Humanity Working

Dr. Keith Keating is the Workforce Futurist and Chief Learning Officer for BDO and the author of the books The Trusted Learning Advisor and his new book - Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning. 

In this episode, Paul and Keith explore the paradox facing Learning and Development teams today — at a time when the world is changing faster than ever and organizations need to adapt, many learning teams are facing budget cuts and layoffs. 

They delve into why the value of L&D often goes unseen, how teams can better communicate and create strategic value, and how organizations can move from seeing L&D as a cost center to a growth driver. Keith also introduces his "Value Creation Compass" — a practical framework for identifying and demonstrating learning’s business impact across people, customers, resilience, and revenue. 

Along the way, Paul and Keith share war stories from inside organizations, debunk the myth that only easily measurable things matter, and discuss why L&D leaders must become problem solvers and storytellers to thrive in today’s environment. 

Resources mentioned in this episode: Keith’s new book Hidden Value: How to Reveal the Impact of Organizational Learning  

Keith’s previous book The Trusted Learning Advisor 

BDO - https://www.bdo.com

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Sorry, where were we? Ah yes, discussing distraction. 

In today’s episode Paul and Matt look at why distraction is more and more of an issue at work, and what to do about it.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Almost all teams are distributed today across both space and time - but the way we work in them and manage them hasn’t really adapted. 

In today’s episode Matt and Paul examine what needs to be done differently to make sure that distributed teams work really well.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

How do you connect what you do today, with where you want to be in weeks, months and years? 

In this episode, Paul and Matt examine when goals are even needed - and how to make sure that you get them right, both in scope and time horizon.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Work has never been more ambiguous, but why is this, and is it a good thing? 

In today’s episode - Matt and Paul explore ambiguity, how it translates to employee engagement, and how to move from surviving to thriving.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

The world of work has changed hugely in the last few years but the way we enable employees to do it has barely shifted this century. 

In this episode Paul and Matt discuss what’s wrong with employee enablement today and how to fix it.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Work is moving so fast that traditional career planning doesn’t work. 

In today’s episode Paul gives a sneak preview of his new book, due out later this year - which looks at how to truly build a career when every day is different to the last.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

We live in a more interconnected world than ever, meaning we can be exposed to new ideas and new ways of working more than ever before. 

In today’s episode - Matt and Paul discuss how this change is really affecting us, and look how to sift through the noise to truly learn and grow.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

 AI is not just a tool—it fundamentally changes how work gets done. So, just doing a prompt engineering course isn’t going to cut it when it comes to creating business value with it. 

In today’s episode, Matt and Paul discuss the types of skills that are really needed to thrive with AI, and how you can go about getting them. 

Resources mentioned in this podcast. Thrive With AI Program - https://billionminds.com/ai-readiness-program/

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Growth Mindset has been a hot topic in enterprises for nearly a decade, but does it REALLY help employees grow? 

In today’s episode Paul and Matt look at what’s been happening inside organizations using this approach, and propose an alternative that can achieve better results in today’s world of work.

Humanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.

For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.