Learning Executive Strategies
The methods used by executive leaders to align learning to the mission and vision of an organization, and to elevate the role learning plays in business strategy.
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Redesigning L&D to meet the Speed of Business
In an era where change is the only constant, Learning and Development (L&D) teams must evolve to stay ahead. This talk, “A Journey to Real-Time L&D,” will explore the critical need for L&D team reorganization to address the demands of a fast-paced, dynamic business environment. You will learn how restructuring L&D teams to be more […]
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L&D’s Role in Supporting Skills Transformation
Organizations have recognized the value of skills in making more informed people-decisions across their business, but most are just at the beginning of their skills journey. L&D has a unique opportunity to play a key role in skills transformation, but what does that look like? This session with provide a blueprint for organizational skills transformation, […]
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Learning Leaders as AI Change Agents: Leading Transformation
AI is transforming organizations, and learning leaders have a unique opportunity to lead the way. But AI adoption brings challenges like resistance, fear of job displacement, and skill gaps that can derail success. This session equips you with targeted change management strategies designed to address these challenges and measure AI’s impact effectively. You’ll learn how […]
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Band-Aid or Bandage? Moving from One & Done Tactics to Lasting Business Impact
Gaining a clear understanding of the Should, Is, and Cause for a given challenge can help move from a tactical to a strategic approach.
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Welcome, but Disconnected: When Onboarding Misses the Mark on Belonging
Belonging, not bureaucracy, must become the new metric of success.
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Beyond the Hype: 5 Pillars for Ethical AI Adoption
The ethics of AI isn’t just about red tape and box-ticking… We need to look at what AI adoption means toward building inclusive cultures, toward challenging our biases, toward creation of the conditions for a fair, equitable education for all learners.
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How to Get Started with Skills-Based Learning
A thoughtful, evidence-based approach to identifying performance gaps and designing appropriate solutions will be far more effective than defaulting to training as the automatic answer.
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Learning Guild Elevates Events with Co-Location of Learning Leadership and DevLearn 2026, the Nation’s Premier Learning Tech Conference & Expo
The Learning Guild is redefining leadership forums and professional development for modern learning professionals at a singular destination, MGM Grand in Las Vegas. These best-in-class events are poised to deliver an unparalleled opportunity for exclusive executive conversations, and the following day, set the stage for collaborative team growth, and hands-on innovation and execution. One Dynamic […]
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When Change Is the Work: A Conversation with Peggie Chan, Head of Change Management & Transformation at Ramboll
Undercurrents explores the expanded landscape of learning work by shining a light on the adjacent spaces where capability-building and performance improvement take shape. Through conversations with the leaders doing this work, the column offers learning professionals a broader lens — revealing new skill, partnerships to form, and paths to consider as organizations continue to evolve.
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Stop Taking Orders and Start Adding Value
The constant orders and tight constraints that stakeholders impose on L&D professionals can sometimes leave them feeling small and confined. However, performance improvement practitioners can evolve beyond their constraints to become sought-after, listened to, trusted, and respected partners. How? Dr. Keith Keating, Chief Learning & Development Officer at BDO Canada, gave some valuable strategies for becoming a business partner during his well-received DevLearn 2025 keynote. Gain trust by building credibility Earn authority by putting in the work to build your expertise by: Using science and data enables you to propose ideas to your […]