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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…

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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

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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…

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