The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: From hidden workplace stress to L&D’s shifting purpose in AI-first organisations, plus a worrying dip in manager engagement. Also: sci-fi’s tech legacy podcast, a CS enrolment slowdown, brain plasticity, and over-50s unemployment issues. Global study finds widening gap between AI ambition and workforce readiness A global Adecco Group study of 2,000 c-suite executives across 13 countries finds that organisations are accelerating AI adoption,…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Employee experience lags despite HR optimism; a learning design mastery day; AI skills boosting pay and promotion; fears automation shrinks roles; employers expand overseas; spotting research misconduct; plus Donald Taylor on L&D priorities. Two thirds of leaders would rather look certain and be wrong than admit doubt and get it right Britain is paying a £20 billion annual price for leaders pretending to…

The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Burnout behaviours shift workplace wellbeing; employees highly rate flexible working and upskilling. CIPD research invites L&D voices. AI values the company more than employees, hiring misfires rise, and public sector AI claims questioned. The Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint against CPD Standards Office A recent ASA ruling against The Professional Development Consortium Ltd t/a CPD Standards Office demonstrates the critical importance of substantiated…