The BLOC Podcast

Dr Heidi Kirby

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The BLOC Podcast

The BLOC (Building Learning and Organizational Culture) Podcast is a useful learning and development podcast where Dr Heidi Kirby talks to professionals in the field who are passionate about finding creative, innovative ways to bring learning front and center at their organizations and beyond.

29 OCT

98: Join The Useful L&D Community

In this episode, I invite all of you to join the Useful L&D Community I launched back in September. I share a little bit about why I started this (global - as I forgot to mention in the episode) safe space for aspiring, new, and expert L&D pros to connect and working together to make learning more useful. We are having great discussions, hosting events, and we're just getting started!Join us here: https://useful-stuff.circle.so/join?invitation_token=729b68d43899a5f480ee11363cc12b...

7 min
8 OCT

97: A Modern Approach to L&D with Fred Thompson

In this episode, I chat with Fred Thompson, CEO of Thirst, about staying current in L&D and how he's managed to continue to take a modern approach to L&D, despite beginning his career with Flash. Fred Thompson is CEO of Thirst and is a seasoned learning and development expert with over two decades of experience helping businesses create engaging learning environments that level up learner engagement.Fred has spearheaded numerous initiatives that have empowered employees to learn and d...

45 min
17 SEPT

96: Building an L&D Team Without L&D Tech with Dinye Hernanda

Dinye Hernanda is a distinguished practitioner in Learning & Development, known for her bold, results-driven approach. With a proven track record in building L&D departments for high-growth organizations, Dinye has made her mark across major corporations, tech scale-ups, and VC firms. Named one of the 'Thirty Under 30' in L&D in 2021, she is recognized for her unique ability to blend strategic vision with practical execution.Honored as Mentor of the Year 2023, Dinye is committed t...

57 min
27 AUG

95: Bringing Real-Life Learning to the Workplace with Caner Akova

In this episode, I chat with my new L&D pal, Caner Akova, about how we learn in real life, how we can bring some of those best practices into workplace learning, and why it isn't happening more often. Caner is an L&D expert with global experience in higher education and multinational corporations and he’s here to shake things up. He’s passionate about cutting through the fluff, and uses real life learning to make workplace learning actually work. He likes tackling the brutal truths ab...

55 min
6 AUG

94: Job Interview Assignments for L&D Professionals

In this episode, inspired in part by my new friend Molly's LinkedIn post about undergoing 10 job interviews for a contract L&D position, I talk about the dreaded job interview assignment. This episode is both for job seekers and hiring managers because I give best practices for what you should be looking for in a job interview assignment, including the following:Every job interview should be part of a structured process that is clearly communicated to candidates. This is what we DO a...

23 min
16 JUL

93: Happy 4th Birthday to the BLOC!

On this episode, I celebrate the BLOC turning 4! Can you believe I started this podcast 4 years ago? I talk about the origin story of the podcast, some of the tips I've learned along the way, and recap the most popular episodes!Here's to more episodes of the BLOC! Thank you all so much for your support. Thanks for listening to the BLOC! To learn more and get more great resources: Connect with me on LinkedIn Join our global Useful L&D Community Work with me or see what I'm wo...

13 min
25 JUN

92 - Better Training and Presentations for Technical Professionals and Topics with Neil Thompson

In this episode, I chat with engineer and founder of Teach the Geek, Neil Thompson, about how we can be better presenters as technical professionals or improve our training on technical topics, making them more useful for our audience. After one too many failed presentations, Neil Thompson, an engineer who worked in the medical device industry, knew he had to improve. He did so, and now, via his company Teach the Geek, he works with technical professionals like himself to improve their presen...

28 min
4 JUN

91: Learning Technology and Always Learning New Things with Dr Linda Berberich

In this episode, I chat with my brilliant friend, Dr Linda Berberich about AI, learning technologies, prototypes, and how you're never too old to learn something new! Linda Berberich, PhD, is a behavioral scientist specializing in innovative, impactful, and immersive learning and intelligent, intuitive technology product design. With an extensive background in data analysis, technical training, behavior analysis, learning science, neuroscience, behavior-based performance improvement, an...

44 min

The BLOC (Building Learning and Organizational Culture) Podcast is a useful learning and development podcast where Dr Heidi Kirby talks to professionals in the field who are passionate about finding creative, innovative ways to bring learning front and center at their organizations and beyond.

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Dr Heidi Kirby
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