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L&D DisruptWhat happens when you combine learning and enablement? | L&D Disrupt | Episode 87In this episode, we’re joined by Penny Simpson, an experienced L&D professional with a passion for making learning actually stick.We dive into how to create repeatable and scalable learning experiences, the importance of aligning L&D with business goals, and how to embed learning into the flow of everyday work. Penny shares how tools like the Learning Canvas, HowNow and Guru AI are helping her deliver personalised learning that drives real impact.We also explore how AI and analytics are being used to measure success and why future-proofing your L&D strategy is...2025-07-2334 min
L&D DisruptHow To Fix Workplace Wellbeing: Advice For People And Businesses | L&D Disrupt #73How can organisations get out of their own way when it comes to wellbeing?
And what can employees do to set good habits and strong boundaries?
Ryan Hopkins, Author of 52 Weeks Of Wellbeing and Chief Impact Officer at JAAQ joins us to discuss it all.
From why work-life balance is nonsense to working on your rest ethic, using the Definite Yes, and much more.
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Ryan and the episode
2:09 Are companies hindering their own wellbeing initiatives?
9:56 Is work-life balance nonsense?
16:04...2024-09-1748 min
L&D DisruptLessons From My First Year In L&D | Adam Slingsby | Live From LTLive from Learning Technologies, Adam Slingsby shares his best advice, lessons and experiences from his first year in an L&D role.
Expect to learn which transferable skills Adam used from his army career, the quick wins he found in joining a new L&D function, how he won people over, and much more.
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Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamslingsby/
Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-s...2024-07-0412 min
L&D DisruptWebinar | Using AI For Effective L&D: From Buzzword To Business ImpactHere's the problem with how L&D uses AI right now 👉 It's driven by efficiency.
Now there's no problem with being efficient, as long as the thing you're trying to do more efficiently is the right thing you should be doing.
Learn how to find practical uses for AI in this webinar with HowNow's Nelson Sivalingam and Talaera's Mel MacMahon.
👉 Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0
👉 Learn more about Talaera: https://www.talaera.com/
Timestamps
2024-06-2545 min
L&D DisruptHow Can We Solve The Skills Crisis? The L&D Drop-In (LIVE) | Episode 67By 2030, we'll need to reskill ONE BILLION people (Adecco).
It's a big challenge, but it can be done 🙌
And this episode of the L&D Drop-In gives you the proven tactics and insights to get started. Learn who you'll hear from and jump ahead with these timestamps.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Joelle Tomkinson. Blendible's Director on the importance of aligning and L&D efforts to business objectives, marketing your plans, and more.
14:09 Nelson Sivalingam. HowNow's CEO on overcoming the challenges of mapping and measuring skills to close your skills gaps.
27:54 James Griffin...2024-05-161h 03
L&D DisruptHow To Turn Your Big L&D Challenges Into Wins | L&D Disrupt | Episode 65The organisational impact is in the big, scary L&D challenges you’ve been putting off!
Take skills. We do it manually right now and it means it’s too hard - we can’t map and measure them at the speed or scale required.
So we find an easier challenge to solve, to show we solved it. But to have true impact, we need to take on the hardest challenges.
From using AI to mapping skills, and engaging learners to centralising information, learn how in this conversation with HowNow CEO, Nelson Sivalingam.
...2024-05-0154 minL&D DisruptThe Shift From Hiring To Upskilling | Live WebinarNelson Sivalingam, CEO and Co-Founder of HowNow and Kasper Spiro, Co-Founder and Chief Strategist at Easygenerator to discuss the shift from hiring to upskilling.
Expect to learn the smart ways of identifying your urgent skills gaps, pitfalls that can derail your efforts and how you can get started with skills-first learning.
Learn more about HowNow here: https://www.gethownow.com/
Learn more about Easygenerator here: https://www.easygenerator.com/
Connect with Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/
Connect with Kasper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasperspiro/2023-12-0757 minL&D DisruptData-Backed HR Trends For 2024 | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 54Backed by the latest HowNow and Lattice research, this episode takes you through four realistic HR trends for 2024. No gimmicks, just proven tactics for more impact in the year to come.
Learn more about HowNow here: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about Lattice here: https://lattice.com/
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to HowNow and Lattice
4:26 The issue with career conversations
10:54 Having better career conversations
18:19 Flexible working in 2024
29:03 The shift from hiring to upskilling
38:54 What AI means for HR a...2023-11-3056 minL&D DisruptWas Slack's Week-Long Learning Shutdown A Bad Idea?There’s been a lot of talk about Slack’s recent week-long hiatus dedicated to learning in the past few weeks.
"Ranger Week" involves employees temporarily putting aside their regular work duties to study various modules offered through Salesforce's Trailhead online learning platform.
And to achieve Ranger Status, Slack employees need to complete approximately 40 hours of online learning.
With all the debate on this approach, HowNow Head of People, Pauline Taylor, joined Gary to talk through the pros, cons and improvements to be made.
Read HR Grapevine’s article on this: https...2023-11-2738 minL&D DisruptWebinar | From Pressure To Progress: Redefining Performance In 2023The world is changing fast, and we need to help people build the right skills and knowledge at pace.
At the same time, we need to strike the balance with wellbeing and prevent employees from feeling overwhelmed.
And, ultimately, we need to do that while making sure our efforts are geared toward performance and impact.
Today’s session is all about giving you advice and lessons from doing this in practice, with HowNow CEO and Co-Founder, Nelson Sivalingam, and Lattice’s Head of Sales, Jon Chemouny.
Le...2023-10-1156 minL&D DisruptLeading With Empathy And The Power Of Facilitation | Path To CPO | Episode 11Join Chris Chesterman (Head of Sales, HowNow) as he speaks to Aki Friedrich, Director of Learning Experience at Superside.
They discuss the importance of following your curiosity and creativity, the facilitation skills he picked up from teaching German, lessons from stepping into internal leadership roles, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs...2023-08-1437 minL&D DisruptMarketing, Coaching And Talent Skills That Transfer To CPO Roles | Path To CPO | Episode 10Join Gary Stringer (Content Marketing Manager, HowNow) as he speaks to Deborah Hankin, Chief People Officer at Astound Commerce.
They discuss how her marketing background influences her CPO role, the importance of transparency, getting long-term buy-in for L&D, who new CPOs should collaborate with, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs...2023-08-0733 minL&D DisruptWebinar | Empowering Employees To Grow In The Flow Of WorkAssemble You's Adam Lacey and Tap'd Solution Anthony Ryland joined us to discuss how you can empower your employees to grow in the flow of work.
From how we solve employee challenges at the point of need to the role of tech in creating fluid learning journey, this sessions will give you the tools to deliver the right content at the right moments for the right impact.
How to connect and relevant resources:
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
Download your FREE Death of the LMS...2023-08-0256 minL&D DisruptAdopting A Commercial Mindset As A CPO And HR Leader | Path To CPO | Episode 9Join Chris Chesterman (Head of Sales, HowNow) as he speaks to Zarina Ward, Global Chief People Officer at Kantar Public.
They discuss lessons from Zarina’s recruitment experience, how the commercial mindset helps CPOs have better conversations, lessons from big career wins and things that didn’t pay off, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live...2023-07-3138 minL&D DisruptNeurodiversity And L&D: How Can We Better Support People? | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 47“Thinking, attention, memory and behaviour can all be different for someone who is neurodivergent.”
And with around 20% of the population being neurodivergent, it’s time for a conversation on how L&D can better support employees.
Hayley Brackley, Neurodiversity Specialist and founder of Great Minds Don’t, joined us to have that conversation.
From day-to-day actions we can all take to build a better culture to how we build live sessions and resources, this episode is packed with tangible lessons you can apply today.
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2023-07-2759 minL&D DisruptBuilding Tolerance For Change, Teaching Curiosity And HR At Amazon | Path To CPO | Episode 8Join Nelson as he speaks to Lara Morgenthaler, Chief People Officer at ShipBob. They discuss why Lara moved from recruiting to HR business partnering, building tolerance for change, whether you can teach curiosity, lessons from working at Amazon, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0
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2023-07-2430 minL&D DisruptStorytelling, Spending Wisely And Work-Life Balance As A CPO | Path To CPO | Episode 7Join Nelson as he speaks to Fidelma Butler, Chief People Officer at Couchbase.
They discuss how Fidelma entered the HR space, the power of storytelling and data to drive change, how CPOs can spend more wisely, work-life balance as a HR leader, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0
2023-07-1727 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #6 | Lessons On Building Effective Learning Experiences | David CallanderDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In the final L&D Disrupt Short from this year’s Learning Technologies, David Callander, Head of Learning Design at Mint Interactive, share his lessons on building effective learning experiences.
From creating content that solves real problems to making it accessible in moments of need, David shared some great advice.
Connect with David on Li...2023-07-1515 minL&D DisruptReset & Refocus Your L&D Strategy In 5 Steps | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 46Review your L&D strategy honestly, redefine the problems and build what you’re doing around impact!
This is a process we should be doing periodically, to ensure L&D is aligned with the business.
📝 Take stock of what works!
🤔 Re-establish which problems need solving and the skills required.
🤝 And prime your strategy to deliver more L&D impact for the whole business.
This live workshop will give you a five-step framework to refocusing and realigning your strategy
Running order
0:00 The risk o...2023-07-1353 minL&D DisruptA CPO’s View On Leadership Skills And Building Culture | Path To CPO | Episode 6Join Nelson as he speaks to Angela Benmassaoud, Chief People Officer at HealthAxis Group.
They discuss how Angela’s mum inspired her early career, what makes a great leader, fostering a sense of openness, and so much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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Running order:0:00 Intro to the sho...2023-07-1031 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #5 | Tips For Creating Engaging, Relevant Learning Content | Sarah MianDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In this conversation recorded at Learning Technologies 2023, Gary is joined by Sarah Mian, Head of Learning Content at The Access Group, to discuss how we can create more engaging learning content.
From why it so often disconnects to how we take a more human-centered approach, these tips will take your content to the next level.
Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...2023-07-0814 minL&D DisruptMy Journey From HR To CPO, Sarah Coleman | Path To CPO | Episode 4In this episode, Nelson is joined by Sarah Coleman, Chief People Officer at Adarma Security.
They discuss Sarah’s HR background, whether we need experience in a sector to excel in it, Ruthless prioritisation as a CPO, and much more.
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0:00 Intro to Sar...2023-07-0332 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #4 | Designing Learning Content For The Flow Of Work | Felix OhlhauserDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In this L&D Disrupt Short, Gary is joined by Felix Ohlhauser, Head of Sales International at PINKTUM, to discuss how we can make learning more accessible and applicable at the point of need.
They also explain how you can build courses to make each part and resource work independently.
Connect with Felix on LinkedIn: https://www.l...2023-07-0111 minL&D DisruptUsing Learning Budgets For L&D Impact | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 45When it comes to learning budgets, you're probably at one of two stages:
☝️You've given people a personal budget to support their growth.
✌️You're not there yet! But you're looking at ways to free up time, funds and resources.
Either way, this live podcast will give you the tools to build learning budgets and drive impact with them.
Join Bonita Matthee (Learning and Development Lead at Permutive), and Ulrika Hofman (People Partner at Scrive) to discuss the full learning budget journey.
...2023-06-2944 minL&D DisruptSuzy’s Chief People Officer Shares His Career Journey | Path To CPO | Episode 5In this episode, Nelson is joined by Anthony Onesto, Chief People Officer at Suzy. They discuss the benefits of Anthony’s commercial background, the issue of being a generalist vs. a specialist, his recently-published book, and much more.
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2023-06-2643 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #3 | The Current State Of L&D: Skills, Trends And More | Helen MarshallDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In this short-form conversation, Gary speaks with Helen Marshall, Chief Learning Officer at Thrive and host of the Diary of a CLO podcast, about skills gaps, L&D trends and how she approaches new projects like launching the WomenIn community and podcast hosting.
Connect with Helen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helearning/
Check out Diary of a CLO: https://diaryofaclo.podbean.c...2023-06-2411 minL&D DisruptWebinar | 2023 L&D Data Revealed: Lessons From High-Performing TeamsJoin us for an exclusive deep dive into our latest L&D data!
We analysed top-performing HowNow customers and hundreds of learning resources to identify the secret sauces for engagement and impact.
Join Gary Stringer (Senior Content Marketing Manager) and Lulu Dermeche (Head of Customer Success) for:
🚀 The exclusive first-look at 2023 L&D data.
🚀 Analysis of 6 common trends across high-performing L&D teams and content.
🚀 Advice on putting these into practice.
🚀 Use cases: Learn from the L&D experts doing it right.
2023-06-2052 minL&D DisruptThe Skills Every Winning CPO And HR Leader Needs | Path To CPO | Episode 3In this episode, Nelson is joined by Tatjana Tasan, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Viridium.
They discuss how Tatjana worked out which skills she’d need and how to build them, how people leaders can be more proactive, HR business partnering, and much more.
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0:00 Intro to Tatjana and he...2023-06-1947 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #2 | LX Design Principles For Engaging Learners And Building Skills | Ally JonesDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In this conversation, Gary speaks with Ally Jones, Leadership Development Expert, Learning Experience Designer and Co-Founder of Coachable, about how we can build better learning experiences.
From considering moments of need to answering what’s in it for me?, this episode will help you diagnose problems better and deliver learning experiences that solve them.
Connect with Ally on...2023-06-1716 minL&D DisruptL&D Lessons From The Banking World: Skills, Community & Purpose | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 44Banking’s a fast-changing industry, full of large organisations where lots of people need support to learn, grow and build relevant skills.
So, how do L&D teams spin all those plates, manage many stakeholders, support individuals and build a sense of purpose?
NatWest Group’s Roganna Ranjan (Learning Strategy Manager) and Sean McGovern (Head of Customer & Community Learning) join us live to explain how L&D works in banking and share lessons you can apply - regardless of which space you’re in.
Running ord...2023-06-1548 minL&D DisruptSales Lessons For CPOs: Feedback, Resilience & Values, Gemma Atkinson | Path To CPO | Episode 2In this episode, Nelson is joined by Gemma Atkinson, Global Chief People Officer at Active International.
They discuss how Gemma’s values shaped her decision to step into a CPO role, her sales background, the best ways to give and receive feedback, and much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
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Running order
0:00 Intro to Gemma and her sales background.
7:34 Best ways to gi...2023-06-1236 minL&D DisruptDisrupt Shorts #1 | Marketing Principles For Engaging L&D Audiences | Hannah WaddamsDownload your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0
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In this short-form conversation, Gary speaks with Hannah Waddams, Marketing Director at MAAS Marketing, about marketing principles L&D teams can leverage. From communicating value to putting the audience first, this is packed with great advice you can apply today.
Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahwaddams/
Learn more about MAAS Marketing: https://www.maas-marketing...2023-06-1019 minL&D DisruptFrom Sales Trainer To VP Of People, Ash Rama | Path To CPO | Episode 1In this episode, Nelson is joined by Ash Rama, VP People at Mention Me, to discuss his background in psychology, how he entered the people space, whether his view of L&D has changed since, how he deals with impostor syndrome, and so much more.
Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0
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0:00 Intro to Ash and his background in music, sales and tech.2023-06-0530 minL&D DisruptHow To Build A Learning Ecosystem | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 43A message to all L&D teams: People are learning with or without us… but that doesn’t mean we’re out of a job.
In fact, we’ve got a more important role than ever: 🔥 The builder of the learning ecosystem 🔥
Bringing all the ways and places people already learn together, from podcasts to TikTok videos, webinars to articles, and much more.
Katja Schipperheijn, author of Learning Ecosystems and Founder of Habit Of Improvement joined Nelson and Gary to discuss how we build a learning ecosyste...2023-06-0157 minL&D DisruptPath To CPO Trailer | NEW PODCAST SERIES | Launching Monday, 5 JuneWelcome to Path To CPO, the new podcast series powered by HowNow.
Where we peel back the layers of success and delve into the journeys of the most dynamic chief people officers.
Join us every Monday as we explore the trials, triumphs and insights of these people, culture and HR trailblazers at some of the fastest growing companies in the world.
Launching on Monday, 5 June, you can find the first (and every) episode on the L&D Disrupt podcast feed and HowNow's YouTube channel.2023-05-2501 minL&D DisruptBecoming A Great Place To Work-Certified Company | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 42Great Place To Work-Certified companies are up to four times more successful at attracting, retaining, and engaging talent…
But, you have to be a fantastic place to work in the first place!
👉 So, how can you figure out if you’re ready to apply?
👉 How do you approach the entry to stack the odds in your favour?
👉 And can you use the insights from the survey to keep building that great environment?
Our panel has been there and done it at GPTW-certified companie...2023-05-1956 minL&D DisruptThe Death Of The LMS: How To Build A Skills-First Approach | L&D Disrupt Live Workshop 4Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://try.gethownow.com/death-of-lms-guide
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Work has changed, the LMS hasn't.
In this live workshop, we get to the bottom of what's driving disengagement with L&D and share a tested blueprint to "win back" employee trust and drive impact.
Expect to learn:
The statistics: where we are now & where we need to be.
...2023-05-1044 minL&D Disrupt9 L&D Life Hacks From Leading Consultants | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 41Give us one hour, and we’ll give you lessons from more than 40 years in L&D!That’s the collective experience of the consultants joining us on this episode of L&D Disrupt Live. And all three are brought their three best hacks, tips, and lessons to the table!
Meet our experts
👋 Tim Lambert, Kay-Lambert Associates Limited
👋 Georgina Cooke, Lima Delta
👋 Viv Cole, Viv Cole Associates Limited
Expect to learn…
How to build relationships that help you act like...2023-04-2056 minL&D DisruptHuman-Centric Learning Experiences And Using AI In L&D | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 40More people Googled AI content in February than any month EVER! And it’s starting to knock on L&D’s door…
✍️ Can it be used to create learning experiences?
✍️ Would it remove the human feeling from content?
✍️ Does it offer a good way to test ideas at speed and scale?
These are all valid questions! And Filip Lam helped us answer them in this episode of L&D Disrupt Live.
With a background in psychology and over a decade’s experience in sales enable...2023-04-0657 minL&D DisruptHow L&D Pros Can Build A LinkedIn Content Strategy | L&D Disrupt Live Workshop 3There's a lot that L&D pros can learn and borrow from marketing!
Like building a LinkedIn strategy that gets you sharing valuable content.
This is where learners spend lots of their time, so you'll get more people learning through posting!
And what about your personal brand in the L&D community?
It's not going to build itself! Only 1% of LinkedIn users are posting, so becoming 'an expert' is closer than you think...
🚀 This 30-minute workshop will give you the right mindset, process, and strategy to start posting impactful content today!
Running order
0:00 Why this all matters.
6:25 Building the right mindset...2023-03-2929 minL&D DisruptHow To Build A Search-First Learning Culture | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 3956% of employees struggle to find resources and documents while working remotely.
And when they’re scattered in multiple places, knowledge isn’t being captured and the norm is to shoulder tap or Slack, it’s no wonder.
But by building a central brain and search-first culture, we can connect people to knowledge that makes them better at their job WHEN it can make them better at their job.
Scribe CEO Jennifer Smith joined us live to explain how we can create a culture where people search in moments of need and find resources that dri...2023-03-2457 min
L&D DisruptAre We Managing And Measuring Performance Wrong? | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 38Whether it’s measuring outcomes without understanding how we got there or shoehorning people into old-school performance models, there are plenty of pitfalls.
In this episode, Ron Stock helped us unpick the old ways and build something for the modern world.
Expect to learn how to measure skills effectively, the fundamentals of modern performance management, why it’s crucial to understand how we arrived at an outcome, and much more.
How To Connect
Find Ron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rstock/
Find Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.link...2023-03-1053 minL&D DisruptHow To Build Lean Learning Sprints | L&D Disrupt Live Workshop 2In a fast-changing world, we need to break work down into smaller chunks and respond with the right learning just as quickly.
Our goal has to be maximising L&D impact while minimising wasted time and resources.
A Lean Learning Sprint helps you do this! Bringing the right people together over two to four weeks to define problems and test solutions at speed!
Borrowed from the agile startup world and adapted for L&D in Learning at Speed, author and HowNow CEO Nelson Sivalingam will give you the tools to build your own sprint...2023-03-0137 minL&D DisruptTranslating Learning Science Into Day-To-Day L&D | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 37Learning science: great in theory, often difficult for us to apply to daily L&D activities…
UNTIL NOW! Carl Crisostomo (AKA Carl Learns) joined us live to explain ways we can put research into action.
From neuroscience’s role in learning design to how we prepare our brains for effective application of information.
Plus, Carl gave us the tools to independently translate future research into day-to-day action.
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0:00 Who is Carl Learns?
4:51 Exercises to improve focus and attention
10:23 What L&D can learn from Duolingo...2023-02-2358 minL&D DisruptGetting Into And Smashing Your First L&D Role | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 36🤝 Thinking about transitioning into your first L&D role?
😀 Maybe you’re new to a role and need that early stage advice?
🤔 You might be an old-head who’d benefit from hearing non-traditional L&D perspectives?
Wherever you sit, you’ll learn something from Lauren Scholtz (L&D Manager at intelliHR) and Sarah Cannistra (The Overnight Trainer)
Lauren transitioned from customer success and enablement into IntelliHR’s first L&D role.
And Sarah Makes people’s learning and development career dreams a reality by coaching them into their first position in the industr...2023-02-1056 minL&D Disrupt3 Ways To Prove Your L&D Impact | L&D Disrupt Live Workshop 1
Only 8% of L&D teams assess their impact on the wider organisation! And it's normally because they're measuring the wrong things...
In this 30-minute workshop, HowNow CEO Nelson Sivalingam explains how to easily gather and use data to build a narrative that shows the impact you’re having on the business.
Expect to learn...
👉 The difference between data that indicates individual performance improvements and business performance improvements.
👉 How to avoid correlation and causation pitfalls by combining qualitative and quantitative data.
👉 Why proof of performance shou...2023-02-0235 minL&D DisruptWhat’s L&D’s Role In Tackling Climate Change? | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 35A third of staff are willing to quit over weak climate action! And yet sustainability rarely makes it into L&D’s key focus areas…
But when you consider that L&D is in the business of behaviour change, and most of us are looking for day-to-day ways to be more sustainable, it feels like a place where we can have impact.
Ajay Jacob (L&D Manager, TomTom) and Fiona Morgan (Director of Purpose at SailGP) joined us to discuss L&D’s role in tackling climate change and tactics we can use.
Running or...2023-01-2656 minL&D DisruptHow To Build A Global Talent Strategy: Find, Attract And Develop | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 34Global hiring doesn’t mean rolling out one job advert to every single country! It means building a strategic approach:
🌎 Which markets offer the skills we need?
🤝 How does the hiring process look there?
❤️ What’s important to talent in that location?
And with 85 million open roles expected by 2030, it’s time to get ahead in the global battle for talent.
Bastian Eichler (VP of Product, WorkMotion) joined us to build a strategic approach for finding, attracting and developing talent in this episode of L&D Disrupt Live.
Running order...2023-01-1257 minL&D DisruptRealistic L&D Trends For 2023 | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 33Does it matter if L&D teams learn less than others? Just how much is legacy tech holding us back? Have we seen the end of compliance culture?
These are just some of the trends and challenges Nelson and Gary tackled in this episode of L&D Disrupt.
Based on relevant research published in 2022, these are real challenges that L&D can expect in 2023, rather than pie in the sky, exotic trends that won’t apply to your daily life and challenges.
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0:00 Introduction to the episode
2:43 L&D...2022-12-2258 minL&D DisruptHow To Build Award-Winning Onboarding With AND Digital | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 32AND Digital won Onboarding Programme of the Year at the 2022 Learning Awards. After this episode, we're pretty sure you'll understand why!
Daragh Gillen (Europe Academy and Onboarding Lead) and Harriet Perks (London Academy and Onboarding Lead) joined us live to explain how they built an authentic, effective and innovative onboarding approach that took home gold.
Expect to learn...
Why you should be encouraging people to make mistakes in onboarding. How to create off-the-shelf onboarding that can be personalised. The ways you can keep enjoying the onboarding process, not matter how often it happens, and mu...2022-12-0857 minL&D DisruptLeading And Learning In Flat Organisations | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 31Flat hierarchies, often celebrated because they’re great for employees. But what do they mean for leaders and L&D teams?
Ally Jones (Leadership Coach) and Chichi Eruchalu (Head of Leadership Development, Multiverse) are joined us live to answer that very question.
From why leaders are people we want to follow and leadership is a behaviour, not a title, to how we build high-trust cultures and self-management - we tackled a rarely-covered part of the flat hierarchy conversation.
Running order
0:00 Intro to Ally, Chichi and this conversation.
1:19 Leadership is a behavi...2022-11-2456 minL&D DisruptHR Trends EVERYBODY Needs To Know For 2023 | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 30People don’t value friendships at work anymore! Did you know that? We didn't until we read the latest research, but that certainly changes the game for HR and people teams in 2023 and beyond.
So does the fact that 59% are stressed by their monetary situation, just 14% think their feedback drives change and hiring freezes or redundancies are meaning HR teams need to do more with less.
Emma Leonis-Hughes (Client Executive Director - HR Transformation, LACE Partners) and Carly Poulson (People + Culture Partner, Unleashed) joined us to discuss all of this, their recent HR research and more.2022-11-1057 minL&D DisruptWhy Audio Content Is Underserved In L&D And How To Fix It | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 29Audio content is underserved in L&D, but it doesn't have to be! Assemble You's Richard Ward joined us this week to discuss how you can capture what people love about podcasting in your audio content without breaking the bank.
From internal podcasts to creating your own fireside-chat style listens, we spoke about how, why, and when to use audio effectively.
Running order
0:00 Introduction to the show
1:31 Is audio content underserved in corporate learning?
7:42 What makes podcasts such a useful learning tool?
11:54 Does podcasting better connect us...2022-10-2856 minL&D DisruptAsk Nelson Anything - Performance Conversations, Legacy Tech, Free Trials And Flexible Working | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 28Why is every performance conversation a chance to spot learning opportunities?
Do we need to scrutinise our existing tech with current challenges in mind?
Does competence breed confidence? And what’s L&D’s role?
These are just some of the questions we put to Nelson in our first Q&A episode!
And helpfully, the full list of questions make up the running order for the show - so you can either hit play for the whole conversation or jump ahead to anything that caught your eye!
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...2022-10-1445 minL&D DisruptLearning Culture Already Exists! What L&D Does With It Matters Most | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 27If there's one takeaway from this conversation, it's that learning cultures are about a lot more than just learning...
They're about how we manage change, the environment we build and foster, if we can tap into current behaviours, how well we communicate our L&D strategy to others and so much more.
We covered all of this in a very flowing episode with Sara Stevick, so use the episode timestamps if any particular aspects caught your eye.
Running Order
0:00 Intro to Sara and the show
3:02 Discovery mode: Where to...2022-09-2954 minL&D Disrupt5 Golden Rules For Creating Great Learning Content | Kasper Spiro | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 26No tricks, no clickbait - this episode really gives you 5 rules to take away and apply to your learning content today! Why?
Because creating great learning content trips up businesses time and time again! And if we understand why, nail the context and follow some simple steps with consistency, L&D can deliver resources that drive performance.
Easygenerator Co-Founder Kasper Spiro joined us live and you can expect to learn why context is just as important as content, how to optimise content for discovery using marketing techniques, why best-fit content beats the best-produced content, and so m...2022-09-1558 minL&D DisruptHow L&D Teams Can Do More With Less In An Economic Downturn | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 25
Between hiring freezes and high-profile redundancies, L&D has another opportunity to steer businesses through difficult times… IF we can work out where to add value and how to navigate tricky conversations.
This episode of L&D Disrupt Live helps you build the toolkit for success in this economic downturn.
From working out which problems need solving to identifying missing skills, and building content that tackles challenges preventing success in this crisis, Ajay Jacob and Kevin Alster shared some true L&D wisdom!
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0:00 Why the economic downturn is...2022-09-0158 minL&D DisruptWhy L&D Keeps Solving The Wrong Problems With Matt Bradburn | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 24Pouring your heart into a learning initiative, only for it to go down like a lead balloon - there’s no pain like it. We've all been there. And it's probably because we're not solving the right problem!
In L&D, we’re guilty of making assumptions. Taking action before diagnosing issues. And ending up disappointed when we're not having the impact we want.
But solving business challenges and enabling people hinges on identifying the right problems and defining the right outcomes.
People Collective’s Matt Bradburn joined us to discuss how we...2022-08-1855 minL&D DisruptFuture Skills Winning L&D Leaders Are Going To Need | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 23The demands on L&D teams seem to be higher than ever and always evolving! That's because they are...
And more change is around the corner, so if you’re going to capitalise on that demand and help your organisation win, you’ll need to keep building skills, relationships and your L&D team.
But it’s not as simple as listing out skills you need to learn, which is why we’ll be going beyond the L&D buzzwords to give you some truly actionable advice.
From applying personal context to your role to redefi...2022-08-0558 min
L&D DisruptHow To Reboot Training Post Pandemic | L&D Disrupt Live | Episode 22Wait, aren’t we already post-pandemic?
Well, let us ask you a question: Are any of your temporary L&D measures still in place?
Did you introduce something and never really figure out if it worked? Have you rebuilt training based on how you work today, not how you did things before or during the height of COVID?
Well, you’re not alone! A lot of companies are in this position. The better questions are why and how can they get out of it?
Paul Matthews, author and L&D expert, join...2022-07-0157 minL&D DisruptLearning at Speed: Live Book Launch And Q&A | L&D Disrupt | Episode 21Watch or listen back to our launch party for Nelson’s upcoming book, Learning at Speed, featuring a live Q&A.
With the world changing faster than ever, Learning at Speed provides frameworks and methodologies to drive development at the pace needed to improve business performance.
This episode talks you through some of those, answers audience questions and explains why now is the time to switch up your L&D approach to something lean and agile.
Running order and timestamps
0:00 Intro to the show and Nelson’s thoughts on writing a book...2022-06-0757 minL&D DisruptThree Tools For Building A Learning And Growth Culture w/ LifeLabs | Episode 20When your company’s growing fast, it’s tempting to take a short-term view on learning and development. Or put a pin in it until the dust settles.
Don’t! You’ll be kicking up lots of extra dust because more growth is on the way! So what you do now matters more than you think, it’s your moment to build a learning and growth culture that scales with you.
Culture is essentially the agreed rules for how we’re going to work together and get things done! How fast and effectively we can grow it will...2022-04-1949 minL&D DisruptLIVE: Mastering the unsung superpower: Facilitation w/ Kenny Temowo | Episode 19In this L&D Disrupt Live episode we’re joined by Kenny Temowo for a masterclass on the much overlooked and undervalued super skill: facilitation.
Expect actionable insights and brilliant Q&A moments in this memorable session.
00:00 Intro
06:19 What do we mean by facilitation?
11:59 Laying down clear expectations
17:09 Practising your skills in every day moments
20:22 The core traits that make a great facilitator
30:36 Navigating respectful silences
32:30 How do you know if you’re doing a good job?
43:22 Avoiding death by...2022-04-1956 minL&D DisruptThe Intersection Between Tech And Performance With Filip Lam | Episode 18In a demanding environment where you’re scaling quickly and hiring fast, it can sometimes feel like everything needed to happen yesterday!
Where you originally needed to onboard 10 employees, you now need a programme that you can roll out for 100 or even 1000 people to support your growth.
This is where you need to figure out how to work smarter, not harder.
In this episode of L&D Disrupt, we’re joined by Filip Lam, People Growth at Alan, to really unpick how we can leverage technology to save us time and drive performance.
2022-04-0529 minL&D DisruptThe Essential Components of Impactful Learning with Emma Lloyd | Episode 17Would you bother delivering a learning experience to employees if you knew it would have absolutely no impact? I can bet your answer to that question is no!
But how many of us in L&D are actually taking the time to ensure our initiatives will deliver impact before rolling them out?
In this episode we’re joined by Emma Lloyd, Experience Director @ Create the Ripple, to cover the essential components you need to create impactful learning experiences that truly make a difference.
Running order:
01:29 Why you should care about impactful le...2022-03-2238 minL&D DisruptDesign Thinking in L&D with Sarah Stevenson | Episode 16A phrase you will often hear getting thrown around in the L&D space is ‘putting the learner first’, but you might wonder how many people proactively design a strategy to meet employees’ needs, rather than just the needs of the business…
In this episode we’re joined by someone who is super passionate about designing experiences that are intentionally built with the learner in mind.
Sarah Stevenson, Vice President, Learning and Employee Experience at Schlesinger Group, is on the show to chat about how Design Thinking has impacted her work for the better, and how you ca...2022-03-1534 minL&D DisruptNavigating the Relationship Between L&D and HR with Lauren Cunningham | Episode 15L&D and HR - a match made in heaven, or a marriage of inconvenience? Whatever opinion you hold, there’s no escaping the fact that at some point in your L&D journey you will most likely work with, or sit within, a HR function. In this episode we’re joined by Lauren Cunningham - L&D Manager at Bumble - to help us navigate this partnership and work through the hurdles that can hinder your harmonious efforts!
Running Order:
00:00 Intro
05:19 Building relationships to avoid silos
08:34 Changing your appr...2022-03-0825 minL&D DisruptLIVE: The State Of L&D 2022 | Episode 14There’s no doubt about it - 2022 is already shaping up to be a huge year for L&D. While the pandemic kickstarted widespread WFH back in 2020, most organisations have now adopted this hybrid set up for the long-term. And what does this mean for learning and development?
Our expert panel will help you ride the waves of L&D challenges, so you'll sail smoothly and confidently through 2022 and make it your best year yet.
Running order:
00:00 Intro
06:30 Pull learning isn’t the death of push learning!
2022-03-0457 minL&D DisruptApplying Marketing to L&D with Hannah Waddams | Episode 13Picture this - you’ve spent weeks crafting an unforgettable learning experience, finally engaging employees in an exciting way and making a real difference to the L&D strategy within your company. The day arrives. You launch it, you wait, you wait some more… and nothing happens. You were sure this would be a massive success - and maybe it WOULD be - if anyone actually knew about it! In this episode we’re joined by Hannah Waddams, Marketing Director at MAAS Marketing, to learn how and why L&D should use marketing to create that necessary awareness.
Runn...2022-02-2235 minL&D DisruptLIVE: Leading With Impact | Episode 12A whopping 75% of people quit their jobs to get away from their manager! So while we might have the best intentions, your management style could be driving people to pastures green.
Surely not, you gasp! Well, here's the thing, most people just aren't aware that their actions are negatively affecting their colleagues.
There’s a gap between someone's intentions vs. the impact they’re having, and the only way to bridge it is by actively working on your self-awareness in the workplace. So, are you ready to join Ally Jones for a good old session of introspect...2022-02-1850 minL&D DisruptLeveraging Technology to Enrich Learning | Episode 11L&D in the hybrid world of work has its challenges, but also lots of opportunities. In this episode we’re joined by Jeni Brown, Chief People Officer at Teamwork, the team collaboration software used by over 350,000 organisations. Listen in as we discuss how L&D can create a digital-first learning culture that really helps people to grow in this new world of work.
Running order:
0:00 Intro
01:19 Pivoting to hybrid working
03:20 Digital first onboarding
05:53 Communicating culture remotely
07:49 The need for content creation
12:14 Mea...2022-02-0830 minL&D DisruptLIVE: How to Make an Impact in Your First 90 Days | Episode 10Congratulations, you've just bagged your new exciting job in L&D! Like every role, you want to hit the ground running, to make things happen as fast as possible and prove your worth.But is sprinting off from the L&D starting line the right approach? Or should you be more measured and thoughtful in your first 90 days?
Join Alex Anderson and Artheka Sivaharan in this live episode as they answer things like:
How long should you spend ‘figuring things out’ before you start developing solutions?
What’s the best way to facilitate meaningful con...2022-02-0452 minL&D Disrupt6 Things to Prioritise when Implementing your L&D Strategy | Episode 9We’re shaking things up in this episode as we’re joined by HowNow’s very own Head of Customer Success, Lulu Dermeche. Lulu has tons experience helping customers to implement L&D, and today we’re making the most of her expertise to help you successfully launch your L&D strategy!
Running Order:
00:00 Intro
02:13 Are you communicating the ‘why’? (1)
04:46 Thinking like a marketer! (2)
06:40 Involve your stakeholders at the right time (3)
08:56 Examples of great marketing
11:12 Finding your L&D champions (4)
15:25 Focus in on...2022-01-2528 minL&D DisruptLIVE: Making Mental Health A Priority In High Growth Startups | Episode 8How can you make employee mental health a priority in fast-paced startups? That's the topic we tackled in the very first edition of L&D Disrupt Live! James Routledge, Lauren Cunningham and Will Beaton joined us to answer questions like:
Why should startups make mental health a priority?
Can you spot when efforts are just performative?
Which metrics should we be looking at?
What action can you take this week to really make a difference?
Running Order
04:50 Why should startups make mental health a priority?
07:25 Why it’s taken so long for mental he...2022-01-2158 minL&D DisruptLaunching an L&D Function with Artheka Sivaharan | Episode 7You’re the first ever L&D hire in a startup and you have a complete blank slate to work with - but where on earth do you start? Artheka Sivaharan, Learning and Development Lead at MyTutor, was in this exact position just a few months ago. Listen to the episode to hear exactly how Artheka handled the situation as she shares her best tips for growing L&D from the ground up.
Running order:
01:15 How do you know when you should bring in an L&D person?
02:18 Where do you start when yo...2022-01-1128 minL&D DisruptSupporting Employees to Become Autonomous Learners with Sara Frasi | Episode 6In this episode of L&D Disrupt we’re joined by Sara Frasi, Senior People Partner L&D at Native Instruments. Throughout this conversation we explore a really important and exciting part of L&D; supporting employees to become autonomous learners. Stay tuned to hear Sara and I delve into topics from learning budgets and time blocking right through to empowering employees to own their development.
Running order:
01:23 The importance of a bottom up approach
03:14 Changing mindsets within an organisation
05:00 Getting employees to look at L&D in a different way
...2021-12-2132 minL&D DisruptScaling L&D in High Growth Organisations with Deb Gallo | Episode 5Deb Gallo, Learning & Development Director at SentinelOne, joins us this week to discuss the highlights and challenges of scaling L&D in a high growth organisation. Deb shares fantastic advice on a wide range of topics, from managing the changing requirements of a fast-growing business to bringing a company culture to life. The episode is packed with expert insight that you certainly don’t want to miss, so sit back and enjoy!
Running Order:
01:18 When should you make your first L&D hire?
03:29 The pros and cons of implementing L&D...2021-12-1430 minL&D DisruptServing the internal customer with Doug Ellin | Episode 4In this week's episode we speak with Doug Ellin - People Partner L&D at GoHenry. Doug is incredibly passionate about serving the internal customer, and shares his experiences of using this insight to carve out successful, tailored L&D solutions. Throughout the conversation we cover everything from getting to know your internal customer to tracking whether your interventions are successful or not. This conversation is a wonderful testament to the fact that L&D should always be about people before anything else and we can’t wait for you to listen!
Running order...2021-12-0731 minL&D DisruptHarnessing the Power of Knowledge Sharing with Lavinia Mehedințu | Episode 3Lavinia Mehedințu, Learning & Development Content Curator at Offbeat, is our podcast guest this week. There’s no doubt about it, Lavinia has a genuine passion for learning, and her enthusiasm in this episode is bound to rub off on you. This episode will help you level up the knowledge sharing within your organisation, and features some great advice on how to make your curated content more relevant than ever before. Enjoy!
Running Order:
01:58 Why content curation - how did it all begin?
04:11 Using analytics to shape content curation
06:23 What L&D c...2021-11-3026 minL&D DisruptCreating and Scaling a Progressive Company Culture with Tina Phillips | Episode 2Creating a progressive company culture is a challenge in itself, but once you’ve nailed this, how do you then effectively scale it within a high-paced organisation that is growing rapidly? Luckily, we have Tina Phillips joining us on this episode to offer some insight. Tina has a truly impressive wealth of experience to share - from training hiring managers to acknowledge their unconscious bias, to creating a culture where everyone feels safe enough to give and receive feedback - if company culture is your thing, this one’s for you.
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0:00 Introduction to this...2021-11-2336 minL&D DisruptImplementing Agile L&D with Patrick Mullarkey | Episode 1Agile L&D, you’ve probably heard of it, but what the hell does it actually mean? In this episode Patrick Mullarkey, Learning and Development Lead at Snyk, shares his first hand experiences of implementing Agile learning, explains why it’s worth doing and how to manage the change in your organisation, as well as how exactly to measure the impact of Agile L&D on your business.
Patrick explains to us how Agile L&D can encourage companies to waste less time on unsuccessful projects by speeding up the ‘failing fast’ process, and how important it is to en...2021-11-1633 minL&D DisruptThe Best Of Series One | Episode 14All good things must come to an end. And sadly, that’s true for Series One of 99 Problems But Work Ain’t One. But we couldn’t just let it fizzle out! So we’ve compiled our favourite nuggets of knowledge from every episode. Get ready for some brilliant insights into the worlds of L&D, HR, People Development, Talent Management and forward-thinking workplaces.
Thank you to anyone who’s tuned in and supported the show so far and to our 13 amazing guests who’ve joined us for some really insightful and fascinating conversations. We’ll be back for a sec...2021-07-2245 minL&D DisruptHow The Pandemic Changed Customer Success And How We Can Respond | Angela Guedes | Episode 13It goes without saying that customer success has changed since the pandemic, but the better questions are how has it evolved? What can leaders do more effectively in response? And how can we learn socially from our CS colleagues and other departments in the world of hybrid work?
Angela Guedes, Head of Customer Success at Belvo, joined us on this week’s episode to answer these questions and plenty more.
We talked about her transition from a similar role at Typeform (where she worked for seven years), the best starting point for building a CS fu...2021-07-1433 minL&D DisruptHow Moving To An OKR Model Improved Purpose, Culture And Measurement at TomTom | Jacqueline Gay | Episode 12Why would a company move from KPIs or that standard goal-setting model to objectives and key results? Or, as you might know them, OKRs. That’s the big question we put to Jacquie Gay, Program Manager of Talent Development at TomTom, in this week’s episode of 99 Problems But Work Ain’t One.
From finding a North Star that everyone in the company can follow to how OKRs can move us towards more effective measurement, Jacquie shared some great experiences of how that OKR shift works in practice. We also found time to chat about the impact on Tom...2021-07-0736 minL&D DisruptHow To Supercharge Your Teams: Tools For Great Teamwork | Pam Hamilton | Episode 11Just because we sit in the same room or department, that doesn’t make us a team! In fact, a lot of companies have lost sight of what a great team is because they’re just doing things the way they’ve always been done.
Those were just a couple of the hard truths Pam Hamilton shared with us in this week’s episode. Pam recently released her second book, Supercharged Teams: Power Your Team With The Tools For Success which offers 30 tools for great teamwork. And she was kind enough to share some of them with us in th...2021-06-3042 minL&D DisruptMeasuring Learning’s Impact With The L&D Detective | Kevin M. Yates | Episode 10What’s the impact of our learning and development efforts? Has training fulfilled its purpose? And why are the answers so often a mystery?
The L&D Detective is here to help! Kevin M. Yates joined us in this episode to offer a three-part framework for measuring impact, explain why measurement is a skill in itself and discuss why failing to define impact means more difficulty in measuring it.
Kevin also told us the backstory behind the name L&D Detective, which skills a professional needs, whether management is asking to see measurement metrics, how he...2021-06-1641 minL&D DisruptUsing The 5 Moments Of Need Framework For An ‘Apply First’ Mindset | Bob Mosher | Episode 9For too long learning has been about giving people new and more information, but it hasn’t been built around where the learner needs to apply that knowledge. Bob Mosher’s 5 Moments Of Need Framework help you pivot to a mindset where you consider the workflow first and foremost!
In this episode, Bob also explained why traditional classroom training has gone unchallenged for so long, how to empower learners to use information when you’re not around, why building skills should be viewed in terms of your performance and how you apply them and so much more.
...2021-06-0953 minL&D DisruptJoining A Fast-growing Scaleup As Director Of People | Valerie Mann | Episode 8When you’re joining a fast-growing scaleup as the Director of People, where do you start? How do you shape the culture into something codified and scalable? How do you determine the priorities? And what steps can you take towards building a high-performance culture?
Valerie Mann joined us to talk about her journey at Elder, the UK-based live-in care & home care provider that uses ‘The Mum Test’ as part of their carer selection process. She explained what that involves, how Elder provided mental health and wellbeing support during the pandemic, and how they approach the situation of suppor...2021-06-0250 minL&D DisruptWhat Does Hybrid Working Look Like In A Post Pandemic World? | Tushar Agarwal | Episode 7When you’re running London’s largest online marketplace for flexible office space, the COVID-19 work from home orders must feel like the world’s largest curve ball. HubbleHQ founder Tushar Agarwal joined us to explain just how you approach and handle a situation like this.
But have those short-term challenges actually accelerated the trend for remote and hybrid working? Tushar explained why people are now demanding more flexibility, freedom and autonomy over where they work, but also provides the counter arguments for why 70% still want their company to provide an office of some sort.
We als...2021-05-2648 minL&D DisruptBuilding A Learning Mindset That Helps You Do So Much More | Toby Newman | Episode 6Why do so many organisations find it so difficult to establish and build their desired mindset? In Toby Newman’s opinion, they’ve not broken it down into relevant terms for their people or teams and they’re not always putting in the hours.
If you’ve ever wondered how you can democratise learning, handle impostor syndrome, feel like your true self or build the right relationships with your team, this is the episode for you. Why? Because they all relate to your mindset, and Toby’s an expert in learning mindsets and so much more.
Toby New...2021-05-0557 minL&D DisruptConnecting Forward-thinking Employers With Gen Z Talent | Esther O’Callaghan | Episode 5How difficult do you think it is for young people leaving education to find employment? Educators don’t want to see the students they’ve spent so long developing facing unemployment and employers really need good entry level talent to solve skill shortages.
All of these factors created a perfect storm for Esther O’Callaghan to start Hundo, an award-winning platform that connects forward-thinking employers with Gen Z talent.
In this episode, Esther talks us through creating a business that solves a social issue she’s truly passionate about, increasing entry level talent and how that can...2021-04-2848 minL&D DisruptGrowing Your Team From 30 To 100 People During A Pandemic Year | Kevin Valencia and Laure Saintpierre of Livestorm | Episode 4If you’ve had to onboard remotely or shift your culture with everyone working from home, you’ll know the challenges. Now imagine you’re doing all of that while growing your team from 30 to 100 people? That’s the journey Kevin Valencia and Laure Saintpierre of Livestorm have been on over the past year.
If you’re asking yourself questions like this then it’s absolutely the episode for you!
How can you tweak your culture so that remote employees can work flexibly, effectively and still disconnect?
What would your approach be to finding the right people...2021-04-2150 min
HowNowJeff Neven: Hope And Homes For AllIn this episode of HowNow it was our pleasure to talk with Jeff Neven, Director of the affordable housing charity Indwell and co-founder of New Hope Community Bikes. Jeff was inspired by reading the works of civil rights leader John Perkins, such as “Beyond Charity” and others. He talks us through Perkins’ concept of breaking the cycle of poverty through sharing our networks, and how that concept led to a renewed understanding of his personal and Indwell’s professional mandate of “hope and homes for all’. Subscribe at hownowpod.substack.com2021-04-1454 minL&D DisruptHow To Structure Modern L&D Teams That Drive Performance | Ross Stevenson | Episode 3Should we even be describing it as L&D? You might have more open and productive conversations with stakeholders if you ditch the jargon, and Ross explains why in this episode.
You’ll also learn who L&D should work with and how, the roles you need to build an effective L&D team today, how to communicate L&D value to the rest of the business and loads more.
Ross Stevenson is the founder of Steal These Thoughts. Senior Learning & Talent Development Manager by day, Steal These Thoughts is his vehicle for sharing all his...2021-04-1436 min
HowNowSue Carr: At The Intersection Of Chaplaincy, Health And FoodToday on HowNow we’re chatting with Sue Carr. Sue is the current Executive Director of the social enterprise restaurant called 541 Eatery and Exchange. She is also a reluctant pastor at the Meeting Place: a messy church for non-churchy people. In addition to being a mother and grandma, she has a varied history in healthcare, with an undergrad in pharmacology and a masters in theology. Coming to Canada in 1984 from the UK, she has worked as a hospital Chaplain for Hamilton Health Sciences, Mission Services and Stonechurch Family Practice. Subscribe at hownowpod.substack.com2021-04-0746 minL&D DisruptDoes HR Need To Say No More? Shared Services And Being Bold | Emma Leonis | Episode 2If HR just said no a little more often, could they prioritise better? What if they shared the workload by collaborating with other departments? And how can they convince business leaders to take the journey with them?
Emma not only talked us through these key stakeholder questions, but explained where HR is now, where it’s headed and what it can do in the meantime. Including the role of shared services and the employee HR experience.
Emma Leonis is HR Transformation Executive Director at LACE Partners, helping companies transform their HR function, drive adoption and in...2021-04-0737 minL&D DisruptThe Three L&D Elephants In The Room | Paul Matthews | Episode 1Do L&D professionals need to accept that L&D’s not always the answer? Yes! And that’s not even one of Paul Matthews’ three elephants in the room. Instead, we need to start with the desired behaviour and work backwards to the right format.
Paul Matthews is an L&D expert, speaker and consultant, but he’s also the author of three books on the three L&D elephants: Learning transfer, capability and informal learning. And he’ll talk you through how and why you should address them in this episode.
Hit play and learn...2021-03-3048 min
HowNowMichael Rancic: Forming A Multi-Stakeholder Media CooperativeIn this episode of HowNow, we talk with freelance journalist, Michael Rancic. Michael’s work focuses around emerging, experimental and DIY Canadian musicians. His fascination with the low-level social mobilization that happens in DIY communities led naturally to co-founding the multi-stakeholder cooperative, New Feeling Coop. The cooperative’s membership is made up of Canadian music writers and community members, and publishes a monthly selection of writing and criticism. We caught Michael for a chat back in November, when they were very much in development stages. Subscribe at hownowpod.substack.com2021-03-2541 minL&D DisruptTrailer | 99 Problems But Work Ain't OneThe world of work is changing fast, how well are you keeping up? Welcome to the podcast that helps you hurdle workplace challenges and keep pace with change.
Each week, your host and HowNow CEO, Nelson Sivalingam, talks to the disruptors, leaders and industry game-changers, asking them burning questions about the ways we work.
If you’re interested in making work a better place to be, this is the place to be. Whether you're in HR or L&D, or looking for better ways to learn and lead, 99 Problems helps you build fast-learning organisations that ar...2021-03-1602 min
HowNowHowNow TrailerWelcome to the HowNow Podcast, the brand new series brought to you by Yvonne Woodley and Matt Carson. HowNow is where we hear stories of rapid and radical adaptation told first-hand by prominent figures near and far.The pandemic has created chaos and the need for radical adaptation in all fields. This fascinates us. Our hope is that listening to conversations with prominent people from diverse backgrounds coping with change will help our audience find the inspiration to adapt and realign in meeting their own unforeseen challenges.From e-commerce, immigration, and even the film industry...2021-01-2500 min