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TJ Newsflash 25 March – Time windfalls, HR hiring booms, skills keep shifting, UK Government AI success
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: AI is everywhere, yet ROI lags. Employees stay silent about bullying and harassment. Skilled trades shortages threaten AI infrastructure growth. Facilities management modernisation is faltering because training is undervalued, yet blamed for failure. Why a cancelled meeting feels so liberating A Rutgers University study published in the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research explains why a cancelled meeting can feel like a gift…
Women’s voices are being targeted online and event platforms must respond
Women-led online events linked to International Women’s Day were reported to have been disrupted with explicit content and coordinated interference. The abhorrent incidents have sparked calls for stronger platform safeguards and a renewed focus on practical event security, raising wider questions about safety, visibility and participation in professional digital spaces. Online events are now a normal part of working life, but recent attacks on women-led sessions are a reminder that digital participation is still not equally safe for everyone. A…
TJ Newsflash 18 March -Neurodivergent events gap, teaching boosts learning, innovation anxiety, and AI doubt
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook. This week: Leaders overestimate AI use, research probes whether “seductive details” hinder learning. Brain training may cut dementia risk for decades. Diet-driven energy crashes sap productivity. IDTX speakers and Learning Technologies debate L&D’s AI future. Women’s voices are being targeted online and event platforms must respond Women-led online events linked to International Women’s Day were reported to have been disrupted with explicit content and coordinated…




