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Opinion: Everyone’s heard of the 70:20:10 model – but I’m not sure everyone...

Misunderstandings over how we learn are putting organisations’ success in jeopardy, writes Barry JohnsonPerhaps the most important element in any business – whether it’s a corner shop or an...

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Opinion: No one is too old to learn

L&D professionals need to shift their focus to supporting older employees, writes Barry JohnsonEmployers are lacking the flow of young people to meet the demand for all skill levels in the...

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Opinion: The Socratic learning method should never be out of style

It’s time to adopt a learner-centred approach, says Barry JohnsonSocrates did not teach – he helped people to learn. How modern is that, to put the learner at the centre? In a learning event where the...

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Opinion: Do you know if psychological assessment works?

Organisations often have the data – but not the will – to determine if their investment in assessment is paying off, writes Barry JohnsonSome years ago, a major international company that was...

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Opinion: The future of learning leadership starts with you

L&D professionals need to rethink their skills to fully support organisations’ future learning requirements, writes Barry JohnsonPredicting the future can be fraught with difficulty, but one thing...

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Opinion: Only L&D can save us from the demographic time bomb

Organisations that don’t upskill older workers and support knowledge transfer are setting themselves up to fail, writes Barry JohnsonThe working population is ageing. There are already 9.4 million...

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Opinion: It’s time to reconsider the power of learning objectives

They deny the individuality of learners and gloss over the complexities of how we learn. So why are we still so wedded to learning objectives? asks Barry JohnsonWhen I trained as an instructor (yes,...

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Opinion: L&D has a lot of learning to do

The world is changing too fast for us to rest on our laurels, writes Barry JohnsonWe readers of L&D blogs are, in the main, professionals who seek to help our peers learn. We are subject matter...

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Opinion: Learning needs analyses often feature too little analysis

Barry Johnson on the fundamental questions L&D practitioners need to tackle before assessing learning needsOne of the problems with learning needs analysis (LNA) is that not a lot of analysis is...

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Opinion: We forget the brain is the basis of learning

L&D professionals need to pay more attention to how the brain functions to help their learners learn best, writes Barry JohnsonBrain-based learning refers to learning facilitation methods and...

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Opinion: L&D fails when it forgets about emotion

We should be doing more to facilitate an emotional connection to learning, says Barry JohnsonThe more that neuroscientists explore how our brains process, store and retrieve information, the more...

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Opinion: If you love to learn, you’d probably like to write

L&D professionals enjoy sharing knowledge, so I want to see more of us writing, says Barry JohnsonMany people start writing blogs or articles, but perhaps not many get them published. It takes...

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Opinion: Why L&D professionals need a salesperson’s mindset

Being able to sell your services is fundamental to succeeding as a learning practitioner, writes Barry JohnsonEvery L&D professional needs to have selling skills – not only to sell knowledge,...

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Opinion: L&D is overlooking the value of management skills

Studying a free OU course has reminded Barry Johnson that too many managers lack the skills and knowledge to make a positive differenceI, like you, have read much stuff over the past few weeks. I know...

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Opinion: The future of L&D is now

Barry Johnson explores the questions L&D professionals need to be asking to prepare organisations for the rapidly approaching futureWe know there is a shift from training to learning. We know that...

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Opinion: CEOs are failing to take responsibility for L&D

Board execs who don’t see the link between developing people and their businesses’ profits should look for new jobs, writes Barry JohnsonWe read much about the chaos of change, uncertainties in the...

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Opinion: High potential development works – if done systematically

The failure of such programmes doesn’t mean they don’t work, they are just being done badly, writes Barry JohnsonLet me nail my colours to the mast from the outset. The development of high-potential...

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Opinion: Learning will underpin the fourth industrial revolution

As rapid technological advances change how we work, employees will lean on L&D professionals for support, writes Barry JohnsonYou probably learned about the industrial revolution at school. It was...

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Opinion: Your learners are your best ambassadors

Do a great job for your learners and they will do a great PR job for you, writes Barry JohnsonThe people who come to your learning sessions will leave with more than a brain full of fresh information....

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Opinion: How does AI fit with learning?

Barry Johnson assesses the role that L&D is likely to play as AI’s importance in workplaces growsAs conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) in learning and development grow in volume and...

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Opinion: The AI revolution will change what it means to work in L&D

While technology won’t replace humans entirely, we will need to rethink our purpose as learning professionals, writes Barry JohnsonWe know that L&D is changing as more is known and understood about...

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Opinion: How employees will thrive in the fourth industrial revolution

As technology moves on apace, staff will only succeed with the support of L&D professionals, writes Barry JohnsonWe have heard some short-term thinkers wax negatively about the fourth industrial...

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Opinion: Equipping learners for the future requires more external awareness

L&D practitioners need a deeper understanding of how PESTLE factors are shaping their learners’ priorities, writes Barry JohnsonWe know that the current rate of industrial change is rapid and will...

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Opinion: The seven skills L&D needs to thrive in the fourth industrial...

Barry Johnson assesses the attributes learning professionals need to help their organisations succeed in a time of technological disruptionIn 2013, Frey and Osborne published The Future of Employment:...

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Opinion: Are you ready for the new world of AI?

Now is the time for HR and L&D professionals to start preparing for the advent of artificial intelligence, says Barry JohnsonChina has set its sights on being the world’s artificial intelligence...

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