Topics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
L&D in the age of reinvention: Four imperatives for the CLO
Chief Learning Officers are being asked to reinvent organisations, while AI rewires jobs and careers. The route is unlearning: letting…
From job redesign to work transformation: How organisations can future-proof roles in the age of AI and skills shortages
Technology isn’t the blocker, work design is. Many organisations trap people in low-value tasks while layering AI onto old workflows.…
The AI bottleneck is people
AI adoption is racing ahead, but most organisations are blocked by people, not technology. Skills gaps, weak data fluency and…
Communication
The global team trap: 5 mistakes leaders keep making
Leading teams across time zones means more than adding Zoom calls. Mykhailo Voitovych explains five common mistakes that derail multicultural,…
The leadership blind spot: Managers who stop listening when it gets awkward
Difficult workplace conversations are now routine, but many managers lose confidence when emotions rise and listening matters most. Joseph Conway…
From breakdown to backbone: Helping people thrive under selfish leaders
Selfish leaders can drain confidence, distort reality and trigger burnout, but support can be a turning point. Drawing on a…
Creativity & Innovation
Your learning strategy makes too much sense
The New Coke fiasco in the ‘80s shows why L&D keeps repeating the same mistakes. When we design learning for…
The five habits of world-class learners
Most people mistake activity for learning, yet those who do it well, treat it as daily discipline. Charlie Curson shares…
Is your organisation truly data-driven – or just investing in tech?
Drawing on award-winning examples from healthcare, justice, media and policing, Jake O’Gorman argues that data-driven transformation depends on people, not…
Culture
Gen Z – rebuilding workplace culture, break by break
We’ve been told that Gen Z are reshaping the workplace, and not always for the better. They’ve been typecast as…
The global team trap: 5 mistakes leaders keep making
Leading teams across time zones means more than adding Zoom calls. Mykhailo Voitovych explains five common mistakes that derail multicultural,…
The missing step after restructuring: Lessons from a government department reset
Turn restructure into a practical reset, not a quiet drift. A government department team used an anonymous participant survey, output-driven…
Future of Work
Gen Z – rebuilding workplace culture, break by break
We’ve been told that Gen Z are reshaping the workplace, and not always for the better. They’ve been typecast as…
Research: CIPD Skills and Learning at Work Survey 2026
L&D professionals have a valuable and important opportunity to share the reality of workplace learning today. Honest responses will help…
Into the unknown: Why 2026 marks a turning point for L&D
Donald H Taylor shares insight from his 2026 L&D Global Sentiment Survey, which shows a profession leaving familiar patterns behind.…
Leadership
The missing step after restructuring: Lessons from a government department reset
Turn restructure into a practical reset, not a quiet drift. A government department team used an anonymous participant survey, output-driven…
L&D in the age of reinvention: Four imperatives for the CLO
Chief Learning Officers are being asked to reinvent organisations, while AI rewires jobs and careers. The route is unlearning: letting…
When leaders run on empty, strategy turns into firefighting
Workplace stress is surging, executive burnout is a systemic risk to organisational performance. In a DUSTy polycrisis world, traditional wellbeing…
Professional Development
The five habits of world-class learners
Most people mistake activity for learning, yet those who do it well, treat it as daily discipline. Charlie Curson shares…
The Uncertainty Toolkit – book review
Cathy Hoy investigates why competency-based L&D falls short when uncertainty, not skill, blocks performance. Drawing on Sam Conniff and Katherine…
My book ‘AI for People Professionals’ was a human-first experiment
Behind the pages of a book shaped by humans and machines, Erica Farmer shares the creative highs, challenges and lessons…
Strategy
Your learning strategy makes too much sense
The New Coke fiasco in the ‘80s shows why L&D keeps repeating the same mistakes. When we design learning for…
When leaders run on empty, strategy turns into firefighting
Workplace stress is surging, executive burnout is a systemic risk to organisational performance. In a DUSTy polycrisis world, traditional wellbeing…
From learning to earning: A practical framework for skills-based compensation and workforce agility
Skills-based pay is gaining traction as organisations seek clearer returns from workplace learning and really embedding this in culture. By…
Talent & Skills
From job redesign to work transformation: How organisations can future-proof roles in the age of AI and skills shortages
Technology isn’t the blocker, work design is. Many organisations trap people in low-value tasks while layering AI onto old workflows.…
When leaders run on empty, strategy turns into firefighting
Workplace stress is surging, executive burnout is a systemic risk to organisational performance. In a DUSTy polycrisis world, traditional wellbeing…
The apprenticeship metric L&D teams can’t afford to ignore
Qualification Achievement Rates are one of the most practical indicators of whether apprentices reach the finish line, yet many employers…
Technology
How smarter training cultures could spark the next wave of productivity
New research with insights from 2,000 employees shows strong appetite for lifelong learning, yet confidence in emerging skills is fragile…
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.…
Three AI adoption patterns that look busy but break performance
Fahed Bizzari argues most organisations are just drifting into AI use, creating activity without dependable performance. He outlines three common…
Wellbeing & Mental Health
Gen Z – rebuilding workplace culture, break by break
We’ve been told that Gen Z are reshaping the workplace, and not always for the better. They’ve been typecast as…
The leadership blind spot: Managers who stop listening when it gets awkward
Difficult workplace conversations are now routine, but many managers lose confidence when emotions rise and listening matters most. Joseph Conway…
From breakdown to backbone: Helping people thrive under selfish leaders
Selfish leaders can drain confidence, distort reality and trigger burnout, but support can be a turning point. Drawing on a…
Gov Focus (Dods Training)
The missing step after restructuring: Lessons from a government department reset
Turn restructure into a practical reset, not a quiet drift. A government department team used an anonymous participant survey, output-driven…
The apprenticeship metric L&D teams can’t afford to ignore
Qualification Achievement Rates are one of the most practical indicators of whether apprentices reach the finish line, yet many employers…
How one council made training measurable, strategic and value-led
Martin Furminger explains how a UK council adapted the Systems Approach to Training to build a structured, flexible learning system…
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