Learning and Development (L&D) has a value problem, not because it isn’t valuable, but because it struggles to prove it. And when L&D can’t prove impact, it doesn’t just lose credibility. It loses influence. It's time to be explicit about the problem. It’s called The Activity Trap, says Harry Chapman-Walker, CEO, Kallidus, and it’s undermining the value of L&D.
At Learning Live, KWC Global highlighted three sales capability challenges: embedding a sales culture beyond business development, enabling cross-selling through collaboration, and proving ROI of sales training. Their Rainmaker programme delivers measurable results, boosting engagement, revenue, and confidence, emphasising a human-first approach in an AI-driven world.
AI is reshaping customer service but trust remains fragile, making training, transparency and workforce wellbeing critical to success.
Continuous development in sales requires a shift in mindset, method and technology.
Why Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index challenges L&D to rethink time, teams and technology.
Major employers like HSBC and Google are tightening return-to-office rules, but pushback is growing. Research shows many workers resist rigid policies, crystallised in Liverpool this week with University staff heading for the picket line over its new policy requiring 60% office attendance.
Training Industry’s 2025 map covers 1,300+ providers across 21 segments; New market categories including agentic AI and learning strategy; Designed to help L&D teams navigate vendor landscape.
Rob Clarke and Martin Couzins discuss a new series of reports for the year ahead providing practical insights for learning teams into how to implement learning technologies and learning strategies.
Some of the UK's biggest companies are locking neurodivergent people out of jobs through their personality tests. We look at ways businesses can empower neurodivergent employees through a focus on individuality, creating safe spaces for honest and open dialogue, and strengths-based hiring.
Anna Barnett, Mind Tools for Business, discusses the third instalment of the 20th Anniversary L&D Benchmark Reports, which considers L&D’s role helping business to tackle digitization, climate change and demographic shifts.
Skillstech has become a billion dollar market, with no signs of slowing. So why has it become so important, and what do businesses need to understand about the skillstech landscape?
On this day, the day of taking time to think about loving relationships, Laura Overton takes a unique look at L&D and business impact in this insightful and fun but equally thought-provoking article.
A campaign to prompt people to think about the work of career development professionals gets underway.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
Interview with Rory Lawson and Andy Costello from Kineo on the use of virtual classrooms in workplace learning.
A round up of popular stories from Learning News over the last month.
Toby Harris talks to Learning News about Filtered‘s new learning experience platform.
John Yates talks to Learning News following his appointment as CEO at Emerald Works, the newly-launched business combining Good Practice, Mind Tools and Towards Maturity.
Ella Richardson from LEO Learning in discussion with Learning News: an update on LEO Learning’s focus, an assessment of the evolving L&D landscape and the challenge that remains for L&D to prove its value.
Nigel Paine discusses the differences between traditional and modern learning environments and the common challenges learning and development finds in building them.
Mike Alcock from Gomo Learning in discussion with Learning News about the ease of use and scalability of the Gomo elearning authoring application.
Steve Dineen discusses Fuse Universal’s focus, evolution in the market and driving business value in L&D.
Richard Barkey, Founder and CEO of Imparta, talks about challenges in sales, Imparta’s approach its newly launched 3D Advantage™ sales and service skills model.
Louise Pasterfield, Founder of Sponge, talks about the addition of sister company Bolt, a specialist provider of learning analytics.
Armin Hopp, Founder of Speexx, draws together the trends in L&D and sets out Speexx’ priorities.
Saba has evolved into a talent experience company, with services across HR, recruitment and learning: An interview with Andrea Miles, VP Saba Studio.
Harry Chapman-Walker introduces Kallidus’ wide-reaching learner survey of over 1,000 learners’ views of L&D.
Totara, the open source learning management system vendor, is to announce the introduction of Totara Perform and Totara Engage, as part of a significant update of the Totara suite.
eThink Education provides services for integrating the Moodle Workplace and Totara LMSs within organizational learning ecosystems: CEO and Founder, Brian Carlson talks to Learning News at Learning Technologies 2020.
Ben Betts, Chief Product Officer, Learning Pool, explains his view of the modern learning ecosystem and Learning Pool’s product strategy.
An interview with Shane Traill from First Media Solutions about their creatively-led approach to elearning.
Docebo CEO, Claudio Erba, talks about the learning market and Docebo in an interview with Learning News at Learning Technologies 2020.
Degreed’s Nick Christian and Sarah Danzl in discussion with Learning News at Learning Technologies 2020, on the addition of Adepto, the L&D market and 2020 expansion plans.
Mark Broadbent from GuyKat talks to Learning News about GuyKat’s position in the market, its plans to grow and its priorities for the year ahead.
Anthony Edwards talks about the acquisition of MicroLearn by The Access Group in an interview with Learning News at Learning Technologies 2020.
Filtered has announced integration with Microsoft Teams: combines learning technology and workflow tools at the heart of digital business change.
iSpring's community manager, Polina Ionina, explains the ease of using iSpring’s ‘PowerPoint-based’ elearning toolkit in an interview with Learning News at Learning Technologies 2020.
Simon Truckle explains how Skillcast is using technology to improve engagement and outcomes of compliance learning.
Bob Mosher talks to Learning News about making learning in the flow of work a reality.
Amy Armstrong, HelloFresh, Meghan Castillo, HubSpot and Donald H Taylor discuss the Learning Technologies 2020 30 under 30 programme.
Views from participants at the learning sector’s biggest annual event.