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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.

Repeat after me

Aristotle said of repetition in learning “it is frequent repetition that produces a natural tendency” So, if I continue to repeat how we need to approach LnD differently, will people learn? As I’ve mentioned before, it sometimes feels like a Faith No More lyric in the learning profession… If I speak at one constant volume,… Read More Repeat after me

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Take a guess

In this lecture, Richard Feynman demonstrates how we look for a new law: Guess >>> Compute the Consequences >>> Compare results to nature, experiment, experience How many learning ‘laws’ do we test this way to prove they’re not wrong? It’s the first day of the CIPD Festival of Work today. When people at the event… Read More Take a guess

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

5 years ago

Just over 5 years ago I wrote a blog post which received silly numbers of reads and comments. It’s still the most read post on here and I’m asked about it regularly. I was flattered by the feedback it received and, following a few suggestions, set about translating the post into a book. A few… Read More 5 years ago

June 11, 2019June 10, 2019 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

100 miles an hour

Doing everything at 100 miles an hour might be appealing. Stuff gets done. Things move. The environment changes around you. It’s unlikely that pace can be maintained all the time; you’ll run out of fuel, damage your vehicle and likely cause problems for the people around you. Change down a gear and enjoy the journey… Read More 100 miles an hour

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What grinds my gears – vendors

With the Festival of Work next week, it’s time for the next in the occasional series… I know you have a job to do but so do I. If I haven’t responded, it could be for lots of reasons but the most likely is I’m too busy. Stop ‘leveraging’ X to improve Y. Not everything… Read More What grinds my gears – vendors

June 7, 2019June 6, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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