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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.

: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

Take your time

I’ve been looking at the popularity of different tools since Jane Hart published the Top 10 Tools for Learning this week. What’s interesting is how quickly some tools have made it up the chart, and, conversely, how quickly some tools have fallen. The new entrants and risers are AI related – of course – but… Read More Take your time

September 5, 2024September 4, 2024 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Selling is easy

Selling is easy if the market you’re selling to is used to buying. Selling is easy if the product is obvious. If your product is sophisticated and the people don’t want to buy, it becomes much more complex. You can’t sell ‘learning’ like a product. It has an elegance and refinement which makes it both… Read More Selling is easy

September 4, 2024August 30, 2024 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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