Organizations build stronger learning cultures when training is relevant, supported by managers and reinforced through collaboration.
Rethinking Engagement in L&D
Summer 2026
Features This Issue
Mentoring relationships lose momentum when communication, trust and purposeful conversations begin to break down over time.
Interleaving strengthens learning by revisiting concepts over time instead of relying on one-time information-heavy training sessions.
Cross-functional rotational programs help employees build organizational fluency, strengthen collaboration and prepare for long-term leadership success.
Nudge-based learning helps employees build habits and apply skills through subtle, behavior-driven learning design.
Technical learning scales more effectively when organizations treat training like an interconnected ecosystem instead of isolated courses.
Organizations are using OSF learning strategies to build scalable, inclusive leadership development programs that improve workplace performance.
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Thought Leaders This Issue
Employee engagement improves when workplace learning feels relevant, supported and connected to meaningful career growth opportunities.
What drives one employee may deter another. What energizes one person might leave someone else overwhelmed. Some employees thrive when given autonomy and opportunities to experiment, while others seek structure and a clear path forward.
Learning and development (L&D) professionals spend their careers helping others learn, grow and adapt. The irony is that we often struggle to stay intentional about our own professional development.
AI delivers instant answers, but organizations risk losing the curiosity and productive struggle that drive innovation.
Effective workplace learning depends not just on software, but on employees having reliable access to the right devices.
Learning executive Carrie Berg discusses leadership, performance-driven learning and creating development experiences that truly make an impact.
True learning happens when attention, emotion and relevance align, not simply when employees complete training modules.
Organizations build stronger learning cultures when employees take ownership of performance, growth and ongoing development opportunities.
Info Exchanges This Issue
Learning campaigns help employees engage with low-priority training through gamification, peer discussion and spaced learning experiences.
Effective workplace learning depends not just on software, but on employees having reliable access to the right devices.
Values-driven learning programs help organizations build stronger cultures, improve leadership alignment and support growth across global teams.
Learn how the Alchemist Group expands it capabilities and scales training with acquisition of The Experiential Learning Group.
Organizations improve learning outcomes when training becomes part of daily workflows instead of separate scheduled events.
Peer learning helps employees share practical knowledge, strengthen collaboration and build more effective workplace learning cultures.
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Effective leaders manage their own stress and emotions first, enabling them to guide teams through change with clarity, stability and confidence.
L&D must go beyond skills to build emotional stability, mental flexibility and cultural connection that enable employees to adapt through change.
Explore how leaders can reduce change fatigue and build resilient teams during continuous organizational transformation.
AI literacy is quickly becoming table stakes. The real work is deciding which human capabilities must be strengthened now, before irrelevance sets in.
Strategic unfocus enables leaders to step back from constant reaction, reduce cognitive fatigue and build the foresight needed to navigate AI-driven change.
Discover how learning leaders can drive organizational change by focusing on people, performance and measurable business outcomes.
Effective microlearning cuts through digital distractions by delivering focused, just-in-time content that improves retention and drives measurable performance.
Discover how L&D leader Heather Balcerek builds skills, leads capability development and creates human-centered learning experiences.
As cognitive overload increases, L&D must design learning that reduces distraction and improves focus, retention and performance.
Learn how grassroots culture change empowers employees and enables L&D to drive meaningful, sustainable organizational transformation.
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