Remember Debbie Carter’s remarkable contribution to learning and development, from shaping Training Journal to championing inclusion, kindness and professional integrity. Colleagues and friends reflect on the humour, generosity, determination and human connection that defined her life, work and enduring influence…
Generative AI is accelerating content creation, but Dr Ravinder Tulsiani argues that speed and volume are not the same as value. For L&D, the real opportunity is to move beyond mere output and focus on capability, judgement and measurable performance…
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI spending, workforce readiness, regulation and management dominate, alongside hybrid work, caregiving pressures and resilience skills. Discover why organisations must rethink processes, training,…
Debbie Carter’s editorials, research, events and leadership reveal a distinctive voice in learning and development: commercially aware, people-centred, curious and unafraid of change. Drawing on Debbie’s published writing and memories of working alongside her, Jo Cook reflects on the values,…
As Let Them theory gains traction, Steve Macaulay explores what it really asks of managers. Empowerment can reduce micromanagement and build trust, but only when expectations are clear, individual development is supported and communication stays open. Letting go works best…
Training Journal remembers Debbie Carter, whose five-decade career shaped the publication, strengthened the L&D profession and opened doors for younger talent. Forthright, principled and joyful, she was an editor, mentor, disability advocate and friend whose influence, generosity and commitment will…
Don’t demand just willpower! This article draws on two Make Your Brain Work podcast episodes with Amy Brann and Dr Jessie Gulsin to explain why change snaps back to old habits. Learn how biology drives ‘resistance’, why environments beat motivation,…
Resilience training needs better design if it’s to help rather than harm. Stephan Lendi writes that L&D teams should stop treating resilience as an add-on. Instead, Stephan promotes that we build programmes that strengthen individual capability, expose structural pressures and…
Leaders who want to drive effective change cannot afford to ignore office politics, much as they might want to. Far from being manipulative, political skill helps people build trust, read situations, and influence organisational outcomes constructively. Steve Macaulay and David…
Conor Gilligan speaks with Ravin Jesuthasan about why job-based models are failing, how skills-powered organisations unlock AI and productivity gains, and the practical steps HR and L&D leaders can take to redesign work, reskill talent and deploy skills faster for…
