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For L&D leaders and the teams they support, every minute matters. This show gives you everything you need in only 20 minutes. Upskilling? Got it. Increasing employee retention? You bet. Industry trends? Oh yeah. Showing the ROI of learning? We got you. One podcast, practical real-world examples, unlimited learning. Presented by the team at Go1.

  1. Beyond the Launch: Turning Great Learning Programs into Lasting Engagement Campaigns

    11/18/2025

    Beyond the Launch: Turning Great Learning Programs into Lasting Engagement Campaigns

    How can marketing principles help drive program adoption and build better learning cultures? In this episode, Julia sits down with Melissa Adeson, Learning and Development Manager at Spotlight Retail Group, to explore how L&D teams can apply marketing strategies to create more engaging, measurable, and human learning experiences. Melissa explains the iterative nature of thinking like a marketer and how the “Four Ps” of marketing—product, price, placement, and promotion—can push learning objectives forward.  Key Quotes: “Communication when we train it is a two-way street. So it's about how people are responding backwards and forwards and how we interact with the people around us, whereas marketing is very much what can I do and how can I interact with someone to get them to make the choices and take the actions that I need them to take?” “Marketing is about changing small parts of the campaign to see what changes you get in the outcome or the actions of the team members. So you don't wanna just go, ‘well that didn’t work,’ and can all of the work that you've done when all you need to do is go, ‘man, I used email to deliver it. What I should have used is our intranet, or I should have gone through the leaders and had them deliver it to their team.’” Time Stamps: (00:27) The role of marketing in building learning environments (15:47) AI at Work: Using technology to work smarter (17:52) Future of Work: Staying up with Tech Advancements  (19:27) The Learning List Links: Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-adeson-1303b08/  Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    22 min
  2. Building Learning Cultures: Aligning people, purpose and performance to make learning a habit with Melody Wong

    10/28/2025

    Building Learning Cultures: Aligning people, purpose and performance to make learning a habit with Melody Wong

    What if learning wasn’t an event, but a habit? In this episode, Julia sits down with Melody Wong, APAC Head of Learning and Development at Seek, to explore the evolving role of Learning and Development (L&D) within organizations. No longer confined to induction and compliance training, L&D is positioned as a key enabler of strategic workforce planning. The discussion emphasizes the importance of aligning L&D with broader workforce strategies, including building, borrowing, and balancing talent. The episode highlights the necessity for L&D to stay informed on market trends and industry research to effectively upskill teams, preparing them to meet future challenges in a rapidly changing environment. Key Quotes: “One of the big things that we're focusing on at Seek is using AI responsibly. So human judgment, critical thinking, those are really key skill sets to have as we're thinking about how we embrace and embed AI in our daily work. Because ultimately, as leaders of the organization and even as seekers, our role is to keep our organization safe. And if we don't use AI responsibly then we put ourselves and our organization at risk.” “ We've gotta think about our role in the organization. L&D is no longer a cobwebbed backroom function that only does induction and compliance training. We can and should be active supporters and enablers of strategy. So the focus, very much, is on helping P&C teams rethink workforce strategies more broadly, which is built by borrow, bot and balance. And we've got a really important role to play in the building element of workforce. So really helping seekers think about not just the skills that they need for today, but the skills that will carry our organization through the future.” Time Stamps: [00:00] Introduction: Rethinking L&D's Role [13:33] Supporting Strategy and Workforce Development [14:09] Adapting to Rapid Market Changes [14:19] Staying Ahead with Industry Trends Links: Melody on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-wong-cphr/  Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    18 min
  3. Building Thriving HR & L&D Careers in the Age of AI with Dr. Dieter Veldsman, Chief Scientist at the Academy to Innovate HR

    09/30/2025

    Building Thriving HR & L&D Careers in the Age of AI with Dr. Dieter Veldsman, Chief Scientist at the Academy to Innovate HR

    How are L&D and HR careers evolving in the age of AI? In this episode, Julia sits down with Dr. Dieter Veldsman, Chief Scientist at the Academy to Innovate HR, to discuss. Dieter shares his global perspective on the future of HR, the skill shifts leaders must prioritize today, and why we need to move from a career “ladder” to a “lattice” if we want to build thriving, future-ready workplaces. Along the way, he introduces practical frameworks, including his “Educate, Equip, Expose, Elevate” approach to AI adoption, and reflects on how HR and L&D can stay human while embracing technology. --------- Key Quotes:“Knowledge and skills have become the currency of the workforce.”   “Thriving, for me, is when more people choose to be in this profession, want to stay, see the impact they are making, and possess a skillset that makes them irreplaceable to business.”   “AI isn’t about tools—it’s about thinking differently about how work and learning get done.”   “We need both AI fluency and the ability to connect as humans. That paradox is what will define the future of work.” ------- Time stamps:(00:53) The evolution of HR and L&D in the age of AI (14:22) AI at Work:  Workplace shifts to prepare for (18:42) Future Ready: Educate, Equip, Expose, Elevate (22:16) The Learning List  --------- Links: Dieter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dieterveldsman/ Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    24 min
  4. Effective marketing strategies for L&D Leaders with co-authors Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor

    09/09/2025

    Effective marketing strategies for L&D Leaders with co-authors Bianca Baumann and Mike Taylor

    How can L&D implement marketing strategies to improve their learning outcomes?   In this episode, Julia sits down with co-authors of the book “Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro” to discuss. They discuss understanding audience behavior, using emotional design and the importance of learner personas.  --------- Key Quotes:“  Oftentimes we assume that we have people's attention by default, and it kind of leads to titles like leadership training, which not only is that boring, but it's literally invisible to people. We're asking people to pay attention in the context of YouTube and TikTok and thousands of impressions from ads everywhere you turn. Marketers understand what they're competing with and they've sort of cracked this code a long time ago.” - Mike  “ How do I actually understand motivations and emotions? And that is actually where learner personas come in. So they are a representation of your typical learner. And they certainly go above, you know, your regular target audience analysis, where usually we just focus on demographic information and learner personas. -------- Time stamps:(01:20) Effective marketing strategies for L&D  (14:14) AI at Work:  (16:19) Future Ready:  (20:28) The Learning List  --------- Links: Bianca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancabaumann/  Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketaylor/ Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

    23 min

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For L&D leaders and the teams they support, every minute matters. This show gives you everything you need in only 20 minutes. Upskilling? Got it. Increasing employee retention? You bet. Industry trends? Oh yeah. Showing the ROI of learning? We got you. One podcast, practical real-world examples, unlimited learning. Presented by the team at Go1.