L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders

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L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community.

  1. 09/17/2024

    The Power of Networks: Transforming our Lives, Communities, and Organizations

    What's your network if you subtract the work? Your net. Your safety net to be more precise. So says Kimberli Jeter, Constellation Catalyst and founder of River Wolf Group. This week, KJ joins the show to discuss the power of networks, both personal and professional, as well as strategies organizations and leaders can use to help their people expand their networks.

    42 min

  2. 09/03/2024

    Leading Your People to Bloom: Tending to Work and Life to Develop Thriving Teams

    Is it really best to seek "balance" between work and life? The prevailing sentiments around work-life balance seem to be two opposed ideas: Work represents so much of our lives that it only makes sense to do what we love, so it never actually feels like work, or; work and life simply must be kept separate. According to Dan Pontefract, the answer to work and life is not balance, but bloom, and it's a much more nuanced relationship of give and take, growth and renewal.

    49 min

  3. 08/20/2024

    Developing High Achievers: Intrinsic Motivation, Continuous Learning, and Thoughtful Mentorship

    Olympians, astronauts, Nobel Prize winners... All exemplars of the highest form of human achievement. And they all have traits in common. There are high achievers everywhere: In our organizations, but also seeking an organization to give them a platform from which they can shoot for the moon. This week, Dr. Ruth Gotian joins the show to share her research on what makes high achievers and how to develop them.

    49 min

  4. 07/30/2024

    Valuing Just Organizations: Overcoming Challenges to Retention, Acquisition, and DEI

    Learning doesn't happen in a vacuum. Often, policy, diplomacy, and current events have a direct impact on our organizations, and can even cause us to reconsider our learning goals for employees. We've seen discouraging trends when it comes to layoffs, failures in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and generally slow business cycles for multiple years now. All in all, there's been a clear erosion of trust between employee and organization. This week, Peter Rahbar joins the show to share insights as to how we can rebuild organizational trust.

    47 min

  5. 07/16/2024

    ...But I'm Grateful: Reducing Stress and Anxiety in The Workplace with Gratitude and Grounding Practices

    When we deepen our relationships with our jobs and the work we do, we sometimes let our connections to ourselves and others dwindle. Preserving these connections must be turned into a deliberate practice if we wish to live happy and healthy lives. But being deliberate with these relationships we often take for granted is surprisingly difficult. Lori Saitz joins the show this week to share some insights on the powers of gratitude and grounding to return us to the positive energy that fulfills us.

    42 min

  6. 07/02/2024

    Teaching The Geek: How Experts Can Connect with Non-expert Audiences through Empathy

    The curse of knowledge... So many experts succumb to this bias. Whether in minor conversations or high-stakes presentations, it is very difficult to distance oneself from one's expertise--the jargon, the concepts, and the logic that makes something simple to some yet complex to others. And yet, helping others understand what we know as experts is an invaluable skill. Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share some speaking and presentation principles that will help experts reach their non-expert audiences much more effectively.

    44 min

  7. 06/18/2024

    Highlight Episode II: Emotional Regulation, Barriers to AI Adoption, and The Great HR Debate

    For this 50th episode, we take a look at the top moments from the show since our last highlight episode. Guests include best-selling author Roberta Matuson, globally renowned Executive Transition Coach Navid Nazemian, getAbstract book award winners Minette Norman and Kevin Wilde, and Donald Taylor in his return to discuss the annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey.

    30 min

  8. 06/04/2024

    HR Deconstructed: Improving The Experiences and Well-being of Employees with People-centric HR

    The Human Resources function has undergone many transformations, not least of which took place over the last 4 years. At any given time though, HR professionals from different industries and organizations are likely to have different ideas as to what their primary purpose should be. Beyond that, even those who might be in agreement as to HR's central function are likely to disagree as to how to achieve it. This week, Jon Ingham joins us to offer his insights on HR from decades teaching, writing, and practicing in the world of people strategy.

    53 min
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L&D in Action is a podcast for learning leaders whose goal is to create a culture of learning within their organization. Each episode features conversations on how learning and development can maximize your employees’ potential, keep them engaged and have some fun along the way. We’ll speak with CLOs, instructional designers, executive coaches, HR leaders, consultants, and more. If you’re looking for the best ways to turn learning into action, then you’ve found the right community.

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