The Women Talking About Learning Podcast

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The Women Talking About Learning Podcast

The Women Talk About Learning Podcast is, well, women talking about learning and development. Underrepresented in senior roles in the learning function, this podcast amplifies women’s voices talking about all things learning and development related.

  1. NOV 12

    The Ethics One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: Supporting Women: A Guide for Men | LinkedIn Business Success: Definition, Types, and Examples the future of business: ethical value creation Notebook LM: A threat to the Podcasting World Free AI Audio Tools You Won't Believe Exist Where is the ethical knowledge in the knowledge economy? EU GDPR Ensuring the ethical use of big data: lessons from secure data access The dilemma and countermeasures of educational data ethics in the age of intelligence Ethical practice and the role of people professionals Learning styles Kolb’s Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle Five moral maxims on emojis Can Emojis be Unethical? The Ethics of Emojis in Digital Communication [CASE STUDY] The Ethics of Teaching Online The ethics of learning UK must step up to ensure access to digital learning is ethical, innovative and inclusive This week’s guests are Loren Sanders is an author and visionary leader with over 20 years of experience in Healthcare, Human Resources, and Personal Development. Known as a “Professional Synergist,” she specialises in organisational effectiveness, talent acquisition, and leadership development. Her book, Empathy is Not a Weakness, has received numerous accolades. Loren is dedicated to eradicating toxic leadership and fostering inclusivity in workplaces through innovative talent development initiatives. An active speaker and consultant, she aligns individual talents with organisational goals. Loren holds a degree from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.    Website Roxlocoaching.com     LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/b1420532675733997a Yvonne Urra-Bazain is an e-Learning Developer for Briljent with a passion for creating learning solutions and optimising processes. As an advocate for accessible design, she has led a workshop at DevLearn, hosted virtual empathy labs, and contributed to the book Design for All Learners being published February 2025. Yvonne is a digital nomad based in the United States who travels with her family full-time in a Recreational Vehicle.    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvonneurrabazain/   Lisa Murphy FCIPD – CEO of Limelite HR & Learning Following an award-winning career as a senior leader in the education, charity and private sectors, with a strong focus on social justice, Lisa now runs the multi award-winning HR and training consultancy, Limelite HR & Learning, which supports SME organisations with values led, sustainable and inclusive HR practices.  Lisa is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, DiSC Psychometric Facilitator, qualified trainer, Mental Health First Aider and Coach. She has been a Trustee, Governor and Chair of various organisations and is passionate about supporting start-up and scaling businesses. As someone with a passion for inclusive cultures, leadership development, diversity and inclusion and employee led HR practices, Lisa regularly speaks on these topics for many prestigious organisations including the CIPD, Irwin Mitchell and the Association of Colleges. hwww.limelitehr.com ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-murphy-fcipd/

    49 min

  2. OCT 29

    The Bias One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com The recording room for 1st December is this link. We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: Andy Murray corrects journalist for overlooking female players – video | An Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work - BBC Worklife New EU Law on Pay Transparency We're at a gender equality crossroads: which path will the government take? The gender biases that shape our brains Gender Bias And How To Recognize And Navigate Warning Signs The Unconscious Bias Women Have Against Women Gender Equality and Educational Opportunities: Can Gender Shape Your Career? The Underpensioned: Defining the Gender Pension Gap International Equal Pay Day 18 September Gender bias in academia: a lifetime problem that needs solutions Gender Bias Faced By Girls and What We Can Do: £513bn increase in UK Gender Investment Gap in a year Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men The World is Designed for Men The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes Lean In Neural Correlates of Gender Differences in Reputation Building Tall poppy syndrome 75% Of Women Executives Experience Imposter Syndrome In The Workplace Tox Report 65. The toaster theory of sexual debasement Enough platitudes and excuses: here is the truth about this week of sexism The state of gender inequality in Latin America   This week’s guests are Mariana Horrisberger is an English, Spanish and Portuguese translator with over 10 years of experience in the e-learning localisation field. Born and raised in Argentina, she has travelled and moved around plenty in her career. Over the last 5 years, she has specialised in high-profile learning programs in the Corporate Training and Higher Education localisation realms. She believes firmly in uplifting others, so she strives to give back and be a force of good in the L&D community. She is currently co-leading the Global Learning and Development Community, a networking space for people in Learning and Development.    links: https://linktr.ee/marianahorrisberger  https://www.linkedin.com/in/horrisbergermariana/  https://mygldc.com/   Yasmine Alani - Director of Transformation Yasmine is a multi-award winning professional, recognised for being a Top 100 Future Leader, Culture Pioneer of Learning, and The LPI's Learning Professional of the Year.  She has a wealth of experience driving transformational change programmes across global organisations, including The Times, DLG, Ministry of Justice, HSBC, Rolls Royce, ASOS, and talkSPORT.    She has a passion for putting people at the centre of transformation, and has achieved meaningful change in the Culture space, from working with our legal system to tackle unconscious bias in domestic abuse cases in courtrooms, to designing bespoke leadership sessions to challenge c-suite executives to commit to true allyship.    LINKS https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmine-alani/

    48 min

  3. OCT 15

    The Adventurous One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers Famous Failures: 23 Stories to Inspire You to Succeed Get Comfortable with Feeling Uncomfortable How to Lead Yourself: Being Comfortable Being Uncomfortable Women in the workplace: taking centre stage To Succeed in Tech, Women Need More Visibility 7 Employee Training Expectations in 2024 Expectations Building Trust with Your Customers Through Delivery The Effectiveness of a Poster Intervention on Hand Hygiene Practice and Compliance When Using Public Restrooms in a University Setting Requiem for an Innovation: What We Can Learn from the Sad Story of Laundroid, the Laundry-Folding Robot Innovation as a Balancing Act Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement Discomfort Zone: How to Master the Universe The Death of Printing Non-governmental organization Leaving Chalkboards in the Dust THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN USING PAPER DICTIONARY AND E-DICTIONARY EFFECTS IN MEMORIZING NEW WORDS How Was Life Before The Internet – What Did People Do?   This week’s guests are Liz Naylor. She is a Senior Consultant with NIIT where they serve global clients on learning transformation projects, including learning to enable AI adoption. A self-confessed AI enthusiast with a career in HR, Talent Management and now in L&D for almost two decades. Having lived and worked in 3 different countries, Liz thrives on exploring the unknown and brings a unique blend of expertise and excitement whatever she is working on.  linkedin.com/in/liznaylor   Kate Jackson is a strategic learning consultant at NIIT with over two decades of global experience, working across industries to drive impactful people development. From the jungle Burmese-Thai border to the industrial zones of Asia and the rural landscapes of Guinea, and West Africa, Kate has worked with Fortune 500 companies, NGOs and SMEs alike. As co-author of the 2023 NIIT St Charles Skills Transformation Report and founder of several businesses in Southeast Asia, she blends adventure with expertise. Kate’s journey is all about transforming learning for all.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-jackson-52260658/   Candice Mitchel has been through various stages of the L&D journey, from starting at the administrative level, where she handled every logistical detail, to leading nationwide projects for thousands. Candice had the opportunity to lead an L&D team as a Director, understanding firsthand the effort it takes to build a high-performing team. She now runs her own consultancy, navigating the challenges of securing clients and executing projects, sometimes with a small team or freelancers. Her experience spans the full spectrum, and knows what it takes to get things done at every level of L&D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicemitchelltdnerd/ Website: www.talentdevelopmentnerds.com

    41 min

  4. OCT 1

    The Intergenerational One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com Episode Links: Learning Styles - The Models, Myths and Misconceptions – and What They Mean How to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor The Seasons of a Woman's Life: A Fascinating Exploration of the Events, Thoughts, and Life Experiences That All Women Share The Toxic Effects of Branding Your Workplace a “Family” Making work better: creating a family-friendly workplace Menopause-in-the-Workplace What is Snapchat? UK Mobile Phone Statistics 2024 - Stats Report Generational tensions linked to lower workplace productivity in the UK and US Tomi Ayodeji’s Post Fax The Evolution of Music Listening The challenges of managing Generation Z in the workplace Is there a minimum amount of time you need to stay at a job? 6-ways-the-workplace-will-change-in-the-next-10-years How the workplace has changed in the past 20 years 6 ways the world of work is changing Do younger workers lack office etiquette? Gen Z is setting the record straight Managers, Set Ground Rules With Young Employees my younger employee doesn’t know professional norms Knowledge Sharing Across Generations Knowledge sharing between different generations of employees: an example from Slovenia Validate User What The Generations Want From Work: New Data Offers Surprises The ‘Boomer remover’: Intergenerational discounting, the coronavirus and climate change The long term societal effects of Covid-19 Bridging Generational Divides in Your Workplace This week’s guests are Tomi Ayodeji. Tomi is an multi-generational workforce coach with over 15 years of experience in the finance, non-profit, and IT sectors. Specialising in helping senior leaders and middle managers engage and retainage-diverse talent, Tomi’s expertise lies in fostering inclusive environments that bridge generational gaps. With a deep understanding of the dynamic values and behaviours across different age groups, she offers tailored solutions to help organisations build cohesive, productive teams. Passionate about driving change, Tomi empowers leaders to create workplaces where all generations can thrive, ensuring sustainable growth and reduced attrition rates across the workforce. To book a lunch and learn workshop on generational differences: www.tomiayodeji.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tomiayodeji   Sharmila Nigam is a business leader from a Sindhi entrepreneurial family, inspired by her parents who immigrated to the U.S. over 40 years ago. Sharmila is a Business Operations Manager at a privately held company and serves as Co-Chair for Marketing for Suffolk County Scouting America. With prior roles at Carta and LexisNexis, she’s worked with Fortune 1000 and pre-IPO companies. A Business Coach, Reiki Master, and certified Mental Performance Coach, Sharmila is also essential oil certified and passionate about wellness. As a widowed parent of two, she balances family life with community service and continuous learning. https://www.linkedin.com/in/humansuccess/

    51 min

  5. SEP 17

    The Women's Identity One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: A Woman's Conditioning — white dakini Sexism, Patriarchy and Social Performance: Why Women Should Stop People Ple ADHD Hummingbirds? What Is a 'Married Single Mom'? Regretting Motherhood since then many mothers have told me they regret parenthood Is Avon still calling? Why Women Still Can’t Have It All Executive Women and the Myth of Having It All How Are We Still Having The “Can Women Do Both?” Conversation In 2023? How does place shape who we are? Women without children in the workplace: a hidden and growing diversity issue Women-without-children-still-face-a-motherhood-penalty Childfree Women Face More Challenges Than You Think at Work "It's not lazy or selfish." I'm not a mother. And I'm not a career woman either. When ‘Mom’ Becomes Her Identity The Motherhood Identity How Values Shape Identity Women’s History Month: Acknowledging the Many Hats Working Women Wear—and Forging a Stronger Path Forward Why we define ourselves by our jobs Impacts-of-COVID-on-Women-Explanatory-Note-Eng-FINAL COVID-19 and gender equality: Countering the regressive effects “I Was Facilitating Everybody Else’s Life. And Mine Had Just Ground to a Halt”: The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Women in the United Kingdom Identity: Who am I? Who are you? The Development of Female Identity Female Identity and Gender Expectations This week’s guests are Iveta Zaklasnikova. Iveta leads THE QUANTUM LEADERSHIP, where they assist tech companies in enhancing employee retention, engagement, and diversity by delivering leadership & communication programmes tailored for first-time managers and emerging leaders. She has worked with hundreds of professionals from more than 50 countries, including leaders from Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta.  She participated in the 67th Session on the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW67) at the UNITED NATIONS Women UK. Additionally, Iveta has been featured in international publications like Metro.co.uk, Thrive Global, and International Coaching News, and has appeared on 10+ international podcasts and even a national radio show in Spain.   Furthermore, she is an adventurous spirit and sees herself as a global citizen, having lived in 14 countries to date. She is a vegan, childfree by choice, and a woman with ADHD who enjoys riding her enduro motorcycle, Aslı, currently in Turkey.   Go to www.TheQuantumLeadership.com to learn more or connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivetazaklasnikova/ or check out her person IG at @diaryofivet  Farrah Wright-Codlin is a mother, daughter, sister, friend and career woman. Farrah is currently Lead for Employment and Training in addition to Environmental Improvements within a local Government Community Relations Team. She wears all these hats. Yet none of these titles fully describe who she is. So what does? Farrah believes in her character. Her feelings. Her thoughts and her experiences. They shape how she shows up in every area of my life yet as human beings, who we are is subject to change. Farrah believes it is important as humans to reflect on this as we often get lost in life, simply reacting to the world and rarely questioning why we have these positive and at times negative responses.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrah-wright-codlin-6834b0b2

    52 min

  6. SEP 3

    The Improv in Training One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual Working Out The Storytelling Muscle Women: Use Improv To Boost Your Status Four Reasons To Take An Improv Class ‘Women talk too much’ simply isn’t true, data show Practicing Empathy & Curiosity Through Improv How to Smash the Patriarchy with Improv Strategic Leadership: The 3 Levels of Listening What is improv? Solo Improv Exercises: How to Practice Improv Alone Motivational Monday: Confidence Is The Willingness To Try Growth Mindset and Improvisation - Insights from Tina Fey One word stories 7 Reasons for Coaches to Learn Improvisation Skills Using No-Agenda Meetings Effectively Learning to improvise, improvising to learn: a process of responding to complex environments Improvisation in the learning organization: a defense of the infra-ordinary Extraversion and introversion fail fast Everything You Need To Know About Improv This week’s guests are Abi Manifold who is based near Leeds, UK. She's spent over two decades in L&D and is Head of Organisational Development with a specialist behaviour change organisation called ICE Creates. Her work is in the Leadership and Organisational Development space and in her words she "loves to do behaviour change that really sticks for people".   https://www.linkedin.com/in/abimanifold/ www.icecreates.com www.yournaturalleaders.com   Anna Gradie is a Confidence Coach for women in tech. Using science-backed tools, she helps her clients 10X their confidence, accelerate their performance, and build strong relationships. In 2010, she co-founded and scaled an EdTech company into a multi-million-dollar business. She was the COO and head of HR but noticed a huge gender gap in the industry. After a successful exit in 2020, she created her coaching business. Anna’s purpose is to help close the gender confidence gap and to accelerate equality in the tech industry by empowering women.   www.annagradie.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/annagradie/   Jennifer Robinson transforms revenue with her global expertise in sales, marketing, and sales enablement. She is an author and speaker on revenue enablement, strategy, and alignment. But what sets her apart is her innovative way of teaching essential skills through improv. She uses behavioural science and fun improv games to help people master skills like communication, collaboration, and thinking on your feet. Her motto: be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Her goal: create lasting behaviour change and drive business results.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-robinson-181b072/

    44 min

  7. AUG 20

    The Workplace Learning One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com Episode Links: Inter-professional Learning across the Forensic Science and Paramedic Science Degrees It’s okay to ask for help, Women! Can we ever fully separate our work and home lives? Philosophy suggests we should stop trying The Work-Life Divide is a Myth 2 Reasons Why Women Don't Ask for Help in Achieving Their Goals The perfect storm keeping women of colour behind at work Women as Mentors: Does She or Doesn’t She? Mentors - Why don't women have them? 15 Workplace Coach YouTube Channels Four Lessons About Workplace Learning And Development From Children’s Distance Learning The Adult Learning Theory - Andragogy - of Malcolm Knowles 7 adult learning theories and principles to enhance your education Learning Styles Don’t Actually Exist, Studies Show The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles” Knowledge – Explicit, implicit and tacit: Philosophical aspects Tacit knowledge Crime Scene Investigator Learning across business sectors: knowledge sharing between aerospace and construction The value of informal workplace learning for police education teachers’ professional development Joining the Police Training and progression This week’s guests are:  Ruth Buckley is the Forensic Consultant for Crime Scene Examination for the Metropolitan Police Service. Previously an archaeologist, Ruth has spent the last three decades reconstructing past events through scene interpretation and the recovery of trace evidence. As the lead for this discipline, Ruth is keen to find ways to develop the scene examiners of the future through innovation and technology, as a way to compliment traditional established approaches. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-buckley-a7354b2b6/   Lisa Burke commenced her career with MET as a trainee in Fingerprint identification, moved into Crime Scene Examination and then progressed into Professional Development for Forensic Staff, creating and delivering training courses and undertaking 121 support. Lisa now manages Training, recruitment and innovation within Forensics.  Supporting a department of over 1200 people to develop the skills, knowledge, future technologies and techniques to keep pace with the challenges of policing in London. She also runs the Forensic STEM ambassadors programme undertaking outreach and awareness of Forensic Careers to children and young people. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-burke-7b675a137/   Dr. Carrie Graham has a reputation of understanding stated and unstated problems, then asking critical questions to help uncover clear and actionable solutions. Not believing in the “one-size-fits-all” approach she customises learning solutions to support complex individual and organisational learning needs. https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcarriegraham/ https://www.drcarriegraham.com/

    55 min

  8. AUG 6

    The Leadership One

    You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We’re on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com   Episode Links: Indra Nooyi | My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future | Talks at Google Care responsibilities and women's leadership Women Leaders Are Saving Lives—What Can We Learn From Their Approach to Leadership? Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid Four reasons to avoid 'learning styles' – and one alternative climbthattree Cracking the Code: How Psychological Safety Fuels High-Performing Teams WHERE BRILLIANT IDEAS INSPIRE LEADERSHIP Why Leaders Need To Welcome Mistakes Leading With Humanity: Six Traits For Successful Leadership Leading With Humanity: It Means More Than Just Being Nice lflcltc_Redacted The five Leadership for Learning (LfL) principles  ROLE MODELS IN LEADERSHIP: WHY THEY’RE IMPORTANT AND HOW TO BE ONE Girls Who Code Meet the team working to close the gender gap in tech The Key to Inclusive Leadership Emotional intelligence What Is Psychological Safety? This week’s guests are Vikki Louise Yaffe, CEO & Founder of Time Hackers, is a Certified Professional Coach, host of the top 1% Hack Your Time Podcast, downloaded over 700,000 times, and creator of theTime Hackers Program. Vikki specialises in helping busy overachievers unlearn time rules and drop their time management to-do's so they can get more done in less time. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hack-your-time/id1455953384 www.timehackers.xyz https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikkiyaffe/   Anita Guru, founder of The Mind Coach, is an experienced mindset coach, Psycho-educator and motivational speaker with nearly two decades of learning, leadership and organisational development experience at organisations such as Deloitte, Centrica and Coca Cola. She has always had an interest in the human mind and behaviour and has a background in Occupational Psychology, currently training to be a psychotherapist. Committed to shattering stigma, due to personal experiences, Anita actively raises awareness on issues linked to mental health and women’s health. She has featured in Vogue magazine, The Mail on Sunday, The Telegraph, The Times, and on BBC Radio London. She serves as a Trustee for the mental health charity, My Black Dog and is a published poet. LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anitaguru Website - https://www.anitagurumindcoach.com/   Nidhi Sachdeva is a leading Science of Learning researcher and advocate in Canada. She wears many hats (evidence-informed learning designer, post-secondary educator, and edtech specialist) and teaches in the teacher education program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Dr. Sachdeva coauthors the Science of Learning newsletter and is the current Chair of researchED Toronto. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-sachdeva-toronto/ https://scienceoflearning.substack.com/

    46 min
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The Women Talk About Learning Podcast is, well, women talking about learning and development. Underrepresented in senior roles in the learning function, this podcast amplifies women’s voices talking about all things learning and development related.

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