Organizations invest millions of dollars to provide skills training and development to help their people reach their full potential. But the world’s best training won’t make a difference if there isn’t a process in place to create sustainable results. Studies with dubious numbers won’t impress skeptical executives, but hard evidence and data that show participants who use their skills to make positive contributions to the business become champions of the value of leadership development.
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Blanchard’s 2026 HR / L&D Trends Survey set out to explore how organizations are responding to the shifting forces redefining work.
A practical discussion guide to help HR and L&D leaders turn 2026 trends insights into meaningful dialogue and action.
Learning programs won’t make a difference if participants don’t learn— and apply—their new or improved knowledge and skills.
One big challenge that makes most L & D professionals nervous is having to show the impact of training in a way that makes sense to senior executives in your company.
This year’s survey identifies the ways organizations are being called upon to develop leaders who can inspire, adapt, and thrive amid disruption.
Build internal support for coaching with this practical toolkit featuring stats, templates, and talking points for HR and L&D leaders.
Researchers at Blanchard posed questions about innovation to executives, managers, and individual contributors.
This year’s survey paints a picture of organizations taking experimental steps during a time of accelerated change.
Training won’t make a difference if learners don’t apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills.
Government leaders must have understand what generates work passion, constituent respect, and organizational vitality.
2:06In creating a leadership development curriculum for clients, we look at the entire life-cycle of a leader to identify and provide the skills that are needed at each stage of development.
Coaching makes a difference in organizations because it addresses key business issues and lets people know what they should do more of or less of to achieve personal and organizational goals.