ATD Accidental Trainer

Tamar Elkeles, Ph.D, CHRO at XCOM,  joins us for this episode to discuss the current state of learning strategies. Tamar gives out five top tips for those entering into this industry. She also imparts great advice gaining alignment with your business’ goals and culture, learning from failure and her new book.

Resources

Tamar's ATD Author page 

Tamar Elkeles' new book, Forward-Focused Learning

The Chief Learning Officer, by Tamar Elkeles and Jack Phillips

In this episode, Brandon Carson, director of learning at Delta Air Lines, discusses his playbook on how to turn your learning and development department into a strategic pillar of your organization. We also discuss the three needed acumen to make sure you are successful in this career path and his new nonprofit initiative L&D Cares. 

Resources

L&D Cares

Brandon's LinkedIn page

Brandon's ATD Author page

Mental success coach, leadership consultant and author Ryan Gottfredson, PhD, joins The Accidental Trainer for this riveting episode on mindsets. Gottfredson relays his findings on the four sets of mindsets needed for career success as well as positive and negative desires and how they all play into leadership development. 

Resources

Ryan's website and free mindset assessment

Success Mindsets, Ryan's book

High Octane Mindsets, Ryan's online course

Ryan Gottfredson's LinkedIn profile

Ryan's ATD Author page

Author, doctor and speaker on the brain science of success Britt Andreatta joins us for this fact-packed episode of The Accidental Trainer. She discusses priming and episodic memory and why trainers need to know these important aspects of memory. We also talk about why all learning and development professionals need a virtual reality strategy today.

Resources

Free chapter of Dr. Andreatta's Wired to Grow

Britt's website

Britt's books on Amazon

Britt's ATD author page

Research-based consultant and speaker Will Thalheimer joins us for a very informative episode on effective presentation science and delivering learning online. We cover how trends like emotion-based learning might be over-emphasized, going beyond the four levels of learning evaluation and entering into the Trigger Zone. 

Resources

Work-Learning Research

Learning Development Conference

Will Thalheimer's ATD author page

Dr. James D. Kirkpatrick, co-owner and senior consultant of the Kirkpatrick Partners, joins The Accidental Trainer podcast for this episode. Jim discusses how trainers can hold managers accountable and work with learner supervisors to ensure three and four level evaluations are being implemented properly and effectively. We also discussed how COVID-19 is affecting these evaluations and much more. 

Resources

Kirkpatrick Partners website

Kirkpatrick's training events

James D. Kirkpatrick's ATD author page

James D. Kirkpatrick's books

ROI Institute Chairman Jack Phillips and CEO Patti Phillips join us for a discussion on measuring training programs' return on investment (ROI). We talk about how they entered the field, the importance of the bottom line in ROI, and how to select which programs need an in-depth ROI analysis.

Resources

ROI Institute

Proving the Value of Soft Skills (ATD Press; 2020) by Jack and Patti Phillips

Jack Phillips' ATD Author page

Patti Phillips' ATD Author page

Phillips' Amazon author results

ATD author and former performing artist Rance Greene joins us for this episode of The Accidental Trainer to discuss how to pick the right story for your learners. He also relays why it's important to stick with your strengths and give it all you've got. 

Resources

Instructional Story Design, by Rance Greene (ATD Press)

Rance's website

Q&A with Rance on TD.org

L&D Pros Are the Best Storytellers

President and founder of Peloton Coaching and Consulting, Michael O'Brien talks about how to gain leadership buy-in for your learning programs as well as finding your uniqueness. By relating his unique path and experiences, including a nearly crippling bike accident, Michael shows how to shift your perspective and bounce back from any fall.

Resources

Peloton Coaching and Consulting

Shift, a book by Michael

Michael on Conversations with Connors, a podcast by Adam Connors

ATD Ask a Trainer guest column with Michael O'Brien

Associate Director of Credentialing at ATD Holly Batts breaks down the changes in the new APTD and CPTD (formerly CPLP) tests and how to best prepare for the exams. Holly answers many of your frequently asked questions in this episode and announces big news about a pilot package. 

Resources

ATDCI Pilot Program

APTD Handbook

CPTD Handbook

ATD's Certification Home Page

ATD Virtual Conference

ATD Director of Credentialing's Accidental Trainer episode on why the changes were made.

ATD's Talent Development Capability Model