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The Future of Work Belongs to the Most Human Among Us
Technology Makes Human Skills More Essential, Not Less The rise of AI has changed the conversation in every workplace. Tasks that used to eat up hours now take minutes. Data that once required long reports now shows up instantly. Information that used to be locked behind roles, departments, or systems is suddenly accessible to everyone. ...

The 2026 Imperative: Equip Your Managers with the Human Skills to Lead Career Growth
If 2025 was the year of AI integration, 2026 will be the year of human reintegration. As organizations continue to automate, consolidate, and restructure, the one question that keeps surfacing across Learning and Development conversations is: “How do we make sure our people still feel like they’re growing?” The answer isn’t in another technology investment. ...

Stop Losing Great Employees to Bad Promotions
Promoting first-time managers can feel like a leap of faith. You see the spark and potential of a new leader… their technical skill, work ethic, and enthusiasm…but handing them the reins of a team? Feels a little risky, right? What if they’re not ready? What if they stumble? Most first-time managers do stumble. Some of ...

Announcing New Content Partnership with Edflex
We are so excited to partner with Edflex to bring our practical, skill-based training to their global users! Together, we’re making it simpler than ever for managers and leaders to build the human-to-human skills that matter most, like trust, feedback, and collaboration. Mindscaling is also honored to add our Learning Pathways and custom programs to ...

Why Leaders Need to Embrace the Science of Being Uncomfortable
If growth lived in comfort, we’d all be masters by now. But it doesn’t. Real learning and adaptation happen in the awkward space right outside what you already know. That’s not a motivational metaphor. It’s how your brain is wired. Why Discomfort Fires Up Learning Novelty activates learning circuits.When you step into uncertainty (even a ...

You’re Not Lost, You’re Learning
We often mistake progress for speed. We measure success in boxes checked, tasks completed, and goals accomplished. But none of that really captures what growth feels like.
This post is a short recap from our latest episode of “The Learning Imperative podcast.”
Michelle Braden shared a moment on our podcast from her career where she nearly got fired.


