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Lead HR Jetpacker and business founder Christina A. Danforth joins us to discuss how she started a profitable e-learning business. Christina also gives out tips on what advice to take when starting out, how to make your e-learning more effective and what she's learned through this pandemic. 

Resources

HR Jetpack

Christina's LinkedIn page

In this 2021 kick-off episode, Margie Meacham, Chief Freedom Officer at LearningtoGo, joins us on The Accidental Trainer podcast. We discuss how to get started in AI, the fears around AI and her new book AI in Talent Development. 

Resources

AI in Talent Development

LearningtoGo.info, Margie's consultancy

TK Conference, where Margie is speaking on AI

Brain Matters, Margie Meacham's other book

Margie's ATD Author page

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Best-selling author and leadership development expert Mary Abbajay joins The Accidental Trainer podcast host Lisa Spinelli to discuss a variety of "normal" and "bad" boss types. How do you deal (and thrive) with an introvert, impulsive or even the dreaded micromanager boss? Mary has the answers as well as when to stop managing up and start speaking out. 

Resources

Careerstone Group, LLC (Mary's company)

Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss on Amazon

Mary's ATD author page

NetWorkWise CEO and Founder Adam Connors joins The Accidental Trainer to discuss how to be purposeful and proactive in your networking efforts. Relationship building is tough to do and especially online, but Adam gives you real tips on how to make sure you are networking effectively and with the right goals in mind.

Resources

NetWorkWise

NetWorkWise networking audit tool

Adam's ATD author page

Podcaster, speaker, and author Andy Storch joins us to discuss his new book Own Your Career, Own Your Life. We deep dive into the need for boundaries, the power of networking, and how shifting one's mindset can help propel your career, better your parenting, and help you just be happier.

Resources

Andy's Free Top 5 Career Mistakes Report

Andy Storch's website

Own Your Career, Own Your Life on Amazon

In this bonus episode of The Accidental Trainer, Jenifer Calcamuggi joins us to discuss her move from teaching to training. As a former K12 teacher, contributor to the book Teachers to Trainers and the director of enterprise learning and development at Office Depot, Jenifer offers up some insights and ways to make the courageous move from teaching into the talent development space. 

Resources:

Teachers to Trainers, edited by Lisa Spinelli

Jenifer's LinkedIn Profile

On the heels of her book Teachers to Trainers being published, Lisa Spinelli chats with two former teachers who made the transition into the field of talent development. Bonnie Moore and Ali Parrish Cheshire join us to discuss their transition process and tips for those moving into talent development from K12. 

Resources

Teachers to Trainers, edited by Lisa Spinelli

Teacher Transition

Idealized Learning

Moore Lead and Learn

Bonnie Moore's LinkedIn profile

Change Management Practice Leader at GP Strategies Erica Tetuan joins us for this episode of The Accidental Trainer to discuss her organization's perspective on change and the R2P2 individual change model. Erica walks us through the steps to transform from being a reactive to proactive organization and to create a culture of self-accountability.  

Resources

Erica Tetuan on LinkedIn

GP Strategies

Founder and managing partner of SalesGlobe Mark Donnolo offers up why and how the process for developing sales quotas will be revamped in 2021. We also discuss how being effective in sales training and effectiveness leads to problem solving and why technology, while a great asset, is not the panacea in sales.

Resources

SalesGlobe

Mark's ATD Author page

Mark's Amazon page

Sales enablement and training expert Mike Kunkle joins us to discuss how to flip in-person training online and goes over the importance of a buyer-centric approach for sales professionals. Developing personas, getting to know your clients really well and actually caring about your customers are just a few of the topics we cover.

Resources

SPARXiQ

Mike's ATD Author page

ATD SELL conference