This is an archive of blog posts from the MWL Magazine and the MWL Newsletter.
The role of L&D in 2018
I am frequently asked for my thoughts on the role of L&D in the future. Here is my take on the important work required for the short-term future. The work of the Learning & Development Department (aka Training Department) has been evolving over the last 20 years, and has moved through a number of identifiable […]
MWL Newsletter No 37
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 22-28 October 2017. From around the Web Surgeons Are Using Social Media to Share and Learn New Skills Christopher G. Myers, Yusef Kudsi and Amir A. Ghaferi, 27 October 2017 “Learning from others’ experiences is an important aspect of professional development in surgery. That’s […]
How to become a Modern Professional Learner
On 2 October 2017, I released the results of the 11th Annual Learning Tools survey in the form of the Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017 list. What has become very clear over the last 11 years is that many individuals are now using a wide selection of web-based resources, tools, and services to learn […]
MWL Newsletter No 36
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 15-21 October 2017. From around the Web The AI revolution will change what it means to work in L&D Barry Johnson, People Management, 19 October 2017 “AI systems can put the learner in control of their own learning. But people […]
MWL Newsletter No 35
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 8-14 October 2017. From around the Web In the Digital Era, Growth Is about More Than Technology Columbia Business School, 21 September Only 5% of young workers in Britain are in jobs that are safe from robot replacement Quartz, 10 October […]
Disruption Debate: Be open with change
As part of Totara’s ongoing Disruption Debate series, Lars Hyland has been speaking to thought leaders and experts from the L&D world. A few weeks ago he talked to me, and this is the summary of that conversation that appears on their website here. “L&D departments today are trying to build everything and do everything […]
MWL Newsletter No 34
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 1-7 October 2017 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017 On 2 October I released the Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017 that I compiled from the votes of 2,164 learning professionals from 52 countries worldwide. 52 new tools on the […]
MWL Newsletter No 33
“News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 24-30 September 2017 Article of the Week “I hire smart people and get out of their way”. Lee Iacocca. “Tell people what you need, NOT what to do.” Peter Drucker Oleg Vishnepolsky, 20 September 2017 “Peter Drucker said: “Knowledge Workers are […]
MWL Newsletter No 32
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 17-23 September 2017 From around the Web Digital Disruption is a people problem Sloan Management Review, 18 September 2017 “The true key problem facing organizations with respect to digital disruption is people — specifically, the different rates at which people, […]
MWL Newsletter No 31
News and articles about Modern Workplace Learning (MWL) selected by Jane Hart for the week 10-16 September 2017 Article of the Week Who’s building the infrastructure for lifelong learning? Lynda Gratton, MIT Sloan Management Review, 8 September 2017 “Part of the challenge of building anticipation and enabling people to engage in lifelong learning is that […]