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TJ Newsflash 4 February – AI upskilling, shaky leadership, manual compliance, hiring shifts
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Workers cling to roles as change accelerates, HR still won’t trust AI for people decisions, recruiters face deepfake scams, focus time is shrinking, a leadership podcast returns, and No.10’s growth team needs bolstering. Teaching employees to use AI could add up to $6.6T to US economy Augmenting jobs with artificial intelligence and upskilling employees, instead of replacing workers, could add between $4.8 trillion…
TJ Newsflash 28 January – AI for coaching, supervisor promotions, seasonal decisions, and creativity race
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Traditional career ladders are adapting to portfolio approaches. Respect at work is collapsing, with discrimination costs soaring. L&D’s AI use is maturing. Davos leaders unpack scaling hurdles; Nvidia’s Jensen Huang dismisses bubble fears. How coaches can use AI in practice without becoming “prompt jockeys” AI in coaching should reduce admin and sharpen reflection, not turn practitioners into full-time prompt tinkerers. In practice, that…
How coaches can use AI in practice without becoming “prompt jockeys”
AI can be genuinely useful in coaching, but only when it serves the craft, not the other way round. The goal is not to turn coaches into people who spend their days iterating prompts. It is to help them do better work, more consistently, with clearer boundaries. AI for the parts of coaching that benefit from structure and reflection, while keeping the relational, ethical, and contextual judgement firmly human In practice, that means using AI for the parts of coaching…
TJ Newsflash 21 January – AI, regulation and stress reshape the workplace
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Why AI projects stall on infrastructure, four-generation teams and what’s rising in L&D surveys to contribute to, and new financial literacy courses aiming to sharpen civil servants’ decision-making and Governmental value for money. Hogan Lovells Employment Horizons 2026 reveals how political instability is reshaping global workplace regulation Global law firm Hogan Lovells has published its Employment Horizons for 2026, a comprehensive report analysing…
TJ Newsflash 14 January – AI, learning leadership and stress shape 2026
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Fresh data spotlights employee experience drivers, widening trust gaps, Gen Z flight risks, loneliness-linked absence, and updated Learning at Work Week 2026 dates, offering timely insight for anyone shaping people, culture and capability. Learning Hack opens new season with bold 2026 agenda A new season of the Learning Hack podcast is launched on Monday 12th January with an episode featuring Josh Bersin. This popular…
TJ Newsflash 7 January – Skills, AI, small talk and Gen Z leadership
In the first Newsflash of 2026, the latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: VR learning research, Meta’s paid link limits, subtle return-to-office tactics, and what the Coursera–Udemy merger means for buyers and platform strategy in 2026 and beyond work What will employee learning look like in 2026? Another year in the artificial intelligence era of the workplace showed a continued focus on skills, credentials to verify those skills and upskilling…
TJ Newsflash 17 December – Tech mastery, AI risks, tough love, and diversity backslide
In the last L&D newsflash of 2025 there are reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From uninspiring compliance training to Gen Z’s confident leadership, toxic cultures, surging AI regulation demands, stress-induced mistakes, and empathetic leadership, organisations must adapt or risk falling dangerously behind. TJ60 on video: The takeaways L&D needs to know What does 60 years of workplace learning tell us about what comes next? Our TJ60 video roundup pulls out the themes…
TJ Newsflash 10 December – Too busy to learn, too tired to lead, but still chasing meaning
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Workloads are blocking learning, people leaders are burning out, L&D reports, and AI still needs a human hand. This round-up explores what’s holding L&D back, and where the most hopeful shifts are happening. Now and the future of learning, at the TJ60 conference Learning News joined TJ at the Royal Society of Chemistry to capture TJ’s 60th anniversary conference on video. We explored…
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 reveal a widening gap between leadership ambition and employee reality. Learning’s human heartbeat: L&D then and now Recorded live at TJ’s 60th Anniversary Conference, the latest TJ podcast sees Andrew Jacobs take over the mic. Andrew, Laura Overton and Kirsty…
TJ Newsflash 26 November – AI, awards and action: The state of workplace learning right now
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, yet moments of innovation and celebration can still shine through. CLO100, Dods and TJ celebrate L&D leaders at 60th anniversary event TJ has just announced a set of special mini awards recognising standout L&D professionals and events. From championing the…
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