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The Evolving Role of the Internal Consultant

by Candy Hogan The role of Learning & Development (L&D) inside organisations is shifting faster than ever – and it still has a way to go before it’s consistently seen …

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L&D as a Lever for Strategy: Connecting Vision to People

By Euan Campbell Most businesses still treat L&D as a support function. It’s there to plug skills gaps, roll out leadership programmes, or tick off compliance training. Useful, sure but rarely …

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The L&D Budget Black Hole: Are You Just Spraying and Praying?

by Euan Campbell It’s that time of year again. You’re sitting in the boardroom, staring at spreadsheets showing significant investment in learning and development — and facing pointed questions about …

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Why Simple Capability Frameworks and Modern Career Pathways are Your Strategic Advantage

by Dan Ross In today’s fast-moving world of work, employees don’t just want better jobs, they want to see where they can go, what it takes to get there, and …

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Sustainable Growth: The Key to Business Success

Creating a Culture of Trust and Innovation: Executive Leadership’s Role in Sustainable Growth In today’s rapidly evolving corporate landscape, business sustainability has emerged as more than just an environmental concern—it’s …

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From Training Cost to Strategic Investment: The Sustainable Value of Team Development

For decades, staff training was viewed as a necessary expense—a cost centre organisations had to absorb to keep their teams functional. It was rarely seen as an engine for growth, …

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Could a culture of continuous learning tackle the biggest obstacle to workplace learning and development (L&D)?

Employers are all well aware of the UK’s gaping skills gap. Research shows that 90% of the UK workforce will need to be reskilled by 2030. The reality is that, while many …

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The Evolution of L&D: qpeople’s top HR trends for 2025 (Part 1)

Over the last few years, HR has faced a series of significant and existential challenges, as companies continue to evolve in response to unfolding global events. The reality is that …

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Beyond Billable Hours: Fostering Psychological Safety to Drive Employee Engagement and Retention

Law firms are often seen as notoriously pressured and competitive workplaces where billable hours are the main performance metric. However, studies consistently show that fostering trust and promoting employee engagement …

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The journey to trusted advisor: reframing the role of L&D consultant from reluctant overhead to strategic imperative

All successful businesses need experts to help drive progress – in learning and development (L&D), every bit as much as in product design or sales and marketing. But they also …

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MENA’s nationalisation agenda: shifting the dial with targeted learning and development programmes

With an ambitious trajectory for economic development – as detailed in a recent ten-year government plan – the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is looking to accelerate its approach to upskilling …

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Workplace challenges: qpeople’s top 5 HR trends for 2024

Although we’re drawing further away from the tumultuous events of 2020, their impact is still resonating across our social, cultural and economic landscape. Businesses that successfully navigated the existential challenges …

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Switching to automatic: how generative Artificial Intelligence is impacting corporate L&D

It’s fair to say that ChatGPT has been hitting the headlines recently. Just a few months after its launch, this shape-shifting chatbot from San Francisco-based tech firm OpenAI has already …