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Lost and Desperate

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

Never delete

I needed to check the tyre pressures on my cycle and couldn’t find the note I’d made which details what I needed to know. A quick Google and I was losy. I knew the manufacturer but finding the particular model of tyre proved impossible. I did a search of my emails for the brand and… Read More Never delete

March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

More than 52 minutes?

Almost 10 years ago I wrote about using 52 minutes as a measure of support and investment in learning teams. The concept is that a proportion of people’s worktime, equivalent to the cash value invested in learning activity, is made available to people to use as they want to learn. This idea is both a… Read More More than 52 minutes?

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Disrupting

I like to try and disrupt where I spot an opportunity. Not for its own sake but to find better, cheaper, quicker, kinder, etc. One thing I’ve been keen to do is to find ways to disrupt the way learning and development people get into the profession and start their early years. There is a… Read More Disrupting

March 24, 2023March 23, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

How to not do marketing

I signed up for a webinar about podcasting in February. It was OK but didn’t get much from it that I didn’t already know so left after about halfway. Since then I have had 29 emails from the organiser. It might go a day without an email and then follow up with 3 the next… Read More How to not do marketing

March 23, 2023March 22, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Just use a QR code

The office of the Prime Minister in the UK tweeted out a QR code the other week with the accompanying phrase, ‘Innovation means growth’. A few thoughts: If you’re designing access to learning products like this, please stop. The message, whatever it is, will now be diluted with the faff people have top go through… Read More Just use a QR code

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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