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Podcast: Peggy Smedley Show
Episode: All about Discretion
Description: Peggy Smedley and Irena Grugulis, chair of work and skills, University of Leeds, U.K., talk about a worrying trend in work and training—and some alternatives. She talks about how many employers are limiting or narrowing jobs and, as a result, narrowing training for those jobs, which leads to training without much learning—and why this can be both successful and counterproductive. They also discuss: Examples of industries using chatbots—and some concerning things to consider. One specific example: how firefighters actually use their discretion in practice. Lessons for elsewhere. business.leeds.ac.uk ...