Dan Whelan explores workplace development programmes and advises that personalisation and microlearning is crucial for success 

As the UK starts Mental Health Awareness Week, Hedda Bird offers some practical advice to managers on recognising and handling stress

Digital adoption isn’t always easy. Jürn-Christian Hocke offers his view of the effects new technologies have on employees and productivity

What do employees and employers really want as part of a hybrid working offer? Lucinda Pullinger says it’s all about choice

Jess Sandham says to address gender disparity we need to demonstrate gender neutrality at work and at home

How employers attract and retain talent has changed and according to Melanie Robinson it’s about boosting morale

Many UK organisations want to welcome Ukrainian refugees, but how do we turn recruitment rhetoric into a hiring reality? James Reed gives his view

Hanno Nevanlinna provides a case study of a new decision-making model that is transforming his organisation’s agility and employee wellbeing 

Bill Peatman offers five ways to build skills and improve retention despite the Great Resignation

Joan van den Brink on how leaders can support employees struggling with mental health

Don't be tempted to inflate job descriptions says Rita Trehan

Breaking old habits, or unlearning is becoming a popular concept in L&D and here Abi Adamson reveals some leaders’ habits that need to be unlearned

A ‘return to normal’ is not in the cards, but something more transformational could be says Muni Boga 

How do we show and receive appreciation in the world of remote working? Luke Smith offers some suggestions

In the second article examining Shackleton’s ill-fated 1914 – 1916 expedition to Antarctica, Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay suggest ways to create a development programme based on his style of leadership

Tanya Boyd examines the rapid change in workplace learning delivery during the pandemic and separates the good from the bad

Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay look at the leadership legacy of Ernest Shackleton. In this first-part of a two-part article they outline his story and his leadership qualities

Degreed’s Conor Gilligan talks to IHG’s manager of global leadership development, Stefan Nemecek on his career in hospitality and how the Great Opportunity is accelerating the development of leaders

This week’s round up of the best interviews, stories and research from TJ’s editor