Category Business and industry

Reimagining our working life with choice, learning and balance

Asian woman work from home during using laptop for teleconference with her team

Laura Probert looks at achieving truly flexible working and learning, and how she’s already done it In an era where the conventional boundaries of office and classroom have dissolved into the digital landscape, the pursuit of truly flexible working and…

Read MoreReimagining our working life with choice, learning and balance

Designing conferences that foster innovation, collaboration, and real impact

Silhouette of people and speaker at a conference, with blue background and white writing that says "conference unthinking".

Ed Bernacki rethinks the design of conferences and the skills participants need to make the most of them. Oh, and tells off the TJ Editor… Following the World of Learning 2024 London summit, Training Journal asked people on social media,…

Read MoreDesigning conferences that foster innovation, collaboration, and real impact

Future human: cultivating resilience for the 21st century

Resilience sign with wooden cubes on background

The curve balls and challenges that life inevitably throws at us are often the most valuable lessons for building our inner strength and resilience. Building a resilience toolkit will help us to feel more empowered and cultivate self-efficacy and inner…

Read MoreFuture human: cultivating resilience for the 21st century

The strategic L&D blueprint: leveraging LearnOps for competitive advantage

"STRATEGY" written in the style of a blue print design.

Ryan Austin does a deep dive into the transformative potential of LearnOps as an approach to aligning L&D with organisational strategy in this epic feature In today’s evolving business landscape, aligning learning and development (L&D) with organisational strategy is essential.…

Read MoreThe strategic L&D blueprint: leveraging LearnOps for competitive advantage

Years older, or years better?

Aging workforce. Increase in number of elderly workers

David Buchanan and Steve Macaulay explore the perceived challenges and the positive advantages to a workforce with a variety of age ranges The changing demographics of an ageing population and declining birth rates pose a pressing people management challenge. To…

Read MoreYears older, or years better?

Why fraud prevention training should be on your L&D agenda

Fraud Alert Caution on a computer screen with a person sitting at an office desk.

As the UK grapples with a surge in fraud, exacerbated by the digital revolution and changing work environments, organisations are at a crossroads. Rachael Tiffen from fraud prevention service Cifas explores the far-reaching consequences of fraud, and highlights it’s not…

Read MoreWhy fraud prevention training should be on your L&D agenda

Decoding presenteeism: fresh research on employee wellbeing

Doing CSR by planting trees, CSR concept and business planting saplings of trees

Ben Moss discusses a new approach to defining presenteeism and how leaders can use this to enhance its measurement and management The concept of presenteeism has increasingly garnered attention as organisations have struggled to understand, and measure, its impact in…

Read MoreDecoding presenteeism: fresh research on employee wellbeing

TJ podcast: Artificial intelligence in L&D – episode 313

Smartphone podcast app with blue headphones and microphone 3d rendering

The TJ podcast has a host of L&D experts talk through the Artificial Intelligence in workplace learning, including about digital adoption, impact on our L&D jobs and the opportunity of productivity growth. Speakers include: Links from the discussion: Transcript summary:…

Read MoreTJ podcast: Artificial intelligence in L&D – episode 313

Navigating the evolving landscape of the L&D Job market: insights and trends for 2024

Jobs with blurred city lights

Exploring the job market for job seekers and those in hiring roles, four L&D experts share their experience and suggestions in this detailed feature As the year 2023 unfolded, the Learning and Development (L&D) job market underwent a profound transformation.…

Read MoreNavigating the evolving landscape of the L&D Job market: insights and trends for 2024