It’s been three years since the first edition of The Learning and Development Handbook by Michelle Parry-Slater was published. In that time, a global pandemic, rise of AI, and shift to remote working, have transformed how we work.

This week on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Michelle returns to the show to discuss the second edition of her book with Ross G.

We discuss:

• what has changed (and what hasn’t) since the first edition was published
• the evolving role of the modern learning professional
• whether it’s still possible to keep up with the rate of change.

During the discussion, Ross referenced Amazon’s decision to tell staff to go back to the office five days a week.

He also discussed the paper: Albarracín, D., Fayaz-Farkhad, B., & Granados Samayoa, J. A. (2024). Determinants of behaviour and their efficacy as targets of behavioural change interventions. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1-16.

To find out more about Michelle, visit kairosmodernlearning.com

For the book, check out thelndhandbook.com

Quite note: Apologies for the slightly dodgy audio on this episode. After 400+ episodes, Ross G can still pick the wrong microphone to record.

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• Ross Garner
• Michelle Parry-Slater