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TJ podcast: Disruption in work and learning – episode 318
AI disruption, accessibility, innovation, modern learning, and leadership with Jeremy Snape, Laura Overton and more.
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Can you teach self-belief? Confidence is not fixed: it rises and falls with meetings, roles and the way feedback lands. Penny Haslam shares research with Northumbria University showing measurable gains from confidence training, plus trainingjournal.com/2026/con…
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New leader, old story: How teams decide before you speak Reputation walks into work before you do, and teams cling to old stories. Chris Dodd explores how labels form, why cynics shape perceptions, and how leaders earn credibility socially through trainingjournal.com/2026/con…
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The Platinum Workforce – book review In The Platinum Workforce, futurist Trond Arne Undheim maps how AI, IoT and biotech could reshape jobs and spawn new roles. Catherine Dock reviews the book’s practical role frameworks, credible trainingjournal.com/2026/con…
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We built a workforce that hates learning Corporate learning is treated like a chore, with people racing through modules and retaining little. Eric Francia argues engagement is the missing ingredient, backed by neuroscience and the adaptive power trainingjournal.com/2026/con…
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Five ways to boost confidence and reduce stress at work Confidence and stress are not separate tracks at work. This article shows how situational awareness turns confidence into visible behaviours that lower pressure. Five practical moves clarify expectations, ask better
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Supported staff need supported leaders Daily stress is becoming normalised at work, and surface-level wellbeing initiatives are not shifting the needle. Touchdown PR share different experienced voices that argue for proactive support: equip frontline managers,
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The generation we can’t afford to lose With youth unemployment at its highest since 2014 and junior roles drawing 100 applicants, employers can’t afford to pass on. Giles Smith argues we’re debating costs while the education-to-work system
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Why people quit e-learning and what to do about it E-learning completion rates are a symptom, not a learner flaw. When courses feel like early-2000s slide decks, attention evaporates. This article argues better design wins: show value fast, respect time buff.ly/Mo0Pypy
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Training cuts are widening the AI skills gap for jobseekers and workers The AI boom is raising the bar for entry-level work while many employers cut their training offerings. Jonny Phillips makes the case for a national skills guarantee so people can buff.ly/iTpDKLG
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Conference overload? Why L&D events need creative reflection Conference days can feel like a firehose: keynotes, chats, slides, then a tired journey home and a notebook nobody opens. AMC Newton and Amelia Wakeford show how intentional reflection breaks buff.ly/3Zd3KUa
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Gen Z – rebuilding workplace culture, break by break We’ve been told that Gen Z are reshaping the workplace, and not always for the better. They’ve been typecast as less focused, more demanding, and more likely to challenge traditional buff.ly/2q2vIRE
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L&D in the age of reinvention: Four imperatives for the CLO Chief Learning Officers are being asked to reinvent organisations, while AI rewires jobs and careers. The route is unlearning: letting go of ladders, fixed roles and ‘training as an event’. buff.ly/3VOP6vB
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Your learning strategy makes too much sense The New Coke fiasco in the ‘80s shows why L&D keeps repeating the same mistakes. When we design learning for the ‘logical human’, engagement, behaviour change and budgets suffer. Design buff.ly/TGOzVtz
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The AI bottleneck is people AI adoption is racing ahead, but most organisations are blocked by people, not technology. Skills gaps, weak data fluency and shaky governance turn pilots into bottlenecks. Mehdi Paryavi explains how buff.ly/Ir5RiIg
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The risk radar that stops culture biting back Most leadership programmes scale fast on assumptions that only unravel in the room. A genuine pilot surfaces hidden beliefs, resistance and the workplace conditions that make behaviour change stick, before buff.ly/7sj0VKm
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The real secret to business success is your team A motivated team doesn’t happen by accident. It takes leaders who practise empathy, build trust, invite different perspectives, and spot when people need support to recharge. In this article, Dalip buff.ly/QhKhbAB
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Why early involvement is only part of the story Getting L&D involved early matters, but this discussion shows that access alone is not the full answer. Kim Ellis, Cathy Hoy, Donald H Taylor and Laura Overton reflect on stakeholder buff.ly/IapjEye
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Thinking in Systems – book review In her book ‘Thinking in Systems’, Donella Meadows shows why well-meant training often fails when structures, interconnections and purpose stay intact. Drawing on stocks, flows and feedback loops, Houra Amin buff.ly/BF1aPaZ
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The skills crisis is a funding crisis Jeni Burckart argues the skills crisis is not motivation but money: workers expect massive skill shifts by 2030, yet many pay out of pocket or skip training entirely. She explains buff.ly/2ugrCUt
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TJ Newsflash 1 April – New L&D report, AI collaboration and workplace wellbeing trends
The latest L&D news, reports, research and updates, personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook.
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