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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.

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

Learning Clinic October

Our October Learning Clinic is open on Friday 18th October from 2-3pm BST What is a Learning Clinic? Learning Clinics are the place where you can bring your problems and work through them with an informal action learning approach.  When are they? They are now on a Friday – this seems to be the better… Read More Learning Clinic October

October 10, 2024October 4, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Quality content

Someone got in touch with me recently and asked how I produced quality content on a regular basis. Of course, that appeals to my ego – who wouldn’t being told they produce quality? Some of the things I mentioned: Read widely. I use Feedly as my RSS feed aggregator to find content. I have the… Read More Quality content

October 9, 2024October 4, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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