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The Republic at Work
Why L&D Needs Ancient Wisdom
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SME Collaboration That Actually Works
Four Ways to Make Your Instructional Designer's Job Easier
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Someone Took a Chance on You
My Biggest Fear for Our Industry's Future
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The L&D Professional's Paradox
Why We're the Worst at Taking Our Own Medicine
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The Hubris of Prediction
Why I Was Wrong About SCORM (And You'll Be Wrong Too)
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The Future of eLearning Authoring
Why We're All Going to Be Vibecoding Soon
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How Are You Finding My Substack?
Having now published over 100 articles here, I’d love to get your feedback and thoughts.
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Building Wellbeing Into Work
A Systemic Approach That Actually Works
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July 2025

The Wellness Delusion
When Good Intentions Meet Bad Evidence
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The Operations Conversation
Why L&D's Most Important Partnership Might Be Its Most Neglected
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Speaking Their Language
How L&D Can Communicate Effectively with Senior Leadership
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Why "Just Find 5 Minutes to Learn" Fails in the Real World
Watch now | We’ve all heard it: “Everyone can find 5 minutes a day to learn.” But in most real-world workplaces, that’s just not true.
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