Back by popular demand (ish), the Mind Tools L&D Podcast team are wrapping up this year with a tenuous spin on festive favourite Home Alone! This time it isn't Macaulay Culkin getting left behind: it's Ross G, Ross D, Nahdia and Owen!

What would WE do if left for Christmas in the L&D department of a large organisation? When our colleagues return, what will they find?

We discuss:

• the laughs we'd share if we could get hold of IT admin privileges
• how stock photography haunts us still
• the benefits of an AI personal assistant on every device.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Ross D recommended the Scrubs podcast Fake Doctors, Real Friends: open.spotify.com/show/6qckOLN3q2qpZilM6i1MKv

And for something festive, he shared 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' by Zach Braff and Donald Faison: youtube.com/watch?v=ZAGCZMQUeXo

Nahdia shared a Dolly Parton fact. If you don't already love Dolly, check out the Dolly Parton's America podcast: wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america

And Ross G shared a Twitter thread from @Ammaar, who wrote a children's book in a weekend with ChatGPT, MidJourney and other AI tools: twitter.com/ammaar/status/1601284293363261441?s=20&t=I60XsKrPtGFMEQi7uUwA2A

For the last time this year: you can find more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work.

Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:

• Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT
• Ross Dickie - @RossDickieMT
• Owen Ferguson - @OwenFerguson
• Nahdia Khan - @NahdiaKhan