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Feb 2, 2026

Pressure from above, pressure from below; little appreciation from either. That's the experience of work for many middle managers! 

This week on The Mindtools L&D Podcast, author Gary Cookson joins Ross G and Dr Anna to discuss his new book, The Squeezed Middle, with a focus on:

  • why managers are so misunderstood and...

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Jan 27, 2026

For most of us, compliance training is a regular feature of our working lives. Instead of inducing a mexican wave of eye-rolls, what can we do to design compliance training that has impact?

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Gemma, Cammy and Layla discuss:

  • Creating compliance-based learning...

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Jan 20, 2026

Induction programmes play a crucial role in shaping the way a new starter thinks and feels about an organization.

In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D, Cammy and Claire discuss:

  • what makes induction programmes different from other L&D initiatives;
  • how an 'accomplishment framework' can help new...

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Jan 13, 2026

Learning design work is often accompanied by various forms of uncertainty — ambiguous performance needs, vaguely defined scope, shifting stakeholder expectations...

In his book The Instructional Designer's Guide to Project Management, Dr Guieswende Rouamba describes this condition as 'the fog of instructional design'....

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Jan 6, 2026

Since its first release in 1978, A Manager's Guide to Self-Development has been one of the go-to texts for new and aspiring managers. Now in its seventh edition, authors Mike Pedler and Joan Keevil join Gemma and Ross G to discuss:

  • why self-development is so key to a manager's capabilities
  • what has changed since the...

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