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Gen AI in L&D: don’t throw the bot out with the bath water!

Ricci Masero

Ricci Masero looks at the latest trends and best practices in marketing, strategy, and corporate training and in this feature focuses on not dismissing AI just because it isn’t good enough… yet I recently went to an HR business conference where integrating generative AI into corporate training programs sparked a heated debate. One keynote speaker boldly declared that generative models like ChatGPT produce only superficial content, riddled with inaccuracies. He warned the audience that relying on this technology would severely…

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Conversations, relationships and learning: jumping right in

Julie Drybrough

Julie Drybrough questions where and when we start our learning and reflection Can you begin in the middle? The middle of a month? The middle of a process? Can you take that neat list of intentions and bang right through the middle of it, messing things up? I’m asking because I hoped to begin at the start – the start of the month, of the year, like proper people do. I hoped to adhere to the conventions I had set…

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TJ podcast: Challengers and practitioner focus – episode 312

Jo Cook

The TJ podcast has a host of L&D experts talk through the challenges, leadership and practitioner focus for workplace learning. Speakers include: Links from the discussion: ⁠CIPD report L&D: New challenges, new approaches⁠ ⁠Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic Forum ⁠⁠TJ article Spotlight on critical reflection by Mary Holmes⁠ Follow the Training Journal podcast on your app of choice, or sign up to the newsletter to always be in the know!

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Future human: AI and the behavioural skills we will all need

Liggy Webb

Join Liggy Webb on this blog to explore AI and robots through a different lens, one of ourselves and our own future How will new adaptive technologies change the way we behave? It’s a fascinating question and one well worth consideration and debate. We are experiencing the advent and convergence of exponential technologies that are already having a big impact on our behaviours and the way that we live. Artificial intelligence (AI) is on track to be the most transformative…

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The end of accidental managers?

Laura Ashley-Timms

Dominic Ashley-Timms and Laura Ashley-Timms focus on the impact on people and organisation of someone who hasn’t been given the opportunity to learn to be a great manager, and a key skill they need Imagine you’re a Formula 1 driver. You’re the best driver in your team, experienced, constantly in pole position and winning races. Suddenly, you turn up for a race one day and find that you’re now the team manager – the Christian Horner to Max Verstappen. Now,…

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Online course creation top tips: don’t create a Swiss Army knife

Ginette Tessier

Are your e-learning courses causing your learners or clients to groan? Ginette Tessier is here to share her tips to make you, and your clients, happy with their online learning Many online courses are created as solutions that can be applied to several different situations, without considering the current and specific needs of the intended audience. Why is this important? If we don’t tailor what we produce to a specific need our audience has right now, we risk our course…

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Leveraging behavioural science to maximize learning engagement

Houra Amin

Houra Amin shares lots of tips and ideas to really drive the engagement for your organisational learning One of the reasons organisations invest in learning and development is because well-designed learning opportunities enhance employee engagement, job satisfaction, motivation, and commitment1 & 2 which all contribute to improved retention.  The effectiveness of learning interventions relies on employee engagement and perceived relevance and value. Many organisations primarily focus on technology-driven solutions in hopes of achieving the biggest, fastest, and most cost-effective impact.…

Learning from life: finding another way

Michelle Parry-Slater

If you have a detour, do you make the most of it? Michelle Parry-Slater did and reflects upon her experience I turned up to a station in the West of England to catch a train north. Apparently, it was a strike day. The only trains running were Transport for Wales. Never one to miss an opportunity, even if I am missing a train, I travelled West then travelled North through Wales and back into England. Certainly the long way around,…

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Creating psychological safety in your teams – 3 things you must do

James Scouller

James Scouller focuses his expertise on teams and shares about how to make sure yours communicated and works smoothly Fifteen years ago, very few coaching clients knew the term “psychological safety.” Today they all do. But knowing about a concept doesn’t mean you can create and sustain it in your team. When team members feel psychologically safe, their creativity and productivity soars In this article I’ll share three keys to doing just that by looking at team leaders’ psychology, then…