Work rarely slows down long enough to make learning easy.
That’s why we’re always interested in practical ways to build skills, improve performance, and support people without adding unnecessary noise.
This month, we’re sharing a few ideas, useful reads, and timely reminders for busy teams.
A FEW THINGS WORTH SHARING:
What we’re noticing, building, and sharing this month:
✓ Learning at Work Week: it matters more than ever.
✓ Choosing the Right Learning Solution.
✓ Smarter Ways to Spend Learning Budget.
✓ What’s Changing at Work Right Now.
L&D TRY THIS WITH YOUR TEAM
💡What’s one thing slowing you down right now that better knowledge, clearer skills, or a smarter process could improve?
The answers often reveal far more than generic training requests.
THE L&D SPOTLIGHT
Learning at Work Week Matters More Than Ever
Learning is quietly declining in many workplaces.
Not because people don’t care, but because work has become busier, faster, and harder to pause.
That’s why Learning at Work Week still matters. With a little thought, learning doesn’t need to be expensive or disruptive. It can be simple, practical, and highly cost-effective.
YOUR FREE TOOL
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This free scorecard helps you spot gaps in engagement, capability, and speed to performance, with practical recommendations you can act on quickly.
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WHAT WE’RE SHARING
How Do I Know Which Learning Solution Is Right for My Business?
Not every challenge needs formal training.
A practical guide to choosing what will actually help.
Before You Invest in Another Training Course, Ask This One Question
A simple way to avoid spending budget on the wrong solution.
Start with the business problem, not the course title.Section Three Blog Bullet point one.
How Much Does Digital Learning for SMEs Cost in the UK?
What pricing really looks like for smaller businesses.
How to think about value, not just cost.
WHAT WE OFFER
As part of Learning at Work Week 2026, we’re running a simple 5-day Collaboration Reset, designed to help work feel clearer, calmer, and easier.
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Sometimes the issue isn’t effort, it’s friction, confusion, or the wrong fix. This focused session helps you understand what’s really going on and what to do next.
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
People are being paid to film themselves folding laundry so robots can learn how to do it.
A recent article shared that some workers are being paid to film themselves folding laundry so robots can learn household tasks.
Yes, really.
It’s funny on the surface, but also a useful reminder that technology rarely changes work in neat, tidy ways.
Before jobs disappear, new tasks often appear.
And apparently… some of them involve laundry.
In a changing world, success may depend less on knowing everything and more on adapting quickly.
A recent Fast Company article explored six mindset shifts that improve tolerance for risk and failure.
There’s something reassuring in that, you don’t need to have all the answers. Most of us don’t.
But curiosity, flexibility, and the willingness to learn as you go may matter more than ever.
The thing that used to drive me… now drains me.
A recent HBR article explored what happens when ambition stops energising and starts exhausting.
You might be reading this and think “Yes!” Sometimes the habits that helped people succeed, always pushing, always available, always carrying more, stop being strengths and start becoming expensive.
Growth isn’t always about adding more. Sometimes it’s about updating the way you operate.
WHAT’S COMING UP
29 - 30 April 2026 | Excel London
Learning Technologies
Learning Technologies is Europe’s leading event for organisational learning and the technology that supports learning at work.
18 - 24 May 2026
Learning at Work Week
Learning at Work Week is a unique annual event. It's led nationally by Campaign for Learning and by employers and learning champions in their organisations.
BEFORE YOU GO
Learning doesn’t usually fail because of lack of effort.
It slips when it’s too much, too separate from the work, or too easy to ignore.
Most of what makes the difference isn’t another course, it’s small shifts in how learning shows up day to day.
If something in this email sparked a thought, that’s probably the place to start.
Jane, Founder, Jessanol