There was a TV series on the BBC over the summer called Race Against the Tide. It was a six-part competition, pairing novice sculptors with professional artists. They had six hours to build enormous sand sculptures before the incoming North Sea tide washed them away. The state of L&D feels a bit like this. The… Read More Race against the tide
The CIPD has launched a new Learning and Development Network, and I’m supporting it as a ‘Champion’. I hate that word, btw – it implies I’ve beaten other people to earn the right to cll myself that. What I’m more interested in is getting into the actual detail of the work with other L&D people.… Read More Room for Unfinished Thinking
Dr Phil Hardman’s latest analysis is fascinating: in her sample of 379 UK/US L&D job ads (June–August 2026), only 1% were junior roles. That’s because AI now drafts lessons, quizzes and videos. Humans are hired – if at all – to specify, judge and measure. Outside L&D, the same is happening – PwC’s 2026 barometer… Read More A new ladder
I came across a webinar last week called: “9 Speaking Strategies that Drive Team & Learner Engagement Up 75%.” It promised to help people control their voices, choose better words, adapt to any listener, appear more confident and improve their speaking style. All in an hour. Now, some of the techniques may be useful –… Read More Number jumble
People used to believe that the Earth was the centre of the universe and that the stars, planets, and sun revolved around it. Then we looked at the science and realised we were wrong. People used to believe that the L&D function was the centre of learning in the organisation and no one learnt unless… Read More Centre of the universe