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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.

Presentation skills

I was thinking about the way we might want to innovate following yesterday’s post so spent some time brainstorming. I’ve mentioned before how much I am a fan of Alf Rehn and his creative approach to move beyond conventional techniques and explore more provocative, unconventional ways of thinking. I took up a topic that pretty… Read More Presentation skills

September 12, 2024September 11, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Traditional and fixed

I mentioned modern learning the other day and, in response to a couple of messages, here’s what it’s not. It’s not taking a course, uploading it through an AI tool, and creating several dozen slides which become an online module. It’s not assuming that we are expected back in the office so we should set… Read More Traditional and fixed

September 11, 2024September 10, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

:Shock

I read two stories yesterday: UK ranks among worst countries for work-life balance HR Grapevine And the second story: PwC to track UK staff working locations amid push for office attendance HR Grapevine Now, I might be missing something and correlation does not equal correlation, BUT, I think there might be a connections between the… Read More :Shock

September 10, 2024September 9, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Modernist

Just under a year ago I asked what modern learning is and got plenty of thoughtful and informed responses. Here’s a list I’ve been pondering since then: Is your learning ‘modern’?

September 9, 2024September 5, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Serendipity

I wrote about selling earlier this week. I met with a group of L&D people earlier this week at #LnDCoWork. We were talking with Michelle Parry-Slater after a reading from the second edition of her book. We were discussing how L&D is moving/needs to move (delete as appropriate) and I mentioned how we don’t see… Read More Serendipity

September 6, 2024September 5, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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