Liju Sam Rajeev.

Learning, leadership and AI.

Learning Manager at Amazon UK.
Author, educator and facilitator.

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Liju Sam Rajeev

A career built
around learning.

My work brings together learning strategy, leadership development and practical ways to help people learn.

I am a Learning Manager at Amazon UK. My experience spans aviation, retail, commercial training and operational learning, alongside teaching, facilitation and writing.

I am interested in what helps people change how they think and work, and how thoughtful use of AI can make learning more useful.

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From ideas
to understanding.

Connected interests in how people learn, lead and work together.

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Learning and AI consulting

Learning strategy, programme design and evaluation. Practical AI applications in learning and teaching, with careful attention to human judgement.

02

Facilitation, teaching and speaking

Adult learning, facilitator development and train-the-trainer programmes. Creating useful conversations in classrooms, workshops and virtual settings.

03

Leadership development

Manager development, coaching, feedback and change. Helping leaders understand their choices and the effect they have on others.

04

Team-building and collaboration

Experiential learning, communication and structured reflection. Exploring how people work together and turn shared experience into learning.

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Different contexts.
A shared purpose.

Learning and people development across India, the Middle East and Europe.

2021 - present

Amazon UK

Learning Manager

Operational learning, with contributions to European leadership and facilitator development.

2016 - 2021

Qatar Airways Group

Digital and collaborative learning, trainer development and performance consulting, followed by training and development management at Qatar Duty Free.

2007 - 2016

Training and consultancy in Bahrain

Learning leadership and training management across commercial training and duty-free retail. Part-time MBA teaching and assessment with Strathclyde Business School in 2013 - 2014.

2005 - 2007

Bangalore University

Senior Project Officer, working across counselling, training and social development.

Academic foundation: MSc Psychological Counselling, Bangalore University; BA in Psychology, Sociology and English Literature.

Ideas worth thinking through.

Writing on learning, leadership, management and the thoughtful use of AI.

The Science and Practice of Learning book cover
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The Science and Practice of Learning

How people learn, and what that means for the way we design and facilitate learning.

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The Leadership Lens book cover
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The Leadership Lens

250 visual models for leadership and management, with guidance for reflection and practice.

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AI for Learning and Teaching Professionals book cover
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AI for Learning and Teaching Professionals

A practical guide to using AI for learning and teaching with confidence.

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Looks Like a Leader book cover
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Looks Like a Leader

What the management models measure, and what Scripture sees instead.

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UNLEARN: Learning

12 learning myths you can stop teaching, and what to do instead.

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UNLEARN: Leadership

12 management myths that make leading people harder.

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Next in the UNLEARN series

Eleven forthcoming books explore familiar assumptions about how we communicate, lead and work.

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The Facilitator’s Edge

Activities, stories and models for better learning.

A reference library I develop and curate for trainers, coaches and facilitators, bringing together practical resources for learning design and delivery.

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Keep in touch.

For a conversation about learning, AI, facilitation, teaching, leadership development or working with teams, you can find me on LinkedIn or send me an email.