Practical ideas and honest conversation for L&D and HR professionals
Join the L&D Academy Collective. Answer one question a week, discuss a real workplace case and use templates that save you time.
Joining takes about a minute.
One practical question about your work
A real workplace case to discuss
Post what you would do. The answer Zubin finds most useful wins a seat in one of his masterclasses.
Templates and checklists
Ask, answer and share what has worked
What you get inside the Collective
Weekly Question
Every Monday, one practical question about your work. Answer in a few sentences and see how other professionals approach the same challenge.
Case of the Month
One workplace case each month. Post what you would do. The answer Zubin finds most useful wins a seat in one of his masterclasses.
Resource Library
Templates and checklists you can use at work this week, such as a training needs conversation guide, a session plan template, a post-training feedback form, a learning objectives template, a 30-60-90 day onboarding checklist and a manager follow-up note.
Ask the Community
Any question about L&D or HR. Ask, answer and share what has worked for you.
Ten minutes a week is enough
Answer the Weekly Question
Read the Weekly Question and add your answer.
Ask or reply
Ask a question, or reply to someone else’s.
Join the Case of the Month
Post what you would do in the Case of the Month.
Built for working professionals
The Collective is for people who work in learning and development, HR, talent development and training, from first-time trainers to heads of function. It is for working professionals only, so that every conversation comes from real workplace experience.
Working professionals only, from first-time trainers to heads of function.
Hosted by Zubin Rashid
Founder and CLO of L&D Academy. Trusted by learners and companies in 163 countries.
Zubin Rashid has spent 25 years helping people and organisations learn, lead and communicate better. He has taught more than 30,000 learners across 163 countries, and he has worked with some of the best-known names in business, from Mercedes, BCG and Cognizant to Tata Power, Axis Bank and British Telecom. He founded L&D Academy. His career in corporate L&D includes leading Learning and Development at Tech Mahindra (India, UK) and heading intercultural consulting at ICUnet.AG (India, SEA, Germany). He hosts this Collective so that working professionals in L&D can learn from one another.
Zubin reads and replies to the posts in the Collective.
Companies he has worked with
- Cognizant
- BCG
- Mercedes
- Sandvik
- Hoerbiger
- Alstom
- Tata Power
- Tata Chemicals
- Tata AIG
- Aditya Birla Group
- Axis Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Tech Mahindra
- L&T
- British Telecom
- Marks and Spencer
- Mylan
- Accel
- CG Power
- Sungard
- Hexagon Software
- ST Telemedia
- Blue Dart
- Uninor
- Birla Tyres
- IFGL Refractories
- Balrampur Chini
- Max New York
- CK Birla Hospitals
- Nephrocare
- Acclaris
- India Power
- Rupa and Co
- Shyam Steel
- Mrs Bectors
- Celio
- Keka HR
- First Venture Corp
- Courseplay
- Edvizo
- Sundew
- LabVantage
- ICUnet.AG
- 4Life
- LIRTC
Including CEOs, CFOs, CHROs, COOs and CTOs, as well as emerging leaders and L&D teams.
Studied at Harvard, IIM Calcutta, MIT, UC Berkeley, Symbiosis and the University of Calcutta.
Join in three steps
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Introduce yourself in three lines.
Answer this week’s question.
Good to know
Is it free?
Yes. Joining the L&D Academy Collective is free.
Who can join?
Working professionals in L&D, HR, talent development and training. The community is not open to students.
Do I need to attend live sessions?
No. The Collective has no live sessions. You can take part whenever it suits you.
How much time does it take?
About ten minutes a week is enough to take part. You can do more when you wish.
Who can see what I post?
Only members of the Collective. Please keep company names and confidential details out of your posts.
How do I join?
Click “Join the Collective” and follow the steps. You will receive a welcome email once you are in.
Who runs the Collective?
Zubin Rashid, Founder and Chief Learning Officer of L&D Academy.
Come and learn with other professionals
One question a week. One workplace case a month. A community of people who do the same kind of work as you.
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