Training Industry

06/16/2026

When is outsourcing a training initiative the right move and when should you handle it in house? Budget isn't the only factor here.

In this article from senior editor Carla Rudder, leading learning services experts share 10 signs that a training initiative may be stretching internal resources beyond their limits — and what organizations often overlook when making the build-versus-buy decision.

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What to consider when deciding whether to handle training initiatives in house or outsource to a learning services provider.

06/13/2026

Confidence in L&D comes from continuing to show up even when the answers aren’t clear.

In this article, Aimee Hess, CPTM, shares how leading through change can shake even experienced L&D professionals’ confidence — and what helps rebuild it.

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Confidence drops during change, but reflection, adaptability and shared learning help L&D professionals regain clarity and effectiveness.

06/12/2026

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The articles that really resonated with readers in May focused on the conditions that help learning stick: clear communication, protected thinking time, leader support, personalized pathways and meaningful practice.

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06/12/2026

If you are still mapping learning to static job titles, your organization may be falling behind. Work is changing too fast for that, says Viren Kapadia.

"Jobs that once lasted decades can now become outdated in months," he writes in his article for Training Industry Magazine.

He breaks down how L&D can shift to skills-based thinking to build a workforce that can stay adaptable and ready for whatever is next.

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Learn how skills-based workforce planning improves agility, readiness and performance in rapidly changing, high-stakes work environments.

06/11/2026

Most compliance failures don’t happen because employees missed the policy but because real-life situations are rarely black and white.

When employees face uncertainty, judgment matters more than memorization. This article explores why scenario-based storytelling can make compliance training more effective by helping employees recognize risk, navigate gray areas and respond with confidence when it counts.

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Scenario-based compliance training helps employees recognize risk, improve judgment and respond confidently in real workplace situations.

06/10/2026

A leadership model can guide behavior change, but it can’t carry it alone.

Darren Bridgett’s article in Training Industry Magazine makes the case for treating culture as a complex system, not a program to deploy. New behaviors stick when they are reinforced by strategy, tools, incentives and local experimentation.

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06/10/2026

Grassroots change is already happening inside your organization — L&D just needs to recognize and scale it.

Laura Smith Dunaief, CPTM, breaks down how to spot informal influencers, empower them and turn bottom-up momentum into real culture change.

In this article, she shares a practical playbook for making this culture shift stick without forcing it.

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06/09/2026

By gathering, analyzing and reporting training data, L&D teams can identify gaps, improve programs and better align learning with business goals.

Check out this wiki for the key components of learning analytics and more resources to help prove the value of your training programs for better buy-in: https://hubs.ly/Q04kvxjc0

Learning analytics is measuring an individual, system or organization’s performance. It can support the improvement of training programs.

06/09/2026

AI can scale sales practice by analyzing calls, improving written communication and giving sellers a safer place to rehearse difficult conversations.

But when AI drafts every message and its feedback replaces manager conversations, sellers lose opportunities to sharpen their judgment, and coaching becomes a dashboard instead of a development practice.

Sellers still need coaches who ask thoughtful questions, guide reflection and help them apply lessons from real customer conversations.

This article explores how AI can support sales development without replacing the human coaching that builds trust, confidence and performance: https://hubs.ly/Q04kvcRP0

Explore how AI improves sales enablement through practice and insights without replacing coaching or weakening human judgment.

06/08/2026

Jumping into AI without asking the right questions can lock you into tools that don’t deliver. This piece by Max Noxon lays out 10 smart, experience-driven questions to guide better decisions. A practical read for L&D teams who want results, not just new tech.

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