The Training Journal L&D Influence Report 2026 has been published, and it is directionally spot on. The key elements it finds are that L&D needs to be None of that is controversial anymore; it is where the field is already heading. The problem, however, is not direction, but translation. Many organisations are not struggling because… Read More Direction to design
The latest Fosway reports have come out, and if you work in L&D you need to be over them. There are three: They are, as always, comprehensive and way more intriguing below the headlines. David Perring from Fosway posted something worth considering last week. “Efficiency doesn’t matter and innovation is useless without delivering value.” He’s… Read More The wrong questions
I read an excellent article in People Management magazine from Michelle Parry-Slater the other day. Called ‘Podcasts are a powerful, purposeful learning tool’, Michelle asks a bunch of podcast hosts some smart questions about podcasting, and I liked the questions so much, I thought I’d have a go at answering them too. What does a… Read More Why podcasts?
I was working with a group of younger graduates last week, and we were talking about different technologies from decades past. I mentioned how email started being used more extensively in the 1990s. I also noted that wi-fi became popular in the 2000s. Quite reasonably, I was asked: How did people access email without WiFi?… Read More Changing times
Ask an L&D team what a training programme costs, and you will get an answer. Room hire, facilitator day rates, licence fees, and content development time. Some teams will go further: hours away from desks, travel, and internal coordination. That is useful. It is also incomplete in ways that matter. The costs L&D can see… Read More Cost of learning
Lost and Desperate 