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Lost and Desperate

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

What grind my gears – experts

Another in the series where I have a moan and rant about things that annoy me. This time, expert advice. (Yes, I do understand the irony that people call me an expert and yes, I probably do/have done this in the past.) The ‘simple ways to…’ articles. If you’re writing these, you’re not an expert.… Read More What grind my gears – experts

February 23, 2022February 16, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Training need

I saw this story last week about a search for a plane in Alaska. After a plane had a malfunction, its emergency beacon was activated and a search initiated. The search crew found the pilot wasn’t at the scene but later found out he’d called a friend and been rescued independently. The telling line was… Read More Training need

February 22, 2022February 16, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Follow through

I get really frustrated when I see stuff like this: “The Premier League strongly condemns any form of abuse or violence against women and girls and takes these issues extremely seriously.” A Premier League spokesperson The frustration comes from lots of things – how we got into this state, why we have to have separate… Read More Follow through

February 21, 2022February 19, 2022 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Learning Awards

It was the LPI Learning Awards last night. I won. Twice. Gold as part of the team from the Dept of Health and Social Care (DHSC) delivering Lateral Flow Testing training. Bronze for Learning Professional of the Year setting up my business, podcast, daily blogs, writing a book on performance consulting for the Charity Learning… Read More Learning Awards

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

Get with it grand-dad

I read this article last week about how someone had developed a way to tap into Zoom’s “Breakout Rooms” API to create speed networking online. My immediate reaction was that this was cheesy, exploitative, wrong, and unworkable. One small problem – I hadn’t even read the article at this point. Why did I react like… Read More Get with it grand-dad

February 17, 2022February 11, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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