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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.

5-star General

In the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water there’s a General who has overall accountability for the project. A technician asks him to not destroy the “asset” that they have. The General, pointing at the stars on his shoulder replies: “Count these with me, Son – there’s five of them: That means I can do… Read More 5-star General

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Learning philosophy

Someone recently asked me what my learning philosophy was. The question took me aback for a moment because I’ve not considered a philosophy behind what I do. Can I describe it? I have lots of stock phrases which people connect with – nil/neutral cost, shopkeeper to engineer, etc – but they’re not really descriptions of… Read More Learning philosophy

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

We have a winner

The 50,000th read of this blog took place yesterday. For some people, that’s an important milestone. For others, it’s a daily expectation. For me, it’s humbling that people want to read this stuff and I thank you for joining in.

January 8, 2019February 7, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Scarcity in the digital age

The proliferation of digital content means that there are more and more resources available for people. But most people don’t get off the front page of Google or YouTube. Algorithms are deciding which content is most suitable for you based on your previous choices and preferences. If you want to go outside of those choices… Read More Scarcity in the digital age

January 7, 2019January 4, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Meaningful learning

I’ve seen this phrase a bit recently and I’m not sure I know how to create something ‘meaningful’. Is it meaningful because it happened or because people added meaning to it? You can’t create meaningful content for people without knowing individual context. And is it reasonable to know every users context? Taking a punt at… Read More Meaningful learning

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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