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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.

Hard to reach

If I want to learn something, I no longer have to learn it all. With information and support at my fingertips I can learn just enough to get by. I can learn the rest doing the job. We’ve moved from just in case, through just in time and just for me, to just enough. Some… Read More Hard to reach

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Got the time

I was doing a session about Social Media for learning and was asked about how I blog daily. I hadn’t really thought about it so I’ve jotted down a few thoughts. Keep notes. Evernote stores my notebooks with excerpts, lines, comments and stories. I’m not averse to pen and paper but I can access Evernote… Read More Got the time

October 3, 2019October 6, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Bake a cake

I saw this quote yesterday: @DavidInLearning “technology is the cherry on the cake… it’s not the cake” my fave line so far in this https://t.co/GblOG0ZACa — David Hayden (@HaydenDavidhrd) October 1, 2019 To stretch the analogy, technology is more like the egg in the learning cake. Technology is a binding agent which bring other elements… Read More Bake a cake

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Practice what you preach

In the last week, I’ve had lots (more then ten) conversations with people about their professional practice. People inside and outside my organisation and nothing which could be defined as remedial or performance related; these were conversations about creativity, growth and moving to become engineers. One person wanted to talk to me early in their… Read More Practice what you preach

October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Professional Widow

If you’re spending time grieving over the fact that things aren’t what they used to be, you’re a professional widow. If you’re resenting the fact people are doing things outside your offer, your bitterness will poison you. Embrace the change before it changes you the wrong way.

September 30, 2019September 26, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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