Archive - Offbeat

issue 324/ six topics I’d add to every leadership development program

Ideas for anyone planning next year's leadership development programs.

7 hrs ago • Lavinia Mehedintu

issue 323/ 13 learning behaviors that matter in any organization

Let’s get specific about the most loaded word in L&D.

Oct 11 • Lavinia Mehedintu

Offbeat Research: How are you measuring your impact as an L&D?

Take our survey by November 10th, get your measurement score, and see how you compare to the rest of the industry.

Oct 8 • Lavinia Mehedintu

issue 322/ is your L&D team generating demand for learning?

You’ve got the supply. But very little demand.

Oct 4 • Lavinia Mehedintu

September 2026

issue 321/ going freelance in L&D? Read this first

For anyone thinking about going freelance in L&D, already doing it alone, or just curious about the other side of the fence.

Sep 27 • Lavinia Mehedintu

Introducing our first book: L&D Rewired

How learning & development professionals are breaking their own rules to stay relevant.

Sep 22 • Lavinia Mehedintu and Ioana Göz

issue 320/ L&D as a strategic storyteller

Why L&D gave up on narrative, and how to reclaim it.

Sep 20 • Lavinia Mehedintu

issue 319/ different ways to look at the Kirkpatrick model

Can the same data tell you different things?

Sep 13 • Lavinia Mehedintu

issue 318/ can language learning happen in community, not a course?

How a global L&D team turned language practice into something closer to the work, and a lot less stressful.

Sep 6 • Lavinia Mehedintu

Offbeat Fest UK + Romania 2027

We hope to see you either in London or Bucharest, or, if you’re ambitious, in both!

Sep 1 • Lavinia Mehedintu and Ioana Göz

August 2026

issue 317/ stop mapping your career, start experimenting with it

How to test your way forward when you can't see the path ahead.

Aug 30 • Lavinia Mehedintu and Al Dea

issue 316/ how strategic is your L&D function?

Where to start when you want to move from order-taker to strategic partner.

Aug 23 • Lavinia Mehedintu

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