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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Category: Management

See no ships

I couldn’t get to the first #LDLunch chat this week. It was a bit disappointing to miss it so I had a brief look through the feed and this tweet from the wonderful Alex Watson caught my eye: Truth is. I'm bored with the L&D conversation. Far too much naval gazing, when Rome burns all around us #LDLunch… Read More See no ships

February 20, 2015February 20, 2015 andrewjacobslnd20 Comments

Memo to L&D

To: L&D From: A person you work with Date: 2014 (although you treat us like it’s 1998) You want me to take responsibility for my learning; I already do. I regularly seek out information from people who can help me, at a time it suits me, with systems that suit me. Have a look at my… Read More Memo to L&D

December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 andrewjacobslnd8 Comments

What can you achieve in 40 days?

  8 weeks ago today I facilitated a session at Learning Live about the 50 big ideas I wrote about earlier in the year, It was a different session, participative and creative with outputs which, over a 5 week period, I’ve shared on this blog. Each post in the previous 5 weeks listed the ideas… Read More What can you achieve in 40 days?

November 5, 2014November 4, 2014 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

LCD design

I had a brilliant time at the Charity Learning Consortium conference last week. I was lucky enough to have read this great blog post by Donald Taylor which was published the day before the event. It made me think about the presentation I’d prepared and realised that it wasn’t up to scratch.  Although I wasn’t a keynote… Read More LCD design

October 31, 2014October 30, 2014 andrewjacobslnd8 Comments

Everyone needs a coach

So says Bill Gates.  Organisations need a coaching culture. Managers need to be able to coach. The best teams have effective coaches. All sensible advice. All relevant to our organisations. All best practice. All right? What Bill Gates says next is more telling: We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we… Read More Everyone needs a coach

October 28, 2014October 27, 2014 andrewjacobslnd9 Comments

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