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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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.
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What Excites Attendees About Being at DevLearn
We asked our DevLearn 2025 influencers what excites them most about being at the event, and while their answers vary, there is a consistent theme throughout. What brings them to the event year after year isn’t just the sessions and technologies, it’s the feeling of being a part of something shared. It starts with the people It is no surprise that a common theme is the excitement of reconnecting with longtime colleagues, finally meeting online connections in person, and forming entirely new relationships. At DevLearn there is a deep sense of belonging that happens when surrounded by like-minded, passionate professionals who genuinely care about each other and the work. DevLearn is relational. It’s where digital relationships…
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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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From Resistance to Resilience: The Psychology of Change
Change disrupts the status quo, and our brains are wired to resist that disruption… Resistance isn’t just stubbornness—it’s a natural response to perceived loss.
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Future-Proof Your Career: The L&D Strategic Roadmap for AI Readiness
This article outlines a strategic roadmap for L&D professionals to navigate the rise of artificial intelligence by proactively adapting their skills and pivoting into adjacent, integrated, or specialized AI roles to ensure long-term career resilience.
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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 Destination for Learning Executives and Their Teams For team leaders: Learning Leadership, Nov. 2 – 3: An exclusive 300-seat event designed for those steering learning strategy. Created with insights from learning executives at F1000 organizations, this event is where bold ideas and actionable strategies will…
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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 stakeholders that are backed by credible methods. Plus, there’s the added bonus that this strategy makes your recommendations more difficult to disagree with. Build your own table Stop trying to gain a seat at someone else’s table and build your own. Create a learning champions network and meet with them at least quarterly. Spend most of your time asking questions and listening to your learning…
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The Phoenix Leader: What L&D Must Let Burn to Rise Stronger in 2026
To lead in 2026 and beyond, learning and development professionals must become Phoenix Leaders—those who are willing to let parts of the old system burn in order to create something more agile, human, and future-ready.