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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.

With you

I’m not a fan of large companies who, when selling me a service, tell me they’re ‘working with’ me. They’re not. If I pay for a service they’re working for me. This is where there needs to be a shift in learning and development. I’ve got bored of talking about moving from a shopkeeper to… Read More With you

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Quiz time

Make a note, the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 20.1 miles per hour. We’ll come back to this shortly. I have been discussing evaluation for AGES now and am regularly brought back to the fact that we are asked to assess learning through quizzes. I’m working on some evaluation activity and we’re… Read More Quiz time

December 4, 2024November 28, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Tenders? Chicken

I was working on a public sector tender last week. I’ll be working on another one this week for a different organisation for something completely different. Each of them will take tens of hours to complete, and there is nil guarantee we’ll get the work from it. What matters is that, by spending so much… Read More Tenders? Chicken

December 3, 2024November 27, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Small actions

If you’re a guest on the Women Talking About Learning podcast we send you a badge. It’s not expensive and is no more than an indicator of our thanks for the speakers’ contributions. For the recipients it’s different. Posted across the world, we fill the envelopes with confetti and a thank you note, so the… Read More Small actions

December 2, 2024November 27, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Alignment & integration

I was reading a report which Martin Couzins identified the other week. In the 2024 LearnOps Trends & Insights Report, the authors – Cognota – highlight a growing emphasis on aligning L&D strategies with organisational objectives. Alignment doesn’t equal integration, which is here I think L&D should be in terms of business, but if this… Read More Alignment & integration

November 29, 2024November 27, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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