Fame Host (https://fame.so) L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders https://podcasts.fame.so/l-d-in-action-winning-strategies-from-learning-leaders https://feeds.fame.so/l-d-in-action-winning-strategies-from-learning-leaders L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community. Copyrights © 2024 All Rights Reserved by getAbstract en Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:45:26 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:10:44 +0000 https://content.fameapp.so/uploads/j01jmykq/916b2600-e34e-11ed-ad9d-1b8b71cc2d9a/916b2780-e34e-11ed-8a00-fb1e439648b3.png L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders https://podcasts.fame.so/l-d-in-action-winning-strategies-from-learning-leaders L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community. getAbstract L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community. No No episodic getAbstract L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community. L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community. tylerlay, getabstract, business, thoughtleaders, leadership, careers Tyler Lay tyler.lay@getabstract.com No No No The Power of Networks: Transforming our Lives, Communities, and Organizations https://podcasts.fame.so/e/1n2007mn-the-power-of-networks-transforming-our-lives-communities-and-organizations The Power of Networks: Transforming our Lives, Communities, and Organizations 56 No No 219qqny1 What's your network if you subtract the work? Your net. Your safety net to be more precise. So says Kimberli Jeter, Constellation Catalyst and founder of River Wolf Group. This week, KJ joins the show to discuss the power of networks, both personal and professional, as well as strategies organizations and leaders can use to help their people expand their networks. Join host Tyler and Kimberli Jeter for a discussion on:

-The power of developing relationships with love, curiosity, generosity, and gratitude
-How leaders can help their employees discover new networks and expand existing networks
-How expanding our networks can help eliminate productivity silos in the workplace
-Why Generation Z should receive unique education on networking, and how to do it
-Network development throughout the entire lifespan
-If you don't have a strong network, how you can start by returning to past connections

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]]> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:39:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2532 What's your network if you subtract the work? Your net. Your safety net to be more precise. So says Kimberli Jeter, Constellation Catalyst and founder of River Wolf Group. This week, KJ joins the show to discuss the power of networks, both personal and professional, as well as strategies organizations and leaders can use to help their people expand their networks. What's your network if you subtract the work? Your net. Your safety net to be more precise. So says Kimberli Jeter, Constellation Catalyst and founder of River Wolf Group. This week, KJ joins the show to discuss the power of networks, both personal and professional, as well as strategies organizations and leaders can use to help their people expand their networks. No No Leading Your People to Bloom: Tending to Work and Life to Develop Thriving Teams https://podcasts.fame.so/e/mn4xxpzn-leading-your-people-to-bloom-tending-to-work-and-life-to-develop-thriving-teams Leading Your People to Bloom: Tending to Work and Life to Develop Thriving Teams 55 No No x06llyx0 Is it really best to seek "balance" between work and life? The prevailing sentiments around work-life balance seem to be two opposed ideas: Work represents so much of our lives that it only makes sense to do what we love, so it never actually feels like work, or; work and life simply must be kept separate. According to Dan Pontefract, the answer to work and life is not balance, but bloom, and it's a much more nuanced relationship of give and take, growth and renewal. Award-winning 5-time author, global keynote speaker, leadership strategist, culture change agent and... poet Dan Pontefract joins the show to share his insights on wellness in work and in life. Having spent 20 years in industry, followed by a decade in consultancy, speaking, and instructional roles, Dan has a 360-degree view of what ails us (and our teams) when we navigate between our professional and personal lives. Join us as we discuss:

-Why "bloom" is better than balance when we think about work and life wellbeing
-The 4 personas one can adopt as they navigate work and life
-How to establish norms at work that are based in inclusion and consensus
-The "garden tools" leaders have at their disposal to help their employees develop relationships, professionally and personally
-What we can learn from Emperor Penguins about trust in the workplace
-"Tests" leaders can conduct for themselves and their people to assess the vitality of their garden (team)

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]]> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 03:19:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2933 Is it really best to seek "balance" between work and life? The prevailing sentiments around work-life balance seem to be two opposed ideas: Work represents so much of our lives that it only makes sense to do what we love, so it never actually feels like work, or; work and life simply must be kept separate. According to Dan Pontefract, the answer to work and life is not balance, but bloom, and it's a much more nuanced relationship of give and take, growth and renewal. Is it really best to seek "balance" between work and life? The prevailing sentiments around work-life balance seem to be two opposed ideas: Work represents so much of our lives that it only makes sense to do what we love, so it never actually feels like work, or; work and life simply must be kept separate. According to Dan Pontefract, the answer to work and life is not balance, but bloom, and it's a much more nuanced relationship of give and take, growth and renewal. No No Developing High Achievers: Intrinsic Motivation, Continuous Learning, and Thoughtful Mentorship https://podcasts.fame.so/e/xnymkqyn-developing-high-achievers-intrinsic-motivation-continuous-learning-and-thoughtful-mentorship Developing High Achievers: Intrinsic Motivation, Continuous Learning, and Thoughtful Mentorship 54 No No l14nz841 Olympians, astronauts, Nobel Prize winners... All exemplars of the highest form of human achievement. And they all have traits in common. There are high achievers everywhere: In our organizations, but also seeking an organization to give them a platform from which they can shoot for the moon. This week, Dr. Ruth Gotian joins the show to share her research on what makes high achievers and how to develop them. Dr. Ruth Gotian is the author of The Success Factor, as well as the co-author of the Financial Times Guide to Mentoring. She has worked with, interviewed, observed, and been mentored by hundreds of world-class performers across the arenas of sports, science, and business. Her time spent with high achievers has accumulated in the form of concrete methods for identifying, developing, and amplifying high achievers within our organizations. Join us as we discuss:

-How to identify high achievers before they're achieving highly, and support them
-The importance of intrinsic motivation toward becoming a high achiever
-The different forms of individual advisory, including mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring
-Andragogy: How adults learn, and some key principles to follow
-The irreplaceable impact of fundamental skills
-How high achievers find their mentors

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]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 02:26:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2934 Olympians, astronauts, Nobel Prize winners... All exemplars of the highest form of human achievement. And they all have traits in common. There are high achievers everywhere: In our organizations, but also seeking an organization to give them a platform from which they can shoot for the moon. This week, Dr. Ruth Gotian joins the show to share her research on what makes high achievers and how to develop them. Olympians, astronauts, Nobel Prize winners... All exemplars of the highest form of human achievement. And they all have traits in common. There are high achievers everywhere: In our organizations, but also seeking an organization to give them a platform from which they can shoot for the moon. This week, Dr. Ruth Gotian joins the show to share her research on what makes high achievers and how to develop them. No No Valuing Just Organizations: Overcoming Challenges to Retention, Acquisition, and DEI https://podcasts.fame.so/e/vn55073n-valuing-just-organizations-overcoming-challenges-to-retention-acquisition-and-dei Valuing Just Organizations: Overcoming Challenges to Retention, Acquisition, and DEI 53 No No 80qqy5m0 Learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. Often, policy, diplomacy, and current events have a direct impact on our organizations, and can even cause us to reconsider our learning goals for employees. We've seen discouraging trends when it comes to layoffs, failures in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and generally slow business cycles for multiple years now. All in all, there's been a clear erosion of trust between employee and organization. This week, Peter Rahbar joins the show to share insights as to how we can rebuild organizational trust. Join Employment Lawyer and Workplace Expert Peter Rahbar in conversation with host Tyler Lay as they discuss:

-The state of DEI, and how some organizations are under attack for the perceived intent of their policies and practices
-The enfeebling of educational language, and how we can better preserve the intent and power of our learning programs
-How HR leaders can advocate for employees when leaders don't act in ways that match their values
-Recruitment and hiring failures and how to prevent them
-The importance of training managers on your employee contracts

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]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:26:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2817 Learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. Often, policy, diplomacy, and current events have a direct impact on our organizations, and can even cause us to reconsider our learning goals for employees. We've seen discouraging trends when it comes to layoffs, failures in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and generally slow business cycles for multiple years now. All in all, there's been a clear erosion of trust between employee and organization. This week, Peter Rahbar joins the show to share insights as to how we can rebuild organizational trust. Learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. Often, policy, diplomacy, and current events have a direct impact on our organizations, and can even cause us to reconsider our learning goals for employees. We've seen discouraging trends when it comes to layoffs, failures in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and generally slow business cycles for multiple years now. All in all, there's been a clear erosion of trust between employee and organization. This week, Peter Rahbar joins the show to share insights as to how we can rebuild organizational trust. No No ...But I'm Grateful: Reducing Stress and Anxiety in The Workplace with Gratitude and Grounding Practices https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8vq6x0n-but-i-m-grateful-reducing-stress-and-anxiety-in-the-workplace-with-gratitude-and-grounding-practices ...But I'm Grateful: Reducing Stress and Anxiety in The Workplace with Gratitude and Grounding Practices 52 No No 70y7zx90 When we deepen our relationships with our jobs and the work we do, we sometimes let our connections to ourselves and others dwindle. Preserving these connections must be turned into a deliberate practice if we wish to live happy and healthy lives. But being deliberate with these relationships we often take for granted is surprisingly difficult. Lori Saitz joins the show this week to share some insights on the powers of gratitude and grounding to return us to the positive energy that fulfills us. This week, Lori Saitz, wellness coach and founder of Zen Rabbit, encourages all of us to re-dedicate our focus to the things that fill our lives with significance: Close relationships with others and a connection to our physical and mental wellbeing. Join us as we discuss:

-The permanent impact that deliberate acts of gratitude can have on relationships at work
-The impact gratitude has on your brain when treated as a regular practice
-The importance of embracing vulnerability in the workplace
-Simple grounding exercises for improving clarity and reducing stress
-Some celebrity success stories of meditation and grounding exercises
-The world's greatest cookie recipe in history, ever, of all time

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]]> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:55:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2493 When we deepen our relationships with our jobs and the work we do, we sometimes let our connections to ourselves and others dwindle. Preserving these connections must be turned into a deliberate practice if we wish to live happy and healthy lives. But being deliberate with these relationships we often take for granted is surprisingly difficult. Lori Saitz joins the show this week to share some insights on the powers of gratitude and grounding to return us to the positive energy that fulfills us. When we deepen our relationships with our jobs and the work we do, we sometimes let our connections to ourselves and others dwindle. Preserving these connections must be turned into a deliberate practice if we wish to live happy and healthy lives. But being deliberate with these relationships we often take for granted is surprisingly difficult. Lori Saitz joins the show this week to share some insights on the powers of gratitude and grounding to return us to the positive energy that fulfills us. No No Teaching The Geek: How Experts Can Connect with Non-expert Audiences through Empathy https://podcasts.fame.so/e/qn0qrkj8-teaching-the-geek-how-experts-can-connect-with-non-expert-audiences-through-empathy Teaching The Geek: How Experts Can Connect with Non-expert Audiences through Empathy 51 No No p1kpq9x0 The curse of knowledge... So many experts succumb to this bias. Whether in minor conversations or high-stakes presentations, it is very difficult to distance oneself from one's expertise--the jargon, the concepts, and the logic that makes something simple to some yet complex to others. And yet, helping others understand what we know as experts is an invaluable skill. Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share some speaking and presentation principles that will help experts reach their non-expert audiences much more effectively. Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share his insights on how experts can better connect with and teach non-experts. Join us as we discuss:

-The communication divide between experts in big tech and much of society
-The reasons many experts fail to communicate effectively with non-experts
-What it means to have empathy for an audience that doesn't share a knowledge base with you
-Practical tips and tricks for experts to give more accessible presentations
-How storytelling can help relay complex information, and how to do it effectively
-Ideal time parameters and presentation structures for getting an audience to retain what you teach

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]]> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 07:04:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2617 The curse of knowledge... So many experts succumb to this bias. Whether in minor conversations or high-stakes presentations, it is very difficult to distance oneself from one's expertise--the jargon, the concepts, and the logic that makes something simple to some yet complex to others. And yet, helping others understand what we know as experts is an invaluable skill. Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share some speaking and presentation principles that will help experts reach their non-expert audiences much more effectively. The curse of knowledge... So many experts succumb to this bias. Whether in minor conversations or high-stakes presentations, it is very difficult to distance oneself from one's expertise--the jargon, the concepts, and the logic that makes something simple to some yet complex to others. And yet, helping others understand what we know as experts is an invaluable skill. Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share some speaking and presentation principles that will help experts reach their non-expert audiences much more effectively. No No Highlight Episode II: Emotional Regulation, Barriers to AI Adoption, and The Great HR Debate https://podcasts.fame.so/e/28619mjn-highlight-episode-ii-emotional-regulation-barriers-to-ai-adoption-and-the-great-hr-debate Highlight Episode II: Emotional Regulation, Barriers to AI Adoption, and The Great HR Debate 50 No No j122n741 For this 50th episode, we take a look at the top moments from the show since our last highlight episode. Guests include best-selling author Roberta Matuson, globally renowned Executive Transition Coach Navid Nazemian, getAbstract book award winners Minette Norman and Kevin Wilde, and Donald Taylor in his return to discuss the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey. This highlight episode includes:

-Multiple discussions on the adoption and use of organizational AI tools, as part of #getAI
-Overviews of the L&D Global Sentiment Survey and the AI in L&D survey
-In-depth discussions on the nature and purpose of the Human Resources function
-Multiple views on how L&D must be reframed to succeed within modern organizations
-A snippet from your very special host reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the show!

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]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:49:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 1780 For this 50th episode, we take a look at the top moments from the show since our last highlight episode. Guests include best-selling author Roberta Matuson, globally renowned Executive Transition Coach Navid Nazemian, getAbstract book award winners Minette Norman and Kevin Wilde, and Donald Taylor in his return to discuss the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey. For this 50th episode, we take a look at the top moments from the show since our last highlight episode. Guests include best-selling author Roberta Matuson, globally renowned Executive Transition Coach Navid Nazemian, getAbstract book award winners Minette Norman and Kevin Wilde, and Donald Taylor in his return to discuss the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey. No No HR Deconstructed: Improving The Experiences and Well-being of Employees with People-centric HR https://podcasts.fame.so/e/rn7ywp5n-hr-deconstructed-improving-the-experiences-and-well-being-of-employees-in-the-ways-they-desire HR Deconstructed: Improving The Experiences and Well-being of Employees with People-centric HR 50 No No k18mk590 The Human Resources function has undergone many transformations, not least of which took place over the last 4 years. At any given time though, HR professionals from different industries and organizations are likely to have different ideas as to what their primary purpose should be. Beyond that, even those who might be in agreement as to HR's central function are likely to disagree as to how to achieve it. This week, Jon Ingham joins us to offer his insights on HR from decades teaching, writing, and practicing in the world of people strategy. Should HR's main remit be to improve the performance and capacity of employees, so that the organization's resultant performance boost yields a better experience for the employees? Or should HR focus on improving the well-being and work experience of employees directly, regardless of the impact these endeavors have on company performance? Or... perhaps HR should operate somewhere in the middle? Even on a different spectrum of objectives?

If anyone can add clarity to this quandary, it's Jon Ingham. With nearly 20 years of consultative experience following decades teaching and working in high-ranking HR positions, Jon combines practical knowledge with strategic analysis and research. This week, he joins the show to demonstrate where and how HR impacts a business in terms of value add, and how we can frame our Human Resources goals to create the strongest organizational impact.

Join us as we discuss:
-Why it's important to establish common definitions around key business terminology (with some exceptions)
-How we can meet employees where they want to be met in terms of improving well-being and employee experience
-The impact of taking a people-centric and multi-sided Human Resources approach
-The degree to which HR should claim primary accountability for employee well-being
-Why determining a Learning and Development ROI may not be necessary (provided there are measures for qualitative feedback)
-The impact on HR duties of an increased focus on skills in the workplace

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]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2024 04:40:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3182 The Human Resources function has undergone many transformations, not least of which took place over the last 4 years. At any given time though, HR professionals from different industries and organizations are likely to have different ideas as to what their primary purpose should be. Beyond that, even those who might be in agreement as to HR's central function are likely to disagree as to how to achieve it. This week, Jon Ingham joins us to offer his insights on HR from decades teaching, writing, and practicing in the world of people strategy. The Human Resources function has undergone many transformations, not least of which took place over the last 4 years. At any given time though, HR professionals from different industries and organizations are likely to have different ideas as to what their primary purpose should be. Beyond that, even those who might be in agreement as to HR's central function are likely to disagree as to how to achieve it. This week, Jon Ingham joins us to offer his insights on HR from decades teaching, writing, and practicing in the world of people strategy. No No Courage America: Reinventing Corporate Culture to Value Brave Action over Business As Usual https://podcasts.fame.so/e/xnvq11r8-courage-america-reinventing-corporate-culture-to-value-brave-action-over-business-as-usual Courage America: Reinventing Corporate Culture to Value Brave Action over Business As Usual 49 No No 71y7qql1 When so much of our organizational focus is locked on hitting on quarterly goals and keeping up with unpredictable technological change, playing it safe feels right. Rather than dive headlong into an uncertain future or challenge our assumptions about how we serve our customers, “business as usual” avoids risk. But what if it was bold action that was most likely to achieve our goals? Courage catalyst Ryan Berman joins us this week to share how leaders can release themselves from feeling stuck, scared, stale or safe, in favor of bravery. Ryan Berman is a keynote speaker, author, and instigator of the Corporate Courage movement. He has worked with countless C-suite leaders from global organizations to celebrate and catalyze courageous action. For his book and podcast, Ryan has interviewed hundreds of “brave, bullish, and brainiac” public figures and leaders. Through this process, he has developed an acute and impactful definition of courageous action that he in turn inspires audiences with every day.

Join us as we discuss:
  • How we can bring our true, whole personalities to work, and why doing so is critical in courageous workplaces
  • Why corporate values have been rendered nearly obsolete, and how we can return power to them
  • A practical definition of “courage,” and how we can discover it in our work and lives
  • How positioning an organization’s services can make a massive difference in talent recruitment
  • Experimental Task Forces and the potential impact of exploring new business and learning directions
  • Ryan’s desire to rebrand corporate America as “Courage America,” and your brain as a reverse onion

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]]> Tue, 21 May 2024 05:27:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2808 When so much of our organizational focus is locked on hitting on quarterly goals and keeping up with unpredictable technological change, playing it safe feels right. Rather than dive headlong into an uncertain future or challenge our assumptions about how we serve our customers, “business as usual” avoids risk. But what if it was bold action that was most likely to achieve our goals? Courage catalyst Ryan Berman joins us this week to share how leaders can release themselves from feeling stuck, scared, stale or safe, in favor of bravery. When so much of our organizational focus is locked on hitting on quarterly goals and keeping up with unpredictable technological change, playing it safe feels right. Rather than dive headlong into an uncertain future or challenge our assumptions about how we serve our customers, “business as usual” avoids risk. But what if it was bold action that was most likely to achieve our goals? Courage catalyst Ryan Berman joins us this week to share how leaders can release themselves from feeling stuck, scared, stale or safe, in favor of bravery. No No Successful Executive Transitions: The Right Resources, Support and Focus for New C-Suite Leaders https://podcasts.fame.so/e/v8w4xp2n-successful-executive-transitions-the-right-resources-support-and-focus-for-new-c-suite-leaders Successful Executive Transitions: The Right Resources, Support and Focus for New C-Suite Leaders 48 No No 80x7l231 With the deeper reach--both across the world and into our lives--many companies and their products have, the leaders of these organizations are taking on increasingly complex responsibilites. In fact, according to globally ranked #1 Executive Coach Navid Nazemian, organizations are up to 35x more complex than they were 15 years ago. And perhaps even more concerning, when it comes to maintaining strong leadership, the cost of a failed CEO transition can be as much as 30x that of the executive's annual salary. This week, Navid joins the show to share his Double Diamond framework for maximizing the chances of success during an executive transition. Join Navid Nazemian, author of Mastering Executive Transitions, as he discusses:

-What kind of timeframes executive transitions generally require to succeed
-What often occupies the minds of new executives, and where their focus should be directed instead
-The various categories of personal and organizational challenges a new executive might face.
-The scope of the many risks of a failed executive transition, including financial, reputational, and time
-The 7 steps of the Double Diamond framework and their respective timeframes
-The 5 Cs arriving CEOs must consider throughout their transition into leadership
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]]> Tue, 07 May 2024 01:56:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2840 With the deeper reach--both across the world and into our lives--many companies and their products have, the leaders of these organizations are taking on increasingly complex responsibilites. In fact, according to globally ranked #1 Executive Coach Navid Nazemian, organizations are up to 35x more complex than they were 15 years ago. And perhaps even more concerning, when it comes to maintaining strong leadership, the cost of a failed CEO transition can be as much as 30x that of the executive's annual salary. This week, Navid joins the show to share his Double Diamond framework for maximizing the chances of success during an executive transition. With the deeper reach--both across the world and into our lives--many companies and their products have, the leaders of these organizations are taking on increasingly complex responsibilites. In fact, according to globally ranked #1 Executive Coach Navid Nazemian, organizations are up to 35x more complex than they were 15 years ago. And perhaps even more concerning, when it comes to maintaining strong leadership, the cost of a failed CEO transition can be as much as 30x that of the executive's annual salary. This week, Navid joins the show to share his Double Diamond framework for maximizing the chances of success during an executive transition. No No Reflection Culture: Building An Appreciation for Learning by Encouraging Reflective Practice https://podcasts.fame.so/e/q80qk5yn-reflection-culture-building-an-appreciation-for-learning-by-encouraging-reflective-practice Reflection Culture: Building An Appreciation for Learning by Encouraging Reflective Practice 47 No No p0kp9571 Happy One-year Anniversary, L&D In Action! That's right: We've been delivering L&D insights from the greatest minds in learning for 365 days now--366 thanks to the leap year. In this special-edition episode, host Tyler takes the reins and delivers a brief reflection on the power of... reflection! It's a topic that many guests have covered, the impact of reflection on the learning process. Science supports it, and we've all seen it in action, even if we have to look as far back as our school years. So, use the time saved from listening to this concise episode to reflect on yourself and your own experiences. Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Reflection is a powerful tool that we too often neglect in favor of moving onward and upward. We pursue what's next, rather than optimize our paths forward by critically observing the past. In this brief anniversary episode, Tyler synthesizes the insights he has received over the course of the show and his career on the topic of reflection.

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]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:05:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 677 Happy One-year Anniversary, L&D In Action! That's right: We've been delivering L&D insights from the greatest minds in learning for 365 days now--366 thanks to the leap year. In this special-edition episode, host Tyler takes the reins and delivers a brief reflection on the power of... reflection! It's a topic that many guests have covered, the impact of reflection on the learning process. Science supports it, and we've all seen it in action, even if we have to look as far back as our school years. So, use the time saved from listening to this concise episode to reflect on yourself and your own experiences. Thanks for listening and supporting the show! Happy One-year Anniversary, L&D In Action! That's right: We've been delivering L&D insights from the greatest minds in learning for 365 days now--366 thanks to the leap year. In this special-edition episode, host Tyler takes the reins and delivers a brief reflection on the power of... reflection! It's a topic that many guests have covered, the impact of reflection on the learning process. Science supports it, and we've all seen it in action, even if we have to look as far back as our school years. So, use the time saved from listening to this concise episode to reflect on yourself and your own experiences. Thanks for listening and supporting the show! No No Practical AI Insights: Understanding and Adopting Generative AI for Learning Leaders https://podcasts.fame.so/e/mn4j1l6n-practical-ai-insights-understanding-and-adopting-generative-ai-for-learning-leaders Practical AI Insights: Understanding and Adopting Generative AI for Learning Leaders 45 No No x06zqrk0 Last episode we discussed the “feelings” of thousands of L&D pros, via Don Taylor’s Global Sentiment Survey. Nearly one out of every 4 respondents had AI top of mind, though the sentiments varied from speculation to confusion to excitement, and few addressed application. Enter: Ross Stevenson, an L&D veteran who has been filling an ever-growing gap by regularly educating the L&D world with practical insight on using generative AI and AI-enabled learning tools. In this episode, Ross shares his advice for getting started individually and organizationally with AI in learning. It has been reported that a majority of US workers have used generative AI at work at least one time (many passing off work completed by such tools as their own). However, a much smaller percentage have integrated gen AI into their regular work, citing lack of use cases, fear of hallucinatory responses, security doubts, and other concerns. To allay these insecurities and make AI tools a little more accessible, Ross Stevenson of Steal These Thoughts joins the show this week.

Ross has held learning leadership positions at Tesco, Trainline, and Filtered, affording him wide-ranging experience as a learning technologist and strategist. He is a speaker, educator, and strategist who dedicates much of his time to simplifying the technology behind AI-enabled tools and demonstrating how they can be used in organizational learning contexts.

Join us as we discuss:
  • The value generative AI possesses both for individuals and organizations
  • The importance of investing in enterprise AI tools, and the security they offer
  • Why Generative AI tools require a different approach than the tactics we learned to use with Google and search engines
  • AI-related skills to develop, such as prompting, algorithmic knowledge, and bias detection
  • The “branding” problem with modern L&D, and why L&D departments are treated with skepticism
  • How Ross taught himself to trick, manipulate, and hoodwink you into learning from his brilliant content

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]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:08:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3350 Last episode we discussed the “feelings” of thousands of L&D pros, via Don Taylor’s Global Sentiment Survey. Nearly one out of every 4 respondents had AI top of mind, though the sentiments varied from speculation to confusion to excitement, and few addressed application. Enter: Ross Stevenson, an L&D veteran who has been filling an ever-growing gap by regularly educating the L&D world with practical insight on using generative AI and AI-enabled learning tools. In this episode, Ross shares his advice for getting started individually and organizationally with AI in learning. Last episode we discussed the “feelings” of thousands of L&D pros, via Don Taylor’s Global Sentiment Survey. Nearly one out of every 4 respondents had AI top of mind, though the sentiments varied from speculation to confusion to excitement, and few addressed application. Enter: Ross Stevenson, an L&D veteran who has been filling an ever-growing gap by regularly educating the L&D world with practical insight on using generative AI and AI-enabled learning tools. In this episode, Ross shares his advice for getting started individually and organizationally with AI in learning. No No L&D Sentiment 2024: AI Top of Mind, Concerns about Resources, and Big Hopes for Showing Value https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj4rwkn-l-d-sentiment-2024-ai-top-of-mind-concerns-about-resources-and-big-hopes-for-showing-value-and L&D Sentiment 2024: AI Top of Mind, Concerns about Resources, and Big Hopes for Showing Value 44 No No 40p7vlz1 It’s that time of year again: The results of The L&D Global Sentiment Survey are in! And this year, to no one’s surprise, Artificial Intelligence reigns supreme. In fact, AI “won” the primary question, “what will be hot in workplace L&D this year?” by an unprecedented margin, earning more than 21% of selections from the 3,200+ respondents. But of course, we want to dig deeper, so Donald Taylor joins us to discuss the free-text responses he received, how respondents are feeling about AI (and why), the change in significance of social learning, a hopeful focus on showing learning value, and much more. Each year for the past 11 years, Don Taylor has asked the entire community for their opinions and feelings on what forces will have the greatest influence in the world of Learning and Development. Since the advent of ChatGPT, it’s been hard to see beyond the hopes, concerns, claims, and overall anticipation around artificial intelligence. So it’s no surprise AI came away dominant in the 2024 Global Sentiment Survey.

As Don explains, this survey shows how learning practitioners FEEL about their arena this year. In an attempt to go a little deeper and observe what they’re doing and how it’s working, we discuss the 3,000 free-text answers to the question, “what are your L&D challenges in 2024?” There’s plenty of trepidation, anticipation, skepticism, and perhaps most importantly, dedication to figuring out how technology can take learning to the next level.

Join us as we discuss:
  • Why AI as a topic had such an unprecedented influence across this year’s survey
  • How AI-centric responses transitioned away a from focus on content generation, and toward other AI-enabled functions
  • Why social and collaborative learning took a hit in the survey, and what that means for the future
  • Why the power of skills-based talent management is limited, and how such an approach can improve moving forward
  • The challenges of demonstrating learning value to executives, and whether technology will facilitate this goal
  • Whether big tech companies will take over the world

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]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:33:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2993 It’s that time of year again: The results of The L&D Global Sentiment Survey are in! And this year, to no one’s surprise, Artificial Intelligence reigns supreme. In fact, AI “won” the primary question, “what will be hot in workplace L&D this year?” by an unprecedented margin, earning more than 21% of selections from the 3,200+ respondents. But of course, we want to dig deeper, so Donald Taylor joins us to discuss the free-text responses he received, how respondents are feeling about AI (and why), the change in significance of social learning, a hopeful focus on showing learning value, and much more. It’s that time of year again: The results of The L&D Global Sentiment Survey are in! And this year, to no one’s surprise, Artificial Intelligence reigns supreme. In fact, AI “won” the primary question, “what will be hot in workplace L&D this year?” by an unprecedented margin, earning more than 21% of selections from the 3,200+ respondents. But of course, we want to dig deeper, so Donald Taylor joins us to discuss the free-text responses he received, how respondents are feeling about AI (and why), the change in significance of social learning, a hopeful focus on showing learning value, and much more. No No Map, Match, Meaning, Move: Emotional Intelligence as a Leader's Greatest Resource https://podcasts.fame.so/e/r87043yn-map-match-meaning-move-emotional-intelligence-as-a-leader-s-greatest-resource Map, Match, Meaning, Move: Emotional Intelligence as a Leader's Greatest Resource 43 No No k08zy7m0 Far too often, we classify our emotions as “soft” skills, effectively secondarizing them behind the skillsets we think of as critical to our work. Ironically, communication with others is perhaps one of the few “skills” almost all of us share across our professions, and practice every single day. This week, Dr. David Caruso joins the show to help us better understand how and why our bodies and brains experience emotions, as well as how we can best control and utilize them as managers, learning leaders, and human beings. Far too often, we classify the way we conduct our emotions as “soft” skills, effectively secondarizing these capabilities behind the skillsets we think of as critical to our work. Ironically, communication with others is perhaps one of the few “skills” almost all of us share across our professions, and practice every single day. This week, Dr. David Caruso joins the show to help us better understand how and why our bodies and brains experience emotions, as well as how we can best control and utilize them as managers, learning leaders, and human beings.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The difference between Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EI), and why emotions belong within a category of intelligence
  • Why energy level may have a counterintuitive impact on one’s ability to learn
  • Cultural differences and “display rules” to understand when observing the emotions of others
  • Strategies for taking control of your emotions, such as parsing mood from feeling
  • How checking one’s emotions repeatedly can reduce the cognitive resources one has to attend to day-to-day tasks
  • How to address leaders with critical requests utilizing cognitive empathy
  • Emotional due diligence and researching others’ emotional habits before asking big things of them
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]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:34:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3368 Far too often, we classify our emotions as “soft” skills, effectively secondarizing them behind the skillsets we think of as critical to our work. Ironically, communication with others is perhaps one of the few “skills” almost all of us share across our professions, and practice every single day. This week, Dr. David Caruso joins the show to help us better understand how and why our bodies and brains experience emotions, as well as how we can best control and utilize them as managers, learning leaders, and human beings. Far too often, we classify our emotions as “soft” skills, effectively secondarizing them behind the skillsets we think of as critical to our work. Ironically, communication with others is perhaps one of the few “skills” almost all of us share across our professions, and practice every single day. This week, Dr. David Caruso joins the show to help us better understand how and why our bodies and brains experience emotions, as well as how we can best control and utilize them as managers, learning leaders, and human beings. No No Buffer Zone Learning: AI-enhanced Feedback for Judgment-free Knowledge Demonstrations https://podcasts.fame.so/e/lnqkkxrn-buffer-zone-learning-ai-enhanced-feedback-for-judgment-free-knowledge-demonstrations Buffer Zone Learning: AI-enhanced Feedback for Judgment-free Knowledge Demonstrations 42 No No 81n779j0 What is the most effective way to assess learning among employees? What is the most efficient way? What's the most affordable? What's... the best way? It's likely that the answers to each of these questions is unique, and could even be different from organization to organization. If you're anything like the rest of us with too much data and not enough time, you may be hoping that AI will eventually step in and support the learning evaluation process, addressing at least most of these concerns simultaneously. This week, we speak with CEO of Bongo, Josh Kamrath, whose service offers a unique perspective on the efficacy of AI-enhanced learner feedback. When it comes to proving one's knowledge, is there any greater demonstration than real-time application? Probably not. But, we can't always ask our people to apply their knowledge without ascertaining a high level of certainty that they won't make a big, hairy, dangerous mistake. So, what can we do? Why don't we take a page from Academia, and observe those who expand their knowledge to its limits by pursuing terminal degrees? In a dissertation defense, those seeking doctorates must (often orally) demonstrate the impenetrability of their research and knowledge. 

Naturally, not every learner in every organization can be afforded a review committee to ensure the knowledge they acquire is as lock-tight. And in most cases, that kind of learning doesn't require such depth of revision. Yet, presenting one's knowledge in this way is understood to be an effective method for demonstrating mastery. So, can we scale a system like this? According to Josh Kamrath, CEO of Bongo, we have the resources to do so, especially if we outsource parts of the work to artificial intelligence.

Join us as we discuss:
  • Factors that complicate the process of transitioning from learning to application
  • The impact of demonstrating knowledge and/or teaching on the learning process
  • The best methods for optimizing learning while it’s happening
  • The importance of keeping humans in the loop when it comes to evaluating learning progress with AI
  • The extent to which AI can act as a learning “coach” and give valid, beneficial feedback to human learners
  • How learning and the attainment of knowledge is being impacted by AI and algorithms that facilitate or shortcut access to source material

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]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 07:29:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2660 What is the most effective way to assess learning among employees? What is the most efficient way? What's the most affordable? What's... the best way? It's likely that the answers to each of these questions is unique, and could even be different from organization to organization. If you're anything like the rest of us with too much data and not enough time, you may be hoping that AI will eventually step in and support the learning evaluation process, addressing at least most of these concerns simultaneously. This week, we speak with CEO of Bongo, Josh Kamrath, whose service offers a unique perspective on the efficacy of AI-enhanced learner feedback. What is the most effective way to assess learning among employees? What is the most efficient way? What's the most affordable? What's... the best way? It's likely that the answers to each of these questions is unique, and could even be different from organization to organization. If you're anything like the rest of us with too much data and not enough time, you may be hoping that AI will eventually step in and support the learning evaluation process, addressing at least most of these concerns simultaneously. This week, we speak with CEO of Bongo, Josh Kamrath, whose service offers a unique perspective on the efficacy of AI-enhanced learner feedback. artificial intelligence, video assessment, learning evaluation, learning and development, AI-enabled No No Know Yourself First: Mental Habits for More Fulfilling Relationships in Work and in Life https://podcasts.fame.so/e/mn4j3yzn-know-yourself-first-mental-habits-for-more-fulfilling-relationships-in-work-and-in-life Know Yourself First: Mental Habits for More Fulfilling Relationships in Work and in Life 41 No No x06z8nx0 Conversations at work are different from conversations everywhere else. Whether you’re speaking with your boss, an external partner, or an internal stakeholder, it’s likely your dialogue won’t resemble what you might experience with a friend or family member. All too often, a greater degree of detachment from the people in our professional lives means that we’re more likely to fall into bad communication habits. This week, mindset and mental wellness coach Kirsten Larsen helps us identify and work through the thought patterns and conversation traps that have negative impacts on relationships of all kinds. Everything we do begins with a thought. And, as flawed human beings, it’s possible that our thoughts don’t represent a perfect picture of the reality in front of us. Sometimes, when we let biases or cognitive distortions cloud our judgment, we create undue stress on our relationships. Luckily, according to this week’s guest Kirsten Larsen, we’re capable of observing our own brains and taking deliberate steps toward communicating better, both in our personal and professional lives.

Kirsten Larsen has helped people work through the lowest of imaginable lows as an inpatient psychiatrist. After experiencing a depth of human connection that few will see in their lifetime, she decided to found her mental wellness coaching firm, Peace of Wellness. Now, Kirsten is dedicated to helping individuals and teams develop communication skills and emotional well-being. In honor of Valentine’s Day, listen extra close as she gives her insight on building effective, happy, communicative relationships!

Join us as we discuss:
  • The power of silence in effective, empathetic communication
  • The importance of connecting with colleagues at a human level, and who is responsible for enabling such dialogue
  • Reframing our understanding of reality as a unique perception influenced by our upbringing and values
  • How to set boundaries at work, and what to do when boundaries aren’t enough
  • Why mental illnesses often go unaddressed in work settings
  • The value of a strengths-based approach to leadership

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]]> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:55:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2988 Conversations at work are different from conversations everywhere else. Whether you’re speaking with your boss, an external partner, or an internal stakeholder, it’s likely your dialogue won’t resemble what you might experience with a friend or family member. All too often, a greater degree of detachment from the people in our professional lives means that we’re more likely to fall into bad communication habits. This week, mindset and mental wellness coach Kirsten Larsen helps us identify and work through the thought patterns and conversation traps that have negative impacts on relationships of all kinds. Conversations at work are different from conversations everywhere else. Whether you’re speaking with your boss, an external partner, or an internal stakeholder, it’s likely your dialogue won’t resemble what you might experience with a friend or family member. All too often, a greater degree of detachment from the people in our professional lives means that we’re more likely to fall into bad communication habits. This week, mindset and mental wellness coach Kirsten Larsen helps us identify and work through the thought patterns and conversation traps that have negative impacts on relationships of all kinds. mental wellness, communication skills, leadership, empathy No No Boldly Inclusive Leadership: Humanizing The Workplace to Build Psychologically Safe Teams https://podcasts.fame.so/e/6nrk2y68-boldly-inclusive-leadership-humanizing-workplace-build-psychologically-safe-teams Boldly Inclusive Leadership: Humanizing The Workplace to Build Psychologically Safe Teams 40 No No 815z7pv0 Evidence continues to build that building diverse teams with high grades of psychological safety greatly increases the chance of organizational success. Many leaders understand the organizational, social, and ethical need to build such inclusive teams, but feel as if they lack the resources or knowledge to do so. Minette Norman, award-winning author and this week’s guest, describes how leaders can overcome the traditional expectations of emotionless, hard-nosed leadership, and build thriving, joyful, creative teams. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts took a massive hit in 2023. Many companies’ diversity initiatives showed up on budget cut sheets, and it became clear that progress toward more inclusive organizations had been minimal and unsatisfactory. Many leaders, however, still understand the critical nature of implementing such changes. While there may be barriers to positive change that seem insurmountable, there’s always work that can be done at the level of individual leaders to prioritize diverse and psychologically safe teams.

Minette Norman, award-winning author and consultant, joins us this week to discuss what it means to be a boldly inclusive leader. Her expertise draws from a 30-year career working with leaders at every step in the organizational hierarchy, from many different industries. Her principles emphasize an awareness of the parts of us we often shirk in the workplace: emotion, communication habits, and kinship.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of understanding our own emotions as leaders, as well as the emotions of our team members
  • Steps leaders should take to promote inclusivity if they’re unsure about what’s productive and what’s harmful
  • Tactics for listening actively and effectively as leaders building diverse teams
  • How to identify reactive communication habits and maintain peaceful, productive dialogue 
  • Humanizing each other and striving for empathy in the workplace with thought experiments such as “just like me”
  • How to hold meetings and structure collaborations that prioritize psychological safety
  • Bringing joy into the workplace

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]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2998 Evidence continues to build that building diverse teams with high grades of psychological safety greatly increases the chance of organizational success. Many leaders understand the organizational, social, and ethical need to build such inclusive teams, but feel as if they lack the resources or knowledge to do so. Minette Norman, award-winning author and this week’s guest, describes how leaders can overcome the traditional expectations of emotionless, hard-nosed leadership, and build thriving, joyful, creative teams. Evidence continues to build that building diverse teams with high grades of psychological safety greatly increases the chance of organizational success. Many leaders understand the organizational, social, and ethical need to build such inclusive teams, but feel as if they lack the resources or knowledge to do so. Minette Norman, award-winning author and this week’s guest, describes how leaders can overcome the traditional expectations of emotionless, hard-nosed leadership, and build thriving, joyful, creative teams. No No AI in L&D: Barriers, Progress, and Success Stories in Learning, One Year Since the Launch of ChatGPT https://podcasts.fame.so/e/2nxkwvk8-ai-in-l-d-barriers-progress-success-stories-learning-one-year-since-launch-of-chatgpt AI in L&D: Barriers, Progress, and Success Stories in Learning, One Year Since the Launch of ChatGPT 39 No No 61m78z71 Artificial Intelligence has made a noticeable impact on the world of learning–especially since the launch of ChatGPT and the advent of generative AI. However, the degree to which AI-enabled tools are being implemented and delivering positive impact for organizational learning remains unclear. To help determine what kind of progress has been made in the world of L&D, Egle Vinauskaite, co-author of AI in L&D: The State of Play joins us on this week’s episode. Generative AI has forever altered how we create and consume content online. Talent Intelligence has given us access to more data points about candidates than we could ever use. Workforce Intelligence has turned the most micro of our day-to-day tasks into opportunities for feedback and learning. Artificial Intelligence is here, and it has the ability to impact almost everything we do in training, learning, and HR. But to what extent is AI actually being implemented, and is it having a positive impact across organizations?

To begin to answer these questions, Donald H. Taylor and Egle Vinauskaite released a report called AI in L&D: The State of Play. They surveyed nearly 200 industry professionals, asking about their experience with AI-enabled tech in the workplace. Egle joins us in this episode to discuss the most critical findings from the report. Her expertise and reputation precede her, as a Harvard-educated Learning consultant who has worked with more than a dozen different organizations.

Join us as we discuss:
  • The sample of professionals used in the AI in L&D report and the report’s structure
  • The risks associated with using generative AI to improve learning and development processes
  • The various ways AI has begun to facilitate personalized learning experiences
  • The limitations and potential capacity of AI to organize, optimize and expand the utility of organizations’ internal knowledge
  • Standout barriers to implementing AI-enabled tools in organizations
  • Frameworks for understanding how AI can be implemented within organizational systems
  • A reminder that motivation to learn is fundamentally personal, and is impacted by technology in a limited way

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]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:15:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2855 Artificial Intelligence has made a noticeable impact on the world of learning–especially since the launch of ChatGPT and the advent of generative AI. However, the degree to which AI-enabled tools are being implemented and delivering positive impact for organizational learning remains unclear. To help determine what kind of progress has been made in the world of L&D, Egle Vinauskaite, co-author of AI in L&D: The State of Play joins us on this week’s episode. Artificial Intelligence has made a noticeable impact on the world of learning–especially since the launch of ChatGPT and the advent of generative AI. However, the degree to which AI-enabled tools are being implemented and delivering positive impact for organizational learning remains unclear. To help determine what kind of progress has been made in the world of L&D, Egle Vinauskaite, co-author of AI in L&D: The State of Play joins us on this week’s episode. AI in L&D, Donald H. Taylor, Egle Vinauskaite, Generative AI, Talent Intelligence, Workforce Intelligence, Personalized Learning, Barriers to AI Implementation, Organizational Knowledge Optimization No No Kindness in Human Resources: Earning the Trust of Leadership and Employees Alike as an HR Leader https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj4v7xn-kindness-human-resources-earning-trust-leadership-employees-hr-leader Kindness in Human Resources: Earning the Trust of Leadership and Employees Alike as an HR Leader 38 No No 40p7ywp1 It’s no secret that Human Resources departments often receive the eye of skepticism from C-suite leadership. But what is it that results in HR taking on the stigmas of being a blocker to progress, or just a compulsory administrative arm for hiring and firing? According to Jessica Winder, there’s a lack of forthright communication between HR and leadership, and HR has a tendency to operate within existing bureaucratic expectations. Jessica shares her insights on the kinds of conversations and initiatives that get leadership on the same page as HR early and effectively. Human Resources departments are responsible for exactly what their name states: Maximizing the capabilities of the humans working within an organization. While this is achieved through a wide variety of functions, HR tends to be stigmatized as the department that holds up progress, enforces seemingly burdensome policies, and handles dirty work like firing and disciplining employees. Jessica Winder is here to remind us that, while some of HR’s functions can appear too bureaucratic, making your people the best versions of themselves starts with thorough communication and kindness.

Jessica is a 3-time first HR hire at fast-growth startups, serving as the frontline when it comes to culture development, employee learning, and recruitment. She is a coach and speaker in her own rite, and recently  published her first book, The Hidden Gem Within. On this week’s episode, we discuss how HR departments can establish a foothold of trust in their organizations and how to garner support for long-term, complex endeavors like diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Join us as we discuss:
  • How counterintuitive moments of kindness can create long-term loyalty
  • Why “wearing many hats” can threaten positive development of company culture
  • Questions to ask leadership as an HR lead that will help garner their trust
  • Strategies for effective and equitable succession planning
  • Disinterest in leadership positions among younger workers, and the options organizations have to react
  • The value of 3rd-party coaching, and how to find a coach that matches for your organization’s goals

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]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:45:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2468 It’s no secret that Human Resources departments often receive the eye of skepticism from C-suite leadership. But what is it that results in HR taking on the stigmas of being a blocker to progress, or just a compulsory administrative arm for hiring and firing? According to Jessica Winder, there’s a lack of forthright communication between HR and leadership, and HR has a tendency to operate within existing bureaucratic expectations. Jessica shares her insights on the kinds of conversations and initiatives that get leadership on the same page as HR early and effectively. It’s no secret that Human Resources departments often receive the eye of skepticism from C-suite leadership. But what is it that results in HR taking on the stigmas of being a blocker to progress, or just a compulsory administrative arm for hiring and firing? According to Jessica Winder, there’s a lack of forthright communication between HR and leadership, and HR has a tendency to operate within existing bureaucratic expectations. Jessica shares her insights on the kinds of conversations and initiatives that get leadership on the same page as HR early and effectively. Human Resources, Jessica Winder, Kindness in HR, Company Culture, Leadership Trust, Succession Planning, Diversity Equity Inclusion No No Integrated L&D: Taking learning from small to large, passive to active, and targeted to ubiquitous https://podcasts.fame.so/e/18pkj2mn-integrated-l-d-taking-learning-small-to-large-passive-to-active-targeted-ubiquitous Integrated L&D: Taking learning from small to large, passive to active, and targeted to ubiquitous 37 No No z1ryn7p0 The more an organization grows, the more complex its Learning and Development function must become. And in the modern business landscape, learning and development professionals have a duty to be increasingly ambitious about the impact their programs have on learners. As we observe greater competition, more scrupulous consumers, and an ever-growing pool of technology with which to optimize work, L&D can have a greater business impact than ever before. Join Litmos’s Chief People Officer, Kyile Stair this week for insight as to how to drive an organization through integrated, precise learning initiatives. The more an organization grows, the more complex its Learning and Development function must become. And in the modern business landscape, learning and development professionals have a duty to be increasingly ambitious about the impact their programs have on learners. With greater competition, more scrupulous consumers, and an ever-growing pool of technology with which to optimize work, L&D can have a greater business impact than ever before.

To discuss the L&D moves that make organizations competitive in the 21st century, we speak with Kyile Stair, Chief People Officer at Litmos. With experience as a learning leader at a company that creates an award-winning learning product, Kyile is uniquely positioned to communicate the value of organizational learning. Having worked in L&D at organizations of all sizes, she understands the nuances of integrating learning in ways that maximize employee growth, happiness, and engagement.

Join us as we discuss:
  • A comprehensive list of characteristics critical to a true learning culture
  • Different strategies for celebrating learning at the team and organizational level
  • The roles managers should play in guiding and directing the learning and growth of their direct reports
  • Important data to collect and metrics to track for demonstrating return on investment of learning
  • What skills to double down on as we approach the unpredictable impacts of AI on daily work
  • How to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion values throughout an organization

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]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2583 The more an organization grows, the more complex its Learning and Development function must become. And in the modern business landscape, learning and development professionals have a duty to be increasingly ambitious about the impact their programs have on learners. As we observe greater competition, more scrupulous consumers, and an ever-growing pool of technology with which to optimize work, L&D can have a greater business impact than ever before. Join Litmos’s Chief People Officer, Kyile Stair this week for insight as to how to drive an organization through integrated, precise learning initiatives. The more an organization grows, the more complex its Learning and Development function must become. And in the modern business landscape, learning and development professionals have a duty to be increasingly ambitious about the impact their programs have on learners. As we observe greater competition, more scrupulous consumers, and an ever-growing pool of technology with which to optimize work, L&D can have a greater business impact than ever before. Join Litmos’s Chief People Officer, Kyile Stair this week for insight as to how to drive an organization through integrated, precise learning initiatives. Learning and Development, Kyile Stair, Litmos, Organizational Growth, Learning Culture, Managerial Roles, Return on Investment No No Trusted Learning Advisors: Earning Trust and Claiming a Seat at the Decision-making Table https://podcasts.fame.so/e/rn70k748-trusted-learning-advisors-earning-trust-claiming-seat-decision-making-table Trusted Learning Advisors: Earning Trust and Claiming a Seat at the Decision-making Table 36 No No k18zqly1 What if, instead of accepting requests from leadership and acting on them to the best of our ability, L&D delivered solutions we devised on our own? Beyond that, what if we identified the root problem of the symptoms typically identified by leadership, and devised a bespoke learning fix? What if leadership had such strong trust in L&D, that they came to us begging for a creative, mission-critical solution, any time they had a problem that could be resolved by learning? This evolution is the mission of Dr. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor, and guest of this week’s show. Learning and Development Professionals have allowed themselves to behave as order takers since the function was first introduced in organizations. As an arena generally considered disconnected from the products or services of a company (read: non-revenue generating), decision-makers tend to treat L&D as an insular, periodic problem-solver. At-the-ready when training or upskilling needs to be made. On call to make modules that teach the newest software. Waiting to be asked to identify a subject matter expert to deliver a one-time training on leadership.

What if, instead of accepting requests from leadership and acting on them to the best of our ability, L&D delivered solutions we devised on our own? Solutions that addressed the root cause of the symptoms observed by leadership… Achieving this status as a Trusted Learning Advisor is the mission Dr. Keith Keating hopes to inspire in all L&D professionals. He is the author of the book The Trusted Learning Advisor, and he dedicated his doctoral research to investigating the attitudes of Chief Financial Officers toward learning and training programs. This week, he shares his insights on how L&D can gain the trust of leadership, and transform the learning experience for good.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The 3 sources of motivation for L&D pros evolving from order takers to trusted learning advisors
  • Why shifting from asynchronous and all digital to cohort-based learning will benefit organizations
  • What it means for L&D to become embedded in the business, and how to do it
  • The impact and importance of branding your L&D measures around an action committee
  • The importance of developing relationships with stakeholders, especially Chief Financial Officers
  • Tactics for gaining the trust of stakeholders in your organization

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]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3013 What if, instead of accepting requests from leadership and acting on them to the best of our ability, L&D delivered solutions we devised on our own? Beyond that, what if we identified the root problem of the symptoms typically identified by leadership, and devised a bespoke learning fix? What if leadership had such strong trust in L&D, that they came to us begging for a creative, mission-critical solution, any time they had a problem that could be resolved by learning? This evolution is the mission of Dr. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor, and guest of this week’s show. What if, instead of accepting requests from leadership and acting on them to the best of our ability, L&D delivered solutions we devised on our own? Beyond that, what if we identified the root problem of the symptoms typically identified by leadership, and devised a bespoke learning fix? What if leadership had such strong trust in L&D, that they came to us begging for a creative, mission-critical solution, any time they had a problem that could be resolved by learning? This evolution is the mission of Dr. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor, and guest of this week’s show. Learning and Development, Order Takers, Trusted Learning Advisor, Dr. Keith Keating, Cohort-based Learning, Business Embedment, Stakeholder Relationships No No Learning-Based Work: Moving Beyond Doing Work to Defining Work through Discovery & Dialogue https://podcasts.fame.so/e/l8qk3wq8-learning-based-work-moving-beyond-work-defining-work-discovery-dialogue Learning-Based Work: Moving Beyond Doing Work to Defining Work through Discovery & Dialogue 35 No No 80n72vy1 The relationship between learning and work is experiencing a period of rapid evolution. Whereas we once trained as apprentices or students for a very specific skill set that could reliably carry us through a lifelong career, we now enhance our abilities on a daily basis with the help of technology. Soon enough, we’ll have to embrace an entirely new paradigm that posits work as learning and learning as work within a system that encourages us to define our own roles through constant discovery of knowledge. The relationship between learning and work is experiencing a period of rapid evolution. Whereas we once trained as apprentices or students for a very specific skill set that could reliably carry us through a lifelong career, we now enhance our abilities on a daily basis with the help of technology. Soon enough, we’ll have to embrace an entirely new paradigm that posits work as learning and learning as work within a system that encourages us to define our own roles through constant discovery of knowledge.

So says Rachel Fichter, this week’s guest, who has spent years studying the work-learning relationship as a leader within corporations, strategist consulting with organizations, and educator in academia. She describes an industrial future that rethinks the hierarchies, management practices, and automations that currently characterize our professional lives. Can we move from a concept of leadership that is focused on individuals and control, to one that relies on the collective capabilities of a diverse group of people?

Join us as we discuss:
  • Wicked problems and how to define and identify them
  • Learning-based work and why we must move beyond learning at work
  • Collective leadership and the importance of generative dialogue for maximizing innovative creativity
  • Why true innovation requires minimal intervention in the process of learning, discovery, and production
  • “Sightings” of learning-based work, and what a future of integrated work and learning can look like
  • Why leaders need to look inward at their own value systems before committing to change in their organizations

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]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2930 The relationship between learning and work is experiencing a period of rapid evolution. Whereas we once trained as apprentices or students for a very specific skill set that could reliably carry us through a lifelong career, we now enhance our abilities on a daily basis with the help of technology. Soon enough, we’ll have to embrace an entirely new paradigm that posits work as learning and learning as work within a system that encourages us to define our own roles through constant discovery of knowledge. The relationship between learning and work is experiencing a period of rapid evolution. Whereas we once trained as apprentices or students for a very specific skill set that could reliably carry us through a lifelong career, we now enhance our abilities on a daily basis with the help of technology. Soon enough, we’ll have to embrace an entirely new paradigm that posits work as learning and learning as work within a system that encourages us to define our own roles through constant discovery of knowledge. No No The (Dis)Comfort Quotient: Building Elite Teams, Attracting Top Talent, and Handling The Uncomfortable At Work https://podcasts.fame.so/e/v85lp7kn-the-dis-comfort-quotient-building-elite-teams-attracting-top-talent-and-handling-the-uncomfortable-at-work The (Dis)Comfort Quotient: Building Elite Teams, Attracting Top Talent, and Handling The Uncomfortable At Work 34 No No 81q7p5r1 Roberta Matuson’s prolific career started in one of the least comfortable ways imaginable–being thrown into executive leadership at the age of 24. Through a nearly 40-year career since being put “suddenly in charge,” Roberta has written 7 books, spanning the topics of leadership, attracting and keeping talent, and feedback and communication. She shares her insights on how the greatest leaders set themselves up for success, allowing the resources, people, and opportunities they need to flow naturally to them. Workplaces are full of interpersonal tension. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, every office or team features people who simply aren’t meant to get along. Organizations are composed of stringent hierarchies, they often rely upon and incentivize competition, and, let’s face it, working requires a level of forced decorum. So, it’s time that we stop ignoring the uncomfortable interpersonal challenges, conversations, and expectations these systems deliver, and instead face them head on.

Roberta Matuson’s prolific career started in one of the least comfortable ways imaginable–being thrown into executive leadership at the age of 24. Through a nearly 40-year career since being put “suddenly in charge,” Roberta has written 7 books, spanning the topics of leadership, attracting and keeping talent, and feedback and communication. She shares her insights on how the greatest leaders set themselves up for success, allowing the resources, people, and opportunities they need to flow naturally to them.

Join us as we discuss:
  • How ignoring office politics can be more dangerous than playing the game
  • Warning signs that employees may have a foot out the door
  • Why striving to be a community member and thought leader is the strongest recruitment tool
  • Why job descriptions should be results-centered rather than task-oriented
  • How improving an employees’ performance through coaching requires full buy-in from them
  • The frightening truth about what many employees would like to change about their boss (hint: it’s for their boss to leave)

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]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2589 Roberta Matuson’s prolific career started in one of the least comfortable ways imaginable–being thrown into executive leadership at the age of 24. Through a nearly 40-year career since being put “suddenly in charge,” Roberta has written 7 books, spanning the topics of leadership, attracting and keeping talent, and feedback and communication. She shares her insights on how the greatest leaders set themselves up for success, allowing the resources, people, and opportunities they need to flow naturally to them. Roberta Matuson’s prolific career started in one of the least comfortable ways imaginable–being thrown into executive leadership at the age of 24. Through a nearly 40-year career since being put “suddenly in charge,” Roberta has written 7 books, spanning the topics of leadership, attracting and keeping talent, and feedback and communication. She shares her insights on how the greatest leaders set themselves up for success, allowing the resources, people, and opportunities they need to flow naturally to them. interpersonal tension, office dynamics, leadership insights, workplace challenges, Roberta Matuson, career success, employee performance No No DevLearn 2023 Recap: Solution-focused Approaches to Technology, Storytelling, and Quality Content https://podcasts.fame.so/e/489vk20n-devlearn-2023-recap-solution-focused-approaches-technology-storytelling-quality-content DevLearn 2023 Recap: Solution-focused Approaches to Technology, Storytelling, and Quality Content 33 No No v175mv41 Early Q4 every year, tens of thousands of learning professionals descend on the Las Vegas strip to share insights with each other and explore what’s new in ed tech. This year, your host joined the getAbstract booth at the Mirage Hotel meeting with dozens of attendees, vendors, consultants, authors, and other L&D practitioners. To discuss some key learnings from the event, getAbstract’s Head of Sales, America, Danielle Goodrum joins the show this week. Early Q4 every year, tens of thousands of learning professionals descend on the Las Vegas strip to share insights with each other and explore what’s new in ed tech. This year, your host joined the getAbstract booth at the Mirage Hotel meeting with dozens of attendees, vendors, consultants, authors, and other L&D practitioners. To discuss some key learnings from the event, getAbstract’s Head of Sales, America, Danielle Goodrum joins the show this week.

Tyler and Danielle cumulatively spoke with hundreds of learning professionals and solution providers during the 2-day exposition. While every attendee was dealing with unique learning problems within their respective organizations, there were clear themes as to what they hoped to discover in potential new solutions. In addition to the framing conversation with Danielle, this episode features brief conversations with 2 other vendors and 2 attendees from DevLearn, which Tyler conducted live at the event.

Join us as we discuss:
  • Attitudes toward technological innovation among attendees
  • Some of the most exciting ed tech tools we saw among the vendors
  • The importance storytelling plays as a vehicle for effective learning, according to both attendees and thought leaders in attendance
  • Recurring preferences for microlearning, amid unavoidable needs for long-form content
  • Navigating the interplay of hard skills and soft skills in various industries
  • How subject matter experts are regarded and deployed by attendees and solution providers

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]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2900 Early Q4 every year, tens of thousands of learning professionals descend on the Las Vegas strip to share insights with each other and explore what’s new in ed tech. This year, your host joined the getAbstract booth at the Mirage Hotel meeting with dozens of attendees, vendors, consultants, authors, and other L&D practitioners. To discuss some key learnings from the event, getAbstract’s Head of Sales, America, Danielle Goodrum joins the show this week. Early Q4 every year, tens of thousands of learning professionals descend on the Las Vegas strip to share insights with each other and explore what’s new in ed tech. This year, your host joined the getAbstract booth at the Mirage Hotel meeting with dozens of attendees, vendors, consultants, authors, and other L&D practitioners. To discuss some key learnings from the event, getAbstract’s Head of Sales, America, Danielle Goodrum joins the show this week. Las Vegas, ed tech, learning professionals, getAbstract booth, Mirage Hotel, Danielle Goodrum, technological innovation, ed tech tools, storytelling, microlearning, long-form content, hard skills, soft skills, subject matter experts, DevLearn No No The Happiness Quotient: Giving Employees Opportunities to Craft Their Own Work Wellbeing Journeys https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8y6jvpn-happiness-quotient-giving-employees-opportunities-craft-work-wellbeing-journeys The Happiness Quotient: Giving Employees Opportunities to Craft Their Own Work Wellbeing Journeys 32 No No l047v6j1 Author of Career Self-Care Minda Zetlin joins us this week to explain how organizations and their employees can double down on genuine wellbeing for all by refocusing on what matters most and stepping back from toxic competitive tendencies. Minda’s approach centers the principles of hard work while forcing us to reconsider platitudes like work-life balance, pursuing one’s passion, and even the nature of hard work itself. Most of us don’t need to look beyond our own office windows to see examples of work-induced stress. Unfortunately, the majority of us are also familiar with the greater suffering our mental health endures when that stress perpetuates. Nevertheless, we all have the power to seek fulfillment in our day-to-day lives, even if there is constant pressure to work longer, faster, harder. After all, if there’s one thing we can be sure of, it’s that happier employees create more successful businesses.

Author of Career Self-Care Minda Zetlin joins us this week to explain how organizations and their employees can double down on genuine wellbeing for all by refocusing on what matters most and stepping back from toxic competitive tendencies. Minda’s approach centers the principles of hard work while forcing us to reconsider platitudes like work-life balance, pursuing one’s passion, and even the nature of hard work itself.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why employees are increasingly enthusiastic about flexibility of working hours and location
  • Why disconnecting and stepping back from the race to improve is often the best path forward
  • Different perspectives on work-life balance and the perils of favoring work over life
  • How developing a plurality of communities has great mental health benefits
  • Why conventional wisdom on following one’s “passion” falls short in the modern workplace
  • Why doing less work actually allows us to achieve more highly

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]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2764 Author of Career Self-Care Minda Zetlin joins us this week to explain how organizations and their employees can double down on genuine wellbeing for all by refocusing on what matters most and stepping back from toxic competitive tendencies. Minda’s approach centers the principles of hard work while forcing us to reconsider platitudes like work-life balance, pursuing one’s passion, and even the nature of hard work itself. Author of Career Self-Care Minda Zetlin joins us this week to explain how organizations and their employees can double down on genuine wellbeing for all by refocusing on what matters most and stepping back from toxic competitive tendencies. Minda’s approach centers the principles of hard work while forcing us to reconsider platitudes like work-life balance, pursuing one’s passion, and even the nature of hard work itself. work-induced stress, mental health, happier employees, Career Self-Care, Minda Zetlin, work-life balance, pursuing passion, genuine wellbeing No No The Power Quotient: Empowering Women to Show Their Worth and Rise into Leadership Positions https://podcasts.fame.so/e/1n2jqy3n-the-power-quotient-empowering-women-to-show-their-worth-and-rise-into-leadership-positions The Power Quotient: Empowering Women to Show Their Worth and Rise into Leadership Positions 31 No No 21925jz0 Still today, if you fill a room with 10 software developers, there’s a good chance that 9 of them will be men. In the technology industry–and in a handful of particular roles inside and outside of tech–women are vastly under-represented. Women of color even moreso. But by now, it’s also common knowledge that a more diverse workforce is more capable of innovation and creative problem-solving. So, how do we ensure that women not only move into lucrative, historically male-dominated roles, but also end up in leadership positions? Shelmina Babai Abji broke many barriers when she rose through the ranks at IBM, ultimately achieving the title of Director of Sales and overseeing $1 Billion in annual revenue. Along the way, there were many instances where she was the only woman in the room. Her humble beginnings motivated her not only to achieve highly but to pass on her lessons to other women hoping to find the same success. In this week’s episode, she describes how women can advance their careers and become leaders through intentionality and by delivering unique value.

Join us as we discuss:
  • How being your authentic self at work is the easiest path to creating unique value
  • The importance of imagination and emotion in setting your professional goals
  • The definition of the “Power Quotient” and how to utilize it to have your ideas recognized at work
  • Recommendations for building a strong professional relationship with your boss
  • The importance of understanding the sources of motivation that make your people perform highly
  • How change is the only constant, and how to establish a change-proof mindset

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]]> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:53:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2902 Still today, if you fill a room with 10 software developers, there’s a good chance that 9 of them will be men. In the technology industry–and in a handful of particular roles inside and outside of tech–women are vastly under-represented. Women of color even moreso. But by now, it’s also common knowledge that a more diverse workforce is more capable of innovation and creative problem-solving. So, how do we ensure that women not only move into lucrative, historically male-dominated roles, but also end up in leadership positions? Still today, if you fill a room with 10 software developers, there’s a good chance that 9 of them will be men. In the technology industry–and in a handful of particular roles inside and outside of tech–women are vastly under-represented. Women of color even moreso. But by now, it’s also common knowledge that a more diverse workforce is more capable of innovation and creative problem-solving. So, how do we ensure that women not only move into lucrative, historically male-dominated roles, but also end up in leadership positions? Gender Diversity, Women Empowerment, Tech Industry Representation, Leadership Development, Authenticity in Professional Settings, Career Advancement Strategies, Change-Proof Mindset No No Getting The Brain Right: Key Insights from Learning Science for All Learners and Educators to Understand https://podcasts.fame.so/e/qn03q7w8-getting-the-brain-right-key-insights-from-learning-science-for-all-learners-and-educators-to-understand Getting The Brain Right: Key Insights from Learning Science for All Learners and Educators to Understand 30 No No p1k4pw80 It controls our every move and it houses our every thought… but how many of us understand how the brain works? Truthfully, there’s more that we don’t understand about the brain than we do understand. But that doesn’t mean we can’t capitalize on what we have been able to glean through neuroscience and psychological studies over the years. To help us do just that on the perpetual journey to becoming better learners (and educators), Lauren Waldman, the Learning Pirate joins this week’s episode. It controls our every move and it houses our every thought… but how many of us understand how the brain works? Truthfully, there’s more that we don’t understand about the brain than we do understand. But that doesn’t mean we can’t capitalize on what we have been able to glean through neuroscience and psychological studies over the years. To help us do just that on the perpetual journey to becoming better learners (and educators), Lauren Waldman, the Learning Pirate joins this week’s episode.

As a learning science translator, Lauren’s life mission is to help others “join forces” with their brains. As a speaker and consultant, she ensures that anyone going about a learning journey understands the key scientific mechanisms behind learning and memory, encouraging a reflective and adaptive learning process. She also defends hopeful learners from disinformation and bad science online, calling out other proclaimed brain experts who utilize clickbait, oversimplifications, and bad-faith explanations.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of taking a critical approach to scientific claims we see online–especially in learning science!
  • How much we REALLY know about the brain (and how fast we’re learning about it)
  • Metacognition and its role in helping us grow as learners
  • How emotions can impact learning, and some ideas for regulating them
  • The nature of attention, motivation, and how focus impacts retention of information
  • Some popular and resilient myths about the brain and brain science

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]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:28:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2635 It controls our every move and it houses our every thought… but how many of us understand how the brain works? Truthfully, there’s more that we don’t understand about the brain than we do understand. But that doesn’t mean we can’t capitalize on what we have been able to glean through neuroscience and psychological studies over the years. To help us do just that on the perpetual journey to becoming better learners (and educators), Lauren Waldman, the Learning Pirate joins this week’s episode. It controls our every move and it houses our every thought… but how many of us understand how the brain works? Truthfully, there’s more that we don’t understand about the brain than we do understand. But that doesn’t mean we can’t capitalize on what we have been able to glean through neuroscience and psychological studies over the years. To help us do just that on the perpetual journey to becoming better learners (and educators), Lauren Waldman, the Learning Pirate joins this week’s episode. brain, neuroscience, learning, memory, metacognition, emotions, attention No No AI-Enabled Recruiting: Better Hiring and Personnel Management with Talent Intelligence https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8v2z7l8-ai-enabled-recruiting-better-hiring-and-personnel-management-with-talent-intelligence AI-Enabled Recruiting: Better Hiring and Personnel Management with Talent Intelligence 29 No No 70yk65p0 Talent intelligence platforms such as Loxo have been helping recruiters turn seemingly limitless data on candidates into simplified and expedited recruiting decisions. This week, we speak with Sam Kuehnle, VP of Marketing at Loxo, about the benefits of talent intelligence, and how to get the most out of such technology as its human collaborators. We’re long past the point of hiring locally and keeping a business to just one geographical place. The increasingly vast and complex talent pool organizations have to choose from has made the jobs of Human Resources and Recruiters much more intricate. In theory, being able to choose from 1,000 instead of just 10 applicants for a given position should have immense benefits–for candidates and for organizations. But to realize this value, the systems that provide larger pools of candidate data must empower those who use them to fully express their own abilities as people experts.

So, where else would we look but artificial intelligence? Talent intelligence platforms such as Loxo have been helping recruiters turn seemingly limitless data on candidates into simplified and expedited recruiting decisions. This week, we speak with Sam Kuehnle, VP of Marketing at Loxo, about the benefits of talent intelligence, and how to get the most out of such technology as its human collaborators.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of capturing a new hires’ enthusiasm early in onboarding
  • How AI facilitates outbound recruiting processes
  • How humans are the cause of and solution to problems related to equal treatment under AI-enabled applications
  • How AI can help plan for the intangible challenges to morale that take place during personnel changes
  • What educators can learn from the tactics of successful marketing content 

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]]> Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2871 Talent intelligence platforms such as Loxo have been helping recruiters turn seemingly limitless data on candidates into simplified and expedited recruiting decisions. This week, we speak with Sam Kuehnle, VP of Marketing at Loxo, about the benefits of talent intelligence, and how to get the most out of such technology as its human collaborators. Talent intelligence platforms such as Loxo have been helping recruiters turn seemingly limitless data on candidates into simplified and expedited recruiting decisions. This week, we speak with Sam Kuehnle, VP of Marketing at Loxo, about the benefits of talent intelligence, and how to get the most out of such technology as its human collaborators. No No New Digital Transformation: How L&D Can Learn From R&D And Triumph with AI-enabled Work https://podcasts.fame.so/e/183q6v78-new-digital-transformation-how-l-d-can-learn-from-r-d-and-triumph-with-ai-enabled-work New Digital Transformation: How L&D Can Learn From R&D And Triumph with AI-enabled Work 28 No No m0j47rw0 According to this week’s guest Steven Miller, the answer is the virtuous cycle of automation AND augmentation. Steven is a co-author of Working With AI. He has spent 40 years researching and working with cutting-edge technology, beginning with robotics in the 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University. For the last two decades, he has been deeply involved in digital transformations via academic, government, and industry arenas, working with teams in IT, L&D, R&D, executive leadership, and others. The way we do work will change drastically in the next 10 years. And perhaps even greater change to our digital systems and daily operations is due another decade beyond that, thanks to the unprecedented potential of AI-enabled applications. How do we prepare ourselves… not only for a high degree of change to our jobs, but for the inevitable change that products, services, and the rest of business will be forced to undergo as markets evolve as well? 

According to this week’s guest Steven Miller, the answer is the virtuous cycle of automation AND augmentation. Steven is a co-author of Working With AI. He has spent 40 years researching and working with cutting-edge technology, beginning with robotics in the 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University. For the last two decades, he has been deeply involved in digital transformations via academic, government, and industry arenas, working with teams in IT, L&D, R&D, executive leadership, and others.

Join us as we discuss: 

  • How automation of certain work, alongside augmentation of new work, is critical for building sustainable organizations and jobs
  • What features of the R&D learning process should be adopted by L&D teams
  • Why it’s important to move away from the mindset that L&D’s main role is to provide course content
  • How a universal coaching mindset is key to building a “learning organization”
  • The fact that learning must ultimately be done internally by an individual, and what this means for education societally

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]]> Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3533 According to this week’s guest Steven Miller, the answer is the virtuous cycle of automation AND augmentation. Steven is a co-author of Working With AI. He has spent 40 years researching and working with cutting-edge technology, beginning with robotics in the 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University. For the last two decades, he has been deeply involved in digital transformations via academic, government, and industry arenas, working with teams in IT, L&D, R&D, executive leadership, and others. According to this week’s guest Steven Miller, the answer is the virtuous cycle of automation AND augmentation. Steven is a co-author of Working With AI. He has spent 40 years researching and working with cutting-edge technology, beginning with robotics in the 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University. For the last two decades, he has been deeply involved in digital transformations via academic, government, and industry arenas, working with teams in IT, L&D, R&D, executive leadership, and others. Podcast, AI-enabled applications, Future of Work, Automation, Augmentation, Steven Miller, Sustainable Organizations No No The Real-world Impact of AI: Education, Ethics, and Adaptation in the 4th Industrial Revolution https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x816642n-the-real-world-impact-of-ai-education-ethics-and-adaptation-in-the-4th-industrial-revolution The Real-world Impact of AI: Education, Ethics, and Adaptation in the 4th Industrial Revolution 27 No No 71377pr1 We very well may be living through a historic inflection point. The point at which artificial intelligence grows from an esoteric machination to a tool that revolutionizes how most of society does its work. But what industries and aspects of our day-to-day lives will AI impact most? And what should we watch for as that impact begins to be felt? This week, Thomas Bergen and Marc Zao-Sanders join the show to discuss AI’s impact on education, work, and our lives at large. We very well may be living through a historic inflection point. The point at which artificial intelligence grows from an esoteric machination to a tool that revolutionizes how most of society does its work. But what industries and aspects of our day-to-day lives will AI impact most? And what should we watch for as that impact begins to be felt? This week, Thomas Bergen and Marc Zao-Sanders join the show to discuss AI’s impact on education, work, and our lives at large.

Thomas co-founded getAbstract a quarter of a century ago in 1998. He has since parlayed his experience working with L&D teams at Fortune 500s into widespread recognition as a learning and leadership expert. Marc is the founder of Filtered, a learning tech company dedicated to maximizing learning ROI through the use of enhanced data and content curation. Thomas and Marc share a deep interest in how we adapt and grow as individuals and organizations partnering with technology.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The potential for students of the future to excel using AI tutors
  • Research that shows how AI assistants improve the work of world-class strategists
  • Where and when it’s important to remain skeptical of AI’s capabilities
  • How AI’s proximity to our psyche makes applications prime real estate for advertisements of the future
  • The risks of refusing to learn and adapt as new technologies are developed
  • How to ensure ease-of-use with AI tools doesn’t make us complacent or passive learners and workers

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]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3540 We very well may be living through a historic inflection point. The point at which artificial intelligence grows from an esoteric machination to a tool that revolutionizes how most of society does its work. But what industries and aspects of our day-to-day lives will AI impact most? And what should we watch for as that impact begins to be felt? This week, Thomas Bergen and Marc Zao-Sanders join the show to discuss AI’s impact on education, work, and our lives at large. We very well may be living through a historic inflection point. The point at which artificial intelligence grows from an esoteric machination to a tool that revolutionizes how most of society does its work. But what industries and aspects of our day-to-day lives will AI impact most? And what should we watch for as that impact begins to be felt? This week, Thomas Bergen and Marc Zao-Sanders join the show to discuss AI’s impact on education, work, and our lives at large. AI impact, Education, Work, AI capabilities, Adaptation No No Unknown Future Jobs: Preparing Our Youth for an Unpredictable Generation of Technology https://podcasts.fame.so/e/18p44rv8-unknown-future-jobs-preparing-our-youth-for-an-unpredictable-generation-of-technology Unknown Future Jobs: Preparing Our Youth for an Unpredictable Generation of Technology 26 No No z1r99l30 Thanks to ChatGPT and its competitors, we may very well be witnessing the first generation of humans who will grow up having ubiquitous access to advanced AI assistants. At the same time, there’s likely a plethora of technologies on the horizon we can’t even begin to fathom just yet. So, how can we be sure our kids are learning effectively for such an unpredictable future, where work will look radically different from what it is today? This week, Martin Holecko joins us to offer some his expert insight from decades working in technology, and organizing educational events for youth. Thanks to ChatGPT and its competitors, we may very well be witnessing the first generation of humans who will grow up having ubiquitous access to advanced AI assistants. At the same time, there’s likely a plethora of technologies on the horizon we can’t even begin to fathom just yet. So, how can we be sure our kids are learning effectively for such an unpredictable future, where work will look radically different from what it is today? This week, Martin Holecko joins us to offer some his expert insight from decades working in technology, and organizing educational events for youth.

Each year, Martin hosts Future Port Youth, an event for students and schools that focuses on the challenges and prospects of the future. Martin himself is a computer engineer by trade with a special interest in how humans engage with technology as part of development. As an entrepreneur, he has founded Future Port, an IT Services firm, and a virtual reality company as well. This week, he explains what he has learned teaching youth and organizations with (and about!) cutting edge technology.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why it’s more important for youth to focus on key skill development than on learning a specific role
  • How the modern flow of information forces children to learn decision-making differently from prior generations
  • How future generations will experience and pursue entrepreneurship 
  • The potential of Virtual Reality to achieve mainstream adoption and impact learning
  • Why it may be more effective to prioritize fun experimentation when considering whether to adopt new tech at work

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]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3059 Thanks to ChatGPT and its competitors, we may very well be witnessing the first generation of humans who will grow up having ubiquitous access to advanced AI assistants. At the same time, there’s likely a plethora of technologies on the horizon we can’t even begin to fathom just yet. So, how can we be sure our kids are learning effectively for such an unpredictable future, where work will look radically different from what it is today? This week, Martin Holecko joins us to offer some his expert insight from decades working in technology, and organizing educational events for youth. Thanks to ChatGPT and its competitors, we may very well be witnessing the first generation of humans who will grow up having ubiquitous access to advanced AI assistants. At the same time, there’s likely a plethora of technologies on the horizon we can’t even begin to fathom just yet. So, how can we be sure our kids are learning effectively for such an unpredictable future, where work will look radically different from what it is today? This week, Martin Holecko joins us to offer some his expert insight from decades working in technology, and organizing educational events for youth. No No Regenerative Systems: Doing Work and Living Lives That Reveal and Embrace Our Essence https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj25mpn-regenerative-systems-doing-work-and-living-lives-that-reveal-and-embrace-our-essence Regenerative Systems: Doing Work and Living Lives That Reveal and Embrace Our Essence 25 No No 40p49360 What if addressing the many global ills we face in business and society today–anxiety, complacency, insecurity, even inequality and injustice–required us to approach our work and daily lives with an entirely different frame of mind? What if our calling, our “essence” as components of a greater whole, was far more grand than the jobs we do, or the problems our organizations solve for others? This week, Carol Sanford demonstrates how questioning everything we know is the only way to do the work we were truly meant to do. Carol Sanford is the author of 7 books, most of which have been bestsellers and all have award winning. She has been an educator for over 100 Fortune 500s executives on several different continents, and collaborated with them to achieve unprecedented returns on investment. She has 100s of thousands of students leading change from Regenerative Systems principles, and her clients report this work is unlike any other- changing their company and their lives.
 
Carol’s aim is disrupt, and supplant, the current paradigms by writing books that enable experiencing a new way to learn and change, and educating organizations and their members, leaders and educators to develop people, by HOW they develop the business. The purpose of this is far greater than growing the business. The outcome is for everyone can come to see the working of the world as a living system at work and apply that way of thinking to make life work for all. A Living systems approach is a concept far more significant than the usual missions or goals. It defines the core, ore Essence, of each being including that of the company and our core as human beings. When revealed it can uplift and redefine careers and our contribution. Through the lenses of indigenous knowledge, psychological research, and her depth of experience for 50 years in business and education, Carol offers a regenerative paradigm for what we pursue and how we learn.

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]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:51:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2960 What if addressing the many global ills we face in business and society today–anxiety, complacency, insecurity, even inequality and injustice–required us to approach our work and daily lives with an entirely different frame of mind? What if our calling, our “essence” as components of a greater whole, was far more grand than the jobs we do, or the problems our organizations solve for others? This week, Carol Sanford demonstrates how questioning everything we know is the only way to do the work we were truly meant to do. What if addressing the many global ills we face in business and society today–anxiety, complacency, insecurity, even inequality and injustice–required us to approach our work and daily lives with an entirely different frame of mind? What if our calling, our “essence” as components of a greater whole, was far more grand than the jobs we do, or the problems our organizations solve for others? This week, Carol Sanford demonstrates how questioning everything we know is the only way to do the work we were truly meant to do. No No Personalized Learning Tech: Facilitating Social Learning and Skill-Based Growth Opportunities https://podcasts.fame.so/e/1n3qpv5n-personalized-learning-tech-facilitating-social-learning-and-skill-based-growth-opportunities Personalized Learning Tech: Facilitating Social Learning and Skill-Based Growth Opportunities 24 No No m1j4lrn1 Every organization is teeming with untapped synergy between people. Especially in larger companies, there’s a plethora of opportunities for collaborative learning among employees who don’t typically work with each other. Mentorships, skill exchanges, and peer-to-peer feedback opportunities could be identified and capitalized upon… if only we had the right tools in place to help. On this week’s episode, Helen Marshall describes how ed tech can help us create personalized social learning experiences. Let’s say Joanna is in SaaS sales, and she decides that in order to build social proof and reach her audience, she’ll develop a LinkedIn content strategy. She knows that Youtube and any old search engine can give her a litany of how-to’s for crafting a social media persona, but she isn’t sure what resources will make for the best educational experience. So, instead of starting online, Joanna asks Amy in marketing, who works with the social media team for some pointers.

Imagine this type of simple learning exchange, multiplied and magnified many times all across an organization. Social learning based on the curiosities, proven skill sets, and growth opportunities of each and every employee. This week, Helen Marshall, CLO at THRIVE and host of Diary of a CLO, discusses how we can optimize our social learning with the right ed tech and a renewed focus on the individual learning goals and desires of employees.

Join us as we discuss:

-How to consult employees directly about the learning that is best for them
-The importance of codifying an organization’s skills and knowledge sets
-The power of communities, both inter- and intra-organizational, for learning and growth
-What role neuroscience and learning science should play in content and learning design

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]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2730 Every organization is teeming with untapped synergy between people. Especially in larger companies, there’s a plethora of opportunities for collaborative learning among employees who don’t typically work with each other. Mentorships, skill exchanges, and peer-to-peer feedback opportunities could be identified and capitalized upon… if only we had the right tools in place to help. On this week’s episode, Helen Marshall describes how ed tech can help us create personalized social learning experiences. Every organization is teeming with untapped synergy between people. Especially in larger companies, there’s a plethora of opportunities for collaborative learning among employees who don’t typically work with each other. Mentorships, skill exchanges, and peer-to-peer feedback opportunities could be identified and capitalized upon… if only we had the right tools in place to help. On this week’s episode, Helen Marshall describes how ed tech can help us create personalized social learning experiences. No No Conscious Change Management: Pacing Company Evolution to Support People-First Learning https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj2qqyn-conscious-change-management-pacing-company-evolution-to-support-people-first-learning Conscious Change Management: Pacing Company Evolution to Support People-First Learning 23 No No 40p4xxq0 Change is inevitable. But that doesn’t mean we lack control over the kinds of change we subject ourselves to, right? With a new era of technology squarely in front of us, and a global pandemic directly behind, it can feel like our organizations MUST embrace radical change if they expect to thrive. While this is generally true, Consultant Erin Shearer has some words of caution and recommendations for change management drawn from more than a decade helping companies undergo major evolutions. The only constant is change. For businesses, this statement rings truer than ever as we find ourselves on the precipice of a new generation of decentralized work and artificially intelligent machines. Business leaders know that efficiency and creativity reign in an industrial era characterized by disruptors. But, as we investigate which technologie to adopt into our organizations, it’s more important than ever to interrogate our own motivations for doing business as we do.

Erin Shearer believes that any major changes to our organizations must be executed consciously, and with full consideration of our employees’ experiences. For more than a decade, Erin has helped strategically revolutionize their sales, logistics, project management and operations through learning and leadership development. This week, she describes how companies should critically examine the potential of structural changes, and how to carry out change with the greatest long-term impact.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of looking to your customers and your own people when determining learning objectives
  • How over-reliance on digital learning systems can result in wasted time and opportunity
  • How honoring the history of your company and employees is critical when implementing change
  • What intellectual property concerns we should concern when using generative AI tools
  • Two different change management methodologies
  • Why it’s always good to kickstart learning by sitting down and reading a good book together

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]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2597 Change is inevitable. But that doesn’t mean we lack control over the kinds of change we subject ourselves to, right? With a new era of technology squarely in front of us, and a global pandemic directly behind, it can feel like our organizations MUST embrace radical change if they expect to thrive. While this is generally true, Consultant Erin Shearer has some words of caution and recommendations for change management drawn from more than a decade helping companies undergo major evolutions. Change is inevitable. But that doesn’t mean we lack control over the kinds of change we subject ourselves to, right? With a new era of technology squarely in front of us, and a global pandemic directly behind, it can feel like our organizations MUST embrace radical change if they expect to thrive. While this is generally true, Consultant Erin Shearer has some words of caution and recommendations for change management drawn from more than a decade helping companies undergo major evolutions. No No Becoming Coachable: How Great Leaders Develop Great Leaders by Embracing Continuous Learning https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8y6v0qn-becoming-coachable-how-great-leaders-develop-great-leaders-by-embracing-continuous-learning Becoming Coachable: How Great Leaders Develop Great Leaders by Embracing Continuous Learning 22 No No l0476p81 Leaders lead. But that doesn’t mean leaders stop learning, and only focus on guiding their teams to great outcomes and results, does it? While the obvious answer is ‘no, plenty of leaders still find themselves losing that enthusiastic habit of learning they had earlier in their careers. Remaining coachable is one of the quintessential traits of all successful leaders. This week’s guest, Kevin Wilde, has 30+ years leading leaders at world-renowned organizations to prove it. And, he’ll share his insights on how we can develop and become more coachable leaders. The greatest athletes in the world have all had coaches, even in their prime. Lebron James, Serena Williams, Leo Messi–all continued to be coached for the duration of their careers. Because even when you achieve greatness, there is always more to learn. So, why then, do so many business leaders and managers stop learning when they earn their leadership positions? According to Kevin Wilde, there are about 6 reasons leaders drop the learning habit, and a lack of coachability holds them back from truly becoming great.

Kevin has had an illustrious career in learning and development. He started with 17 years at General Electric, developing all the leaders at the company and spending time at the Crotonville Leadership Institute. His next 17 years were at General Mills as CLO, where he helped earn the company recognition by Fortune for its Leadership Development program. All in all, very few people have spent as much time with as many leaders as Kevin has. Today, he shares his insights for developing and becoming more coachable leaders.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why many new leaders lose their habit of learning
  • How actionable, honest feedback is reliant on the development of genuine relationships
  • The importance of finding truth-tellers, or trusted advisors at work who will give it to you straight
  • How to introduce coachability to a large cohort of leaders and encourage better reception of feedback
  • How to identify and remove your dismissive responses to feedback
  • The psychological steps (and strategies for) habit formation and breaking

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]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2529 Leaders lead. But that doesn’t mean leaders stop learning, and only focus on guiding their teams to great outcomes and results, does it? While the obvious answer is ‘no, plenty of leaders still find themselves losing that enthusiastic habit of learning they had earlier in their careers. Remaining coachable is one of the quintessential traits of all successful leaders. This week’s guest, Kevin Wilde, has 30+ years leading leaders at world-renowned organizations to prove it. And, he’ll share his insights on how we can develop and become more coachable leaders. Leaders lead. But that doesn’t mean leaders stop learning, and only focus on guiding their teams to great outcomes and results, does it? While the obvious answer is ‘no, plenty of leaders still find themselves losing that enthusiastic habit of learning they had earlier in their careers. Remaining coachable is one of the quintessential traits of all successful leaders. This week’s guest, Kevin Wilde, has 30+ years leading leaders at world-renowned organizations to prove it. And, he’ll share his insights on how we can develop and become more coachable leaders. Coachability in Leadership, Learning Habits for Leaders, Developing Genuine Relationships, Encouraging Feedback Reception, Habit Formation in Leadership No No Clear Is Kind: Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Head On with Bold Conversations and Allyship https://podcasts.fame.so/e/p8m6m3kn-clear-is-kind-promoting-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-head-on-with-bold-conversations-and-allyship Clear Is Kind: Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Head On with Bold Conversations and Allyship 21 No No 70vprk60 Work doesn’t happen in a social vacuum. In fact, it becomes more clear by the day that sustained changes to behavior, power structures, and policy are all necessary to pursue true equity in the workplace–much like in society at large. But how do we ensure any education or solutions we deliver actually have long-term impact? And how do we have the difficult conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion? This week, we’re joined by activist, consultant, influencer and HR leader Rachel Lauren, who offers insight from the frontlines of advocacy. It seems that issues of systemic inequality and discrimination tend to make their way into the public consciousness mostly around clear moments of injustice, or even tragedy. Nevertheless, it’s evident that the solutions to these problems must be sustained changes to social behavior and policy. We can all do our part to contribute to such solutions by pushing for positive change in the organizations where we work. After all, these organizations impact the communities we live in, and are subject to the same causes of inequity that we see in society at large.

So, where do we start? How do we have these often difficult conversations? How can an individual use whatever power they have to create sustainable change? Today, Rachel Lauren helps us answer these questions. Rachel’s consulting firm, Diversified, helps world-class organizations maximize their DEI efforts. And, as an activist and advocate fighting for Black life in America, she draws from frontline experience in setting policy, teaching about injustice, and empowering the disempowered.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why organizations, as influential members of their communities, must take a stand on social issues
  • The importance for C-Suite leadership to be genuinely committed to DEI efforts
  • The importance of Employee Resource Groups for empowering under-represented individuals 
  • The difference between intention and perception in challenging discourse
  • Why clear is kind: being frank about inequities or discrimination in team settings can be the best solution
  • Why you can’t change every person or organization, and sometimes you need to remove yourself to preserve yourself

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]]> Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:38:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2591 Work doesn’t happen in a social vacuum. In fact, it becomes more clear by the day that sustained changes to behavior, power structures, and policy are all necessary to pursue true equity in the workplace–much like in society at large. But how do we ensure any education or solutions we deliver actually have long-term impact? And how do we have the difficult conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion? This week, we’re joined by activist, consultant, influencer and HR leader Rachel Lauren, who offers insight from the frontlines of advocacy. Work doesn’t happen in a social vacuum. In fact, it becomes more clear by the day that sustained changes to behavior, power structures, and policy are all necessary to pursue true equity in the workplace–much like in society at large. But how do we ensure any education or solutions we deliver actually have long-term impact? And how do we have the difficult conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion? This week, we’re joined by activist, consultant, influencer and HR leader Rachel Lauren, who offers insight from the frontlines of advocacy. No No Highlight Episode: L&D's Changing Identity, the Pace of AI Adoption, and Connection-First Leadership https://podcasts.fame.so/e/xnv2w50n-highlight-episode-l-d-s-changing-identity-the-pace-of-ai-adoption-and-connection-first-leadership Highlight Episode: L&D's Changing Identity, the Pace of AI Adoption, and Connection-First Leadership 20 No No 71ykv891 This week, we’re wrapping up our first 4 months of interviews with a selection of highlights. So far, we’ve featured Learning and Development legends, renowned futurists, global leadership consultants, visionary content creators, and bestselling authors. We look back at the hottest takes on the changing nature of L&D roles, the unprecedented pace of technological progress, and what leaders must do to adapt to an ever-evolving world of work. This week, we’re wrapping up our first 4 months of interviews with a selection of highlights. So far, we’ve featured Learning and Development legends, renowned futurists, global leadership consultants, visionary content creators, and bestselling authors. We look back at the hottest takes on the changing nature of L&D roles, the unprecedented pace of technological progress, and what leaders must do to adapt to an ever-evolving world of work.

Join us as we discuss

  • How Learning and Development practitioners expect to see L&D goals and duties change
  • The need to carefully examine our investment in human capability as compared to our investment in technology
  • How to structure both guided and autonomous learning programs for large organizations
  • Optimizing systems for learning in the flow of work
  • Leading for the sake of helping your people reach their true potential
  • The importance of fostering difference and cognitive diversity within teams
  • How leaders can successfully amplify and target their influence

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]]> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:19:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3665 This week, we’re wrapping up our first 4 months of interviews with a selection of highlights. So far, we’ve featured Learning and Development legends, renowned futurists, global leadership consultants, visionary content creators, and bestselling authors. We look back at the hottest takes on the changing nature of L&D roles, the unprecedented pace of technological progress, and what leaders must do to adapt to an ever-evolving world of work. This week, we’re wrapping up our first 4 months of interviews with a selection of highlights. So far, we’ve featured Learning and Development legends, renowned futurists, global leadership consultants, visionary content creators, and bestselling authors. We look back at the hottest takes on the changing nature of L&D roles, the unprecedented pace of technological progress, and what leaders must do to adapt to an ever-evolving world of work. No No Better Bosses: Creating Inspirational Leaders Through Trust-Based Feedback Systems https://podcasts.fame.so/e/l8q01v4n-better-bosses-creating-inspirational-leaders-through-trust-based-feedback-systems Better Bosses: Creating Inspirational Leaders Through Trust-Based Feedback Systems 19 No No 80n4prx0 When a business has so many moving parts, overwhelm can easily get in the way of effective leadership. So, it’s important to be proactive and systematic in leadership development efforts. Among the most important ingredients to improving as a boss is the presence of feedback loops that offer truthful insight on the impact you have on your reports. If you have this, according to this week’s guest, global keynote speaker and author Michelle Gibbings, you can take the steps necessary for long-term improvement as a leader. Everyone has had a bad boss. In fact, many of us have been bad bosses at some point in our careers. There are plenty of reasons why someone’s leadership can have a less than positive impact on those they’re leading. Overwhelm is quite common, though plenty of bosses simply lack systems that allow for an honest review of their impact and performance. With some self-awareness and humility, alongside an effective 360-degree feedback system, any leader can inspire their people.

For one tried-and-true resolution to the problem of bad bosses, we are joined this week by the woman who literally wrote the book on the topic. Michelle Gibbings is a global keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Bad Boss: What To Do If You Work For One, Manage One, or Are One. She explains her 4-step process for taking a boss from bad to inspirational, and weighs in on the unique challenges facing leaders in a volatile business landscape.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why leaders must continually ask themselves of their mission and goals for their people
  • The importance of 360-degree feedback to assess leadership performance
  • How to improve work by the integration of new behaviors, rather than teaching toward the end goal those behaviors represent
  • The 4-step leadership improvement process of assess, strategize, act, reflect
  • Why it’s important to see “bad bosses” as complex people with a history of goals, rather than just as poor leaders
  • How bosses and leaders must reconsider their public influence in the social media age
  • Why coaching is a critical component of any serious performance improvement system

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]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:46:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3018 When a business has so many moving parts, overwhelm can easily get in the way of effective leadership. So, it’s important to be proactive and systematic in leadership development efforts. Among the most important ingredients to improving as a boss is the presence of feedback loops that offer truthful insight on the impact you have on your reports. If you have this, according to this week’s guest, global keynote speaker and author Michelle Gibbings, you can take the steps necessary for long-term improvement as a leader. When a business has so many moving parts, overwhelm can easily get in the way of effective leadership. So, it’s important to be proactive and systematic in leadership development efforts. Among the most important ingredients to improving as a boss is the presence of feedback loops that offer truthful insight on the impact you have on your reports. If you have this, according to this week’s guest, global keynote speaker and author Michelle Gibbings, you can take the steps necessary for long-term improvement as a leader. Leadership improvement, Trust-based feedback systems, Bad bosses, 360-degree feedback, Inspirational leaders No No The Cognitive Mosaic: Building teams that win with cognitive diversity and intellectual humility https://podcasts.fame.so/e/4n9v6l48-the-cognitive-mosaic-building-teams-that-win-with-cognitive-diversity-and-intellectual-humility The Cognitive Mosaic: Building teams that win with cognitive diversity and intellectual humility 18 No No v075qjn0 It may be time to remove “culture fit” from our recruitment and hiring vocabulary. Sure, a team that gets along well and shares a set of values is likely to be happy and productive. But a lack of perspective–and even conflict–also means such a team will struggle to innovate and grow. So, how do we build teams that thrive by the virtue of cognitive diversity? This week, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author Shane Snow is here to share insights from a fascinating career that includes building high-performing teams around 3 successful startups. For generations, we’ve been building our teams toward the objective of strong culture fit. “Will this new candidate get along with the rest of the team? Does everyone have similar beliefs and values that allow us to communicate well? Are our work styles compatible?” It’s time now to realize that seeking culture fit actually impedes an organization that hopes to grow in a vastly interconnected world. Rather, business leaders should constantly be seeking new ideas, novel inspiration, and alternative viewpoints.

But, easier said than done, right? Thankfully, we have Shane Snow on this week’s episode to share insights from 3 successful startups and 3 bestselling books worth of research. An entrepreneur, keynote speaker, writer and explorer, Shane has taught millions the value of cognitive diversity as a vehicle for growth within organizations. As a content creator through and through, he also shares the principles that he has determined make for the most effective and engaging learning content.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Where leaders find inspiration for stories to share in important moments of teaching and motivation
  • The definition of the “cognitive mosaic,” and how your identity impacts your team
  • Why differences in work style and systems among teammates should be harnessed for creative potential
  • How to use conflict appropriately as a tool for progress and growth
  • How new knowledge begets new knowledge, and the importance of seeking education from diverse resources
  • Tips for making sure video content doesn’t bore learners like a lecture

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]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:04:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2792 It may be time to remove “culture fit” from our recruitment and hiring vocabulary. Sure, a team that gets along well and shares a set of values is likely to be happy and productive. But a lack of perspective–and even conflict–also means such a team will struggle to innovate and grow. So, how do we build teams that thrive by the virtue of cognitive diversity? This week, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author Shane Snow is here to share insights from a fascinating career that includes building high-performing teams around 3 successful startups. It may be time to remove “culture fit” from our recruitment and hiring vocabulary. Sure, a team that gets along well and shares a set of values is likely to be happy and productive. But a lack of perspective–and even conflict–also means such a team will struggle to innovate and grow. So, how do we build teams that thrive by the virtue of cognitive diversity? This week, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and author Shane Snow is here to share insights from a fascinating career that includes building high-performing teams around 3 successful startups. Cognitive Diversity, Team Building, Intellectual Humility, Innovation, Conflict Resolution No No B-Suite Influence: How Middle Managers Can Overcome Chaos and Deliver C-Suite Impact https://podcasts.fame.so/e/vnwrv0w8-b-suite-influence-how-middle-managers-can-overcome-chaos-and-deliver-c-suite-impact B-Suite Influence: How Middle Managers Can Overcome Chaos and Deliver C-Suite Impact 17 No No 81x6zwk1 It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the volume of information we are exposed to these days. Not only the barrage of social media and news updates, but we’re also offered so many new tools and technologies at work that theoretically make our teams better, work easier, and lives happier. As leaders, how do we rise above the noise, and ensure that our impact is not just felt, but recognized? To help answer that question, we’re joined by Rebecca Houghton, founder of BoldHR and 25-year veteran of leadership development. Middle managers don’t always get the respect they deserve. While they handle a majority of the direct oversight of people in organizations, they seem to end up… stuck in the middle. Mediocre. Middle class. Meh. Nevertheless, these leaders are capable of making as much impact as C-suite executives, provided they control the pace of work that comes through their team, claim the space their role affords, and make the case for their expanded influence.

How can middle managers get there? For starters, Rebecca Houghton advises that we use the term “B-suite” to reflect the high-level impact of managers. Rebecca is a long-time Leadership + Talent expert, founder, and author of the bestselling book Impact: 10 Ways to Level Up Your Leadership. Today on the show, she explains how B-suite leaders can overcome the chaos and lead their teams to victory.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of first controlling the pace of work before you maximize your impact within the “space” of your role
  • How to prevent universal distressors from affecting us disproportionately as individuals
  • How our perceived “sphere of control” affects the amount of anxiety we take on at work (and in life)
  • Why influence is neither a coincidence, nor an innate capability, but an action toward an outcome
  • The 4 “directions” of influence B-suite leaders can pursue
  • How laughter and helping others can help restore your battery
  • What recruiting NASA scientists into other industries can teach us about thriving amid the chaos

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]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:13:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2806 It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the volume of information we are exposed to these days. Not only the barrage of social media and news updates, but we’re also offered so many new tools and technologies at work that theoretically make our teams better, work easier, and lives happier. As leaders, how do we rise above the noise, and ensure that our impact is not just felt, but recognized? To help answer that question, we’re joined by Rebecca Houghton, founder of BoldHR and 25-year veteran of leadership development. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the volume of information we are exposed to these days. Not only the barrage of social media and news updates, but we’re also offered so many new tools and technologies at work that theoretically make our teams better, work easier, and lives happier. As leaders, how do we rise above the noise, and ensure that our impact is not just felt, but recognized? To help answer that question, we’re joined by Rebecca Houghton, founder of BoldHR and 25-year veteran of leadership development. leadership, middle managers, B-suite, influence No No Onboarding Curiosity: Crafting a Learning Program that Treats Every New Employee like Your Future CEO https://podcasts.fame.so/e/rnkr7058-onboarding-curiosity-crafting-a-learning-program-that-treats-every-new-employee-like-your-future-ceo Onboarding Curiosity: Crafting a Learning Program that Treats Every New Employee like Your Future CEO 16 No No 70wn6pk1 There’s a small but significant chance that someone you’ve onboarded at your company… will become its next CEO. Isn’t that the point of hiring, training and developing any employee? To get the maximum value of their skills while helping them become the best version of themselves? To help us craft learning programs that treat all new starters as future CEOs, we’re joined this week by Toby Newman. Toby brings insight from a 20-year L&D career, including his current role where he leads onboarding, wellbeing and learning tech at CH Robinson. Difficult conversations about management and wellbeing at work are often handled with recycled platitudes. “Speak up if you’re not feeling well.” “Feedback is encouraged and accepted 100% of the time!” “Autonomy is important to employee growth.” But anyone who has ever worked knows that these things are easier said than acted upon. To help us add some actionable nuance to these conversations, we invite Toby Newman as this week’s guest on L&D in Action.

Toby has worked in training and development for 20 years, including a happenstance start as a trainer at Blockbuster. Since then, he has worked in the outsourcing, IT services and logistics industries, in various L&D leadership capacities. As lead of onboarding, wellbeing and learning tech solutions at CH Robinson, it’s Toby’s goal to ensure that every new starter is given the resources from day one that could lead to that individual becoming CEO one day.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The delicate balance between guidance and autonomy during onboarding
  • The importance of establishing earnest discourse among employees about thought-provoking–even controversial topics
  • “The art of feedback” and how to set up dedicated systems for sharing and acting on it
  • Some helpful ChatGPT prompts and how to deploy those among your people
  • How to teach your people about wellbeing, rather than just encouraging them to be well
  • The importance of considering all types of diversity among people in your workforce

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]]> Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:11:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3227 There’s a small but significant chance that someone you’ve onboarded at your company… will become its next CEO. Isn’t that the point of hiring, training and developing any employee? To get the maximum value of their skills while helping them become the best version of themselves? To help us craft learning programs that treat all new starters as future CEOs, we’re joined this week by Toby Newman. Toby brings insight from a 20-year L&D career, including his current role where he leads onboarding, wellbeing and learning tech at CH Robinson. There’s a small but significant chance that someone you’ve onboarded at your company… will become its next CEO. Isn’t that the point of hiring, training and developing any employee? To get the maximum value of their skills while helping them become the best version of themselves? To help us craft learning programs that treat all new starters as future CEOs, we’re joined this week by Toby Newman. Toby brings insight from a 20-year L&D career, including his current role where he leads onboarding, wellbeing and learning tech at CH Robinson. Management and Wellbeing at Work, Actionable Workplace Conversations, Onboarding and Autonomy, Fostering Thought-Provoking Discourse, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workforce No No Swear by Your People: Achieve Peak team performance through enduring relationships https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8y6xrzn-swear-by-your-people-achieve-peak-team-performance-through-enduring-relationships Swear by Your People: Achieve Peak team performance through enduring relationships 15 No No l04732x1 Who knew that swearing can be beneficial? Not just for individuals that swear, but for teams who swear among–and by–each other. Those who feel a sense of safety and trust around their colleagues tend to have greater success in their collaborations… and they’re more likely to swear because, well, they’re comfortable with each other. As a leader, how can you get your team feeling that level of cohesion and rapport (swearing optional)? Speaker, leadership team performance expert, and author Adrian Baillargeon is here to offer his insight from 20 years working with corporate and sports clients all over the world. What’s your favorite team? Most people, when asked this question, will think first of athletics. Many will immediately picture a football team–of either the association or American variety. Very few, if any of us, are quick to think of our own teams at work, even though those are the teams we spend the most time with. Why is that? There are many reasons we aren’t as enthusiastic about our teams at work as we should be, and the buck always stops with leadership. This week, Adrian Baillargeon joins us to discuss how we can infuse trust, enthusiasm, and cohesion back into our teams.

Adrian is a speaker, executive coach, and author of the book Teams That Swear. He has worked with global clients on 3 separate continents in the corporate, sports, not-for-profit, and education sectors. As a leadership team performance expert, his methods draw from scientific research, as well as from high-performing professional and amateur sports teams. He teaches us how to unify our teams by achieving clarity and focusing deeply on relationship development.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why swearing has benefits for individuals and teams (according to science!)
  • The importance of clarity to team success… but not unless you have a clear definition of what clarity means!
  • The 3 categories of purpose and how to cultivate them for your team
  • The importance of finding a personal connection as means of building trust
  • How to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy conflict
  • The ‘HHH’ method of developing relationships by sharing a personal hero, hardship, and a highlight

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]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:30:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3144 Who knew that swearing can be beneficial? Not just for individuals that swear, but for teams who swear among–and by–each other. Those who feel a sense of safety and trust around their colleagues tend to have greater success in their collaborations… and they’re more likely to swear because, well, they’re comfortable with each other. As a leader, how can you get your team feeling that level of cohesion and rapport (swearing optional)? Speaker, leadership team performance expert, and author Adrian Baillargeon is here to offer his insight from 20 years working with corporate and sports clients all over the world. Who knew that swearing can be beneficial? Not just for individuals that swear, but for teams who swear among–and by–each other. Those who feel a sense of safety and trust around their colleagues tend to have greater success in their collaborations… and they’re more likely to swear because, well, they’re comfortable with each other. As a leader, how can you get your team feeling that level of cohesion and rapport (swearing optional)? Speaker, leadership team performance expert, and author Adrian Baillargeon is here to offer his insight from 20 years working with corporate and sports clients all over the world. No No The State of L&D: Navigating Novel Technology on a Learning Budget https://podcasts.fame.so/e/p8mlz11n-the-state-of-l-d-navigating-novel-technology-on-a-learning-budget The State of L&D: Navigating Novel Technology on a Learning Budget 14 No No 70vj8zz0 What will be hot in L&D in 2023? What challenges will learning leaders face this year? If you’re an L&D pro, you may have answered a survey asking these questions at some point in the last 10 years. They come from Donald Taylor’s indispensable L&D Global Sentiment Survey. This week, we discuss with Don his findings from 4,000 respondents, covering the challenge of tightened budgets, the adoption of burgeoning tech, demonstrating a learning ROI and much more. Budget. Value. Impact. These are the three most commonly used words found among the responses to Donald Taylor’s question, “what is your biggest L&D challenge in 2023?” This, of course, comes from Taylor’s annual Global Sentiment Survey. While he typically only asks a multiple choice question about “What’s hot” in L&D, this year he added this open-ended question. From the thousands of respondents, it is clear: L&D pros are fighting an uphill battle to demonstrate their immense value to their organizations. This is top of mind on this week’s episode of L&D in Action.

Beyond his globally revered survey, Don Chairs the Learning Technologies Conference, serves as a keynote speaker, and has authored a book on the topic of learning technology. If you asked 10 elite L&D practitioners who the most important names in Learning are, 9 will include Don in their list. The 10th would likely be Don himself, and he’s just being modest. There’s no doubt Don is a driver of the global L&D conversation, and we’re thrilled to discuss burgeoning ed tech, showing learning impact with data, preparing for disruption and much more with him on the show.

Join us as we discuss:

  • How some companies are capturing learning ROI, and how retention may be the simplest vehicle to start
  • Whether classic guidelines like the 70-20-10 Rule of learning should be reconsidered
  • How diversity of people–not necessarily what you teach–is the greatest antidote for disruption
  • Whether novel tech can foster collaboration that outperforms the learning methods we naturally develop as teams
  • How to minimize the largest of productivity gaps among employees
  • What we can learn about learning from entirely remote, asynchronous companies
  • Strategy for getting buy-in to learning programs from troubled executives

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👉Donald Taylor on LinkedIn
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👉getAbstract website
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👉Learning Technologies in the Workplace book summary on getAbstract

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]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:48:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3051 What will be hot in L&D in 2023? What challenges will learning leaders face this year? If you’re an L&D pro, you may have answered a survey asking these questions at some point in the last 10 years. They come from Donald Taylor’s indispensable L&D Global Sentiment Survey. This week, we discuss with Don his findings from 4,000 respondents, covering the challenge of tightened budgets, the adoption of burgeoning tech, demonstrating a learning ROI and much more. What will be hot in L&D in 2023? What challenges will learning leaders face this year? If you’re an L&D pro, you may have answered a survey asking these questions at some point in the last 10 years. They come from Donald Taylor’s indispensable L&D Global Sentiment Survey. This week, we discuss with Don his findings from 4,000 respondents, covering the challenge of tightened budgets, the adoption of burgeoning tech, demonstrating a learning ROI and much more. Budget, Value, Impact, L&D challenge, Global Sentiment Survey, Learning Technologies Conference, Learning Technology, Learning ROI, Retention, 70-20-10 Rule, Diversity, Disruption, Novel tech, Collaboration, Productivity gaps, Remote work, Asynchronous companies, Buy-in, Troubled executives No No Motivating Learners: Gamification and the psychology of engagement https://podcasts.fame.so/e/183lr99n-motivating-learners-gamification-and-the-psychology-of-engagement Motivating Learners: Gamification and the psychology of engagement 13 No No m0j53xx1 It’s no secret that not everyone is constantly motivated at work. It’s even less of a secret then, that many people are unenthusiastic about learning on the job. Often, the educational programs we create aren’t helping these problems. But by peering deeper into the psychology of our learners, we can invite them to craft their own story around their development. To explain the power of gamification to boost learner motivation, consultant, speaker and author Karl Kapp joins us on the show this week. Engagement at work has always been… uncommon. In fact, Gallup polls from the last 10 years show that only about 1 in 5 (at most!) employees can be considered fully engaged in their workplace. Thankfully, learning and development practitioners are perfectly positioned to boost motivation through well designed learning opportunities. But making such educational programs means having a deep understanding of learning psychology, and also understanding how that psychology relates to the tools we use at work every day.

So, where do we start? How about gamification? By looking at the nature of games–rules, roles, competition and strategy–we can optimize our learning content to strike at the hearts and minds of learners. To help us along the way, we welcome Karl Kapp. Karl has more titles than most: Author of multiple books, speaker, consultant, founder and Professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University. Most importantly, he is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on Learning Design. Today, he theorizes how we can put an end to the motivation crisis by leveling up our learning content.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Self-determination theory (SDT) and what it says about people’s motivation to improve
  • What gamification is, and what (more importantly) it is not
  • The history of gamified learning in real-world contexts and how it relates to modern corporate settings
  • The importance of effective storytelling for anchoring learning content in relatable terms
  • Balancing internal and external motivation via “nudging”
  • The importance of rewards in gamification, and how to incorporate variability
  • Advice for introducing gamification into an organization 

Episode Resources

👉Karl Kapp on LinkedIn
👉Karl Kapp website
👉getAbstract website
👉getAbstract on LinkedIn
👉The Gamification of Learning and Instruction book summary on getAbstract

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]]> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 12:44:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2807 It’s no secret that not everyone is constantly motivated at work. It’s even less of a secret then, that many people are unenthusiastic about learning on the job. Often, the educational programs we create aren’t helping these problems. But by peering deeper into the psychology of our learners, we can invite them to craft their own story around their development. To explain the power of gamification to boost learner motivation, consultant, speaker and author Karl Kapp joins us on the show this week. It’s no secret that not everyone is constantly motivated at work. It’s even less of a secret then, that many people are unenthusiastic about learning on the job. Often, the educational programs we create aren’t helping these problems. But by peering deeper into the psychology of our learners, we can invite them to craft their own story around their development. To explain the power of gamification to boost learner motivation, consultant, speaker and author Karl Kapp joins us on the show this week. No No Learning About Learning: Investing in Human Intelligence (HI) to Ensure Sustainable Work https://podcasts.fame.so/e/pnml17y8-learning-about-learning-investing-in-human-intelligence-hi-to-ensure-sustainable-work Learning About Learning: Investing in Human Intelligence (HI) to Ensure Sustainable Work 12 No No 71vjz541 Organizations have a responsibility to their people to create a sustainable future, both in terms of the world we live in, and the careers they create. To discuss how leaders can craft such a future through learning, we speak with Teri Hart on this week’s episode. As an author, work futurist, and Head of Talent Development at Zurich NA, Teri has spent many years building educational programs meant to future-proof employees and inspire them to charge ahead into a challenging future. Although employees expect more from their organizations in these turbulent times, many feel as though they’re getting less. With a lack of clarity around how the next wave of AI will impact job security, it’s only fair for workers to ask companies to arm them with tools and education that gives them a fighting chance. But, that’s no small task, and leaders have to persist in an increasingly competitive business landscape. The answer is effective continued education for all… but where do we start?

By learning about learning, according to Teri Hart. As VP and Head of Talent Development at Zurich NA, and a long-time researcher of learning science, Teri has been developing strategic learning programs based on psychological science for years. Today, she reveals how we can help our people overcome learning barriers, build identities as learners, and drive our organizations into the future we want to see.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The need to establish a commitment to, and investment in, Human Intelligence (HI)
  • The World Economic Forum’s Good Work Framework, and how we can re-commit to its “enablers”
  • The importance of promoting from within and dedicating resources to upskilling employees
  • The reasons some employees lack motivation to learn or seek meaningful growth
  • The importance of understanding how our brains work as a way to be better learners
  • Utilizing the zone of personal development to determine which learning and skill paths are best for employees
  • Why failure is one of the most effective ways to learn

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👉 Teri Hart on LinkedIn
👉 Hardwired to Learn website
👉 getAbstract website
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👉 Hardwired to Learn book summary on getAbstract

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]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3073 Organizations have a responsibility to their people to create a sustainable future, both in terms of the world we live in, and the careers they create. To discuss how leaders can craft such a future through learning, we speak with Teri Hart on this week’s episode. As an author, work futurist, and Head of Talent Development at Zurich NA, Teri has spent many years building educational programs meant to future-proof employees and inspire them to charge ahead into a challenging future. Organizations have a responsibility to their people to create a sustainable future, both in terms of the world we live in, and the careers they create. To discuss how leaders can craft such a future through learning, we speak with Teri Hart on this week’s episode. As an author, work futurist, and Head of Talent Development at Zurich NA, Teri has spent many years building educational programs meant to future-proof employees and inspire them to charge ahead into a challenging future. Employees' expectations, Job security, AI impact, Tools and education, Competitive business landscape, Continued education, Learning barriers, Identities as learners, Human Intelligence (HI), Good Work Framework, Upskilling employees, Motivation to learn, Brain function, Personal development, Failure as a learning tool, Teri Hart, Talent development, Learning science, Psychological science. No No Inspiring Confidence: Supportive Leadership for a New Generation of Social-Professional Challenges https://podcasts.fame.so/e/x8v3ryjn-inspiring-confidence-supportive-leadership-for-a-new-generation-of-social-professional-challenges Inspiring Confidence: Supportive Leadership for a New Generation of Social-Professional Challenges 11 No No 70ynl421 In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with coach, speaker and author of Quick Confidence, Selena Rezvani. As a consultant to the Fortune 500, Selena trains some of the brightest minds in business on self-advocacy and inclusive leadership behaviors. Today, we address growing mental health issues among workers, as reported by The Conference Board. Selena promotes a warmth-first approach to leadership that empowers individuals to advocate for themselves and forothers. The most recent Conference Board workforce survey has shown us that many people are growing less content at work. 34% of respondents said their mental health had gotten worse in the last 6 months, while 37% feel a decreased sense of belonging. Almost half of these respondents attributed their feelings to a challenging workload, and considering the historical moment, it’s worth taking a deeper look at these findings.

To offer insight based on her experience as a speaker and coach to the Fortune 500, we welcome Selena Rezvani on this week’s episode of L&D in Action. Selena teaches leaders and individual contributors alike how to foster advocacy and psychological safety in the workplace. Today, she gives us actionable advice for having the tough conversations that will help address this workplace happiness crisis.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The growing mental wellness disparities in the workplace, especially between different generations
  • How to pursue equity and inclusion among diverse teams the right way
  • The importance of encouraging and promoting allyship and parallel advocacy within your team
  • Leveraging power sharing to encourage transparency across your team and organization
  • The impact of having your critical career moments prepared as shareable narratives
  • Frameworks for combating toxic work environments

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]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2814 In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with coach, speaker and author of Quick Confidence, Selena Rezvani. As a consultant to the Fortune 500, Selena trains some of the brightest minds in business on self-advocacy and inclusive leadership behaviors. Today, we address growing mental health issues among workers, as reported by The Conference Board. Selena promotes a warmth-first approach to leadership that empowers individuals to advocate for themselves and forothers. In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with coach, speaker and author of Quick Confidence, Selena Rezvani. As a consultant to the Fortune 500, Selena trains some of the brightest minds in business on self-advocacy and inclusive leadership behaviors. Today, we address growing mental health issues among workers, as reported by The Conference Board. Selena promotes a warmth-first approach to leadership that empowers individuals to advocate for themselves and forothers. No No Content for Modern Learners: What L&D Leaders can Learn from Creators on Social Media https://podcasts.fame.so/e/18pz01j8-content-for-modern-learners-what-l-d-leaders-can-learn-from-creators-on-social-media Content for Modern Learners: What L&D Leaders can Learn from Creators on Social Media 10 No No z1rmqrn0 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Founder and CEO of Anchored Training, Vanessa Alzate. Vanessa is an instructional designer with a decade of experience in the L&D space, and has made it her mission to bridge the gap between the old-school and what’s new and next in learning solutions. Top of mind for her is how social media has turned into one of the most prolific platforms for education, and the many ways learning and development practitioners can learn from new educators and content creators. Learning and Development efforts are very rarely associated with thrilling, addictive content. In fact, quite the opposite–until recently, when the media landscape changed forever. As e-learning burst into the spotlight during the pandemic, the public also became fascinated by their favorite educators on social media. Now, L&D leaders have a wonderful opportunity to learn from future generations, not only how to make use of the historically prohibitive video medium, but how to teach in an impactful, concise manner. That’s right, we’re talking about TikTok.

To help us connect the dots between old school L&D and new-school, fast-paced social media-inspired education, we speak with Vanessa Alzate. Vanessa is an educator, speaker and consultant, and as the founder and CEO of Anchored Training she helps Fortune 500s achieve their L&D goals through creative and modern instructional design tactics, sometimes influenced by social media.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Why the accessibility, simplicity and pace of new social media content should be taken seriously by learning leaders 
  • How to blend asynchronous and synchronous learning in a way that makes the most impact on the most learners
  • How to make sure mandatory training categories don’t set a sterile tone for the rest of your learning content
  • How the authenticity of the beauty content creators can inform corporate learning style and format
  • Understanding that while content can’t target everyone, establishing “learning personas” can help
  • What instructional designers can learn from social media about giving learning optionality in their content
  • How to address the increasingly shorter shelf-life of learning content

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]]> Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2990 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Founder and CEO of Anchored Training, Vanessa Alzate. Vanessa is an instructional designer with a decade of experience in the L&D space, and has made it her mission to bridge the gap between the old-school and what’s new and next in learning solutions. Top of mind for her is how social media has turned into one of the most prolific platforms for education, and the many ways learning and development practitioners can learn from new educators and content creators. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Founder and CEO of Anchored Training, Vanessa Alzate. Vanessa is an instructional designer with a decade of experience in the L&D space, and has made it her mission to bridge the gap between the old-school and what’s new and next in learning solutions. Top of mind for her is how social media has turned into one of the most prolific platforms for education, and the many ways learning and development practitioners can learn from new educators and content creators. Social Education, Blended Learning, Learning Personas, Instructional Design, Workflow Learning No No Domino Effect Leadership: Leading Teams that Surpass Others and Yourself https://podcasts.fame.so/e/pnml2p18-domino-effect-leadership-leading-teams-that-surpass-others-and-yourself Domino Effect Leadership: Leading Teams that Surpass Others and Yourself 9 No No 71vjxqz1 In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with Jon Westover. Jon is a Professor and Department Chair at Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Business, as well as the host of the top 0.1%-ranked podcast Human Capital Innovations. He addresses the challenges that managers and business leaders feel during a time where characteristic chaos means that employees struggle to feel the psychological safety necessary within a thriving creative and agile business. How can we expect employees to feel secure in their roles if seemingly every day another major corporation announces a round of layoffs? How can we expect everyone to feel fulfilled when just a couple years ago we saw how industries, the economy and the world operated with barebones resources during a pandemic? How can we convince our people that their opinions, feedback, ideas and feelings truly matter to the mission and to the other people in their organization? What are managers and people leaders to do?

Who better to answer these tough questions than Jonathan Westover. Jon is the host of top 0.1% business leadership podcast Human Capital Innovations. He is also a department chair at Utah Valley University, an author, speaker, husband, and father of 6. Today on L&D in Action, he offers insight gained from decades of academic research and more than 1,300 episodes of his podcast on how to be an effective modern leader. It’s a tall task for leaders of all ranks in every industry, but Jon is here to share patterns and strategies that lead to more cohesive, better performing teams in almost any scenario.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of psychological safety, especially now, when even a small team can have a great impact
  • How to act as a servant leader, serving those who report to you as your ultimate goal 
  • The importance of rejecting dogma in favor of learning from diverse belief systems and people 
  • How to equip a team with future literacy via scenario planning
  • Why teams should embrace the scientific method as business-as-usual
  • Moving away from Intelligence Quotient, beyond Emotional Quotient and into Love Quotient (LQ) 

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]]> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2124 In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with Jon Westover. Jon is a Professor and Department Chair at Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Business, as well as the host of the top 0.1%-ranked podcast Human Capital Innovations. He addresses the challenges that managers and business leaders feel during a time where characteristic chaos means that employees struggle to feel the psychological safety necessary within a thriving creative and agile business. In this episode of L&D in Action, we speak with Jon Westover. Jon is a Professor and Department Chair at Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Business, as well as the host of the top 0.1%-ranked podcast Human Capital Innovations. He addresses the challenges that managers and business leaders feel during a time where characteristic chaos means that employees struggle to feel the psychological safety necessary within a thriving creative and agile business. No No The Technology Question: Balancing AI with Strong Leadership and Learning Content https://podcasts.fame.so/e/v856j0jn-the-technology-question-balancing-ai-with-strong-leadership-and-learning-content The Technology Question: Balancing AI with Strong Leadership and Learning Content 8 No No 81qv3y30 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Christopher Lind, VP and Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed. As a career investigator of the intersection among technology, people and business, he ultimately asks one question, which he and host Tyler interrogate at length: What’s the healthy center for adopting and utilizing new technology in the workplace? When it comes to artificial intelligence, Christopher identifies an uncertain path ahead, though he agrees there is potential to enhance interactions between leaders and their teams by making them more profound, personalized and meaningful. While Artificial Intelligence has the potential to revolutionize the business world, human history has shown a tendency to charge ahead of our own technological readiness. The unstoppable flurry of new AI applications in the last few years has captivated everyone’s attention with promises of greater efficiency and power. So, how do we make sure that these innovations actually help us improve as innovators, as community-builders, and as people?

Who better to answer this question than Christopher Lind. Christopher is a learning and development veteran who serves as VP and Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed. He has dedicated his career to fostering and promoting human-centered leadership, which means that he often deals in changes that tend to de-center human interaction… Not the least of which is AI. Christopher leaves no feather unruffled when it comes to making the tough choices about integrating emerging technology into our organizations, hierarchies and daily responsibilities.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of doing ample research and considering history when adopting AI tools
  • How organizations should invest in understanding employees skills, using both technology and leadership
  • How the use of different media for learning content has evolved over the years (including with generative AI)
  • How to activate learning champions through the use of councils dedicated to education
  • How to build a collaborative community-focused learning culture 

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]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 10:33:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2559 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Christopher Lind, VP and Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed. As a career investigator of the intersection among technology, people and business, he ultimately asks one question, which he and host Tyler interrogate at length: What’s the healthy center for adopting and utilizing new technology in the workplace? When it comes to artificial intelligence, Christopher identifies an uncertain path ahead, though he agrees there is potential to enhance interactions between leaders and their teams by making them more profound, personalized and meaningful. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Christopher Lind, VP and Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed. As a career investigator of the intersection among technology, people and business, he ultimately asks one question, which he and host Tyler interrogate at length: What’s the healthy center for adopting and utilizing new technology in the workplace? When it comes to artificial intelligence, Christopher identifies an uncertain path ahead, though he agrees there is potential to enhance interactions between leaders and their teams by making them more profound, personalized and meaningful. No No Authentic Leadership: Staying Ahead of the Curve with Self-knowledge https://podcasts.fame.so/e/08jz0168-authentic-leadership-staying-ahead-of-the-curve-with-self-knowledge Authentic Leadership: Staying Ahead of the Curve with Self-knowledge 7 No No 41pkm250 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by leadership development expert Bill Treasurer. Bill describes his consultancy, Giant Leap Consulting, as a courage-building company dedicated to maximizing performance emphasizing self-awareness among leaders. From two decades of coaching and consulting, Bill shares his insight as to how companies can foster better relationships among their employees, centered around embracing one’s authentic social and human self. What is the highest compliment you can pay a leader? That they are comfortable in their own skin. An authentic leader brings their authentic self to the workplace, and, through their actions, encourages everyone else to do so as well. But, well… easier said than done. It’s one of the hardest times to be a leader in history, with the 21st century being largely driven by decentralization and rapid change. Our guest today, Bill Treasurer, shares insights from 20+ years in consulting that will help new and old leaders alike navigate this volatile world of business.

Bill has had an illustrious career, previously working for Accenture as the organization’s first full-time Internal Executive Coach. Two decades ago, he founded Giant Leap Consulting, a courage-building consultancy that helps organizations optimize performance by fostering authentic relationships and stronger leadership dynamics. His most recent book is Leadership Two Words at a Time.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The importance of self-knowledge in leadership, and how to come into self-knowledge as a new leader
  • How to support and enable employees to be the best versions of themselves by finding their times of greatest focus
  • The impact of remote work on bringing your authentic self to the workplace
  • The importance of finding time for self-mastery as a leader, and supporting self-mastery in the people you lead
  • Crafting the right combination of intimate leadership and technological support to achieve the best possible work outcomes

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]]> Tue, 23 May 2023 12:45:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2662 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by leadership development expert Bill Treasurer. Bill describes his consultancy, Giant Leap Consulting, as a courage-building company dedicated to maximizing performance emphasizing self-awareness among leaders. From two decades of coaching and consulting, Bill shares his insight as to how companies can foster better relationships among their employees, centered around embracing one’s authentic social and human self. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by leadership development expert Bill Treasurer. Bill describes his consultancy, Giant Leap Consulting, as a courage-building company dedicated to maximizing performance emphasizing self-awareness among leaders. From two decades of coaching and consulting, Bill shares his insight as to how companies can foster better relationships among their employees, centered around embracing one’s authentic social and human self. No No Coaching for Problem-Solving: How to Create a Trust-based Leadership Dynamic https://podcasts.fame.so/e/18pzvq38-coaching-for-problem-solving-how-to-create-a-trust-based-leadership-dynamic Coaching for Problem-Solving: How to Create a Trust-based Leadership Dynamic 6 No No z1rm38x0 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Irial O’Farrell, Founder of Evolution Consulting and author of several books on the topic of Management. Irial helps organizations empower their people, at all levels, to be greater problem-solvers. Companies tend to choose and grow their leadership based on problem-solving prowess. Irial explains that a constant focus on resolving the bad doesn’t always result in long-term good, as leaders need to have the freedom to focus on innovation and growth. Her 8-step problem-solving framework is as foolproof as the scientific method, and will help any leader teach their people to become self-sufficient solution finders. Many managers across all industries have one trait in common: They are superb problem solvers. This is good… until solving problems becomes the bulk of one’s work. A leader must have space to develop their people’s key skill sets. Space to observe coming trends and react to the market. Space to innovate and seek paths for growth. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that managers teach their people to be effective problem-solvers on their own. But, this is no easy task, and can be both a social and professional challenge for even the most experienced managers. Thankfully, Irial O’Farrell is here to share her insights from nearly two decades of management consulting.

Self-describing as a people-and-performance geek, Irial is endlessly fascinated by what makes people tick in the workplace. This has led her through a career evolution from financial services operations and management to learning and development, executive coaching, strategy, organization design and change management. As the Founder of Evolution Consulting, she is passionate about teaching leaders to unleash the power of their organizations by educating their people effectively.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The three types of escalations that create bottlenecks for leaders
  • The 8-step problem-solving process, the first step of which most people ignore
  • How to craft a learning program that has an impact on all the different microcultures of an organization
  • Why mastery and autonomy are key to motivation and self-direction, and how to put this into practice in L&D
  • Using SMART as both an objective setting framework and as a communication facilitator
  • How to approach the emotionally challenging conversations about improving performance at work

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getAbstract website
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]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 10:12:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3671 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Irial O’Farrell, Founder of Evolution Consulting and author of several books on the topic of Management. Irial helps organizations empower their people, at all levels, to be greater problem-solvers. Companies tend to choose and grow their leadership based on problem-solving prowess. Irial explains that a constant focus on resolving the bad doesn’t always result in long-term good, as leaders need to have the freedom to focus on innovation and growth. Her 8-step problem-solving framework is as foolproof as the scientific method, and will help any leader teach their people to become self-sufficient solution finders. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Irial O’Farrell, Founder of Evolution Consulting and author of several books on the topic of Management. Irial helps organizations empower their people, at all levels, to be greater problem-solvers. Companies tend to choose and grow their leadership based on problem-solving prowess. Irial explains that a constant focus on resolving the bad doesn’t always result in long-term good, as leaders need to have the freedom to focus on innovation and growth. Her 8-step problem-solving framework is as foolproof as the scientific method, and will help any leader teach their people to become self-sufficient solution finders. No No Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World https://podcasts.fame.so/e/p8lzmkz8-reframing-l-d-the-need-for-learning-practitioners-in-an-evolving-world Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World 5 No No x1l27921 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Dr. Nigel Paine, speaker, consultant, author, and Presenter of Learning Now TV. Nigel has had an illustrious career in learning and development, including a stint at the BBC leading the digital transformation as Head of People Development. Nigel believes that L&D professionals stand at a pivotal cultural moment that demands a new focus on mobilizing the entire organization to address problems collaboratively as teams, employees and individuals with unique skills. Nigel Paine believes that we are living in the Century of People. With an industrial past that viewed humans as nothing more than cogs in a machine, we’re still making steady progress toward organizations that treat their employees as people first. In this complex technological moment, It’s Learning and Development leaders who hold the power to maximize the contribution of their companies by activating the full human potential of ALL of their people.

Dr. Paine, our guest today, is a speaker, consultant, author, and researcher. He is the Founder and CEO of nigelpaine.com, a consultancy focused on building more effective workplaces by promoting learning, creativity, innovation, and value-based leadership, as well as the link between them. He passionately advocates for a reframing of learning and development in response to the unprecedented pace of change in this 21st century.

Join us as we discuss:

  • Viewing employees for their individuality in order to solve problems for the organization as a whole
  • How to outsource L&D needs without outsourcing brainpower and creative problem-solving
  • The importance of being “self-conscious” at work, so that work is learning and learning is work
  • The potential for AI and new tech to act as a personal “Chief of Staff”
  • How WD-40 Company amplified its success by celebrating mistakes and crowdsourcing solutions

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Nigel Paine on LinkedIn
getAbstract website
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]]> Tue, 09 May 2023 11:53:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2581 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Dr. Nigel Paine, speaker, consultant, author, and Presenter of Learning Now TV. Nigel has had an illustrious career in learning and development, including a stint at the BBC leading the digital transformation as Head of People Development. Nigel believes that L&D professionals stand at a pivotal cultural moment that demands a new focus on mobilizing the entire organization to address problems collaboratively as teams, employees and individuals with unique skills. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Dr. Nigel Paine, speaker, consultant, author, and Presenter of Learning Now TV. Nigel has had an illustrious career in learning and development, including a stint at the BBC leading the digital transformation as Head of People Development. Nigel believes that L&D professionals stand at a pivotal cultural moment that demands a new focus on mobilizing the entire organization to address problems collaboratively as teams, employees and individuals with unique skills. No No Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future https://podcasts.fame.so/e/pnml63p8-educating-a-workforce-for-an-unknown-future Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future 4 No No 71vjpkq1 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Michelle Weise, author and founder of Rise and Design. Michelle describes how learning leaders will need to adapt their systems to equip workers for unpredictable technology and multifarious careers. The power and pace of disruptive tech has turned many industries and organizations into unrecognizable versions of their past selves. In fact, many of the most sought-after jobs of today didn’t even exist 10 years ago. Because of this, many people have been left largely to their own devices to navigate this volatile world of work as job seekers. As the pace of change continues to quicken, companies need to develop ecosystems of learning and employment opportunities that make it easier on individuals to find their role and their place.

Our guest today is Michelle Weise, founder of Rise and Design. Michelle has dedicated her career to helping organizations develop and implement innovative education strategies that prepare employees (and bottom lines) for jobs and tech that don’t exist yet.

Join us as we discuss:

  • The characteristics of a learning ecosystem that supports people as holistic learners with a diverse education history.
  • How to teach employees to be “dangerous” enough to exploit new technology.
  • What developments to look for as traditional education begins to address professional competencies more.
  • The importance of understanding your employees’ skills at a granular level.
  • How “on- and off-ramps” between earning and learning may be a critical feature of future organizations.

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Rise and Design on LinkedIn
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Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

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]]> Tue, 02 May 2023 09:49:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 3098 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Michelle Weise, author and founder of Rise and Design. Michelle describes how learning leaders will need to adapt their systems to equip workers for unpredictable technology and multifarious careers. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Michelle Weise, author and founder of Rise and Design. Michelle describes how learning leaders will need to adapt their systems to equip workers for unpredictable technology and multifarious careers. No No Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture https://podcasts.fame.so/e/6nrzzzmn-creating-relational-excellence-with-the-power-of-connection-culture Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture 3 No No 815444y0 This week, L&D in Action features Michael Lee Stallard, Co-Founder and President of Connection Culture Group. A finance executive turned coach and consultant, Michael has observed that many high-achieving organizations are forfeiting strong connections between people in favor of operational excellence. It’s his goal to bring empathy and humanity back to the workplace. Many leaders compare their organizations to families. But, is it really as simple as that when you have complex financial goals and employees all over the globe? People are suffering from unprecedented rates of isolation in the workforce today, and few companies are addressing this issue thoughtfully. However, without meaningful human connection in the workplace, business outcomes and the wellbeing of employees will continually decline.

Our latest guest on L&D in Action, Michael Lee Stallard has been studying Connection (with a capital ‘C’) for decades now. After leaving an illustrious career on Wall Street, he set out to help organizations discover the social and emotional bonds that bring them together as people first, coworkers second.

Join us as we discuss:
  • The positive impact of human connection on the body and brain
  • How to develop a strong company culture composed of many subcultures
  • How to hire and recruit people with a focus on relational excellence
  • How leaders can advance themselves and their people as social beings

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Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:03:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 4358 This week, L&D in Action features Michael Lee Stallard, Co-Founder and President of Connection Culture Group. A finance executive turned coach and consultant, Michael has observed that many high-achieving organizations are forfeiting strong connections between people in favor of operational excellence. It’s his goal to bring empathy and humanity back to the workplace. This week, L&D in Action features Michael Lee Stallard, Co-Founder and President of Connection Culture Group. A finance executive turned coach and consultant, Michael has observed that many high-achieving organizations are forfeiting strong connections between people in favor of operational excellence. It’s his goal to bring empathy and humanity back to the workplace. No No Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence https://podcasts.fame.so/e/18222228-reframing-how-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-work-with-ravin-jesuthasan-global-leader-for-transformation-services-at-mercer Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 2 No No 20944441 In this episode of L&D in Action, Host Tyler Lay is joined by Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader for Transformation Services at Mercer. He is also a consultant, speaker, and author who has done extensive research on the future of work in the digital economy and artificial intelligence! Together, they discuss how AI and automation is going to change the way we run businesses, and why leaders need to reinvent themselves and their organizations. Change is inevitable, no matter where you are; the world and the people in it are constantly changing. The introduction of AI and automation is opening up a whole new realm of possibilities for businesses but, naturally, people are scared of it. We need to find leaders who can learn to reinvent themselves and their organizations, who can ride the wave of change with confidence and optimism.

In this episode of L&D in Action, Host Tyler Lay is joined by Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader for Transformation Services at Mercer. He is also a consultant, speaker, and author who has done extensive research on the future of work in the digital economy and artificial intelligence! 

Join us as we discuss:

  • How AI and automation will change the way all industries work
  • Why leaders need to constantly change and reinvent themselves
  • The ways in which HR and L&D folks can adapt to the rapidity of change
  • How we can teach AI to the workforce to allow for a steady transition

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:40:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2338 In this episode of L&D in Action, Host Tyler Lay is joined by Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader for Transformation Services at Mercer. He is also a consultant, speaker, and author who has done extensive research on the future of work in the digital economy and artificial intelligence! Together, they discuss how AI and automation is going to change the way we run businesses, and why leaders need to reinvent themselves and their organizations. In this episode of L&D in Action, Host Tyler Lay is joined by Ravin Jesuthasan, Global Leader for Transformation Services at Mercer. He is also a consultant, speaker, and author who has done extensive research on the future of work in the digital economy and artificial intelligence! Together, they discuss how AI and automation is going to change the way we run businesses, and why leaders need to reinvent themselves and their organizations. getAbstract, L&DinAction, Tyler Lay, Ravin Jesuthasan, Mercer, digital economy, learning and development, artificial intelligence, AI, HR No No The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World https://podcasts.fame.so/e/p8lzzz08-the-5-solution-prioritizing-learning-and-development-in-a-busy-world The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World 1 No No x1l222q1 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis, to discuss how he and his L&D team have cultivated a thriving learning culture for an organization of 105,000 global employees. The goal of any Chief Learning Officer is to foster a learning culture that provides employees with the tools and autonomy needed to make learning fulfilling. With a comprehensive ecosystem of educational opportunities that embeds directly in work, Novartis seems to have achieved this goal. Having set a goal several years ago to get all employees spending 5% of their time at work learning, Novartis has developed one of the most impressive L&D systems in the world.

Our guest today is Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis. Simon’s career in e-learning and corporate L&D spans nearly 30 years, the last ten of which have been in his current position.

Join us as we discuss:
  • How to institute dedicated learning time across an entire Fortune 500 company
  • How the creative use of AI can take your learning platforms to a new level
  • How leaders can best support employee learning in an “unbossed” environment
  • How even those who have mastered their craft can still benefit from learnin

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]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:31:00 +0000 getAbstract getAbstract 2756 In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis, to discuss how he and his L&D team have cultivated a thriving learning culture for an organization of 105,000 global employees. In this episode of L&D in Action, we’re joined by Simon Brown, Chief Learning Officer at Novartis, to discuss how he and his L&D team have cultivated a thriving learning culture for an organization of 105,000 global employees. L&D in Action, getAbstract, Novartis, Simon Brown, Learning and Development, L&D, Chief Learning Officer, AI No No