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The annual survey is broken – real-time feedback is the future

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Annual engagement surveys are falling short, they are too slow, static and disconnected from real workplace realities. Dan Buckley explores how continuous, real-time feedback tools are transforming how organisations listen to employees, spot problems early and act faster. The result?…

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TJ Newsflash 3 December – Training gaps, trust issues and spreadsheet strife: the workplace still isn’t AI-ready

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI adoption is rising, and fast, but employee training and trust lag behind. From manual finance processes to stigma around health, workplace challenges…

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The rise of learning as a strategic growth driver

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Frédéric Hébert unpacks findings from Rise Up’s 2025 State of Learning Report, exploring why L&D is gaining influence but still struggles for strategic investment. To truly lead growth, learning must align with business outcomes and speak in a language the…

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Agile learning: A story of relevance, responsibility and real change

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Siobhan Orchard-Webb shares a case study on how a bespoke leadership programme became a transformative journey. Blending agile learning with human-centred facilitation, the experience empowered individuals to lead with confidence, curiosity and care, showing how the most powerful learning happens…

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Inclusion starts here: Empower your team to make the difference

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Robert Ordever explores why top-down diversity, equity and inclusion strategies often fall short. He argues that truly inclusive cultures are built from the ground up, through team behaviours, emotional intelligence and authentic recognition—turning DE&I from a corporate initiative into an…

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TJ podcast: Learning’s human heartbeat: L&D then and now – episode 329

TJ60 Panel discussion Andrew Jacobs, Kirsty Lewis, Laura Overton (c) Jo Cook

At TJ’s 60th Anniversary Conference, Andrew Jacobs discusses with Laura Overton and Kirsty Lewis what L&D has gained and lost over six decades. The exploration goes from laserdiscs to AI, classrooms to communities, and why social, human learning still matters…

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Planning for tomorrow’s workforce, today

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Cory Steinle explores how automation, AI, and shifting market needs are transforming workforce planning. By combining task and skills intelligence with ethical AI, organisations can shift from reactive hiring to proactive strategy, redeploying talent, boosting agility, and making good people…

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TJ Newsflash 26 November – AI, awards and action: The state of workplace learning right now

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The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From quiet AI adoption and side-lined HR leaders to cardiac emergencies and culture crises, the latest research shows workplace learning is under pressure,…

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My book ‘AI for People Professionals’ was a human-first experiment

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Behind the pages of a book shaped by humans and machines, Erica Farmer shares the creative highs, challenges and lessons from writing ‘AI for People Professionals’. From neurodivergent-friendly workflows to AI-supported thinking, it’s a candid look at what it means…

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