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The Multiplier Effect: How L&D Unlocks Business Growth
You want faster growth. Stronger performance. Better leadership. But here’s the question few businesses stop to ask: who’s enabling that...
Matt Williams
Aug 202 min read


From 'Meh' to Masterful: How to Supercharge your L&D Team
Do you find your L&D team often gets stuck in a rut? Stretched thin. Pulled between running induction, booking training rooms, and...
Matt Williams
Aug 142 min read


The number one way to help your accidental leaders
An accidental leader is one who ends up in a leadership role either because of tenure or because they are a high performer in their...
Richard Nugent
Aug 122 min read


L&D Isn’t a Cost Centre. It’s Your Competitive Advantage
Let’s address the elephant in the boardroom: Learning and Development is often seen as a necessary expense, a cost centre. A budget line...
Matt Williams
Aug 72 min read


What If Leadership Is the Easiest Part?
Sometimes leadership can seem hard. Experts make it seem like a burden of privilege. But what if leadership wasn’t something to carry,...
Richard Nugent
Aug 41 min read


Enough Talk, More Action! How the L&D Academy Transforms Your Training Team
As a Training Manager, your training team pours hours into crafting engaging sessions, researching tools and tirelessly aiming to improve...
Matt Williams
Jul 302 min read


Three Ways to Build Confidence in Your Team
Confidence is the fuel behind high-performing teams. Not ego. Not bravado. Real, grounded confidence, the kind that shows up when things...
Richard Nugent
Jul 282 min read


How to Build an L&D Team That Leaders Can’t Live Without
I think that your L&D team is probably better than people realise. The most successful L&D teams aren’t necessarily the biggest,...
Matt Williams
Jul 243 min read


6 Signs You Might Need to Work on Your Leadership Confidence
Confidence isn’t loud. But the lack of it can be deafening. It’s about how you lead when the pressure’s on, the path isn’t clear, and...
emma07206
Jul 212 min read


Stop Training People. Start Training the Business.
Hey L&D Leader, yes, you with the full inbox, back-to-back workshops, and endless “can you just…” requests. Let’s talk. You’re not just a...
Matt Williams
Jul 172 min read


10 Things Confident Leaders Don’t Struggle With (But Most Others Do)
Over the past two decades, I’ve worked with thousands of leaders in some of the world’s best-known organisations. And when it comes to...
richard44453
Jul 142 min read


Your Team is Watching: How Great L&D Leaders Inspire
Leading a Learning & Development function isn’t just about delivering programmes or tracking completion rates. It’s about creating a...
Matt Williams
Jul 102 min read


How L&D Teams Beat Burnout and Boost Impact
Do you and your team ever feel burned out? Not just tired, but stretched too thin, pulled in every direction, and constantly 'on' yet...
Matt Williams
Jul 32 min read


High-Performing Executive Teams Have One Thing in Common (And May Not Be What You Think)
Confidence It’s the hidden driver behind every high-performing executive team I’ve worked with over the past 20 years. Not bravado. Not...
Richard Nugent
Jul 12 min read


My Reflections After 30 Years in L&D
I’ve spent over three decades in this industry, working inside global organisations, leading L&D teams, and consulting with learning...
Matt Williams
Jun 262 min read


From Manila with Love: Reflecting on World-Class Leadership
I’m writing this from a poolside table in one of the world’s most spectacular cities. It’s a privilege. But the location isn’t the only...
Richard Nugent
Jun 232 min read


How to Lead Challenging Conversations With Confidence
Good senior leaders don’t avoid tough conversations. But that doesn’t mean they always go well. Whether it’s giving difficult feedback to...
Richard Nugent
Jun 181 min read


Ready to Build the L&D Career You Deserve?
You didn’t step into Learning & Development just to manage training calendars, tick compliance boxes or be the go-to person for...
Matt Williams
Jun 172 min read


Grow Your Influence, Not Just Your Inbox
If you work in L&D, each day probably starts the same way: opening your inbox and reacting. Training requests, stakeholder queries,...
Matt Williams
Jun 122 min read


Confidence Is the WD40 of Organisations
At TwentyOne Leadership, we work with brilliant leaders – often in high-pressure, fast-moving environments – to help them become more...
emma07206
Jun 102 min read
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