Fine Is Complicated
The author, a business leader and podcast host, openly discusses living with clinical anxiety despite outward success. He explains that medication and cognitive‑behavioral therapy help manage, but not erase, his anxiety, allowing him to function effectively. A recent conversation reminded him that many high‑achieving professionals conceal similar struggles. He urges readers to recognize that visible competence often masks hidden mental‑health challenges.
Doing What?
The article highlights a growing mismatch between Learning and Development (L&D) job titles and actual responsibilities. Many organisations label roles as "Consultant" while the day‑to‑day work centers on content creation, LMS administration, and user support. This title inflation creates expectation...
Beyond Skills
The Coursera 2026 Job Skills Report, analyzing six million enterprise learners, shows AI becoming the primary production layer while human judgment forms the control layer. Enrollments in AI‑related topics surge, but critical‑thinking courses are rising even faster among technical cohorts....
Seeing Real Work
A senior HR professional has been appointed to the judging panel for the CIPD People Management Awards 2026. The role offers a rare chance to evaluate organizations that practice rigorous, evidence‑based people management but rarely receive public attention. By reviewing...
An Experiment
The author notes LinkedIn’s ever‑shifting distribution algorithm and questions the long‑standing Monday‑Wednesday‑Friday posting rhythm. A new theory suggests Tuesday‑Wednesday‑Thursday may yield better reach, prompting the writer to restructure their posting schedule accordingly. Starting next week, primary LinkedIn posts will follow...
The Wrong Target
Employee engagement metrics dominate L&D conversations, with Gallup, LinkedIn and Deloitte touting productivity gains from higher engagement. Learning teams respond with AI‑driven upskilling, micro‑learning and personalized paths, driving login counts and NPS spikes. However, the article argues that these scores...
The BYOAI Trap
The 2026 L&D Global Sentiment Survey reveals that AI interest has peaked, yet practitioners are increasingly using personal, unmanaged AI tools to meet “doing more with less” pressures. Over 40,000 words of respondent commentary highlight rising concerns about redundancies and...
Using AI Deliberately
The author outlines a disciplined approach to AI, treating each tool as a specialized partner rather than a novelty. ChatGPT is positioned as a core thinking collaborator for structuring arguments, Claude handles deep, coherent rewrites, Perplexity provides factual verification, and...