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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.

What’s the big idea?

When I wrote 50 Big Ideas to change L&D I didn’t expect it to create the reaction that the blog post got. It was, in my mind a big reaction. This creates a problem though…I mean, what’s big? I haven’t used this blog for anyone else; it’s my space that I can put ideas, find… Read More What’s the big idea?

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

One man’s magic…

is another man’s engineering said the American sci fi author Robert A Heinlein. I was reminded of this last week when I sat in on a webinar with Harold Jarche and Carrie Basham Young about Making Enterprise Social Networks (ESN) a success. I was looking at it through the L&D lens (obviously) and there was some… Read More One man’s magic…

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 andrewjacobslnd9 Comments

50 big ideas to change L and D

I was struck by a post on the always interesting TeachThought again yesterday.  I’ve referenced their work before and the post didn’t just impact on me; Jane Hart also saw it and in the spirit of celebrating the positive, this post is my nod to what they’ve done.. The post lists 50 ‘crazy’ ideas to… Read More 50 big ideas to change L and D

March 14, 2014March 13, 2014 andrewjacobslnd79 Comments

Take my hand don’t be afraid

Firstly, thanks to all for tolerating my self indulgent previous post; your taking the time to read, rate, RT and comment means more than you may be aware. Lots of reasons – one being it forced me to reflect on what I have been doing. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived… Read More Take my hand don’t be afraid

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

And the one about

There was this post and it still had to be written as you’d promised so it got drafted and started being written out and then someone said, can you speak at this event, and then can you host this webinar, and can you attend this webinar, and can you be interviewed, and can you comment… Read More And the one about

March 11, 2014 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

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