L&D Disrupt HowNow

Nelson 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/


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Backed 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 and L&D

42:34 Recapping 2024 HR Trends

43:28 Putting this into practice

50:26 Q&A



How to connect:Find Jules on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietstrong/ Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/


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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://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2023-10-24-slack-announces-radical-week-long-shutdown-due-to-an-internal-skills-crisis



Running order:

0:00 Slack’s week-long shutdown

2:28 Taking people out of the workflow

6:09 The importance of context

10:23 Relevance and structure in learning

17:51 Learning with purpose and autonomy

25:14 Feedback for learning initiatives

27:05 The impact on wellbeing

29:36 How to improve this approach



How to connect

Connect with Pauline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineparsley/

Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

Follow HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about what we do: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378


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Backed by the latest research, Nelson and Gary take you through 5 realistic L&D trends for 2024. No gimmicks, just proven tactics for more impact in the year to come.

From using AI intentionally, to aligning with you organisation’s goals and upskilling people for the future, you’ll want to hear this conversation.



Download The 2024 L&D Trends Report here: https://try.gethownow.com/2024-trends 



Running order

0:00 Introduction

2:15 Aligning with company goals

10:49 Problem discovery

13:05 The shift to upskilling 

17:20 Skills and retention

20:43 The cost of inaction

22:29 Skills-first L&D

28:30 Time and engagement as barriers to learning

34:18 People can’t find information they need

40:58 Using AI intentionally

46:40 Audience Q&A



How to connect



Find HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378

Visit our website: https://gethownow.com/

Find Nelson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/


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As small and solo L&D teams, there’s so much we can do - but how do we focus on the stuff that drives impact?

​We want to build good relationships with people, but pushing back and saying no are key to solving problems.



​And how do we keep enjoying the ride and build a network around us to share it with?



In this episode, ​Emma Aplin, Eryn Frost and Annie Woodcock joined us to share their honest experiences and best advice. 



Running order



0:00 Intro to the show and today’s guests

1:10 How can L&D teams prioritise to add value?

16:06 Borrowing skills from internal experts

27:13 Advice on building your external network

30:56 Getting buy-in across your business

48:20 Audience Q&A



How to connect



Find Emma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aplinej/

Find Eryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eryn-frost-2b607b21/

Find Annie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-woodcock-177037a7/

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/


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In this episode, Gary's joined by Winnie Amoaku, UK Partnerships Manager at HiBob, to discuss the relationship between HR and L&D and what’s needed for it to flourish.



From their common audience and shared foundation, to how they collaborate to drive performance and retention, this is a brilliant conversation.



Running order



0:00 Intro to Winnie and her background

2:14 Roles and responsibilities for HR and L&D

5:30 The balance between hiring and upskilling

11:11 Discussing Amazon’s data-led upskilling

14:20 Making development part of employee benefits

19:00 Building the employer brand and the problem with losing knowledge

25:21 Tech frustrations and learner expectations

30:37 HR’s in tech adoption



How to connect



Find Winnie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnieamoaku/ 

Learn more about HiBob: https://www.hibob.com/ 

Read their latest research with CIPD: https://www.hibob.com/blog/research-hr-digital-transformation/ 

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ 

Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/ 


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