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The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastWhat is the role of skills in an effective Employee Value Proposition?In this episode of Capita's The Big Questions, host Sian is joined by Rob Foster, L&D manager at LV, to discuss the critical role of skills development in retaining employees. They explore the meaty topics in learning; why is a growth mindset important? What is continuous learning? And what makes an effective Employee Value Proposition?2025-06-1330 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: Monthly Round Up – June 2025In our June edition, host Justice Onwuka is joined by his fellow consultants to discuss the impact of huge changes to level 7 apprenticeships, why people don’t want to be managers anymore, and some exciting news about an upcoming event…Content referenced in this podcast:https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1920701/half-workers-no-longer-aspire-managers-report-findshttps://www.personneltoday.com/hr/scrapping-level-7-apprenticeship-funding/https://www.gallup.com/workplace/349484/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx 2025-06-1014 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: Monthly Round Up - May 2025In our May edition, host Justice Onwuka is joined by his fellow consultants to discuss whether the education system is truly reflective of the world of work today. With the number of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETS) increasing, what can we do to unlock this ’lost’ talent? We also explore the LinkedIn ‘Skills on the Rise’ report with a game of country skills bingo! What skill rates on the USA’s list, but not on the UK’s?Content referenced in this podcast:LinkedIn Skills on the Rise 2025: The 15 fastest-grow...2025-05-0214 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: Monthly Round Up - April 2025In our April edition, host Justice Onwuka is joined by his fellow consultants to discuss the concept of task masking (not Taskmaster) and what it tells us about the way we measure workplace productivity. Plus, with TV show Adolescence making a huge splash worldwide, the group explore masculinity and mental health, and the need for better support systems in the workplace. Finally, there’s a sneak peak of our upcoming content, including our webinar on AI’s impact on the future of L&D, coming on Thursday 1st May at 11am – sign up here!Cont...2025-05-0211 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: How do we drive the adoption of AI and other new technologies?In this episode of The Big Questions, host James Eynon is joined by guests from both Capita & the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to discuss ways to drive the successful adoption of generative AI tools.Together they explore the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI, the importance of human-centric skills, and strategies for effective adoption and training within organisations. From the need for continuous experimentation, understanding workforce readiness, and the role of leadership in fostering a culture of innovation and learning; this podcast gives you the building blocks for successful AI adoption.2025-03-1438 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: Monthly Round Up - March 2025In our March edition, host James Eynon is joined by fellow consultant Justice Onwuka to discuss a recent report on the importance of ‘hope’ in leadership; what does it mean and what should leaders be doing differently?They also explore the latest research on the long-running saga of remote working vs productivity, and James explains why ‘quiet vacationing’ is not all it seems…Plus, a sneak peak of our webinar on AI’s impact on the future of L&D, coming on Thursday 1st May at 11am!Content referenced in this podcast:https://ww...2025-03-1215 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: Monthly Round Up - Feb 2025We’re back! And we’ve got a brand-new series of monthly podcasts for you, sharing all the latest Workforce Development news & trends, alongside sneak peaks at what other things we’ve got coming up (from podcasts to events).In our February edition, host James Eynon is joined by fellow consultants Becca Hitchman, Ashleigh Rhymer & Justice Onwuka. Together they discuss the reported death of DEI initiatives, the changing face of remote work on its impact on working mothers, and the growing concern of loneliness in the workplace. They also explore the challenges of navigating change and un...2025-02-1714 min

Catálogo divino - la vida de los santos 🙏🏼215| Beata Lucía Brocadelli - 15 de noviembre - Catálogo Divino - Cuarta Temporada (2024) Bendito sea el Señor que nos da esta oportunidad para compartir con nuestros amigos del Catálogo Divino El Señor normalmente otorga sus gracias extraordinarias a las personas que con recta intención lo buscan y lo quieren agradar Casi todos los santos que han vivido la pobreza de espíritu han sido enriquecidos con estos dones Hoy, 15 de noviembre, la iglesia recuerda a algunos de estos santos ordinariamente extraordinarios en el amor. Hacemos memoria de: San Alberto Magno, obispo y doctor de la Iglesia; San Desiderio de Ca...2024-11-1510 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastHow can learning technologies help us develop skills-based organisations?In the final conversation in the series on skills-based organisations, James speaks to Marc Zao-Sanders, CEO of Filtered Technologies, about the practical implementation of skills mapping and content tagging in learning and development. They discuss the challenges of creating a skills taxonomy framework, mapping skills to learning content, and the pros and cons of having a large content library. Marc emphasizes the importance of using technology and human expertise to effectively map content to skills, and highlights the interconnectedness of tags, skills, discovery, data, and content in the skills process. Check out the...2024-10-2117 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastHow can we harness hormonal cycles to deliver greater performance?The number of women in work across all sectors in the UK has increased by two million since 2010, but are we supporting them to unlock their true potential? Award-winning learning professional Jenny Muhlwa is leading the charge to understand the impact of women’s hormonal cycle on performance, and what you can do to harness it. How can your levels of Oestrogen and Progesterone help you organise your workload effectively? How do we start the conversation and break the taboo around women’s health? What can L&D do to help? 2024-10-1627 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastHow do we create an effective skills framework?In this episode we’re getting practical, because it’s one thing to identify the skills you need in your teams & organisation, it’s another to actually map those skills into a framework and implement it. Where do you even start with mapping skills / creating a framework? How do you future proof the framework? How can you measure against it? Helping to answer those questions are Principal Learning Consultant and accredited coach; Becca Hitchman, and a Group Performance and Development manager with a focus on career frameworks; Zia Aftab. ...2024-10-1531 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastHow do we remain inclusive when developing skills-based organisations?Effective skills-focussed organisations can create a workforce with strong, multi-faceted capabilities, but this can all be undermined if we don’t use inclusive processes along the way. It’s one thing to work out the skills your organisation needs, but how do you inclusively develop them, supporting minority groups to progress & create a truly resilient workforce In this episode, James is joined by fellow Capita consultant Justice Onwuka and Amp Up Your Voice Flounder & CEO Johanne Penny to discuss this. They explore how creating a psychologically safe environment fosters adaptability and greater performance, the...2024-10-1125 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastWhat is personal resilience and how do we develop it?In the latest instalment of our series exploring organisational resilience through skills, we turn our focus to a different form of resilience. Because, when we think about the word ‘resilience’, our first thought is not typically about how well an organisational has multi-skilled its workforce. You’re more likely to associate the word with personal resilience, and it’s important in order to move through the periods of change & uncertainty that organisations experience. Together with fellow Learning Consultant Sian Parr, James talks to a leading mind in mental health, Michael Matania. They discuss Michael’s powerful...2024-10-0236 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastWhat is organisational resilience, and what do ‘T-shaped’ skills have to do with it?It’s time for a new series, and this time we’re looking at skills based organisations and their ability to create resilience. The UK Government’s latest Employer Skills Survey has found that 36% of job vacancies are down to a lack of skills in the organisation. The Open University estimate that this skills gap costs organisations £4.4 billion (in recruitment fees, increased salaries, hiring at a lower level then bringing employees up to speed, etc.). In the first of 5 episodes on this topic, James shares insights into how skills-based organisations (and in particular a focus on ‘T-s...2024-09-2508 min

Diary of a Sales ExpertProcurement and Sales with Lindsey EynonIn this episode, James welcomes Lindsey, a procurement specialist, to the podcast. With sales and procurement closely intertwined, James seizes the opportunity to delve into insightful discussions with Lindsey about their shared field.If you have enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe for more weekly sales-related episodes.As you may have heard during the episode, I am launching a sales plan course to help you create the perfect sales plan. Not sure you need a sales plan, take the questionnaire here: https://www.ineedasalesplan.com/2024-07-101h 01

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: what is WCAG and how do we create truly accesible learning content?As the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have recently updated from version 2.1 to version 2.2, today James is exploring what the WCAG are and their implications for how we make learning content truly accessible. To do that, he's joined by experts from Capita’s Learning Experience team; Learning Experience Manager Marius Holtan, and Quality Manager Simon Hollobon. Together, they discuss the need to design to edge cases, the importance of user research and diverse perspectives in the design process, and how to create structure around content design. Also, most importantly, they answer the big question on...2024-06-2720 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastThe Big Questions: How do we create effective blended learning?In this episode, James is going back to basics to answer the question: 'what does it take to create & deliver effective blended learning?' To do that, he's joined by Organisational Psychologist & Capita Senior Learning Consultant; Steph Bright, and a passionate purposeful tech advocate & Capita's Head of Learning Experience & Content; Caroline Freeman. Together, they explore what learning blends practically mean for L&D professionals, whether physical classrooms should be a thing of the past & what 'learning in the flow of work' should really mean. Plus, there's also time for a quick tr...2024-05-3132 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastEp4: The Big Questions: How can we lead across borders?In the final episode of the Hybrid Leadership series, James speaks to Kailash Jalan, Global Head of Performance & Development for Capita Experience. Kailash is an Organisational Psychologist and leads a team that spans across 8 countries, and so leading hybrid teams is something that spans far beyond the pandemic. In this episode, we explore the importance of understanding cultural differences, the impact of cross-cultural project teams on connection & productivity and how skills labs are changing the way leaders develop. Plus, a previous item rears its ugly head in Learning Room 101… 2024-05-1030 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastEp3: The Big Questions: What is the true meaning of ‘work’?James is back for more hybrid leadership discovery, answering the question: 'what makes an effective hybrid leader?' Today, he’s looking at the wider context of hybrid working & what research can tell us about leading hybrid teams. Helping him do that are Professor of Work and Organisation at Cranfield School of Management; Clare Kelliher, and a fellow Senior Learning Consultant at Capita with a focus on inclusive practices and maximising employee engagement; Justice Onwuka. In this fascinating discussion, we delve into the importance of ‘informal choice’, the challenge with the ‘do...2024-05-0232 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastEp2: Hybrid Leadership: what can we learn from legacy remote teams?It’s episode 2 of James’ journey into hybrid leadership, and answering the question: 'what makes an effective hybrid leader?' Today, he’s looking at what we can learn from industries who’ve done hybrid working for decades, and to do that he’s joined by Organisational Psychologist & a Head of Development and Engagement at Openreach; Michaela Beauchamp, and a fellow Senior Learning Consultant at Capita with a focus on health & wellbeing; Sian Parr. Together, we explore why you need to ‘make it personal’, what we can learn from engineering te...2024-04-2252 min

The Big Questions: A Capita Learning PodcastEp1: The Big Questions: what makes an effective hybrid leader?In this episode, James is trying to answer the question: 'what makes an effective hybrid leader?' To do that, he's joined by Organisational Psychologist & Capita Senior Learning Consultant; Steph Bright, and a passionate purposeful tech advocate & Capita's Head of Learning Experience & Content; Caroline Freeman. Together, they explore why the word 'intentionality' is so important, how to be creative in virtual spaces, and a practical way to map out how & when to collaborate within distributed (hybrid) teams. Plus, there is the first trip to Learning Room 101, where Steph plots the demise of learning...2024-03-1444 min

Different Hats Podcast#E3 | Tony Cottey: Football ⚽️ Cricket 🏏 Ice Cream 🍦 and Basketball 🏀 with Robbie WilliamsOn this months COUNTY BUSINESS SPORTS PODCAST - Loz (stato) and Sam team up with Sussex Cricket legend, Tony Cottey to discuss what life was like growing up in Port Eynon, playing professional football for Swansea to signing on, winning a championship with Glamorgan, playing cricket with Viv Richards, playing for Sussex and being in another championship winning team to moving into a Business Relationship role at the club and finally starting his on ice cream business. What an amazing journey and one that Cotts shares in detail, the ups and downs of professional sport and despite his phenomenal c...2022-06-151h 06

House of Rams05. Forwards Coach - James Lewis "Bean"In this episode of House of Rams series 2, Paul Eynon catches up with forwards coach James Lewis we talk about recent big games, how he got into coaching and the legend of the bar lives on. Have a listen...2021-02-2846 min

My Little TonysThe 1969 Tony Awards, Part 1From 1776 to 1969 to 2021, all we can say is: get it together, America!!!!Email us at mylittletonyspodcast@gmail.com, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@mylittletonys) for additional content about this season’s shows! Zolotow, Sam. “2 Musicals Get 8 Nominations For Tony Prizes.” The New York Times, 18 Mar. 1969. Funke, Lewis. “'Great White Hope' and '1776' Win Tonys.” The New York Times, 21 Apr. 1969.Grode, Eric. “The 1969 Tonys Was a Night to Remember. Just Ask James Earl Jones.”The New York Times, 5 June 2019.Wilson, John S. “1776' -- No Tunes For Humming...2021-01-171h 15

Outdoor Adventure Lifestyle Podcast144: Ted Eynon- Outdoor Living, Christmas Trees, Apple Orchards and Boutique SkisFun conversation with Ted Eynon from Meier Skis. We talk about his youth working on the family Christmas Tree Farm and Apple Orchards and how he came to own Meier Skis. He drops a great book on us too! Facebook Twitter Instagram The Outdoor Biz Podcast Support the show on Patreon Please give us a rating and review HERE Show Notes First Exposure to the Outdoors That really started early. I just grew up in a family that was a skiing family. I grew up outside of Boston and New England and my folks had a place up in Fr...2019-01-1536 min

Sermons from AnnunciationOctober 9, 2013, Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus — Epistle: St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16; Gospel: Matthew 9:36-38; 10:1-8October 9, 2013, Apostle James, Son of Alphaeus — Epistle: St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16; Gospel: Matthew 9:36-38; 10:1-8 2014-01-0700 min