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Lost and Desperate

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

Tag: cost

$7 haircut

I saw a story recently about a town which had two barbers. One barber made a big play on doing their haircuts really cheap; they had a big sign outside which said “WE DO $7 HAIRCUTS”. The barber on the other side of town also had a big sign outside their shop Their sign read… Read More $7 haircut

March 4, 2025March 3, 2025 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Get what you pay for

Being in Orlando, I had the opportunity to go to Epcot the other evening. The ticket was graciously provided by the Learning Guild as part of the #Learning22 event. It was drizzly and quite late. I was, to be honest, a little underwhelmed. What I was surprised by was the number of people who were… Read More Get what you pay for

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

The cost of learning

I’ve worked in places with large training budgets that people have used fully; awaydays and outward bound teambuilding always took a chunk of budget with the luxury of the hotel reflecting the seniority of the manager. Similarly, I’ve worked in places where I am the sole resource and everything was expected to come from me.… Read More The cost of learning

November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Cost of everything, value of nothing

One of the reasons I’ve been advocating for LnD to become engineers over shopkeepers is because the value of content is reducing. Oversupply of video, podcasts, slide decks and free to publish texts mean the price of content has tumbled. Why pay for bespoke when I can get something for nil or neutral cost? If… Read More Cost of everything, value of nothing

April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

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