486 — How to escape the 'hero trap'

Mar 10, 2026

Often, leaders are promoted into their roles because of their ability to solve problems. But that strength can become a weakness when it leads to dependency, creating an environment where the leader is always swooping in to save the day.

In this week’s episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Cammy are joined...

485 — What will be hot in workplace L&D in 2026?

Mar 3, 2026

In the introduction to the latest Global Sentiment Survey report, Donald Taylor describes this year's results as 'the most significant' in the survey's history.

In this week’s episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Don joins Ross D and Ross G to discuss:

• whether interest in AI has peaked;
• why Don believes the results...