it constructive. It can be much harder to be constructive without being critical.
Rate this learning
Adding ratings to learning activities seems like a no-brainer. People use a 5 star scale and allocate a score; the cream rises. It doesn’t mean the learning works though, just that it’s popular. If you only look at the top of the list, you’ll only ever find the most popular. Dig deeper – the best… Read More Rate this learning
Chicken feed
Most people don’t care about the quality of the chicken feed if they’re making an omelette. Why should they care about the image quality in an e-learning module animation if they just want to improve performance.
Lost and Desperate 