This article explores the proven negotiation techniques for aligning objectives and driving business success. We also discuss why internal negotiation is a business imperative and as important as external negotiation.
Learning Hack launches its new season on 15 January with Josh Bersin setting the agenda for workplace learning in 2026. The top-5% global podcast producer also unveils live events, new series, and an ambitious slate of shows planned across 2026.
CLO100 has announced the appointment of six Community Directors for 2026. This move is part of the organisation's vision to foster greater connection and collaboration within its global network of learning leaders. The new directors will focus on shaping the member experience.
Interview with Sam Conniff, CEO, Uncertainty Experts.
CLO100 has appointed its 2026 Advisory Board. The group comprises seven senior learning leaders from various industries who will provide guidance on the organisation's programmes and strategy. This move aims to ensure CLO100 remains the leading network for Learning Leaders seeking professional development and collaboration.
Last month Coursera and Udemy agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valuing the combined business at around $2.5 billion. Learning News asks what the new business will prioritise, about the integration, about the significant forecast cost savings, and more.
The HR Summit is a focused HR event hosted in London and Manchester UK, that brings those working in the HR Industry together with leading solution providers, for focused one-to-one meetings.
When projects fail, the first culprits we often point to are budgets, timelines, or scope. But if you dig deeper, most troubled projects have one common thread: Stakeholder Engagement.
Many teams talk confidently about values like collaboration, openness, and trust - but when pressure hits, those intentions often fail to translate into action. This disconnect, known as the Say–Do Gap, quietly undermines performance, culture, and engagement. In this article, Braver Leaders unpack why the gap exists, why it matters more than ever, and the practical steps leaders can take to close it - turning good intentions into consistent behaviours that teams actually live by.
Young UK professionals face criticism, limited recognition and rising stress, shaping their early workplace experience.
Cloud HR learning modules failing to gain any significant share of the learning systems market. Part 5 of Fosway's 2025 Digital Learning Realities Research looks at ecosystem trends.
Coursera and Udemy have agreed an all-stock merger, creating a $2.5bn learning platform as providers seek scale, AI investment and enterprise growth.
The recognition highlights how Speexx successfully brings together expert-led learning and AI-enabled support to deliver scalable people development.
A bite-sized news round up: AI in learning - beyond the hype; Industrial relations skills; Connect 2025 - Humanity and technology; Media Zoo acquires Uncertainty Experts; Plus all the headlines from Learning News.
Most L&D professionals don’t think their learning systems are fit for the modern workforce: Part 4 of Fosway's 2025 Digital Learning Realities Research looks at delivering an effective learning experience.
Totara, a global provider of learning management solutions trusted for compliance in highly regulated sectors, is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the internationally recognized standard for information security management.
Training Orchestra has secured the Gold award at the 2025 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards for its outstanding contribution to ILT and vILT management. The solution enables organisations to streamline training operations, delivering measurable efficiency gains and cost savings. This recognition underscores the growing strategic value of operational excellence in learning and development.
Imparta’s i-Coach® AI sales training and enablement platform wins Gold in Best Generative AI Sales Enablement Technology by the Brandon Hall Group.
A synthesis of workplace wellbeing research shows how employers contribute to worker stress and what they can do to improve it.
The Konektadong Pinoy Act is set to transform the Philippines digital landscape. However, this liberalization comes with a critical mandate: elevated cyber security and operational standards. For a company, the KPA is a direct call to action for strategic IT training.
L&D budgets continue to be squeezed with investment in learning under ongoing scrutiny: Part 3 of Fosway's 2025 Digital Learning Realities Research looks at L&D budgets and investment trends.
Africa is set to become the centre of the global workforce by 2050, but a lack of access to affordable, high-quality education tools holds back its full potential. This article explores how generative AI is removing cost barriers and why EdTech companies must adopt inclusive, partnership-focused pricing models to unlock the continent's future.
Part 2 of Fosway's 2025 Digital Learning Realities Research looks at priorities, strategy and execution.
Scheer IMC partners with RockMouse to expand its enterprise learning technology presence across Australia and New Zealand.
Fitch Learning has completed its acquisition of Moody’s Analytics Learning Solutions and the Canadian Securities Institute, adding to its financial training and certification portfolio.
Wrapping Up 2025 with Insights, Inspiration, and Connection As the year draws to a close, the December edition of CLO Lens is here to help learning and development professionals reflect, recharge, and prepare for the opportunities ahead in 2026. Packed with thought-provoking insights, practical advice, and a celebration of the power of connection, this festive edition is the perfect companion for the season of reflection and giving.
Further cooling in US employment and slowing demand.
Imagine you're a HR manager suddenly thrust into managing your organisation's cybersecurity crisis. The IT team speaks in acronyms, the board demands answers in business terms, and you're caught in the middle, trying to translate between two worlds. Sound familiar? You're not alone.
Brandon Hall Group™ recognises i-Coach® AI for it's differentiated approach, combining deep sales methodology, proactive agentic architecture, workflow integration and personalised adaptation.
L&D benchmark data shows training drives retention but workloads, AI disruption and perception gaps block employee development.
Following the acquisition of Kineo by Mindtools in May 2025, the combined organization will now move forward under the name Mindtools Kineo.
HR software provider Ciphr announces joint venture with MyTeamBuilder, a UK-based AI coaching platform
5app, the AI-powered learning technology provider, has announced a major update to its product suite to empower businesses to measure and track virtually any soft skill with Helix, its AI skills intelligence platform.
Organisational performance and profitability are now the top priorities for HR organisations, Fosway Group’s latest HR Realities research reveals
Thrive, the AI learning platform reinventing how modern businesses connect people, knowledge, skills and systems, today announced its Winter Release, a transformative launch that truly reimagines what the modern-day LMS and employee experience can be for enterprise organisations.
The CLO100 Learning Leaders Forum left a significant and positive mark on the learning and development community. The Forum brought together Chief Learning Officers and L&D Leaders for two days of learning, discussion, strategic collaboration, and forward-thinking exploration into the future of workplace learning.
Coverage from TJ’s 60th anniversary celebrations in London, featuring interviews with TJ editors, speakers and guests.
Research by Dr Gloria Mark suggests that office workers’ attention spans have shrunk to just 47 seconds. You’ve got to make your writing both engaging and efficient. One way to do this is with plain language.
Learning Pool is redefining corporate L&D by launching the industry's first truly end-to-end learning ecosystem. Following the acquisitions of Elucidat and WorkRamp, Learning Pool enables seamless, intelligent learning where authoring, delivery, enablement, skills, automation, analytics, and AI all work together.
Connect 2025 conference session looks at how L&D teams can uncover what colleagues are really using genAI for, how to use those insights to co-create ways to support it and prove its value to the business.
Challenging assumptions and sparking debate, this article explores three major pressure points shaping apprenticeships in 2026 - from untapped Levy potential to tick-box programmes and missing communication. A fascinating insight into a system at a crossroads.
L&D professionals worldwide invited to share priorities and challenges ahead of next year’s report due out in February.
A bite-sized news round up: AI in Learning - What’s L&D's future?; ESG Reporting Skills Gap; Learning Evaluation - Obsessed With ROI?; The Empathy Problem; Plus the headlines from Learning News.
First of a new 5-part review of Fosway's annual research into digital learning. Part 1: AI in Learning.
Learning Pool has been recognised at the Learning Technologies Awards 2025, taking home two Gold awards — Best Learning Technologies Project – Commercial Sector (UK) and Excellence in the Design of Learning Content.
AI in Learning and Development at Connect 2025.
Learning leadership skills at Connect 2025.
Reflections on accessibility, inclusion and culture in learning and development at Connect 2025.
Connect 2025 debate panelists on creativity and community in L&D.
Participants at The Learning Network’s annual conference discuss how L&D can help business to chart its path in the AI era and keep humans at the heart of learning.
New US labour market data shows more young workers turning to entrepreneurship as hiring cools, with tech attracting the largest share of first-job founders.
Mediazoo has acquired Uncertainty Experts, creating a first-of-its-kind L&D & Comms offering that combines deep behavioural insight with transformational learning strategy. Uncertainty Experts is a behaviour change powerhouse turning uncertainty into a superpower. Fusing science, storytelling, and unexpected lessons, their award-winning programmes help people think sharper, act braver, and lead better. Giles Smith, CEO at Mediazoo, said: “We’re redefining L&D & Comms by transforming uncertainty into psychological bravery, a solution unlike anything else on the market.”
The 2025 edition, themed People Development in the Age of AI and Co-Intelligence, brings together thought leaders, practitioners, and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence and human insight can work together to drive business impact.
AI is everywhere—but who’s accountable when things go wrong? Originally published on itNews and written by Chris Griffith, this thought-provoking article and minidoc explores the ethical and legal challenges of AI accountability. Get insights on managed AI services. Learn how ITIL training provided by Lumify Work lets teams build reliability into their AI deployment and innovate safely with AI.
New survey shows UK workers recognise AI’s importance yet are not pursuing training to prepare.
Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has revealed the headline insights from its annual Digital Learning Realities research, in association with Learning Technologies, the world’s leading workplace learning tech event. Now in its 11th year, the research explores how L&D teams rise to the challenge of a fast-changing business environment and tech landscape.
i-Coach® AI’s innovative design and proven learning impact have earned it the Gold award for Best Use of AI in Learning at the Learning Technologies Awards 2025.
Virtual College is delighted to announce a new partnership with Guiseley AFC.
In the past decade, audio has quietly moved from background entertainment to a legitimate educational format. Podcasts are now mainstream, with millions of listeners tuning in for content ranging from comedy to economics to history. But in the world of learning and development, audio remains surprisingly underused.
A new tech skills forecast predicts a correction in AI investment and renewed urgency for workforce upskilling.
Speexx will sponsor Training Journal’s 60th Anniversary Conference in London, November 2025. The one-day event for mid to senior L&D and HR leaders will focus on how AI, quality data and human-centred practice drive real workplace transformation.
The winners of the Learning Technologies Awards were announced this evening at the glittering annual awards ceremony in London.
Speexx announced the launch of Speexx AI Coaching, a new AI-powered solution designed for professional coaching at scale. The solution makes high-quality coaching accessible, secure, and scalable for hybrid, global teams.
Data shows AI skills catching up fast, narrowing the gap with programming in employer demand but findings temper popular narrative that AI skills already dominate hiring.
Building communities has become one of the most important, and most difficult, areas for learning and development. Nahdia Khan joins Learning News with her insights into how to get it right.
Docebo reports 11% revenue growth and stronger US and European public sector adoption in Q3 2025.
By automating feedback analysis, AI helps learning professionals save time, reduce bias and gain a clearer understanding of how their programmes perform.
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape industries, its impact on cyber security is both profound and urgent. In this conversation with Lumify Work Cyber Security Lead Jeremy Daly, hear from the principal security consultant and lead author of the CAISP certification at Practical DevSecOps, Marudhamaran Gunasekaran.
Ciphr eLearning's new microlearning suite includes 11 bite-sized versions of some of their bestselling courses, including diversity in the workplace, safeguarding, recruitment and manager's toolkit
5app, the AI-powered learning technology provider, has been named Best Small Business Learning Platform 2025 by SME News.
New research finds AI adoption in learning widespread but ownership and strategy unclear.
Peter Cheese will retire as CIPD chief executive in June 2026 after 14 years leading the professional body through a period of major growth and transformation.
Empathy is often celebrated as a leadership strength, the skill that builds trust, engagement and better teams. But what happens when there’s too much of it?
A bite-sized news round up: AI in Learning Report; Mobilising generation numb; Connect 2025 preview; AI agents and sales enablement; AI skills for L&D; Training Journal 60th anniversary; Plus the headlines from Learning News.
Artificial intelligence is transforming corporate learning and development. What once required weeks of instructional design and production time can now be completed in minutes using AI-powered tools. Companies are using AI to convert internal documents, policy guides, onboarding materials and assessments into sleek, interactive learning content faster and more affordably than ever before. But while AI is helping to speed up and scale training, there is a growing concern many organisations are overlooking: what happens to the data you upload?
In this month’s edition of Summit Solutions, Bridgeability makes a strong case for the lasting value of face-to-face learning - highlighting how in-person experiences drive motivation, connection, and real skill development in ways virtual formats can’t always replicate.
Amazon confirms major job cuts: with the tech giant shifting from a pandemic-era hiring spree to re-structuring for the AI age, learning teams must recalibrate from ‘training what we have’ to ‘building who we’ll need’.
October 2025: Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its latest Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success. The research shows that a challenging economy is making for a cautious talent solutions market, pushing HR teams to reduce costs. And yet, many skills and workforce intelligence solutions are reporting strong growth, and AI continues to dominate vendor roadmaps and disrupt traditional talent management processes. It’s clear that in areas where there is strong business impact, there is still plenty of opportunity for innovation and expansion.
Partnership fills multiple market needs identified in recent 2025 Brandon Hall Group research brief.
Donald H Taylor and Egle Vinauskaite present the findings of this year’s AI in Learning report.
Recruitment and retention are seen as the biggest workplace challenges for UK employers heading into 2026, according to new research by Ciphr.
This guide will break down the key differences between PMI and PRINCE2 certifications, helping you — and your organisation — determine the best path forward.
The event saw leaders examine how bold, human-centred leadership can overcome workplace cynicism and fatigue.
The 32nd Human Resource Summit brought together senior HR leaders for three days of connection, reflection, and inspiration on Portugal’s stunning west coast. From Raphael Rowe’s thought-provoking keynote to lively strategy sessions and vineyard dinners, the event struck the perfect balance between professional development and genuine community.
To mark Cyber Security Awareness Month, this new bundle is designed to equip organizations with the practical know-how to navigate this landscape and help build a culture of digital resilience.
Learning Pool continues its growth journey with the acquisition of Elucidat, an innovative cloud-based authoring platform trusted by leading global brands.
Bluewater Learning, a global leader in learning and talent technology consulting and support services, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Cognota, the market leader in LearnOps® software. The deepened collaboration will help organizations assess, optimize, and elevate their learning operations maturity to achieve measurable business impact.
With Paradox, HiredScore, and Workday Recruiting, Workday Now has a Powerful End-to-End, AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Suite to Drive Faster Hiring and Better Candidate Experiences.
Expert sessions and iSpring's latest AI features at iSpring AI Days 2025 conference, October 29th.
Businesses urged to rebuild lost capabilities in employee relations; Interview with Steve Webster, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.
A new survey finds UK firms expanding global hiring fastest among major economies, with 85% planning to double overseas recruitment within two years as wage inflation and AI skills shortages bite.
With just a month to go until The Learning Network’s flagship event, Connect 2025, this is the final opportunity for learning and development professionals to secure their place at one of the most anticipated gatherings in the L&D calendar.
Discover how partnerships with some of the biggest tech brands in the world as well as leading IT training providers across Australia, helps deliver training that’s current and directly aligned with industry standards and expectations.
City & Guilds of London Institute to sell its awarding and training businesses to PeopleCert, refocusing its mission on charitable impact through The City & Guilds Foundation.
Virtual College is proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of delivering high-quality digital learning, compliance training, and professional development solutions to learners and organisations across the UK and beyond.
As the promises and perils of AI reshape classrooms and workplaces alike, OEB Global 2025, the annual Global, Cross-Sector Conference and Exhibition on Digital Learning, will examine whether technology is enhancing or eroding human agency - and what that means for learning, leadership, and society.
Global corporate training market projected to reach $805.6 billion by 2035, driven by digital transformation and upskilling demand.
Learning Pool has acquired WorkRamp, strengthening its position as a leader in learning technology and marking another milestone in its growth journey.
Lack of boardroom approval and shrinking budgets suggest L&D programmes are overlooked despite their proven impact on workforce transformation and business growth
Series A startups are raising twice as much per employee as in 2020, staying leaner as AI boosts productivity.
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