Build a learning culture.You can’t – it exists already in your organisation. You can create nudges to move towards the culture you want but you can’t build/create/design it. Make people learn.You can’t. Learning is voluntary and contextual. You can create conditions and relevance, but you can’t force the process or people into the process; this… Read More How do I?
I saw Don Taylor’s post last week about the fears people are expressing about AI and its impact on L&D. I’m keen to see the next Global Sentiment Survey results when they’re published, but I think we still don’t understand the underlying strategic problem we are failing to address. AI skill acquisition is not a… Read More Category Error
Occasionally you have a conversation and think nothing of it. For the person you’re speaking with, though, it’s a deep and meaningful interaction for them which they’ll remember for days, weeks, or even years later. Don’t diminish your impact and the effects that you can – and do – create.
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