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Unlocking frontline performance: The next evolution in enterprise learning

Partner Content 22 May 2025
The hidden majority that is underserved by traditional L&D efforts are the frontline workers that power most industries. This partner article explores how compliance training, mobile learning, and early development […]...
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4 Minutes
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coaching & mentoring 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 Opinion

Coaching at a crossroads – how AI is transforming the support we give at work

Laurel McKenzie 22 May 2025
With demand for personalised coaching soaring and the growing need in our changing world, human capacity is being stretched thin. Laurel McKenzie explores how AI can support – not replace […]...
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6 Minutes
Coaching & mentoring Communication Conflict resolution Delivering learning & training 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 Opinion

How to handle difficult conversations without losing learner trust

Cliff Lansley 16 May 2025
Training and coaching can surface emotions, resistance, and of course, personal baggage. But with curiosity, empathy, and assertiveness, learning professionals can turn tension into transformation—and build deeper trust with their […]...
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4 Minutes
Change Communication Emotional intelligence For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For senior L&D Opinion

Influence or manipulation? Why mindful manoeuvring is a leadership skill no one’s teaching

Caitlin Collins 15 May 2025
Influence happens—intentionally or not and it’s the engine of modern leadership. Caitlin Collins unpacks the line between guiding and manipulating at work, revealing why leaders need more than authority to […]...
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7 Minutes
Assessment Coaching & mentoring Delivering learning & training Education and skills Features For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Talent

L&Ds role in meeting expectations of early career professionals

Emily Goldsack 14 May 2025
Emily Goldsack and Alanna Harrington explore how learning and development can be the deciding factor for early career talent. Their research reveals what young professionals expect from employers — from […]...
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Business and industry Collaboration Communication Creativity & innovation Culture 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

How to stretch your budget to achieve high-impact L&D

Steve Macaulay 12 May 2025
Tight budgets don’t have to mean low impact. Steve Macaulay shares smart, strategic ways to do more with less in your L&D department, so you can look at boosting learning, […]...
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