Learning & Development: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

Explore the latest Learning & Development news, trends, AI innovations, HR analytics, and digital workplace insights. Stay updated with expert opinions and industry developments.

Updated on: Feb 2020

Learning & Development

Culture of Learning in Todays World

Feb 17, 2020

Leaders and Reverse Shadow What would it look like?

The last decade has transformed work and more importantly, lives at work. Macroeconomic shifts and l...

Leadership

Dec 26, 2019

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Value of Soft Skills in the Workplace

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths.nbsp It isnt just skills like computer t...

Culture & Behaviour

Dec 23, 2019

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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they dont want to

As I write this, Im reminded of a quote by Richard Branson Train people well enough so the...

Learning & Development

Nov 6, 2019

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Business

In Conversation with Nishchae Suri on L&D Technology

In an exclusive Conversation, we have Mr. Nishchae Suri, President – Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa at EdCast. He is a senior industry leader, prior to EdCast, Nishchae was a senior Partner with KPMG in India and Head of the KPMG Academy. He has over two decades of rich experience in areas of HR […]

Oct 2, 2019

Learning & Development

Learning Technologies & Future of L&D

The rapid development of Technology is not only disrupting the existing business models and is also posing a new question, “where is the competition going to come from”? In an era where knowledge is easily and almost equally accessible to all, the one who converts the knowledge to bring about the competitive advantage and disrupts […]

Jul 25, 2019

Learning & Development

Can A Culture Of Coaching Help Businesses To Get Ahead In Changing Times?

Re-inventing organizations that can flourish in 2020s is the critical business need today! While leadership teams and business academia across the globe are aggressively discussing way forward, current business trends make it apparent that re-inventing is not going to be a trivial task. There can be no one approach that fits all but, a WEF […]

Jul 23, 2019

Learning & Development

Unlocking the Potential of Digital Learning

Digital Learning industry is booming, and will grow to USD 325 Bn by 2025 globally according to Forbes. Closer home, it shows a 25% growth rate in India and is projected to be a USD 1.96 Bn industry by 2021. LinkedIn’s 2019 Workplace Learning report says that 59% of companies will increase spends on online […]

Jul 22, 2019

Featured

Interaction with Josh Bersin on Learning & Development

Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst, Founder and Dean The Josh Bersin Academy. Josh founded Bersin & Associates in 2001 to provide research and advisory services focused on corporate learning. Over the next ten years, he expanded the company’s coverage to encompass HR, talent management, talent acquisition, and leadership and became a recognized expert in the […]

Jul 22, 2019

Learning & Development

Top Technology Trends in L&D

Digitization! Transformation! Disruption! Every strategy meeting and communication in any organization – big or small – seems to be bandying these buzzwords all over the place. Now the new trend is to mix and match those words with a set of acronyms from the world of technology – AI, AR, VR, etc. etc. Before you […]

Jul 16, 2019

Learning & Development

Learning and Employee Motivation: What’s the Role of L&D?

At the outset, I would like to share few of my experiences in context of learning and career spectrum. Scenario 0: I was in 10th grade, facing the ‘Board’ Examination. The faceless ‘Board’ used to loom like an unknown monster, and in its severest form, vaporize all my dedication to learning. My only silver lining […]

Jul 16, 2019

Learning & Development

The Future of L&D and Employee Development Programs

The term ‘HR business partnering’ was conceived in the mid-1990s by Dave Ulrich, however, it took decades for becoming fundamental to the way many organisations structure HR today. It is the high time that L&D too must be recognised and promoted as ‘L&D Business Partnering’. According to the Association for Talent Development, organizations that offer comprehensive training enjoy 218% […]

Jul 15, 2019

Human Resources

In Conversation With Madhavi Lall On Continuous Learning Culture

Madhavi Lall, Managing Director, Head – HR, India at Deutsche Bank. She has worked with companies like Accenture, Standard Charted Bank, Colgate Palmolive, ABN Amro Bank, HCL-Hewlett- Packard Ltd. and has around 30 years of experience. She completed her MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and has pursued a Master’s degree in Mathematics from St. Stephen’s College. […]

Jul 12, 2019

Learning & Development

L&D – The Neo Normal Reality

The role and impact of Learning & Development as a process has undergone a paradigm shift in the mind space of organizations. Organizations have over the years evolved to understand and appreciate the importance of L&D as a strategic process for sustainable organizational growth. It can be established with empirical data that learning organizations are […]

Jul 11, 2019

Human Resources

In conversation with Dr. Aquil Busrai on the future of L&D

Dr Aquil Busrai is a Gold Medallist from XLRI and has to his credit a Post Graduate Degree in Law, an Advanced Diploma in Training and Development and a PhD. A university Rank Holder he is the recipient of JM Kumarappa and Bharucha Gold Medals for academic excellence. Dr Busrai has had 45 plus years’ […]

Jul 10, 2019

Learning & Development

New Age Technologies in Learning

Digital transformation has been a hot topic in recent years and every organization is adopting to the ever-changing world. Today, new technologies are growing much more rapidly, increasing efficiencies, creating new opportunities and redefining customer expectations. All of these trends have elevated the importance of the continuous learning and innovation. Learning and development is an […]

Jul 8, 2019