Sarah Cook and Steve Macaulay offer their advice on maintaining a positive outlook in challenging times
 

For Black History Month Yetunde Hofmann explores why talking about race isn’t accelerating progress

TJ caught up with Joe Udwin, chief technology officer at Questionmark to check out how UK CTOs can help to close the IT skills gap?

Cass Coulston explores recent research into ways of leading and thriving in a hybrid work environment 

David B Horne investigates cognitive bias and its effect on women’s access to education and career opportunities

Kerry Jary is the learning and development campaigns manager at the Co-op, here she talks to Conor Gilligan about this newly created role in the L&D department, her belief in communication as the key to engaging people in learning and how she is raising the bar on diversity and inclusion across the organisation.

As the Festival of Learning’s Have a Go Month draws to a close next week, TJ asks six experts how leaders can create a culture of learning in the workplace

Natalia Ramsden looks at neuroscience research and provides her view of the best science that supports improved brain function and learning 

Mimi Nicklin reflects on being a nomadic leader and offers advice to those who want to adopt a new way of working

A look at the best stories, research and news in HR, talent, learning and organisational development as selected by the TJ editorial team.
 

Luke Smith investigates the role leaders play in tackling unconscious bias in the workplace

Kevin Beales offers 5 tips for managers to improve sales coaching

Theresa Mayne looks at the importance of managers in hybrid and remote working

Degreed’s Conor Gilligan talks to abrdn’s global head of learning, Peter Yarrow. They discuss Yarrow's belief in his colleagues and his careful approach to the latest trends in technology. Yarrow also explores capability academies and how they have proved successful for abrdn. 

There are problems for learning and development in the post-pandemic, increasingly green world of work as Wendy Edie explores

Leaders who show vulnerability in turn nurture courage in their teams, says Sue Stockdale, and that prepares them for the unknown

Theodore Klein looks at innovative techniques to improve management capabilities

Mursal Hedayat explores how to support employees who speak English as a second language 

Here’s this week’s look at research, resources and news for all those working in the field of learning, talent and skills as selected by TJ’s editorial team