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Fractional L&D: A smarter alternative to a full time team for Australian and New Zealand SMEs
Rapid growth feels exhilarating until the people systems start to creak.
Aug 13
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Daniel Smart
Design Early, Scale Smoothly: Why Training Systems Beat One-Off Events
You know your team needs a better way to train.
Aug 6
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Daniel Smart
July 2025
What to Do When You Don’t Know Where to Start with L&D
You know your team needs better training.
Jul 30
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Daniel Smart
The Hidden Cost of Tribal Knowledge in Growing Teams
In the early stages of a business, tribal knowledge can feel like a benefit, maybe even a superpower.
Jul 23
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Daniel Smart
Why Most Training Fails (and How to Fix It Without Hiring a Full L&D Team)
Most Training Problems Aren’t About Content
Jul 17
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Daniel Smart
The 5 Hidden Killers of Knowledge Retention in Corporate Training
Most training programs fail not because the content is wrong, but because the brain never stood a chance of remembering it.
Jul 14
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Daniel Smart
First Week Onboarding Playbook - Halve Time to Productivity
The first seven days in a new role set a trajectory that is hard to rewrite.
Jul 13
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Daniel Smart
April 2025
The Hidden Cost of Forgetting: Why Poor Training Retention Is Draining Business Value
Most companies know that training is essential.
Apr 29
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Daniel Smart
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Why Cognitive Load Theory Could Be the Reason Your Training Fails
Cognitive Load Theory explains why most training fails. The brain can only take in so much at once. This article explores how poor training design…
Apr 18
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Daniel Smart
The Hidden Costs of Poor Training for Business
Poor training is one of the most expensive problems in business, not because of the upfront cost, but because of what happens when people forget it…
Apr 14
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Daniel Smart
March 2025
The Brain’s Bandwidth Problem: Why Learning Feels So Hard Sometimes
Why do we forget so much of what we learn? This post breaks down the brain’s bandwidth problem and how Cognitive Load Theory explains why learning feels…
Mar 31
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Daniel Smart
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From Nodding Off to Neural Fireworks: The Case for Active Learning
Most people learn the wrong way and it’s not their fault.Lectures. Slide decks. Videos.They look like learning, but they don’t rewire the…
Mar 28
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Daniel Smart
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