2025

6 Minutes

Delivering learning & training Engagement Features Learning design

Spark the shift: how inspiration fuels real learning

Rod Webb 18 August 2025

Memorable training doesn’t always inspire actual behaviour change. Rod Webb explores the second stage of his RIA model, Inspiration, and explains why relevance, behavioural focus and skilled debriefs are essential. […]...

3 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For people managers For senior L&D Managing teams Opinion Skills Talent

Why project leadership belongs to everyone

Rob Anderson 15 August 2025

Leadership is too often seen as the domain of managers and frameworks, but Rob Anderson believes it starts much earlier, and much wider. Drawing on personal experience, he makes the […]...

5 Minutes

Delivering learning & training Engagement Features Learning design

Don’t just deliver, delight: how fun fuels memory

Rod Webb 14 August 2025

Effective training creates change, and that starts with retention. Rod Webb shares why fun, emotion, and a bit of weirdness make learning memorable and sticky. In the first of three […]...

5 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 13 August – Productivity, AI, training and bias under fire

Jo Cook 13 August 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: HR jobs heat up, flexibility drives joy, neurodivergent claims surge, and L&D conference […]...

4 Minutes

Change Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Creativity & innovation Delivering learning & training For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For senior L&D Opinion Reflective practice

L&D teams as agility champions in the age of disruption

Tristan Boutros 13 August 2025

Tristan Boutros argues that agility is no longer a niche methodology, but a core skillset for everyone. With AI reshaping work at speed, L&D leaders must embed iterative practices, real-time […]...

4 Minutes

Business and industry Delivering learning & training Measurement Opinion

Upskilling for the future: Embedding skills and culture for long-term impact

Nick Petschek 12 August 2025

Nick Petschek explores how the UK’s £275 million training pledge can spark workplace transformation. With most businesses struggling to apply AI, L&D leaders must move beyond traditional training to foster […]...

3 Minutes

Business and industry Culture Diversity, inclusion and equity For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For people managers For senior L&D Opinion

The hidden struggle: 1 in 3 Gen Z men think the gender pay gap is a myth

Avery Morgan 11 August 2025

Avery Morgan examines Gen Z’s push for gender equality at work, revealing progress alongside persistent bias, pay gaps, and cultural barriers. Survey insights show young women’s call for reforms, salary […]...

4 Minutes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Culture Data For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For senior L&D Future of work Opinion Technology

Trust training: why screening is now part of the people development conversation

Mathew Armstrong 8 August 2025

Mathew Armstrong explores how AI-generated deepfakes are slipping into hiring and onboarding, challenging trust for everyone right from the very start. Screening is no longer just compliance; it’s about creating […]...

6 Minutes

Business and industry Culture Digital literacy & digital poverty Features Technology

Burnout in the basement: The unseen cost of ignoring cyber awareness

René-Sylvain Bédard 7 August 2025

René-Sylvain Bédard exposes the leadership gaps fuelling cybersecurity burnout. From misplaced responsibility to executive blind spots, cyber teams are left overwhelmed and unheard. He argues for a shift in mindset, […]...

4 Minutes

Delivering learning & training For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For senior L&D Leadership Opinion

The leadership shift: What truly matters to Europe’s C-suite and L&D leaders

Toru Takahashi 6 August 2025

Leadership development is becoming a strategic priority for European organisations navigating digital, cultural, and economic change. Toru Takahashi explores how L&D is shifting from content delivery to capability building, urging […]...