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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.

Wicked skillz

In my previous post I summarised my session at the CIPD L&D show and pointed out that I was going to review the outputs from the participants in the room from the final activity I’d set. I’d asked the group to consider what skills gaps they felt L&D had in developing a more autonomous and… Read More Wicked skillz

May 20, 2015May 19, 2015 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Mirror mirror, on the wall

I wrote last time about the session which I was going to run at the CIPD L&D Show in Olympia. I admitted that I wasn’t sure how it would run and only had the first 30-40 minutes clear in my head. So I dove into the topic and asked a ton of questions of the… Read More Mirror mirror, on the wall

May 15, 2015May 14, 2015 andrewjacobslnd10 Comments

Square the circle

I’m running a session later today at the CIPD L&D show. It’s a workshop about autonomous learning. A workshop, face to face, looking at creating stuff. About learning autonomously, self directed, on your own. How’s that going to work? It feels oxymoronic to be working through a workshop with a group of people on how… Read More Square the circle

May 13, 2015May 12, 2015 andrewjacobslnd5 Comments

The tourist office

A friend of mine wrote this and I think it’s great. They didn’t want to publish it but I cajoled them into it – what do you think? I had a beautiful, sunny morning in the capital, shopping in the old market for salad leaves and tomatoes, and wanted advice about transport. The Tourist Information… Read More The tourist office

April 24, 2015April 23, 2015 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

It’s a numbers game

Honest feedback: 169 – the systolic reading for my blood pressure that places me at serious risk of significant health problems. I wasn’t told in a dressed up way. There was no ‘good bad good’ sandwich. It wasn’t softened with any form of technique. It was simply put; I was told I have blood pressure… Read More It’s a numbers game

April 21, 2015April 20, 2015 andrewjacobslnd5 Comments

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