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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.

Automate the routine

There are certain things which I automate and save myself hours of time – aggregating content, publishing blog posts, preparing audio, creating alt tags for images, summarising datasets etc. This is where AI is in a brilliant place to help us. To take on board the dull and routine activity which we don’t want (or… Read More Automate the routine

October 17, 2024October 16, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Sound and noise

If a tree falls in the woods and no-one hears it, does it make a sound? If People and L&D functions are the only ones talking about skills first organisations, does it matter?

October 16, 2024October 12, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Messenger services

A brief reminder to check who is advocating for specific things and why. In almost every circumstance it is to generate business and you have to be aware of who is sending, sharing and amplifying the message. I’m clear, for example, about why measurement and evaluation need to change and one reason is that I… Read More Messenger services

October 15, 2024October 12, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

You can’t ignore it

I was reading the report last week from Donald H Taylor and Eglė Vinauskaitė called AI in L&D: Intention and reality. It’s a fascinating piece, looking at the results of a survey and the introduction of an Immaturity Model for how L&D is using AI tool. Here’s a couple of thoughts about what I read.… Read More You can’t ignore it

October 14, 2024October 12, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Don’t worry

It was World Mental Health Day yesterday. It’s likely you’ll have known about it because there were plenty of stories about it in the news and on social media. The intention of awareness days like these are to do just that, raise awareness. What happened yesterday was a great example of a profile lifted and… Read More Don’t worry

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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