The sun's out in our part of the world, and it's all very positive this week. Read on and enjoy!

Are you considering using microlearning to train your team? Amy Morrisey gives three tips to maximise the power of your bite-sized courses and elevate your efforts.

Pretty much everyone will have to adjust to the new normal in order to achieve their employment goals. Andrew Arkley offers advice to HR departments on how to retain, develop and recruit the best talent.

Jon, Jo and Kate tuck into a few stories and content pieces from the last two or three weeks, and TJ's editor-in-chief signs off with an exit interview.

How should HR and leaders be working together to prepare for new ways of working? Deborah Wilkes offers a route to follow.

Good bosses switch between transformational and transactional leadership styles says Mostafa Sayyadi.

Sarah White offers practical ways to support menopause in the workplace, both remotely and in the office.

As the four-day week gains traction Dawn Brown points out the drawbacks and suggests increased flexibility is a necessity to attract and retain the best talent.

David Kuntz urges us to consider learning coding to open up new opportunities.

Digital learning experts Thinqi talk give us some great data storytelling advice.

In the first of a two-part article about onboarding, Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay emphasise the importance of an induction process.

Trust, relationships and more in the week's news round-up.

This month Stephanie Davies takes a look at how some organisations are using AI to monitor the activity of homeworkers and asks, what about trust?

AstraZeneca's Brian Murphy talks to TJ about learning at the pharmaceutical giant.

When it comes to unconscious bias businesses need coaching, not training, says Chris Parke.

Jon talks to editor-in-chief of TJ, Debbie Carter, about her past, present and future.

Cath Bishop urges us to rethink how we inspire and reward in the workplace.

As the workforce embraces age diversity, Pam Hamilton offers her advice for inter-generational teams.

Ama Afrifa-Tchie urges organisations to consider the mental health of minority groups who have been severely affected by the pandemic’s impact on working practices.

Claire Ross provides three benefits of staff retention and tips for increasing it.