L&D Spotlight Liz Stefan - Nifty Learning

In this episode, we go through the first 100 days as a newly appointed L&D Manager. We look at the process of getting to know the company, the business model, and the industry it operates in. We also talk about laying the foundation of a sustainable learning strategy and achieving quick wins in the early days on the job.Guest: Karolina Roziewicz, a Learning Strategist helping individuals and organizations create and maintain a strong learning mindset. She focuses on aligning behavioral nu...

In this episode, we take an in-depth look at what it means to build a data-driven learning ecosystem. We talk about learning design practices that enable the right tech stack to produce measurable results - both for the learner and the business.Guest: Zsolt Olah, Senior Learning Technologist at Amazon, responsible for the effective and efficient data, measurement, and evaluation strategy for the team to create more impact and less content. Before Amazon, for 20+ years, Zsolt held various lear...

In this episode, we look at how L&D can add value in a meaningful way to the organization and how it connects to the value chain.Guest: Bülent Duagi, Senior Strategic Advisor and Organizational Designer for Platform Scale-ups in Europe. When working with L&D teams, he helps them to increase their strategic impact, to connect learning results with business results and contributes to developing organizational capabilities.A breakdown of the episode’s topics has been graciously created b...

In this episode, we look at imposter syndrome, a feeling that very many L&D professionals get from time to time, while working under the pressure of wearing many hats and expectations.Guest: Ant Pugh, a performance consultant and learning designer who spends his days desperately trying to convince clients to avoid converting PowerPoint slides into eLearning. At night, he masquerades as a writer, bombarding unsuspecting learning designers with bite-sized, daily emails about creating high-v...

In this episode, we talk about L&D's role and place in the organization, both in terms of org structure and purpose. We dive into L&D's internal customers, how to improve L&D's understanding of the business, the access to the company's strategy and how L&D can contribute, the multidisciplinary aspect of L&D work, whether the function should be rebranded, how to work together with the other People functions, and personal development for L&D professionals.Guest: Deeksha ...

In this episode, we take an honest look at L&D: what does it mean today to be in L&D, what is the purpose of L&D, and how can L&D change its impact and perceived value in an organization to become a strategic contributor and get a seat at the table.Guest: Clark Quinn, Ph.D., an internationally known consultant, speaker, and author of seven books. He thinks ‘out loud’ at learnlets.com, tweets as @quinnovator, and works on behalf of clients through Quinnovation.Highlights:* Lear...