L&D Disrupt

There’s been a lot of talk about Slack’s recent week-long hiatus dedicated to learning in the past few weeks. 

"Ranger Week" involves employees temporarily putting aside their regular work duties to study various modules offered through Salesforce's Trailhead online learning platform. 

And to achieve Ranger Status, Slack employees need to complete approximately 40 hours of online learning.

With all the debate on this approach, HowNow Head of People, Pauline Taylor, joined Gary to talk through the pros, cons and improvements to be made.

Read HR Grapevine’s article on this: https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2023-10-24-slack-announces-radical-week-long-shutdown-due-to-an-internal-skills-crisis

Running order:

0:00 Slack’s week-long shutdown

2:28 Taking people out of the workflow

6:09 The importance of context

10:23 Relevance and structure in learning

17:51 Learning with purpose and autonomy

25:14 Feedback for learning initiatives

27:05 The impact on wellbeing

29:36 How to improve this approach

How to connect

Connect with Pauline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineparsley/

Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

Follow HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.gethownow.com/ 
Learn more about what we do: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378

Backed by the latest research, Nelson and Gary take you through 5 realistic L&D trends for 2024. No gimmicks, just proven tactics for more impact in the year to come.

From using AI intentionally, to aligning with you organisation’s goals and upskilling people for the future, you’ll want to hear this conversation.

Download The 2024 L&D Trends Report here: https://try.gethownow.com/2024-trends 

Running order

0:00 Introduction

2:15 Aligning with company goals

10:49 Problem discovery

13:05 The shift to upskilling 

17:20 Skills and retention

20:43 The cost of inaction

22:29 Skills-first L&D

28:30 Time and engagement as barriers to learning

34:18 People can’t find information they need

40:58 Using AI intentionally

46:40 Audience Q&A

How to connect

Find HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378

Visit our website: https://gethownow.com/

Find Nelson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

As small and solo L&D teams, there’s so much we can do - but how do we focus on the stuff that drives impact?

​We want to build good relationships with people, but pushing back and saying no are key to solving problems.

​And how do we keep enjoying the ride and build a network around us to share it with?

In this episode, ​Emma Aplin, Eryn Frost and Annie Woodcock joined us to share their honest experiences and best advice. 

Running order

0:00 Intro to the show and today’s guests

1:10 How can L&D teams prioritise to add value?

16:06 Borrowing skills from internal experts

27:13 Advice on building your external network

30:56 Getting buy-in across your business

48:20 Audience Q&A

How to connect

Find Emma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aplinej/

Find Eryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eryn-frost-2b607b21/

Find Annie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-woodcock-177037a7/

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

In this episode, Gary's joined by Winnie Amoaku, UK Partnerships Manager at HiBob, to discuss the relationship between HR and L&D and what’s needed for it to flourish.

From their common audience and shared foundation, to how they collaborate to drive performance and retention, this is a brilliant conversation.

Running order

0:00 Intro to Winnie and her background

2:14 Roles and responsibilities for HR and L&D

5:30 The balance between hiring and upskilling

11:11 Discussing Amazon’s data-led upskilling

14:20 Making development part of employee benefits

19:00 Building the employer brand and the problem with losing knowledge

25:21 Tech frustrations and learner expectations

30:37 HR’s in tech adoption

How to connect

Find Winnie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnieamoaku/ 

Learn more about HiBob: https://www.hibob.com/ 

Read their latest research with CIPD: https://www.hibob.com/blog/research-hr-digital-transformation/ 

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ 

Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/ 

Download your copy of The 2024 L&D Trends Report today 👇
https://try.gethownow.com/2024-trends
Bringing together all the best data from 20+ reports and conversations with dozens of L&D experts and professionals.
👉 Realistic and unbiased L&D trends based on the latest data.
👉 Context of how we got here.
👉 Recommendations for getting ahead of every trend and challenge.
👉 Insights from L&D and people experts.

The world is changing fast, and we need to help people build the right skills and knowledge at pace.

At the same time, we need to strike the balance with wellbeing and prevent employees from feeling overwhelmed.

And, ultimately, we need to do that while making sure our efforts are geared toward performance and impact.

Today’s session is all about giving you advice and lessons from doing this in practice, with HowNow CEO and Co-Founder, Nelson Sivalingam, and Lattice’s Head of Sales, Jon Chemouny.

Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/

Learn more about Lattice: https://lattice.com/

Learning science feels like a buzzword to some and comes with baggage for others, which often stops us understanding what it really means and applying it to any great effect.\

Lauren Waldman, Learning Pirate, joined us ​​to chat through what learning science means in practice, why L&D pros need to understand how learning happens, the role of the brain in upskilling and driving change, and much more.

Running order

0:00 Intro to Lauren and this conversation

3:05 What does learning science mean in practice?

7:32 L&D’s perception of itself

12:24 Understanding behaviour change

19:22 How does our brain work against us?

22:52 The challenge of getting buy-in

30:22 Why L&D pros need to understand the brain

39:51 Designing learning for the brain

42:51 Good examples from Lauren’s experiences

46:20 Considering stress and other emotions

53:16 Being kind to yourself and where to find Lauren

How to connect

Find Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-waldman-learning-pirate-4666bab/ 

Learn more about the Learning Pirate: https://www.learningpirate.com/ 

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/

Get 37 Lessons For A Winning L&D Strategy: https://www.gethownow.com/disrupt

As we approach episode 50 of L&D Disrupt Live (woohoo), Gary shares 13 of his favourite tips, tactics and lessons from hosting the show.🎙️ Join us live for episode 50: AI In L&D: How To Move Beyond The Gimmicks with Egle Vinauskaite:

https://lu.ma/AI-and-learning

🏆 Download your free copy of 37 Lessons For A Winning L&D Strategy:

https://www.gethownow.com/disrupt

🤝 Connect with Gary and share your thoughts and feedback:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ 

Running order

0:00 Intro

2:17 Leadership is a behaviour, not a title

3:53 We spend too much time focusing on the what and not enough on the how

5:13 AI will only scale your problems if you don't have the basics in place

7.09 You don't need to be in the thing to do the thing

8:38 When you collect feedback matters?

10:12 Build purpose sessions into onboarding

11:19 Validate your ideas early

12:43 Allow people to spend learning budgets collectively

14:45 Turn why questions into what and how questions

16:08 Including focus and alertness exercises into learning experience

17:48 Where to start with building a central brain

20:02 It’s not about building learning ecosystems but taking the friction out of them

21:55 Everyday actions = better workplaces for everyone

24:01 End of the show

Give us one hour, and we’ll give you insights from decades of L&D experience!

L&D Life Hacks are back!

​Taking the proven lessons from our expert panel and framing them in a way you can apply every day.

From the reframing you need to collaborate effectively, to how you manage the short and long-term L&D vision, and much more.

​​Meet our experts

​​👋 Lauren Scholtz, Learning and Development Manager at Humanforce.

​​👋 Neil John Cunningham, Founder and Learning & Development Solutions Director at Align Learn Do

👋 Sam Allen, Head of Learning and Performance at Insightful People.

Running order

0:00 Intro to the show

1:00 1. Reframe learning requests as hypotheses to test

6:05 2. Bring stakeholders into Learning Experience Design 

10:32 3. Let people teach you what they know - then steal it

18:31 4. Accept that going slow is sometimes how you will go fast

20:00 5. Start small and go large 

31:47 6. Talk to your stakeholders about their business, not about learning/training 

39:38 7. Get comfortable with business data

44:45 8. Become a good data storyteller 

49:56 9. Think medium

How to connect

Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://try.gethownow.com/death-of-lms-guide

Find Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenscholtz/

Find Neil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiljohncunningham/

Find Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samallenlearning/

Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

Join Chris Chesterman (Head of Sales, HowNow) as he speaks to Aki Friedrich, Director of Learning Experience at Superside.

They discuss the importance of following your curiosity and creativity, the facilitation skills he picked up from teaching German, lessons from stepping into internal leadership roles, and much more.

Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0

See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0 

Running order

0:00 Intro to Aki and his career journey

5:56 Confidence from performing experiences

7:29 Lessons from teaching German

11:52 Skills from high-growth period

15:03 Lessons from a career win

17:14 Leading with empathy

20:48 The influence of learning experiences

23:11 Understanding business context

25:25 Lessons from things that didn’t go as planned

28:32 Advice to new leaders

31:18 Quickfire questions

Find Aki on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akifriedrich/ 

Find Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chesterman/