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The efficiency paradox: Why AI is speeding up work but slowing down leadership
Andrew Bryant argues that AI-driven efficiency is outpacing leadership capability, creating an “efficiency paradox” where organisations perform better on paper but grow strategically weaker. He explores Klarna’s AI lesson, the shift from performance management to potential development, and why L&D must build leaders who unleash human judgement, creativity, and meaning. Organisations are getting faster. But they are not getting better…
Three AI adoption patterns that look busy but break performance
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The qualification trap: Why apprenticeship frameworks are excluding capable talent
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TJ Newsflash 11 March – Learning is wanted, AI is everywhere, but uptake lags
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Why emotion is…
TJ Newsflash 4 March – L&D job cuts rise as AI, accountability and menopause pressure
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Managers not platforms…
From vanity metrics to business impact: How L&D can prove its value
If you’re feeling the pressure to prove L&D’s value, you’re in good company. Synergy Learning shares a practical approach to…
TJ Newsflash 25 February – Human skills surge, AI anxiety grows, HR demand dips
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Screens are eating…
TJ Newsflash 18 February – Upskilling, AI readiness, apprenticeships and AI-powered learning
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI reshapes corporate…
“Workplace learning is at its best when it sounds like real work”
TJ Editor Jo Cook comments about the new Podcast Learning Festival, hosted by Andrew Jacobs in London, February 2026: “We…
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