L&D Disrupt

L&D Disrupt

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L&D Disrupt episodes

  • Connecting Forward-thinking Employers With Gen Z Talent | Esther O’Callaghan | Episode 5

    How difficult do you think it is for young people leaving education to find employment? Educators don’t want to see the students they’ve spent so long developing facing unemployment and employers really need good entry level talent to solve skill shortages.

    All of these factors created a perfect storm for Esther O’Callaghan to start Hundo, an award-winning platform that connects forward-thinking employers with Gen Z talent.


    In this episode, Esther talks us through creating a business that solves a social issue she’s truly passionate about, increasing entry level talent and how that can help improve diversity, and fixing flaws in the academic system to get young people into positions they love.

    We also discussed how Esther prepared for that first triathlon from scratch and getting large corporations to take interest in entry level talent.

    Running Order

    0:00 Introduction

    1:27 How Esther found her purpose for helping young people.

    7:57 Working with young people and the influence of parenting.

    10:11 The origins of Hundo.

    13:47 Increasing entry level talent and improving diversity.

    17:20 Are large corporations receptive to entry level talent ideas?

    19:02 Changing the narrative around backgrounds and hiring young talent.

    24.00 Fixing flaws in the academic system to help people progress.

    28.05 How Hundo’s Kickstart scheme helps young people gain experience.

    30:24 How Esther prepared for her first triathlon in such a short time.

    34.31 How to tackle new things and maintain your curiosity.

    41:00 Quickfire questions

    How to connect


    Find Esther on LinkedIn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherocallaghan/

    Find Hundo on
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hundo-careers/
    Their website: https://www.hundo.careers/

    Find Nelson on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

    Find HowNow on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq

    Our Website: http://gethownow.com/

    49 min
  • Growing Your Team From 30 To 100 People During A Pandemic Year | Kevin Valencia and Laure Saintpierre of Livestorm | Episode 4

    If you’ve had to onboard remotely or shift your culture with everyone working from home, you’ll know the challenges. Now imagine you’re doing all of that while growing your team from 30 to 100 people? That’s the journey Kevin Valencia and Laure Saintpierre of Livestorm have been on over the past year.

    If you’re asking yourself questions like this then it’s absolutely the episode for you!

    • How can you tweak your culture so that remote employees can work flexibly, effectively and still disconnect?
    • What would your approach be to finding the right people fast and onboarding them at scale?
    • And how would you manage time zones, learning and all your remote socials?

      • Laure also told us about her role as Happiness Officer and what that means for their employees, Kevin discussed how you can create an employer brand that stands out and we spoke about a whole lot more.

      Running order

      0:00 Introduction

      1:51 Growing from a team of 30 to 100 in a year.

      3:00 How to recruit good people fast.

      4:20 How Livestorm define their culture and hire people who fit it.

      6.50 Creating awareness of and tackling unconscious bias.

      8.18 What onboarding looks like when you’re growing at speed.

      12:12 What did and didn’t work in terms of remote onboarding.

      13:57 How do you work across time zones and adjust to being remote?

      17.04 What challenges have you faced moving to asynchronous learning?

      20.55 Benefits of asynchronous learning.

      24:45 What does a Happiness Officer do?

      29.04 Can you still build a culture remotely?

      33:35 How did you come up with your values?

      36:48 How did you create an employer brand that stands out?

      41:12 Quickfire questions.

      How to connect

      Find Livestorm on:

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/livestorm/

      Twitter: https://twitter.com/livestormapp

      Their website: https://livestorm.co/


      Find Kevin and Laure on LinkedIn:
      Kevin Valencia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-valencia-hr/

      Laure Saintpierre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laure-saintpierre/

      Find Nelson on:

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

      Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

      Find HowNow on:

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/

      Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam

      Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq

      Our Website: http://gethownow.com/

      51 min
    • How To Structure Modern L&D Teams That Drive Performance | Ross Stevenson | Episode 3

      Should we even be describing it as L&D? You might have more open and productive conversations with stakeholders if you ditch the jargon, and Ross explains why in this episode.


      You’ll also learn who L&D should work with and how, the roles you need to build an effective L&D team today, how to communicate L&D value to the rest of the business and loads more.  

      Ross Stevenson is the founder of Steal These Thoughts. Senior Learning & Talent Development Manager by day, Steal These Thoughts is his vehicle for sharing all his L&D tips and experiences once he clocks off.

      Running Order

      1.40: The purpose of L&D today.
      2.51: The makeup of a modern L&D team.
      9.06: Skills a traditional L&D team can develop to adapt.
      14.03: How Ross built these skills himself.
      15.46: Communicating L&D’s value to the wider business.
      19.37: How L&D can become a profit centre, not a cost centre.
      21.22: Who L&D should be working with.
      24.51: How individuals can understand their skills gap.
      32.06: Quickfire questions.

      How To Connect:

      Read the show notes:

      https://gethownow.com/podcast-how-to-structure-modern-ld-teams-ross-stevenson

      Find Ross on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rstevensonuk/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/@_Rsvenson
      Steal These Thoughts: https://stealthesethoughts.com

      Find Nelson on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

      Find HowNow on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam
      Instagram: https://instagram.com/hownowhq
      Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

      37 min
    • Does HR Need To Say No More? Shared Services And Being Bold | Emma Leonis | Episode 2

      If HR just said no a little more often, could they prioritise better? What if they shared the workload by collaborating with other departments? And how can they convince business leaders to take the journey with them?


      Emma not only talked us through these key stakeholder questions, but explained where HR is now, where it’s headed and what it can do in the meantime. Including the role of shared services and the employee HR experience.

      Emma Leonis is HR Transformation Executive Director at LACE Partners, helping companies transform their HR function, drive adoption and initiate change.

      Running Order

      1.40: Is HR trying too hard to be everything to all people?
      3.26:  How can other departments share the HR load?
      5.37: The current HR shared services model.
      6.53: Key drivers of the model’s disruption.
      8.05: How do you change the structure of HR?
      10.07: How this changes skill requirements in the people function.
      11.41: Lessons from other shared services.
      13.51: Contact your way and self service approach: The push and pull balance.
      16.46: Lean and agile principles - application in the people function.
      18.50: How do you bring leaders on that journey?
      20.49: How people functions can better measure employee experiences.
      23.00: What is ‘people purpose’?
      26.10: Quickfire questions.

      Read the shownotes and transcript:

      https://gethownow.com/blog/podcast-does-hr-need-to-say-no-more-shared-services-and-being-bold-emma-leonis


      How To Connect

      Find Emma on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-leonis-104b0b7/

      Find LACE Partners on:
      Their website: http://lacepartners.co.uk/
      Future of HR Shared Services Whitepaper: https://lacepartners.co.uk/future-hr-shared-services-whitepaper/

      Find Nelson on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

      Find HowNow on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam
      Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq
      Our Website: http://gethownow.com/

      38 min
    • The Three L&D Elephants In The Room | Paul Matthews | Episode 1

      Do L&D professionals need to accept that L&D’s not always the answer? Yes! And that’s not even one of Paul Matthews’ three elephants in the room. Instead, we need to start with the desired behaviour and work backwards to the right format.


      Paul Matthews is an L&D expert, speaker and consultant, but he’s also the author of three books on the three L&D elephants: Learning transfer, capability and informal learning. And he’ll talk you through how and why you should address them in this episode.

      Hit play and learn how you can harness informal learning’s power, how to become a better performance consultant, the need for a credible L&D brand and plenty more. And you can tell Paul is a great public speaker, because he breaks it all down in relatable ways.In other words, he’s great fun to listen to!

      Running Order:

      1:30: The three L&D elephants.
      2.51: Elephant One: Learning transfer
      11.05: Elephant Two: Capability
      15.31: How L&D can become better performance consultants?
      19.57: Elephant 3: Informal learning
      22.57: Harnessing the power of informal learning
      29:27: Credibility: The sneaky fourth elephant
      36.10: Quickfire questions

      How To Connect
      Find Paul on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmatthews100/
      His Website: https://paul-matthews.com/

      Find Nelson on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude

      Find HowNow on:
      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/
      Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam
      Instagram: http://instagram.com/hownowhq
      Our Website: http://gethownow.com/

      49 min
    • Trailer | 99 Problems But Work Ain't One

      The world of work is changing fast, how well are you keeping up? Welcome to the podcast that helps you hurdle workplace challenges and keep pace with change.

      Each week, your host and HowNow CEO, Nelson Sivalingam, talks to the disruptors, leaders and industry game-changers, asking them burning questions about the ways we work.

      If you’re interested in making work a better place to be, this is the place to be. Whether you're in HR or L&D, or looking for better ways to learn and lead, 99 Problems helps you build fast-learning organisations that are prepared for the future.

      3 min

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