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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.

I am not an ally

I really dislike the word ally; it creates labels which I feel uncomfortable with and feels it elevates me in a way which it shouldn’t. The work I do to support women and amplify their voices isn’t about being an ally – it’s just (to me at least) common sense. I did, however, happily agree… Read More I am not an ally

January 16, 2025January 15, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

More cheese

I wrote last week about how I’d used a LLM to prepare a post and how I’d used it to work on the content which I then edited. I received quite a few comments which I thought were worth looking at. Firstly, using these tools to produce whole posts and comments feels very wrong. Another… Read More More cheese

January 15, 2025January 15, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Vintage networking

I’m so pleased Michelle Parry-Slater is revisiting her #NoPlasters series on BlueSky. For those of you who don’t know, Michelle ran a hashtag#NoPlasters campaign on Twitter ten years ago. The campaign was about sharing a tweet a day to encourage L&D professionals to try something new. I saw Michelle post this last week: What immediately… Read More Vintage networking

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Last chance

I’ve been running learning clinics for about 4 years and they’re getting less and less popular. The last one we put together had one person join and that was just to catch up, rather than work on anything. As a result, we had made the decision to pull them. However, I have had a ton… Read More Last chance

January 13, 2025January 10, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Make the change

I’d bet there are loads of resolutions out there that people have made about promoting themselves, speaking up, and building networks for 2025. If you’re a woman in L&D, now’s you chance to seize that opportunity. We’re scheduling three episodes of the Women Talking About Learning podcast and have some specific topics we’d love to… Read More Make the change

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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