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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 in the box?

Can you name which film the title of this piece is from?  Leave an answer in the comments box. An extra post this week because I loved the story about  how illiterate kids were given sealed boxes with tablets so much.  These children figured out how to use, master, and hack computers with no instruction. The… Read More What’s in the box?

November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

Learner Portfolio

I had a good day last week with a session I run called employee development centre.  The session isn’t your usual workshop or class; the contents of the day are entirely directed by the participants from pre event activity.  Beforehand, they have a number of areas to reflect on and are asked a range of… Read More Learner Portfolio

November 1, 2012November 1, 2012 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

How may I avoid helping you?

I’ve had a couple of experiences this week with telecoms firms and they’ve provided me with interesting examples of service and the use of social media. The first was BT.  I recently moved to them as my internet provider from AOL and have noticed a slow service on Sunday evenings.  It’s frustrating as nthey reached… Read More How may I avoid helping you?

October 29, 2012November 2, 2012 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Thanks for coming

Following my recent blog post, here’s an alternative way that it could run. *Imagine your screen wobbling like some weird 70s TV flashback* Thanks for coming to this blog post after last time.  The content is flexible and I know some people will be joining us later.  I’ve taken the content of this post based… Read More Thanks for coming

October 25, 2012October 25, 2012 andrewjacobslnd4 Comments

Yeah, but what do I write?

Well, that was a bit of a strange experience last week. I’ve written posts on this blog for over a year in calendar terms but maybe 6 months in real terms.  I made a concerted effort to post more earlier this year and the results are clear.  I’ve posted 4 times as often as I did… Read More Yeah, but what do I write?

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 andrewjacobslnd3 Comments

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