Management & Strategy
The strategic approaches used to shape the direction of the learning function and to support the design and development of learning solutions.
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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 […]
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Fortifying the Foundation: A Guide to Secure Open Source Hosting
Modern applications are 90% open source and 10% proprietary code—yet we spend 90% of our budget securing the 10%. It’s time to flip the script. This session provides a practical roadmap for hosting and managing open-source dependencies securely. We cover the “Three Pillars of OSS Security”: Supply Chain Transparency (SBOMs), Isolated Infrastructure (Containers), and Proactive […]
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Operational AI for L&D
Join us to see how a training management system uses operational A.I. to solve scheduling, reporting, and process automation for complex L&D tasks. Operational A.I. is artificial intelligence that uses a set, deterministic input to give you the same outputs with the same inputs – every time. No hallucinations or confidently wrong answers. This is […]
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When AI Enters the Coaching Conversation
The technology itself is not the threat; the threat is using it as a shortcut past the hard work that development actually requires.
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How We Modernized Our Leadership Communication Portfolio in the Flow of Work
Large-scale portfolio change does not require perfection before launch. It does require clarity of philosophy, rigor in decision-making, and disciplined change management in the flow of work.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The L&D Burnout Treadmill: Recognizing the Pressures Beneath the Pace
Small shifts in expectations, boundaries, and self-compassion can help you build a healthier relationship with the work you care deeply about.











