Year 2025

Blending human and machine: Equipping employees with the right skills for AI collaboration 

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🤖 AI is transforming workplaces – but human skills are still the game-changer! To thrive in an AI-driven world, employees need creativity, empathy and adaptability.  ✨ Jeremy Campbell explores how to future-proof your workforce by blending human ingenuity with machine…

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Embracing cultural humility: A dynamic shift in leadership 

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🌍 Cultural competence is out – cultural humility is in! True inclusive leadership isn’t about mastering diversity but embracing lifelong learning.  💡 Dr Lesley Aitcheson explores how shifting to cultural humility fosters respect, trust and meaningful connections in today’s workplaces. 🚀 Lead with humility, thrive…

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Newsflash 02 April – emerging technology, why people quit, digital learning realities and AI ambitions

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📰 The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: 🔍 AI and immersive tech are reshaping training and performance at scale. 📊 Insights from 400+ execs – new report on emerging…

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One in four UK workers plan to quit in 2025: Learning is your retention strategy

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📉 Retention crisis ahead! With hiring costs soaring and UK workers quitting at record rates, businesses can’t afford to lose talent.   💡 Aisling MacNamara reveals how investing in learning and development keeps employees engaged, fuels career growth and boosts retention. 🚀 Future-proofing your workforce…

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Beyond content: How AI can support, not replace, human learning

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💻 Corporate learning embraced digital transformation, but many learners feel disconnected. As learning technology’s shortcomings become clear, AI emerges as a potential game-changer. Colin Smith explores how AI tutors can enhance—not replace—human-led learning. 👨🏽‍💻 This can offer a future where…

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Beyond the brainstorm: Ensuring ideas lead to real change in organisations

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💡 Innovation is essential, but without execution, great ideas go nowhere. HR and L&D play a crucial role in bridging the gap between creativity and implementation. We can ensure all parties collaborate effectively to make a difference. ✍️ Steve Macaulay…

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ADHD isn’t the problem—being misunderstood is

Pretty girl with red cape on blue sky background. ADHD can create its own challenges, but it has advantages too.

🧠✨ Steve Ollington explores how misunderstanding shapes the lives of people with ADHD—from school to retirement. 🚀 Despite their strengths, many face barriers at work, in relationships, and beyond. The solution? Greater awareness, training, and willingness to learn as people…

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TJ Newsflash 26 March – work from home survey, mental health needs, and training video fails

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📰 The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. 🆕 This week: Workplace flexibility, leadership styles, AI-driven sales growth and employee wellbeing, research highlights key trends shaping the future of work—including talent retention,…

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The business case for workplace happiness – six steps to sustainable success

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😊 Is your workplace truly happy? 💰  Employee wellbeing is a huge economic issue and from the boardroom to the breakroom the true value of workplace happiness is explored by Lord Mark Price. Read for measuring and improving workplace happiness,…

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Turbulent times and resilient responses: How UK policy is shaping employer action

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👉 Resilience is the new compliance and policy is driving employer preparedness. With a focus on training, companies need to go from policy to practice as organisational resilience is now a business priority 📑 Jon Czul explores how a learning…

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