September gave us plenty to think about. Here are ten pieces from The Times of Talent worth a spot in your next team meeting, or at least your next coffee break. They come in no particular order.
Let the AI give hints
Students with an AI tutor that gave hints did great in practice and kept their skills when the tool was gone. A good question for all of us before the next AI rollout: is our tool set up to coach?
AI Tutors Work Better When They Give Hints
Talk about the work
A classic review of 131 studies shows what makes feedback helpful: a focus on the task. Worth a read before the next review season.
Feedback Works Best When It Talks About the Work
Know where AI shines
Consultants using AI got 40 percent better on tasks the tool handled well. Knowing where that zone ends is a skill every team can learn.
AI Made Consultants 40% Better, With One Catch
A mentor for every new hire
Give newer support agents an AI assistant, and they get faster and better, because the tool passes on what the best colleagues know. Good news for onboarding.
The AI Boost Went to the Rookies
Rembrandt, talent developer
Rembrandt painted masterpiece after masterpiece. He also trained students who went on to very different careers, and his methods still work for managers today.
Rembrandt's Other Masterpieces
Let the junior go first
McKinsey's recipe for learning when AI does the grunt work: attempt first, compare second, talk third. Three steps, easy to try this week.
Let the content choose
Millions of people have taken a learning-style quiz. The research points to a simpler guide for planning a session: the content itself.
Visual Learner? Let the Content Choose
The master who funds his rival
In southeast Nigeria, a master trader trains an apprentice for years, and then sets him up in business. Try pitching that at your next talent review.
The Apprenticeship That Ends With the Master Funding a Rival
Eighteen voices, one map
From a Maasai bush camp to Botswana's kgotla and the majlis of the Gulf: eighteen stories from Africa, Arabia, Asia, Oceania and South America on how people grow. Tap the map and pick a place.
Leading by ear
Former CEO and composer Hanns-Ferdinand Müller shows what leaders can learn from musicians: timing, listening and room to improvise. In German for now, and our pick for the nightstand.
See you in October. Until then: let the junior go first.
