Who was Benjamin Franklin? Franklin was a Founding Father of the United States, scientist, inventor, and diplomat. “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin This old adage is our core challenge. Information alone doesn’t change behaviour; it fades. Instruction builds recall, but true learning…
Compliance training tells people what they must not do. A learning culture tells people what’s possible if they keep growing – and the difference shows up directly on the bottom line. Deloitte’s research into talent strategy found that 77 per cent of executives believe their organisation should help workers become more employable through relevant skills,…
Corporate learners are rarely given a quiet hour to focus — they’re pulled into meetings, messages, and urgent tasks mid-module. Long-form content gets abandoned, and completion data quietly becomes a vanity metric. Microlearning units (5–10 minutes) fit into real workflow gaps: between meetings, during a commute, or right before a task where the skill is…
If the leadership skills your top executives are known for have zero overlap with what your teams actually say they value — as global research suggests — whose leadership development plan is really working? It’s tempting to frame this topic as “which leadership skills will AI kill off” — but the more accurate, and more…
This is about signalling versus substance, and how organisational culture rewards the appearance of learning. A full bookshelf is a great impression management tool, but without application it becomes performative L&D. For experts, it’s a culture audit: do we promote people who talk about leadership models, or who demonstrate them? How do we make genuine…
Please Note: This is a summary of a TED talk. You can access it here Dweck, the psychologist behind the “growth mindset” concept, explains her research showing that how people think about ability shapes how they respond to failure. Students and employees who believe intelligence and skill are fixed traits tend to avoid challenges and…
Who was Nelson Mandela? Mandela was an anti-apartheid leader and the first democratically elected President of South Africa. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela It’s easy for L&D to get boxed into “we deliver training.” Mandela’s line is a reminder we’re actually in the…
The Australian Learning & Development Network’s next free virtual Lunch and Learn session is on the topic of The L&D Leader’s AI Playbook: 5 Things to Get Right Before You Roll It Out. Details and registration link below. The Australian L&D Network Free Virtual Lunch & Learn: The L&D Leader’s AI Playbook: 5 Things to Get Right Before…
For years, leadership development followed a familiar shape: identify high-potential employees, send them to a program, hope it sticks. That model is under real pressure — and the emerging thinking on what replaces it is worth paying attention to. From pipeline to pool. The traditional “leadership pipeline” assumed a fairly predictable, linear path into management.…
Who was Judy Garland? Garland was an acclaimed performer whose personal resilience made her an enduring cultural figure. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” — Judy Garland As managers, we spend a lot of our development budget trying to replicate what works. Send them on the…
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