Creating demand for learning
A question today. Is it the role of L&D to create demand for learning? Let me know in the comments.
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.
What do you do?
I was looking at the KPMG 2024 U.S. CEO Outlook Pulse Survey the other day and there’s an interesting question about what CEOs think about L&D. Asked what will solve the tight labour market, 69% think leveraging GenAI will fill gaps in their current talent base. And how many think L&D will do that? 57%.… Read More What do you do?
Fun, amusing and really REALLY hard
I’m pulling together a load of strands of work to produce learning material, workshop and a book about why evaluation fails and how we can do it differently. Yes, a book – hence the post about avoiding writing the other day. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to spend time wading through words and pulling them… Read More Fun, amusing and really REALLY hard
Clinics – Learning Technology
We ran a couple of Learning Clinics a couple of years back and they were really useful. We stopped them because we (make that I – Ed) couldn’t manage the admin and activity they needed to make them work. Learning Clinics are the place where you can bring your problems and work through them with… Read More Clinics – Learning Technology
Putting time aside
I’ve been putting time aside for some writing recently and was writing last week when I realised I hadn’t written anything but had, in fact: Is it just me, or does this happen to other people?
Lost and Desperate 