Shows
Shane Hewitt and The NightshiftNEW - Quiet Quitting Isn’t the Problem—Disengagement IsQuiet quitting isn’t a trend—it’s a symptom. Ajay Pangarkar joins Shane to reveal what’s really driving employee disengagement, and why it's costing businesses more than they realize. This conversation explores how economic stress, poor communication, and the vanishing middle manager are leaving workers unsupported and disconnected. Ajay explains why mentorship matters, how soft costs like turnover and training add up, and what leaders can actually do to re-engage teams. Hear why the “lazy worker” myth misses the mark, and how better management—not more surveillance—is the real solution. GUEST: Ajay...
2025-12-0412 min
Powered by LearningEpisode 100: AI, Data, and the Future of Learning & DevelopmentWe’re celebrating 100 episodes of Powered by Learning with a special conversation with past podcast guests Dr. Kristal Walker, Marjorie Van Roon, Ajay Pangarkar, Robyn DeFelice, and Connie Malamed. Together, we reflect on the past five years in L&D—AI’s promise (and limits), the rise of data-informed decisions, accountability for performance and ROI, and the renewed push for personalized, human-centered learning. Listen for an energizing look at where L&D is headed—and how your organization can evolve. Show Notes: Our podcast guests and co-hosts share practical perspectives you can use now while...
2025-09-1834 min
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand PodcastFederal workers are calling in more sick days than during the pandemic. Here's whyAjay Pangarkar, Workforce Performance Strategist and author of “Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning"
2025-09-0106 min
L&D DisruptThe ROI of Learning: From Cost Center to Profit Driver | L&D Disrupt | Episode 91In this episode, Ajay Pangarkar discusses the importance of aligning L&D with business goals in order to deliver measurable results. He highlights the need for L&D professionals to develop fluency in business and financial metrics so they can clearly demonstrate the value of their initiatives. Ajay shares insights from his latest book on learning metrics, alongside practical strategies for integrating L&D with wider business operations, illustrated with anecdotes that showcase the impact of well-targeted learning interventions.The conversation also examines why learning should be regarded as a means of achieving business objectives, rather than...
2025-08-1837 minPowered by LearningUnlock Organizational Value with Learning MetricsIn this episode of Powered by Learning, Ajay Pangarkar, co-author of Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning, joins us to discuss why measuring learning outcomes is crucial for aligning L&D with business goals. He shares powerful insights into how L&D professionals can connect learning to performance metrics, creating measurable value that resonates across the organization. Show Notes:Here are some key takeaways from our conversation with author Ajay Pangarkar. Accountability Drives Organizational Value: L&D must focus on delivering measurable results ti...
2024-11-1231 min
The Learning & Development PodcastWhat Your Finance Department Want To See From Your L&D Department with Ajay PangarkarL&D can sometimes fail to make sense to even the most seasoned L&D leader but what about our colleagues in other departments? What do they make of our products and approaches? What do they make of our inability to equate our spend and effort to ROI? Well Ajay Pangarkar can tell us. His frustrations with L&D had him lean in from his Accounting background and tell us. But not just by heckling. But by giving us advice. In this episode, Ajay will tell us how we’re perceived and what we can do to better measure th...
2024-11-121h 00
CO-CURIOUSAjay Pangarkar: Understanding ROI in LearningDavid speaks with CentralKnowledge CEO Ajay Pangarkar about the importance of aligning learning and business, and overcoming apathy and disruption in learning. Visit our website Learningadvisory.com · Connect with us on LinkedIn
2024-07-1626 min
CO-CURIOUSAjay Pangarkar: Understanding ROI in LearningDavid hosts Ajay Pangarkar to discuss:
- The importance of aligning learning and business
- The language of ROI and business literacy
- Understanding ROI in learning
- Addressing cynicism and resistance from CFOs
- Overcoming apathy and disruption in learning
- Understanding the cultural context of learning and development
All of the principles we discuss are available in Ajay's new book 'Learning Metrics:
How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning', available from https://www.koganpage.com
Ajay is CEO of CentralKnowledge, an award winning performance strategist focussed...
2024-07-1648 minCO-CURIOUSLearning ROIIn this episode David hosts Ajay Pangarkar to discuss the following themes:
- The importance of aligning learning and business
- The language of ROI and business literacy
- Understanding ROI in learning
- Addressing cynicism and resistance from CFOs
- Overcoming apathy and disruption in learning
- Understanding the cultural context of learning and development
All of the principles we discuss are available in Ajay's new book 'Learning Metrics:
How to Measure the Impact of Organizational Learning', available from https://www.koganpage.com
Ajay is CEO of CentralKnowledge...
2024-07-1657 min
L&D DisruptHow To Measure Learning’s Impact On Your Organisation With Ajay Pangarkar | L&D Disrupt | Episode 69Impact means different things to different people in your business… and it’s a good thing!Because if we know the commercial goals, the team’s aim and individual aspirations, we can build learning that ticks those boxes.
And that’s how we drive impact! Ajay Pangarkar - author of Learning Metrics - explains how we approach this here.
Get your copy of Learning Metrics. Use Discount Code KOGANPAGE20 for 20% off.
https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/learning-metrics-9781398615366
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Ajay
2:50 How to build a commercial mindset
7...
2024-05-2856 min
They Said What?!Quiet quitting and other workplace trends with Ajay PangarkarOn this week's episode of They Said What?! with Tommy Schnurmacher and Johanne Sternthal, workforce performance strategist Ajay Pangarkar stops by to discuss the current labour shortage, as well as employment trends and buzz words like "quiet qutting".
2023-10-2440 min
The Learning Culture Podcast#17 - Stop Measuring Training ROI with Ajay PangarkarJoining me this week is Ajay Pangarkar.Ajay is an award-winning Performance and Cost Strategist. He's an expert on training in the workplace, as well as on finance and accounting. He's also an author, and his books bring together his wealth of experience and insight across these various fields. His most recent book, The Trainer's Balanced Scorecard , which he wrote with his co-author Teresa Kirkwood is the starting point for a lot of our conversation. We explore the often tricky topic of measuring training ROI, and with Ajay having authored and published multiple courses on t...
2022-06-1051 min
Unlabeled Leadership135: Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar on Zelenskyy’s LeadershipI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 135, Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar discuss the leadership of President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy.
Prologue
Don and Ajay have appeared on previous episodes (see links below).
02:26 Part 1: Lead by Example
Ajay and Don contrast Zelenskyy’s and Putin’s leadership styles.
07:15 Part 2: The Courage to Do What’s Right
Don and Ajay discuss the meaning of courage in leadership.
17:47 Part 3...
2022-03-2227 minPowered by LearningGrowing Your Business Acumen (and Your Impact)In order for learning leaders to be true strategic business leaders, they must know how training works with marketing, sales, IT and other areas of an organization. Ajay Pangarkar, a partner at CentralKnowledge, a leading workforce performance consultancy, provides thought-provoking insights about how L&D leaders can improve organizational performance and achieve targeted business and operational objectives.Show Notes:Ajay Pangarkar delivers good advice to re-center learning leaders and focus them on getting results. He offers many suggestions including:L&D, like other functions must focus on delivering solutions that improve the...
2022-01-1125 min
Unlabeled Leadership121: Three More Host Leadership Picks: Don Kirkey, Ajay Pangarkar, Dave Best, and Jack BucaloIn Episode 121, I picked three parts from previous episodes that clarify leadership beliefs and assumptions.
00:53 Part 1: Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar Encourage Growth
Don and Ajay discuss how encouraging people to grow and leave their role contributes to organizational growth.
06:57 Part 2: Dave Best and When Valuing People Is Legitimate
In organizations that have frequent workforce reductions, benefit cutbacks, or removal of employee perks, you’ll likely find leaders who act as if team members are less important than revenue, profits, operational expenses, and leaders. Dave discusses what it is like when em...
2021-12-2821 min
Unlabeled Leadership112: Giving Thanks for 111 EpisodesIn Episode 112, I express my gratitude for all the listeners, supporters, and guests who enabled Unlabeled Leadership to continue. I share a blooper and an excerpt from Kim Ruyle’s episode about giving thanks.
Prologue
Unlabeled Leadership has listeners from 65 Countries, 44 States + the District of Columbia in the United States, and 603 cities or territories. 30 media platforms distribute episodes, including KLDR Online (Leadership Development Radio) out of St. Louis, Missouri.
Of the 111, I have had four solo episodes, 99 guests, 7 guests who have been on two episodes, one episode with Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar. 11 gu...
2021-11-2505 min
Train Like You ListenEp.60 How Do You Train Your Colleagues How to Train? with Ajay PangakarDo SMEs need to know about adult learning and levels of evaluation in order to be effective trainers? Ajay Pangarkar shares his thoughts on how you can help your colleagues and other SMEs be more effective, including some insights on how much "non-training" and "non-presentation skills" content is important.
2021-04-1216 min
Unlabeled Leadership041: Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar Encourage GrowthOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership.
In Episode 41, Don Kirkey and Ajay Pangarkar explore the leadership principle, Encourage Growth. They discuss three leadership beliefs: Helping others figure out their development enhances their ability to contribute, encouraging people to grow and leave their role contributes to organizational growth, and allowing teams to make mistakes enables them to be open with their mistakes and learn from the experience.
00:00 Prologue: Ajay and Don Return
Ajay and Don have...
2021-04-0728 min
Unlabeled Leadership038: Ajay Pangarkar Persuades Professionals to Give Up ControlOn Wednesday episodes, I share leadership beliefs and unlabel terminology. I invite guests to share their expertise about small or big acts of leadership.
In Episode 38, Ajay Pangarkar explains the principle, give up control, by discussing three leadership beliefs. He discusses how control can erode relationships, leading well empowers others, and how you can become indispensable by making yourself dispensable. He then shares advice about how we can practice the give-up control principle more effectively.
00:00 Prologue: With International Leadership Experience
Ajay does more than consults with organizations about employee performance strategies and balanced...
2021-03-3124 min
The Visual LoungeHow to Communicate Better in the Remote Workforce with Jesse LaheyHow effectively are you communicating with your remote workforce?Remote communication is now more widespread than it’s ever been. Many people now have to communicate digitally, using virtual tools enabling written communication such as email, and audio and visual communication like video calls.But remote communication can bring new challenges. Ideas can get lost in virtual translation, and people can be indifferent to taking action. So, how can you ensure that your communication is clear, motivates your audience to act, and helps you reach your desired outcome?In this episode, Matt Pierce is...
2021-02-2449 minThe Visual LoungeWhy You Need to Understand the Business Outcomes When Making VideosCreating great educational content is one thing. However, creating videos that contribute to improving an organization's performance is a different ball game entirely. So, how can educators create better videos and educational content that contribute to business outcomes?This is the main topic of this episode of The Visual Lounge, where award-winning author and Workplace Performance Strategist, Ajay Pangarkar, joins Matt Pierce for a deep dive discussion about understanding the business outcomes when making videos. Learning points from the episode include:Why learning professionals need to understand the business of learningWhy learning...
2021-02-1047 min
Unlabeled Leadership003: Ajay Pangarkar and The Responsibility to ShineI invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode Three, Ajay Pangarkar models what happens when you lead by example, empathize with the people you work with, and focus more on listening than talking.
Ajay does more than consults with organizations about employee performance strategies and balanced scorecards. He teaches talent development courses through LinkedIn and for his clients, and he has co-authored three books. Not to be outdone, his expertise includes business and accounting, and he is on the faculty at the Sprott School of Business. You c...
2021-01-0722 min
Extended Enterprise Archives - Talented LearningPodcast 33: Training ROI in Action with Ajay PangarkarWhy is training ROI so misunderstood? And what can real-world examples teach us about how it works? Find out on The Talented Learning Show!
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2020-02-0525 minTalented Learning Show Podcast Archives - Talented LearningPodcast 33: Training ROI in Action with Ajay PangarkarWhy is training ROI so misunderstood? And what can real-world examples teach us about how it works? Find out on The Talented Learning Show!
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2020-02-0525 minThe Talented Learning ShowPodcast 33: Training ROI in Action with Ajay PangarkarWhy is training ROI so misunderstood? And what can real-world examples teach us about how it works? Find out on The Talented Learning Show!
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2020-02-0525 min
The Mindtools L&D PodcastHow can tech in L&D drive efficiencies at work?Lean methodology has been widely applied in manufacturing, business and software development. But what role can it play in L&D? This week on the podcast, Ross D and Ross G are joined by return guest Ajay Pangarkar to discuss his work on 'Lean Learning', and what L&D can do to deliver business impact. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @ross__dickie, @RossGarnerGP and @bizlearningdude. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To learn...
2019-05-2843 min
The Mindtools L&D Podcast113 — How can xAPI drive performance?In our second visit to the land of xAPI, Ross G and Jonny from the GoodPractice team are joined by experts from overseas. Author and performance strategist Ajay Pangarkar and Instructional Developer for the Internet of Things Anthony Altieri share their views, with a focus on leveraging data to improve performance. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find us on Twitter @RossGarnerGP, @BioFractal, @BizLearningDude and @AA_Altieri. To find out more about GoodPractice, visit goodpractice.com or tweet us @GoodPractice and @GoodPracticeAus. Ajay regularly speaks and wr...
2018-09-1837 min
The TJ PodcastThe TJ Podcast: August 2018Jon and Jo discuss the magazine and its topics of Understanding Business, OD and People Analytics. They also look forward to the latest webinar in the series and Jo talks to webinar speaker and L&D business expert Ajay Pangarkar.
Sign up to the webinar here https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3025675712
2018-08-1430 min
The TJ Podcast#TJwow August webinar teaser: Ajay Pangarkar talks understanding the businessOur host with the most Jo Cook talks to Ajay Pangarkar ahead of August's webinar on understanding business.
Watch the webinar free on demand here https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/pls8tfj3y338
2018-08-0808 min
The Mindtools L&D Podcast91 — Business impact of L&DWe're all familiar with terms like 'return on investment', but do we really understand what they mean? Or are we the 'nerd in the schoolyard', pretending to know what the cool kids are talking about so they won't steal our lunch money? This week on the podcast, Ross D and Owen are joined by guest Ajay Pangarkar to discuss the business impact of L&D. If you want to share your thoughts on the show, you can tweet us at @ross__dickie, @owenferguson and @bizlearningdude. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodPracticeAus. To find out more about...
2018-04-1738 min
TLDCast PodcastAjay Pangarkar Merges Business and TrainingWe are back to the Rings of Focus, the projects ring, in particular. We have special guest Ajay Parngarkar to help us get a deep dive into how training fits into the ‘business’ side of a business. He touched on the separation of the two and bringing those two together. He offered some insight and practices and the text chat responded in kind.
How Ajay got here
Where does training fit into the business
Moving from academia to private sector
Integrated learning
The perfect training department
Selling internally created courses to compensate for cost
This podcast is powe...
2017-11-061h 03TLDCast PodcastTraining Is A Push Skill, Learning Is A Pull Skill: Special Guest Ajay Pangarkar with Host Anthony AltieriToday's session featured Workplace Revolutionary, Ajay Pangarkar.
Ajay recently released a "Train the Trainer" course on www.Lynda.com specifically created for entry level trainers new to the industry. He discusses the nuances of designing a course for newbies, and also discusses the challenges of making the course worthwhile for more experienced trainers.
Ajay and Anthony talk about the responsibilities we have as trainers, their perspectives on successful training,and how to find wins.
Link to video recording: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/071017?rfsn=530134.af795
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2017-07-111h 04TLDCast PodcastCan L&D Look Like A Business Unit? with Anthony Altieri and Ajay PangarkarIn today's session, Guest Host Anthony Altieri interviews "the business conscience of L&D", Ajay Pangarkar.
Why must L&D justify themselves? Ajay asks us to focus on performance. Often times as L&D professionals we talk about learning not performance. Should we be shifting the paradigm? Are we using it backwards?
Anthony and Ajay explore the relationship between the business needs and learning and development. Ajay offers the perspective of being a partner- use needs assessment skills and dig in to target what you need to solve.
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2017-06-211h 00
The Skytap PodcastEpisode 12: Ajay PangarkarSkytap's Noel Wurst and Sudesh Girdhari sit down with Ajay Pangarkar to discuss the disconnect that often exists between "the business" and training departments. With a background in finance, Ajay offers some excellent tips for trainers looking to avoid over-promising ROI to finance professionals, and how to deliver impressive results.
2016-03-0229 min