Features

5 Minutes

Culture Employment Engagement Features For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Managing teams Wellbeing

Generation numb: Why today’s workforce feels nothing at all

Josh Cardoz 16 December 2025

Today’s workforce is emotionally checked out, overwhelmed by constant change and digital saturation. In this compelling call to action, Josh Cardoz urges organisations to break the cycle of disconnection and […]...

5 Minutes

Business and industry Employment Features For experienced L&D professionals For HR For people managers For senior L&D

How businesses can help to address youth unemployment

Nichola Hay 12 December 2025

With NEET rates at a ten-year high, Nichola Hay MBE explores how UK businesses can rethink early career job roles, from apprenticeships to flexible entry routes. Investing in young talent […]...

6 Minutes

Delivering learning & training Features For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Neuroscience Reflective practice Skills

Learning smarter, not faster: How to optimise time and master skills

Amy Brann 10 December 2025

Whether you’re designing learning or trying to improve your own, it is easy to feel pressure to learn faster. Amy Brann explores how attention, emotion, spacing and deliberate practice help […]...

7 Minutes

Diversity, inclusion and equity 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 Future of work Neuroscience Society and welfare

Left behind twice: What SEN inequity means for tomorrow’s workforce

Michelle Carson 9 December 2025

Michelle Carson examines how early inequality and missed support for children with special educational needs shape access to learning, opportunity and progression. Drawing on findings from the Sutton Trust and […]...

11 Minutes

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Features For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For senior L&D Technology

Your team is using AI, but are your prompts letting you down?

Catherine Dock 8 December 2025

AI use in L&D is rising fast, but prompt quality often lags behind. Poor inputs lead to weak outputs, wasted time and reduced learner trust. Drawing on the testing methodologies […]...

5 Minutes

Communication Features For HR For people managers Measurement

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

Dan Buckley 4 December 2025

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 […]...

6 Minutes

Assessment Features For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For senior L&D Return on investment/Value of investment Understanding Business

The rise of learning as a strategic growth driver

Frédéric Hébert 3 December 2025

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 […]...

7 Minutes

Case Study Delivering learning & training Features For experienced L&D professionals For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Learning design

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

Siobhan Orchard-Webb 2 December 2025

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, […]...

9 Minutes

AI generated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Book related Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Features For experienced L&D professionals For freelancers, consultants & small businesses For HR For L&D managers For new to L&D For senior L&D Strategy Technology

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

Erica Farmer 26 November 2025

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 […]...

7 Minutes

Change Communication Features For experienced L&D professionals For HR For L&D managers For people managers For senior L&D Wellbeing

Redundancy isn’t just business, it’s personal

Andy Evans 25 November 2025

Andy Evans shares the deeply personal story of being made redundant and the emotional and professional aftermath. Drawing on lived experience and learning theory, he explores how leaders can handle […]...