Is your organization paying enough attention to skills volatility?

In this episode, Julia sits down with Brandon Carson, Chief Learning Officer at Docebo, to discuss the definition of skills volatility, the risks of ignoring it, and practical actions leaders should take. Brandon also introduces his BAC (Belief, Visibility, Access, Connection) model to help organizations adapt to the future of work.

Key Quotes:

“Skills volatility isn't just about learning new things. It's about the fact that skills are eroding, reshaping, and moving often faster than organizations are designed to respond.”

Time Stamps:
(01:06) The importance of skills volatility
(20:23) AI at Work: Don’t wait for permission
(22:18) Future Ready: The paradox of anxiety and excitement
(24:46) The Learning List

Links:
Brandon on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncarson/ 
Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/

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How can L&D enhance succession planning through empowerment and the art of letting go? 

In this episode, Julia sits down with Obi James, a leadership coach, to discuss how moving beyond traditional replacement planning to fostering a culture of leadership across all levels of an organization creates more resilient and inclusive workplaces, ultimately building a sustainable leadership pipeline.

Key Quotes:
“Where are you holding on when letting go might be just the opportunity that someone else needs to be able to step up and grow?” 

Time Stamps:
(00:45) Succession planning and the role of letting go
(19:39) AI at Work: You are irreplaceable
(21:14) Future Ready: Tech-enabled work and navigating complexity 
(22:57) The Learning List

Links:

Obi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obijamesuk/

Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/

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How can L&D lead and support emerging leaders during times of rapid change? In this episode, Julia sits down with Betty Dannewitz, Learning Solutions Architect at Blanchard, to discuss in depth. Betty talks about how to mercilessly prioritize, pivot not panic, and release perfectionism. She also dives into tactics to build human support systems and keep humans at the center. 

Key Quotes:
“ More change is what's coming. We need a human support system. Reach out and network with other learning and development and talent development people across your organization…reach out to others in the industry.”

“ I started to sort of see AI instead as more as a coworker, as that eternal intern. Forever my thinking partner.”

Time Stamps:
(00:27) Leadership during times of rapid change
(15:47) AI at Work: Leveraging the eternal intern
(17:52) Future of Work: Rapid change will continue
(19:27) The Learning List

Links:

Betty on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifyouaskbetty/

Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/

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How can marketing principles help drive program adoption and build better learning cultures? In this episode, Julia sits down with Melissa Adeson, Learning and Development Manager at Spotlight Retail Group, to explore how L&D teams can apply marketing strategies to create more engaging, measurable, and human learning experiences. Melissa explains the iterative nature of thinking like a marketer and how the “Four Ps” of marketing—product, price, placement, and promotion—can push learning objectives forward. 

Key Quotes:
“Communication when we train it is a two-way street. So it's about how people are responding backwards and forwards and how we interact with the people around us, whereas marketing is very much what can I do and how can I interact with someone to get them to make the choices and take the actions that I need them to take?”

“Marketing is about changing small parts of the campaign to see what changes you get in the outcome or the actions of the team members. So you don't wanna just go, ‘well that didn’t work,’ and can all of the work that you've done when all you need to do is go, ‘man, I used email to deliver it. What I should have used is our intranet, or I should have gone through the leaders and had them deliver it to their team.’”

Time Stamps:
(00:27) The role of marketing in building learning environments
(15:47) AI at Work: Using technology to work smarter
(17:52) Future of Work: Staying up with Tech Advancements 
(19:27) The Learning List

Links:
Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-adeson-1303b08/ 
Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/

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What if learning wasn’t an event, but a habit? In this episode, Julia sits down with Melody Wong, APAC Head of Learning and Development at Seek, to explore the evolving role of Learning and Development (L&D) within organizations. No longer confined to induction and compliance training, L&D is positioned as a key enabler of strategic workforce planning. The discussion emphasizes the importance of aligning L&D with broader workforce strategies, including building, borrowing, and balancing talent. The episode highlights the necessity for L&D to stay informed on market trends and industry research to effectively upskill teams, preparing them to meet future challenges in a rapidly changing environment.

Key Quotes:

“One of the big things that we're focusing on at Seek is using AI responsibly. So human judgment, critical thinking, those are really key skill sets to have as we're thinking about how we embrace and embed AI in our daily work. Because ultimately, as leaders of the organization and even as seekers, our role is to keep our organization safe. And if we don't use AI responsibly then we put ourselves and our organization at risk.”

“ We've gotta think about our role in the organization. L&D is no longer a cobwebbed backroom function that only does induction and compliance training. We can and should be active supporters and enablers of strategy. So the focus, very much, is on helping P&C teams rethink workforce strategies more broadly, which is built by borrow, bot and balance. And we've got a really important role to play in the building element of workforce. So really helping seekers think about not just the skills that they need for today, but the skills that will carry our organization through the future.”

Time Stamps:

[00:00] Introduction: Rethinking L&D's Role

[13:33] Supporting Strategy and Workforce Development

[14:09] Adapting to Rapid Market Changes

[14:19] Staying Ahead with Industry Trends

Links:

Melody on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melody-wong-cphr/ 

Julia on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-n-24836723/

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How are L&D and HR careers evolving in the age of AI? In this episode, Julia sits down with Dr. Dieter Veldsman, Chief Scientist at the Academy to Innovate HR, to discuss. Dieter shares his global perspective on the future of HR, the skill shifts leaders must prioritize today, and why we need to move from a career “ladder” to a “lattice” if we want to build thriving, future-ready workplaces. Along the way, he introduces practical frameworks, including his “Educate, Equip, Expose, Elevate” approach to AI adoption, and reflects on how HR and L&D can stay human while embracing technology.

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“Knowledge and skills have become the currency of the workforce.”

 

“Thriving, for me, is when more people choose to be in this profession, want to stay, see the impact they are making, and possess a skillset that makes them irreplaceable to business.”

 

“AI isn’t about tools—it’s about thinking differently about how work and learning get done.”

 

“We need both AI fluency and the ability to connect as humans. That paradox is what will define the future of work.”

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(00:53) The evolution of HR and L&D in the age of AI

(14:22) AI at Work:  Workplace shifts to prepare for

(18:42) Future Ready: Educate, Equip, Expose, Elevate

(22:16) The Learning List

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Links:

Dieter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dieterveldsman/

Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

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How can L&D implement marketing strategies to improve their learning outcomes?  

In this episode, Julia sits down with co-authors of the book “Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro” to discuss. They discuss understanding audience behavior, using emotional design and the importance of learner personas. 

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“  Oftentimes we assume that we have people's attention by default, and it kind of leads to titles like leadership training, which not only is that boring, but it's literally invisible to people. We're asking people to pay attention in the context of YouTube and TikTok and thousands of impressions from ads everywhere you turn. Marketers understand what they're competing with and they've sort of cracked this code a long time ago.” - Mike 

“ How do I actually understand motivations and emotions? And that is actually where learner personas come in. So they are a representation of your typical learner. And they certainly go above, you know, your regular target audience analysis, where usually we just focus on demographic information and learner personas.

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(01:20) Effective marketing strategies for L&D 

(14:14) AI at Work: 

(16:19) Future Ready: 

(20:28) The Learning List

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Links:

Bianca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancabaumann/ 

Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miketaylor/

Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

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How can L&D and enablement maximize their impact through alignment and collaboration? 

 In this episode, Julia sits down with Devon McDermott, Enablement Leader. Devon shares the ways that L&D and enablement overlap and the opportunities they have to support each other's objectives and initiatives to drive impact. 

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“ The strongest partnerships that I've seen are where L and D sets the what and enablement is driving the how.”

“When the two are working together in lockstep, they really have the power to create that full ecosystem where skills, behaviors, and performance are actually supporting and reinforcing each other.”

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(00:46) The intersection of L&D and enablement

(15:36) AI at Work:  Building just smarter, more scalable, more targeted programs

(18:23) Future Ready: Content design and development is faster than ever

(21:13) The Learning List

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Links:

Devon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonmcdermott/

Julia on LinkedIn

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

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How can L&D leaders make microlearning successful? In this episode, Julia sits down with Craig McFadyen, Co-founder and Director of LearningPlanet, to discuss in depth. Craig discusses the evolution of microlearning and dives into tactical advice for integrating microlearning into training strategies.  

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“ The microlearning factor has been around since the 1800s, but now everybody's talking about it because it's the perfect time for microlearning to fit into the problems in the market, which is time and budget.”

“I can watch one of our one-minute videos on my phone before I'm about to go into a coaching session, just to remind myself, walk straight into that meeting, sit down, apply those skills, and see the immediate results and feedback.”

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(00:55) The do’s and don’ts of microlearning

(17:54) AI at Work: How to be irreplaceable 

(19:32) Future Ready: Let your internal team focus on niche training

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Links:

Craig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigmcfadyen/

Learning Planet: http://www.learningplanet.tv/

One-minute video on ‘What is Microlearning?’ - https://vimeo.com/lplanet/microlearning

Two-minute video ‘LearningPlanet versus YouTube’ - https://vimeo.com/1053167709

Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

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How can L&D make learning sticky and engage teams throughout their learning journey? In this episode, Julia sits down with Jackie Goldberg, Executive Coach & Facilitator. Jackie shares her insights into microlearning moments, aligning learning objectives and the importance of having common language within teams. 

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“ One of the misconceptions that I see over and over again is that leaders believe they need to have learning in a formal setting… where in reality, learning happens in micro moments over time, over days, within a day, within an hour.”

”I believe that leaders play the most critical role in fostering a culture of learning and keeping it at the forefront in terms of cadence and consistency.”

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(00:46) Engaging teams in a journey of learning 

(15:51) AI at Work: Using AI as a self-coach

(18:37) Future Ready: Increased budget needs for in-person events 

(20:08) The Learning List

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Links:

Jackie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiesydgoldberg/

Jackie’s website: https://www.cbjleadership.com/

Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-r-24836723/

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