When Led Zeppelin first performed Stairway to Heaven, the audience reaction wasn’t what you’d expect: “They were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew” John Paul Jones It takes a LONG time for people to realise what you’re doing is different, unique, and challenging the norms. New ideas might not be good… Read More New ideas
Nick Davies at Thinqi has written a thoughtful piece on why L&D feels broken heading into 2026. His central argument: HR and L&D operate as separate functions when they should be one unified capability aligned to organisational outcomes. He’s right that this fragmentation isn’t new. What’s changed is that AI has made the conversation urgent… Read More Beyond Integration
We talk a lot about trust, empathy and psychological safety in leadership.All useful. They make it easier to have honest conversations. But performance shifts when managers know how to work out what’s actually getting in the way of the work. Start with clarity.Does everyone know what ‘good’ looks like?Not a value. Not a slogan. The… Read More See clearly
I was really interested in the findings from a report which was looking at the uses of AI by different age groups across the APAC (Asia-Pacific) area. The report was first mentioned in an article in a HR magazine in Feedly with a few links. I followed them all but none took me to the… Read More Hiding resources
I saw a post last week by Martin Couzins about “shadow L&D” in organisations. Martin is spot on about identifying shadow L&D but it isn’t an opportunity or threat. It’s the REAL L&D. Real because where people REALLY learn – in the flow of work, through questions, side chats, and quick experiments. Formal L&D often… Read More Out of the shadows
Lost and Desperate 