Off the grid
This will be my last blog post for a little while. I found out last week that I have to have some surgery on my eye and it will mean I will be out of action for the next few weeks. See you on the other side.
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.
Grinding detail
Having to focus on the little things. The regular. The routine. The micro. The unrelenting mundane and dull continuous tasks. They’re all moving you towards the end goal – just make sure to look up occasionally to remind yourself how far you’ve moved.
Stakeholder value
I see a lot about stakeholders in the learning space. Do you know who they all are? I mentioned political risks before – do you know the stakeholders who have influence? Rather than thinking about getting value for stakeholders, I’m not sure we always value them. Assume a stakeholder is there to help and you… Read More Stakeholder value
Agreeable anxiety
Some days, writing every day is disconcertingly difficult. Some days, the words can flow like a swollen river. On the difficult days there’s an edge of fun in the discomfort; working under time pressure can lead to pithy and swift writing. Sometimes it leads to rambling prose which needs nothing more than a spell check.… Read More Agreeable anxiety
Managing risk
In the week celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, I was listening to a piece about how the Moon was becoming a staging point for missions to Mars. The speaker being interviewed identified that there only 2 risks with the Mars mission being completed in the next couple of decades. The risks he suggested… Read More Managing risk
Lost and Desperate 