Jo Cook

3 Minutes

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The wellbeing effect: why smart L&D strategies go beyond skills

Jo Cook 7 November 2025

Craig Fearn explores the basics of how L&D, when strategically focused on wellbeing, transforms both individuals and organisations. This integrated approach builds resilience, reduces burnout and boosts performance, creating a […]...

2 Minutes

News

What’s next for L&D? Ditching the fluff, doubling down on impact

Jo Cook 5 November 2025

What should L&D leave behind and where must it lean in to create lasting impact? This conference debate brings lived experience to the forefront, exploring strategy, culture, and craft. Expect […]...

5 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 5 November – Workers feel numb, unsafe, unprepared, and overlooked

Jo Cook 5 November 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From compliance concerns to AI recruitment shifts and changes, UK employers face rising […]...

6 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 29 October – AI skills gap, mentoring impact, bias, and inclusion

Jo Cook 29 October 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI powers science while replacing workers, L&D remains unheard, HR faces burnout, engagement […]...

2 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Magazine

The Training Officer August 1968

Jo Cook 28 October 2025

To mark its 60th year, TJ revisits the earliest edition in the archives, a magazine that shaped the early training profession. With striking parallels to today’s challenges, the issue tackled […]...

5 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 22 October – Workforce in flux: cooling growth, hot demand, and a quiet skills showdown

Jo Cook 22 October 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From AI burnout to a brewing skills standoff, the paradoxical 2026 workforce: hiring […]...

6 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 15 October – AI, Gen Z, training trends and transformation

Jo Cook 15 October 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Conferences, UK jobs wobble, visuals drive recall, schools fail teens and businesses, trust […]...

2 Minutes

For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For senior L&D News

Training Journal announces 60th anniversary conference: empowering L&D to drive meaningful transformation

Jo Cook 14 October 2025

Training Journal marks 60 years with a one-day conference on Monday 24 November 2025 at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. Designed for mid-to-senior L&D and HR leaders, the practical […]...

6 Minutes

AI generated Community and social media Culture Digital literacy & digital poverty Diversity, inclusion and equity Emotional intelligence Features 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 Leadership Management Managing teams

Curiosity over assumption: decoding digital body language in teams

Jo Cook 24 September 2025

Body language has always been tricky. Crossed arms, raised eyebrows, leaning in or looking away; all signals we interpret constantly, sometimes accurately, sometimes disastrously. Whilst we’ve had telecommunication for a […]...

7 Minutes

News

TJ Newsflash 24 September – AI, skills, presenteeism and side hustles reshape work

Jo Cook 24 September 2025

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: HR professionals eye organsaiton exits, entry-level skills fall short, hybrid work solidifies, agentic […]...