Culture
From the only woman in the room to 70% female leadership: What we learned
Malvina Belgrano and Molly Zeugner reflect together on what it takes to reach the C-suite as women, from finding visible role models to challenging biased feedback and pay gaps. They argue that safe spaces, transparency and diverse leadership are essential to building fairer workplaces, stronger decisions and better business outcomes. EdTech GoodHabitz recently welcomed Malvina Belgrano as COO and Molly Zeugner as CPO, bringing the GoodHabitz C-suite to a total of 70% women. The pair use the opportunity to reflect…
Breaking the L&D loop: Why more content isn’t the answer
Chris Eigeland argues that L&D teams must stop measuring success by the size of their content libraries and start curating smarter, skills-led pathways. With AI, governance and better evaluation, organisations can reduce waste, improve engagement and build learning cultures focused on application, performance and meaningful career growth for everyone involved. Learning and development leaders have access to unprecedented volumes of training content, but the disconnect lies in managing, impact and evaluation. While 80% of L&D leaders claim satisfaction with their…
The Adaptive Leader – book review
Agility, for most L&D teams, is less about sprints and more about decisions close to work, safe experimentation and leading through uncertainty. Matt Smith reviews Giles Lindsay’s book The Adaptive Leader, exploring adaptive traits and cross-cultural ambition, alongside a key tension between “being agile” and the book’s recurring Agile terminology. Book: The Adaptive LeaderAuthor: Giles Lindsay There is a version of agility that most L&D professionals recognise, even if they have never attended a sprint planning session or facilitated a…
New leader, old story: How teams decide before you speak
Reputation walks into work before you do, and teams cling to old stories. Chris Dodd explores how labels form, why cynics shape perceptions, and how leaders earn credibility socially through visibility, listening and consistency. Behaviour, not title, rebuilds trust, lifts morale and stops you battling an outdated version of yourself. One thing I learned very early in the Royal Navy, is that your reputation normally arrives before you do. Long before a new Captain, senior leader, manager, or supervisor even…
Align, coach, reflect, consolidate: A leadership rhythm for turbulent times
During upheaval, leaders often cling to process, but progress comes from staying close to people. Karl Green sets out a practical cycle: align the senior team on direction and commitments, coach through uncertainty with actionable feedback, pause for a midpoint reflection, then consolidate learning to build resilience and growth together. When organisations go through significant change, such as rapid growth, a merger, redundancies or a strategic reset, the instinct for many leaders is to default to process. When change hits,…
Decision armour is the new normal: Supporting clear thinking across a changed workforce
Design work that protects thinking under pressure, and decision quality follows. In this article, Amy Brann and Dr Jessie Gulsin share neuroscience-backed ways for L&D to reduce cognitive load, reframe resilience for shifting values, and strengthen connection in hybrid teams. Practical tips help people perform without burnout day after day. By now, most L&D professionals will recognise two parallel challenges shaping today’s workplace. First, decision-making feels harder: cognitive load is high, attention is fragmented, and errors creep in under pressure.…
Supported staff need supported leaders
Daily stress is becoming normalised at work, and surface-level wellbeing initiatives are not shifting the needle. Touchdown PR share different experienced voices that argue for proactive support: equip frontline managers, reduce admin friction, redesign workloads and build psychological safety. It also explores where technology can genuinely help without replacing culture. As we move further into 2026, leaders across every sector are continuing to navigate a period defined by rapid technological change and economic uncertainty. From the widespread integration of AI…
The generation we can’t afford to lose
With youth unemployment at its highest since 2014 and junior roles drawing 100+ applicants, employers can’t afford to pass on. Giles Smith argues we’re debating costs while the education-to-work system fails a generation. The answer is redesigning organisations for an AI-shaped future, with creativity and junior talent at the centre. Last week I attended an event where some industry leaders argued against hiring young people. I found that hard to understand, given the talent and potential we have seen through…
Conference overload? Why L&D events need creative reflection
Conference days can feel like a firehose: keynotes, chats, slides, then a tired journey home and a notebook nobody opens. AMC Newton and Amelia Wakeford show how intentional reflection breaks overload, helping brains consolidate learning. Their Creative Download approach uses calm pauses and hands-on making to turn insights into actions. We’ve all been there: train home from a conference, notebook full of insights, determined to implement everything. Days later, that notebook sits unopened. Weeks later, we struggle to remember what…
TJ podcast: The rise of the supermanager: Why AI transformation still needs human leadership – episode 330
Julia Bersin joins Jo Cook to explore the rise of the supermanager and why AI transformation still depends on human leadership. As organisations rethink management layers, managers remain critical to trust, experimentation and adoption, helping teams turn AI investment into meaningful change rather than another tool-led initiative with limited impact. Key takeaways: Created by ChatpGPT Podcast summary: Created by ChatpGPT Jo Cook speaks with Julia Bersin, Director of Research at The Josh Bersin Company, about the changing role of managers…
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