Latest Blog Posts
Three ways to make mentoring part of your culture
Having a formal mentoring programme is good for business. Laura Francis has three steps to help you create a mentoring culture in your organisation.
Book review: Behind the Mask
This week Jon gives his blog over to instructional designer Cara North who reviews Andrée Funnell’s book Behind the Mask.
The Uberization of workplace learning
It's a buyer's market out there thanks to the likes of Uber. But how can this make us better learners? Read Gerry Griffin's debut blog for TJ.
Three tips for designing a mentoring programme
Laura Francis wants your mentoring programmes to succeed. Here's how she can help.
Are you more interested in being right than learning?
Elke Edwards draws inspiration from our youth this month.
A push for equality through mentoring
Laura Francis gives us some strategies to improve equality through mentoring.
How much more appalling leadership do we have to put up with before we change?
Leadership training needs an overhaul - and soon, says Elke Edwards.
Skills shortages
Barry Johnson talks 70:20:10 and the fourth Industrial Revolution.
What strengthens you and do you do it every day?
We have a new blogger! Please give Elke Edwards, founder of Ivy House London, a warm welcome to the TJ ranks.
Get more introverts involved in mentoring
New blogger Laura Francis kicks off with a post about how to mentor introverts.
Graduates: The core of the company future
Barry Johnson values the graduate experience in business.
How to encourage ideas flow in a training session that includes different personalities and generations
Nick Gold has some creative tips for facilitating productive training sessions.
Reading for CPD: How I overcame ‘read and forget’ syndrome
Barack Obama finds five uninterrupted hours a week for reading. Could you do the same, asks Andrew Gibbons.
Book review: Informal Learning at Work
Jon the editor gives his blog over to a review of Paul Matthews's recent book, Informal Learning at Work.
How to set professional goals for 2019 that you'll actually keep
Want to set some achievable goals that you'll stick to? Nick Gold has some advice.
The strategic imperative
Your L&D strategy needs to be flexible AND aligned to the business, says Paul Matthews.
The TJ Awards showcase what training is all about
After the TJ Awards Gala Dinner, Fay Gibbin sees a positive 2019 for the Apprenticeship Levy.
Why learning professionals need to nurture their creativity
Time to get creative in 2019, says Stephanie Morgan.
Industrial change and sexual discrimination
Change is a coming, and we have to change too, says Barry Johnson.
Content is not learning: How to redesign culture to drive learning
Armin Hopp gives TJ a few home truths about learning motivations.
Listening leads to personal development
Echoing Don Taylor's words in this month's magazine, Barry Johnson focuses on the importance of listening.
How to encourage a more inclusive culture in training sessions
Change is afoot - or should be, according to Nick Gold.
Book review: Learning Transfer at Work
Editor Jon gives his blog over to Janet North to review Paul Matthews's recent book.
Government backtrack leaves employers in limbo
Fay Gibbin is praising the levy reforms, but thinks we need a more definite timeframe.
Redesigning jobs and mindsets to meet the pace of change
As automation proliferates, it's up to businesses to re-skill their staff if they want to survive, says Armin Hopp.
Into the future or living in the past?
Barry Johnson takes a holistic view of STEM.
Will 2019 be the year of transformation?
Stephanie Morgan looks to 2019 and the potential for all that talk of transformation to become a reality.
Engaging younger generations in the workforce
Young people who have recently entered the workforce are keen to learn and develop, says Armin Hopp.
L&D and the shifting skills demand
Stephanie Morgan says soft skills, not AI, should be your business focus for the future.
While writing about learning by doing, I learned by doing
Nothing like learning on the job, says Paul Matthews.