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AI is not coming for every job. But it is coming for every job that hasn’t evolved, and the professionals who treat this as someone else’s problem are the ones who will feel it most. Here is what twenty years inside People functions has taught me about moments like this one: every major workplace shift […]

What I wish I knew before becoming a CEO is that the hard part never stops, it just changes shape. After three years of bootstrapping Talent Collective, raising kids, writing a USA Today bestselling book, and building an entirely new category in Learning and Development, these are the ten lessons I would give to anyone […]

This article is for Learning & Development professionals who are tired of being treated as a support function and are ready to operate as a genuine business partner. It covers why L&D stays sidelined, what strategic L&D actually looks like in practice, and how to make L&D strategic by taking five actions immediately to shift […]

There’s a moment in this episode — somewhere around the time Gavin compares AI to predicting the color red in a pattern of blue-blue-blue-red — that I realized just how wrong we’ve been getting this whole AI conversation. Understanding AI for L&D is not only about helping our people use AI. So let’s break down […]

Listen to or watch this instead When we talk about Artificial Intelligence in today’s world, we often rush to the latest headline: the breakthroughs, the fears, the ethical quandaries. But in our rush toward the future, we sometimes forget that every bit of technology is shaped — not just by coders and data scientists — […]

If you’re the kind of person who lights up when someone grows, shifts, or steps into their potential, you’re in the right line of work. And chances are, you already know that when HR and L&D work together, everything changes. You probably also already know that Learning and Development isn’t about ticking boxes or pushing […]

If you’ve ever been told that Learning and Development (L&D) is just about training or making pretty slides, I’m here to lovingly, and firmly, say no, it’s so much more than that. I am also here to make an argument as to why a career in Learning and Development is so rewarding. This blog post […]

What every L&D Leader needs to know You know you need to manage expectations in corporate training but you also know you’ve probably been asked to fix culture with a two-hour workshop, or heard the words, “Let’s just roll out training on that and we’ll be sorted” you’re not alone. You’re in Learning and Development […]

If you’ve been in Learning and Development (L&D) for longer than it takes to microwave your lunch, you already know: this job is a wild ride. One day you’re launching a program you’ve spent six months building, learners are engaged, leaders are praising it, and your feedback form has you tearing up with joy. The […]

You’ve seen the LinkedIn posts.“Just launched a leadership program!”“Facilitated a values-based onboarding session with 80 people!”“Feeling grateful to do this work!” And hey, genuinely, love that for them. But if you work in L&D, you also know that’s just the highlight reel. What doesn’t make the feed? Getting a Slack message at 5:42 p.m. asking […]