It’s a common industry trap to assume that giving employees instant access to information is the same thing as actual learning.
According to LinkedIn’s Director of Talent Development Kevin Bishop, organizations need to stop conflating simple “information transfer” with the process of true learning.
HR’s Actionable Solution
True learning requires mental effort and patience, notes Bishop. To foster deeper development within your organization, stop expecting a single baseline workshop to magically teach a new skill. Instead, use workshops only to set a baseline. From there, build in structured, dedicated time for employees to practice and wrestle with those new ideas over time.
Want to learn more? Join Kevin Bishop at SPARK TALENT 2026 in Disney Springs, Florida, where he will dive deeper into LinkedIn’s concept called talent velocity and share practical tools to help you invest in your people.