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: Jul 2019
Top Technology Trends in L&D
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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 […]

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

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The Future of L&D and Employee Development Programs
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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% […]

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In Conversation With Madhavi Lall On Continuous Learning Culture
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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. […]

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L&D – The Neo Normal Reality
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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 […]

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In conversation with Dr. Aquil Busrai on the future of L&D
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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’ […]

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New Age Technologies in Learning
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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 […]

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How to Build a Continuous Learning Culture in the Organization
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How to Build a Continuous Learning Culture in the Organization

“The single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization’s learning culture.” In light of the rapid digitalization and automation of all systems and processes, the industrial landscape is fast changing. Technology is creating a rapid transformation in the industrial landscape, and it is imperative that all organizations adapt to these changing […]

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Gamification Techniques for L&D Program
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Gamification Techniques for L&D Program

Digital led transformation is impacting all industries. People are at the core of this change. PwC’s Digital IQ® Survey 2018 shows that “lacked skilled teams” is one of the major barriers to digital innovation. No wonder, CEOs consider workforce reskilling in their top 5 priorities to stay relevant and beat competition. “CHROs and CLOs across the […]

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Boosting L&D with AI and Machine Learning
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Boosting L&D with AI and Machine Learning

Corporate L&D has pioneered usage of digital technologies for its operations, with Learning Management Systems and CBTs and WBTs, at the start of the century. As Industry 4.0 is moving towards new age digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, L&D cannot stay behind. Many organizations have started leveraging its power. And there is […]

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“Get, Set, Go” is now “Design, Innovate, Grow”!!
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“Get, Set, Go” is now “Design, Innovate, Grow”!!

“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth”- Peter Drucker “Innovation” seems to be the favorite buzzword of business these days. Have we really wondered what it is all about? Is it a trait, behavior, skill or a competency? According to popular belief Innovation […]

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In Conversation with Prashant Khullar on Learning & Development
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In Conversation with Prashant Khullar on Learning & Development

Learning and development, a subset of HR, aims to improve group and individual performance by increasing and honing skills and knowledge. We are privileged to have Prashant Khullar for detailed discussion on L&D, its significance in today’s scenario and L&D Trends for 2019. Prashant Khullar is currently working with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited […]

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