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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Peer Mentoring: How People Grow Each Other at Work
Peer mentoring cannot carry the full weight of a culture by itself. But it can create real places inside the culture where people begin to experience work differently.
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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 great for solving complex problems that go beyond content generation. We will demo: Scheduler, a tool that solves hundreds of live training events in minutes; Automator: a tool anyone can use to build custom automations & integrations; and Insights, a powerful AI-powered reporting engine.
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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 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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Designing for What People Need to Know: A Conversation with Kayla Harrison, Knowledge Management Specialist at Turner Fleischer
In many cases, what appears to be a capability gap is actually a clarity gap. The knowledge exists, but it is not structured or surfaced in a way that makes it usable.
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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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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.
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From The Trusted Learning Advisor to Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning
Dr. Keith Keating shared the journey from his first book, The Trusted Learning Advisor, to his newly released book, Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning. These books encapsulate Dr. Keating’s self-described rallying cry, and are a practical toolkit for anyone in learning and development who has ever struggled to answer the question: What is the real value of learning? In a world where value creation is the new currency, L&D professionals must become value seekers, value creators, and value amplifiers. Dr. Keating is flipping the script on traditional L&D thinking, and presents a bold new roadmap…
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DevLearn 2026 Program Is Live: Explore What’s New
The DevLearn 2026 program is officially live—bringing with it an expanded, forward-thinking lineup designed to help learning professionals reimagine their learning strategies and drive real impact across their organizations. As North America’s largest learning technologies event, DevLearn continues to bring 200+ sessions, three powerful keynotes, and unmatched opportunities for hands-on learning and connection. But this year, the program features several exciting updates that reflect where the industry is heading and what professionals need right now. New track topics: expanding the learning landscape DevLearn 2026 introduces new track topics that reflect the growing scope of learning and development: These new additions join DevLearn’s comprehensive lineup of topic areas, all designed to help you stay ahead of change,…