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TJ Newsflash 08 April - Linked In engagement tips and AI anxiety dominate new reports
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (576+ words) In terms of content strategy, Linked In shared four key tips: This CFO Insights research report explores how the CFO role is evolving'and the concrete actions finance leaders are taking to protect their organizations, unlock value from AI, and strengthen…...
Thinking in Systems " book review
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (404+ words) Book: Thinking in Systems Author: Donella Meadows Donella Meadows opens with a quote from Robert Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: "If a factory is torn down but the rationality that produced it is left intact, that rationality…...
What influence looks like for L&D in 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) One of the strongest themes in the discussion is adaptability. Not as a dramatic response to crisis, but as an everyday reality. The point is not that organisations transform once and then settle. It is that they are constantly changing,…...
Why skills intelligence is the missing link in workforce planning for the talent crisis
1+ week, 2+ day ago (699+ words) Traditionally, organisations have tackled workplace planning and closing skill gaps through two main strategies: building on internal talent in the organisation through training and upskilling and recruiting external talent to close major skill gaps. However, the rapid acceleration of modern…...
Why competency frameworks hit a ceiling for development
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (634+ words) This is the second article in a three-part series examining the evolving relationship between competence and capability frameworks " and how each supports performance, development and strategy. Part one was about improving our language. Almost every organisation modernising its approach to…...
From vanity metrics to business impact: How L&D can prove its value
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) As we go into the new year, are you feeling mounting pressure to prove the value of learning and development in your organisation? While tracking course completions and training hours is something you're probably doing naturally, business leaders want to…...
TJ Newsflash 25 February " Human skills surge, AI anxiety grows, HR demand dips
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (589+ words) Training Journal - Do Not Process My Personal Information Donald H Taylor shares insight from his 2026 L&D Global Sentiment Survey, which shows a profession leaving familiar patterns behind. AI is foundational but no longer the only story, as budgets tighten…...
Learning sticks when it's shared: Why human learning communities more vital than ever
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (358+ words) Training Journal - Do Not Process My Personal Information Personal Data Processing Opt Outs I want to opt-out of the Sharing of my personal data. I want to opt-out of processing my Personal Data for Targeted Advertising. I want to opt-out…...
AI isn't the threat to Jobs. The real risk is the UK not embracing AI Skills
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (636+ words) AI has quietly taken over my daily life. It's woven itself into my routines so seamlessly that I barely noticed, until I realised how much I rely on it. I say this not as a negative, because in truth, AI…...
Practice makes profitable: How immersive AI roleplay drives productivity, ROI and lasting skill transfer
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (259+ words) Decades of evidence show that simulation and roleplay outperform passive methods on the outcomes L&D cares about: knowledge, behaviour and transfer. In a meta-analysis of 65 studies with adult workforce learners, trainees using computer-based simulations showed higher declarative knowledge (+11%), procedural…...