Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence once again topped the results of Donald Taylor’s Global Sentiment Survey. Almost every other option on the survey lost vote-share this year, with the exception of the ‘value trio’. So, what do these findings tell us about the state of L&D, and how the profession is evolving? 

In this week’s episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Don joined Ross D and Ross G for our annual breakdown of the survey’s results. We discuss: 

• what the Global Sentiment Survey is (and what it isn’t); 

• AI's unprecedented dominance of the survey, and the conclusions we can draw from this; 

• the return of the ‘value trio’; 

• the extent to which L&D’s perceived challenges align with perceived ‘hot’ topics. 

To read the full Global Sentiment Survey 2025 report, head to Don’s website. 

In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Ross G recommended the 'Tab limit’ extension for Google Chrome. 

Ross D referenced Jared Cooney Horvath’s video ‘CheatGPT | A textbook case of bad research’. 

And Don mentioned the paper ‘A systematic literature review of artificial intelligence (AI) in coaching: insights for future research and product development’, from The Journal of Work-Applied Management. 

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If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn: 

• Ross Dickie 

• Ross Garner 

• Donald Taylor