Learning Leadership Skills
Approaches and techniques used by individuals in influencing, motivating, and supporting others and in advancing the role of the learning function within an organization.
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Producers of DevLearn & Learning Leadership Announce the Debut of: Learning & Performance Tech Week 2026 with Exciting Event Firsts
[New York, NY, September 15, 2026] On November 2 – 6, 2026 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the learning community will get a first and exciting glimpse into the future of Learning Guild events. This year’s co-location of DevLearn and Learning Leadership, along with spotlight events including the AI for Learning Summit, new conference tracks including Learning Team & Project Management, and new learning paths aimed at helping learning teams prove the business value of their initiatives – marks the start of: Learning & Performance Tech Week. “This year, we have begun an exciting new chapter: a week-long…
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Building Leadership in the Moments That Matter: A Conversation with Ryan Decoste
Ryan Decoste’s path into learning and development began unexpectedly, but it sparked a career spanning more than 20 years in leadership, performance, coaching, and organizational development. Today, as Senior Vice President of People and Organizational Development at Klick, Ryan helps shape everything from onboarding and skill development to coaching and performance across a global organization. In this Learning Expert Spotlight, Decoste discusses the importance of staying close to the business, recognizing the signals hidden in organizational data, and designing development around the real challenges leaders face. At Learning Leadership, he’ll bring these ideas to his discussion, What if leadership capability is built in moments—not programs?, where attendees will explore…
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The Modern eLearning Designer’s Toolkit: What’s New in Captivate 13.1
Modern eLearning designers need more than just an authoring tool. They need a complete toolkit for creating engaging, responsive, and scalable learning experiences. Join us for an in-depth look at Adobe Captivate 13.1 and discover how its latest innovations help you build courses faster, reuse existing content, and create richer learner interactions. In this webinar, you will learn how to:
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Leaders Must Create the Foundation for Lasting Change
When leaders reinforce the same priorities through communication, decision-making, coaching, and recognition, people begin to believe the change is real and sustainable.
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Learning Leadership 2026 Preview: Leading With Curiosity When L&D Arrives Late
Over the past 25 years, Allyson Roote has witnessed the evolution of learning and development from a focus on content creation to a strategic business function. As VP of Learning and Organizational Development at The Bonadio Group, she leads learning initiatives that support leadership development, organizational growth, and business performance. At Learning Leadership 2026, Roote will share how learning leaders can turn one of their most challenging moments—being left out of a key conversation—into an opportunity to build influence. Ahead of the event, we spoke with her about the shifting role of learning leaders, navigating change, and why curiosity often matters and can help you get a seat at the…
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Finding Your Footing in L&D: A Conversation with Isabella Barker, Young Learning Leader of the Year
Confidence … is not about performing certainty. It is about staying steady enough to move forward without pretending you already know everything.
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Meet the Learning Guild Advisory Committee: The Practitioners Helping Shape Our 2026 Events
Behind every great conference is a simple question: What do learning professionals need most right now? At the Learning Guild, we don’t answer that question alone. This year, we’re proud to introduce our 2026 Advisory Committee—an accomplished group of learning leaders representing diverse industries, roles, and perspectives across the learning and development profession. This committee is more than just a collection of impressive titles. They’re actively sharing their experience and insights to help shape the conversations, challenges, and opportunities that will define Learning Leadership 2026 and DevLearn 2026. Drawing from real-world leadership challenges, they are identifying the most relevant and future-focused programming. As you explore this year’s Learning Leadership and DevLearn programs, you’ll see the impact of their contributions reflected throughout the…
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Learning Leaders Need Better Conversations
With the Learning Leadership 2026 program now live, learning leaders can explore the conversations shaping this year’s event. And it’s immediately clear this is not a traditional conference experience. Most conferences are built around presentations. Learning Leadership 2026 takes a different approach by focusing on the conversations learning leaders need most right now. As organizations navigate rapid change driven by AI, evolving workforce expectations, and growing pressure to demonstrate business impact, today’s learning executives are looking for more than a packed agenda of sessions. They want opportunities to exchange ideas with peers, explore strategic challenges openly, and discuss what’s actually working inside their organizations. That’s where the Learning Leadership event comes in. Designed for…
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From Learning to Leverage: A Conversation with Rita Barger, Director of Logistics Enablement, Constellation Brands
Transformation depends on multiple variables such as leadership engagement, project execution, resource alignment, and more. Training and change plans can be well designed and still fail if those other elements are not in place.
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Fitting in Feedback
Feedback is complex. It includes what employees experience themselves and what they see happening to colleagues.