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The six biggest L&D challenges that keep you up at night

L&D has never been more essential or more demanding. In a world of rapid digital transformation, tighter budgets, and growing pressure to deliver measurable impact, learning professionals are being asked to do more with less.

This free eBook uncovers the six key challenges keeping L&D leaders awake, and offers practical strategies, case studies, and inspiration to help you turn sleepless nights into confident action.

Mockup of Totara’s eBook titled The Six Biggest Challenges Keeping L&D Professionals Up at Night, featuring two professionals look at a laptop in a modern office.

Inside, you’ll discover how to:

  • Prove return on investment — Learn how to measure and communicate the impact of learning initiatives.

  • Demonstrate business value — Align L&D strategy with organisational goals to secure buy-in from stakeholders.

  • Foster learning as a habit — Embed learning into the flow of work and build lasting engagement.

  • Cultivate a learning culture — Create an environment where curiosity and growth thrive.

  • Build psychological safety — Ensure learners feel confident to experiment, fail, and learn.

  • Embed AI in learning — Harness new technologies without losing the human touch.

Each challenge is backed by real-world case studies from organisations like Charles River, PepsiCo, easyJet, Mitchells & Butlers, UNICEF, and MaibornWolff.

“Sleepless nights don’t solve problems, but a strong plan of action does.”
The six biggest L&D challenges that keep you up at night,

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