For senior L&D

3 Minutes

Delivering learning & training For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Learning design Learning transfer Opinion

We don’t need more learning, we need more practice

Helen Routledge 23 October 2025

Why capability demands rehearsal, not just retention: Practice builds capability, but it’s still missing from much of workplace learning. Helen Routledge argues that L&D has become too focused on content […]...

5 Minutes

Coaching & mentoring Features For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Managing teams

Trust, talent and the tightrope of skip-level leadership

Srideep Sarkar 22 October 2025

Srideep Sarkar explores the complex, often overlooked role of skip-level managers. Far from being passive observers, they must balance influence with restraint, strategy with empathy. From avoiding the saviour complex […]...

7 Minutes

Case Study Coaching & mentoring For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D

Beyond skills: How Baringa built a coaching-powered leadership culture

Lee Roberston 20 October 2025

Lee Robertson explores how a consultancy invested in coaching for a core leadership capability, transforming culture, performance and progression. Their collaboration with the AoEC helped embed everyday coaching, reshaping how […]...

5 Minutes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Features For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Science, technology and research Technology

New shifts and trends in cybersecurity

Nazy Fouladirad 17 October 2025

The cybersecurity landscape is shifting rapidly, with AI-fuelled attacks, evolving malware, and cloud vulnerabilities becoming increasingly hard to manage. Nazy Fouladirad explores the key threats businesses face today, from Internet […]...

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 […]...

5 Minutes

Business and industry Community and social media For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For L&D managers For senior L&D Opinion

Spoiler alert: Your conference isn’t about you!

Kim Ellis 14 October 2025

Kim Ellis reflects on the lessons learned from designing and delivering Free Spirits LIVE!, a virtual conference for independent L&D professionals. It wasn’t about flashy tech or speaker line-ups, it […]...

4 Minutes

Coaching & mentoring For experienced L&D professionals For senior L&D Leadership Opinion

Executive coaching in context: exploring intent, impact and interpretation

Shilpi Sahai 10 October 2025

Shilpi Sahai examines the complex dynamics executive coaching within organisations through a theoretical lens, exploring its intended and implicit purposes within organisations. Drawing on established frameworks, she highlights the tensions […]...

5 Minutes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Delivering learning & training Features For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Learning transfer Wellbeing

From resistance to uptake: Close skills gaps with AI-enabled learning

Ian Howell 8 October 2025

AI-based learning platforms promise speed, personalisation and measurable impact. Ian Howell from FutureLearn explores how LXPs remove barriers, match challenge to ability and deliver just-in-time microlearning. He shows how data […]...

4 Minutes

Collaboration Communication Culture Employment For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Leadership Opinion

Can strategic growth and people-first values truly go hand in hand?

Heidi Thompson 3 October 2025

High growth can strain culture, yet scaling with intent keeps people, clients and communities front and centre. Invest in learning, wellbeing and inclusive leadership; align acquisitions to values; embed in […]...

7 Minutes

Delivering learning & training Engagement 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 Learning design Learning Needs Analysis Learning transfer

From preference to performance: adapting training for new hires

Eleanor Hecks 1 October 2025

Onboarding is evolving fast: Eleanor Hecks shows leaders must tailor training to diverse learning preferences, neurodiversity and hybrid work. Use analytics, microlearning, translation and gamification to personalise pathways, boost engagement […]...