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Jon Kennard

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L&D news round-up: 19 Feb

This L&D news roundup covers key stories including HR Zone's relaunch, skills academy initiatives, and leadership development trends. Topics range from strategic HR challenges and digital economy impacts on leadership to digital skills education reform and unconventional leadership insights.
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News time again – have a look at these stories from around the L&D web. Heavy on leadership and…the weather.

HRZone relaunch: The Missing Features – HRZone

First up – it’s the relaunch of sister site HRzone. Editor Jamie Lawrence give us a few more details.

Thousands of Doncaster children to benefit from new skills based academy – The Star

A new year, a new positivity around skills stories.

HR ‘lacks skills to become more strategic’ despite major changes – CIPD

Well. Maybe.

Four Leadership Traits to Win in Business Today – HuffPost Blogs

Good advice from Keith Richards (not that one).

The Impact Of A Digital Economy On Leadership – Forbes

It’s all about fluidity, apparently.

Digital skills teaching in schools needs radical rethink, says report – The Guardian

It’s a good start.

Leadership Quotes From Washington And Lincoln – Forbes

“Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did.” Thanks Abe

Rare leadership skills an Ivy MBA can’t give you – CNBC

Leadership and fortune telling – what do you think?

Warfare ‘heading to the skies with US looking to weaponise weather’ – Metro

This article had me at the image in the masthead.

News time again - have a look at these stories from around the L&D web. Heavy on leadership and...the weather.

HRZone relaunch: The Missing Features - HRZone

First up - it's the relaunch of sister site HRzone. Editor Jamie Lawrence give us a few more details.

Thousands of Doncaster children to benefit from new skills based academy - The Star

A new year, a new positivity around skills stories.

HR ‘lacks skills to become more strategic’ despite major changes - CIPD

Well. Maybe.

Four Leadership Traits to Win in Business Today - HuffPost Blogs

Good advice from Keith Richards (not that one).

The Impact Of A Digital Economy On Leadership - Forbes

It's all about fluidity, apparently.

Digital skills teaching in schools needs radical rethink, says report - The Guardian

It's a good start.

Leadership Quotes From Washington And Lincoln - Forbes

"Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did." Thanks Abe

Rare leadership skills an Ivy MBA can't give you - CNBC

Leadership and fortune telling - what do you think?

Warfare ‘heading to the skies with US looking to weaponise weather’ - Metro

This article had me at the image in the masthead.

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