What We’re Actually Reading: L&D Picks for Summer
Summer time at the beach with a great reading list! Summer is the perfect time to step back from the day-to-day and feed the brain with something that isn't a ... Read more
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L&D Mythbusters: Training Assumptions We Need to Retire
Some learning myths have been repeated so many times they've started to feel like facts. They are not. Every field has its sacred cows. The assumptions that get passed down, ... Read more
The Transfer Problem: Why Learning Stops at the Classroom Door
People leave training feeling good. Then they go back to their desks and nothing changes. It happens in classrooms, in virtual sessions, in eLearning modules that took months to build. ... Read more
AI Didn’t Kill L&D, but it Changed How We Work
The robots didn't take your job. But they did rearrange it. The conversation about AI in L&D has moved past "is this real?" and into something more practical and more ... Read more
Confessions of an L&D Professional
Forgive me, I have a confession! I have pretended the LMS was down to buy myself another day on a deadline. I have copy-pasted a learning objective from a course ... Read more
Show Us Your Shortcuts: Design Hacks for Canva, Camtasia & Beyond
Every experienced L&D professional has a trick up their sleeve. This is the session where we spill all the tea. Design work takes time, and to be honest, it's probably ... Read more
When Learners Don’t Show Up: Handling Disengagement
Empty seats are just the visible problem. The real question is what's happening underneath them. Whether it's a virtual session where half the room has their camera off and one ... Read more
The Missing Rung: How Do New People Learn the Work Now?
For generations, people learned the job the same way: start at the bottom, handle the grunt work, and pick up the rest along the way. Now AI is taking over ... Read more
Mentoring: Everyone’s Favorite Idea, Nobody’s Program
Ask any leader whether mentoring matters and you’ll get an enthusiastic yes. Ask to see the mentoring program, and things get awkward. Mentoring shows up on nearly every list of ... Read more
Can We Actually Teach Someone to Think?
“We need people who can think critically.” It’s on every leader’s wish list. But can a course actually deliver that, or are we promising something training can’t do? Critical thinking, ... Read more
Stuck, Fizzled, or Still Waiting? The 2026 L&D Predictions Scorecard
Back in January, the predictions were bold: AI tutors for everyone, the end of the LMS, VR headsets in every training room. Ten months later, it’s time to check the ... Read more
Wild Ideas: Closing the Books on 2026
Before the year wraps up, two things are worth doing: thanking the people who helped us get here, and saying our wildest ideas out loud. This isn’t a year-end review, ... Read more
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