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From influence to action: key lessons from the World of Learning Summit 2025

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How can L&D leaders drive real impact, influence strategy, and transform learning in the workplace? Be inspired by the industry’s leading thinkers and practitioners in this conference summary What does it truly mean for L&D to have “a seat at…

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Getting to grips with extended reality and immersive learning 

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The benefits include enhanced engagement and better knowledge retention, but how do you get started? Philip Moore has your step-by-step guide to introducing XR learning to your organisation  Learning technology as we know it is evolving. Today, extended reality (XR) is…

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Empowering employees: What to expect from the people profession in 2025 

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From digital tools to workplace wellbeing, experts predict key trends shaping the Human Resources industry  The HR industry saw a range of different trends throughout 2024, from stalling salaries to increased tech spending. A key focus has been on flexible…

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Creating a workplace where employees thrive: How benefits packages can help 

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Meeting employees’ physical, mental and financial needs is key to boosting engagement and cutting turnover – Frank Mengert reveals how benefits can drive organisational success  Every business wants to have a highly productive workforce. But in order to achieve this, organisations…

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How Instant Document Processing is shaping the future of work in people operations 

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A transformative automation tool can streamline onboarding processes, save time, reduce costs and improve accuracy – Gaurav Sharma tells us more  Working in the people profession means a constant bombardment of tedious tasks, like sifting through countless applications and verifying…

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How generative AI is revolutionising Learning and Development  

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Generative artificial intelligence can help improve learner engagement, automate content creation and measure training impact – Ravinder Tulsiani has the practical steps you need  Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way we approach workplace learning, and one of the…

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Crisis or opportunity? How we can ensure implementation, not repetition 

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Want to prevent history from repeating? HR and L&D must turn inquiry recommendations into action – David Buchanan and Steve Macaulay explore how to implement change after serious incidents  Crises can strike any organisation, any size, any sector, at any time. All agree that ‘this must…

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Transforming HR for the future: Empowering employees through AI   

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AI-driven HR systems are a gamechanger, enabling businesses to transform how they manage their teams – Angela Moyle explains  The nature of work has shifted dramatically over the past few years, fuelled by the rise of remote work, flexible scheduling and…

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What trends will shape training and HR for financial services in 2025? 

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From bridging generational divides to closing skills gaps, Paul Butler explores financial services training challenges It’s hard to say whether financial services (FS) firms will think of 2024 fondly in years to come. The sector has faced a significant number…

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The thousand post sprint – one person’s extreme challenge to test the power of connections on social media

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Engage more on LinkedIn, get more views – Faris Aranki really took that advice to heart and shares his epic adventure I recently undertook a gargantuan social media challenge; partly to learn more about human behaviours and the algorithm that…

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