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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.

If it was easy,

Everyone would be doing it. Finding the path of least resistance might seem to be the best choice now, but it’s only going to store up problems later. It’s OK to swerve the hard as long as you have a plan when you’ll be tackling it. If you’re simply ignoring it you’ll do yourself no… Read More If it was easy,

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Shopkeeper to Engineer

I saw a tweet by Nick Ribeiro the other day which prompted this blog post. I realised that I’ve been saying moving from shopkeeper to engineer this for a few years but haven’t necessarily explained it fully or my thinking behind it. I first thought about the relationship between retail and learning a few years… Read More Shopkeeper to Engineer

August 31, 2018February 20, 2024 andrewjacobslnd29 Comments

You’re not strategic

  I’ve had a few conversations recently with learning people about their strategies and approaches. What I’ve been reminded of is how learning so wants to be a strategic function. My problem with this thinking is that we can’t do this without working tactically in the business. As a caveat, this is still a work… Read More You’re not strategic

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Reflective Practice

  The #LDinsight chat on Friday mornings at 8:00 BST is always interesting. The attendees are mixed and every week is different. Except there are some weeks which are the same. This week was one of those. The topic was reflective practise: This week's question: What does reflective practise mean to you for L&D? #LDInsight… Read More Reflective Practice

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Lego learning

  I loved Lego as a kid. I had a bucket of the stuff (as most people my age would) and a few specific kits. One I remember was a Batmobile. Sleek and black it was a difficult build with lots of plates, tiles, and connectors that were all on show. Hence the high number… Read More Lego learning

July 27, 2018July 26, 2018 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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