L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders

Join host Tyler and Kimberli Jeter for a discussion on:

-The power of developing relationships with love, curiosity, generosity, and gratitude
-How leaders can help their employees discover new networks and expand existing networks
-How expanding our networks can help eliminate productivity silos in the workplace
-Why Generation Z should receive unique education on networking, and how to do it
-Network development throughout the entire lifespan
-If you don't have a strong network, how you can start by returning to past connections

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Episode ResourcesKimberli Jeter LinkedInThe Networking Wheel
getAbstract WebsitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Award-winning 5-time author, global keynote speaker, leadership strategist, culture change agent and... poet Dan Pontefract joins the show to share his insights on wellness in work and in life. Having spent 20 years in industry, followed by a decade in consultancy, speaking, and instructional roles, Dan has a 360-degree view of what ails us (and our teams) when we navigate between our professional and personal lives. Join us as we discuss:

-Why "bloom" is better than balance when we think about work and life wellbeing
-The 4 personas one can adopt as they navigate work and life
-How to establish norms at work that are based in inclusion and consensus
-The "garden tools" leaders have at their disposal to help their employees develop relationships, professionally and personally
-What we can learn from Emperor Penguins about trust in the workplace
-"Tests" leaders can conduct for themselves and their people to assess the vitality of their garden (team)

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getAbstract WebsitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the author of The Success Factor, as well as the co-author of the Financial Times Guide to Mentoring. She has worked with, interviewed, observed, and been mentored by hundreds of world-class performers across the arenas of sports, science, and business. Her time spent with high achievers has accumulated in the form of concrete methods for identifying, developing, and amplifying high achievers within our organizations. Join us as we discuss:

-How to identify high achievers before they're achieving highly, and support them
-The importance of intrinsic motivation toward becoming a high achiever
-The different forms of individual advisory, including mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring
-Andragogy: How adults learn, and some key principles to follow
-The irreplaceable impact of fundamental skills
-How high achievers find their mentors
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getAbstract WebsitegetAbstract on LinkedIn L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Join Employment Lawyer and Workplace Expert Peter Rahbar in conversation with host Tyler Lay as they discuss:

-The state of DEI, and how some organizations are under attack for the perceived intent of their policies and practices
-The enfeebling of educational language, and how we can better preserve the intent and power of our learning programs
-How HR leaders can advocate for employees when leaders don't act in ways that match their values
-Recruitment and hiring failures and how to prevent them
-The importance of training managers on your employee contracts

Peter Rahbar LinkedInPeter Rahbar Website
getAbstract WebsitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

This week, Lori Saitz, wellness coach and founder of Zen Rabbit, encourages all of us to re-dedicate our focus to the things that fill our lives with significance: Close relationships with others and a connection to our physical and mental wellbeing. Join us as we discuss:

-The permanent impact that deliberate acts of gratitude can have on relationships at work
-The impact gratitude has on your brain when treated as a regular practice
-The importance of embracing vulnerability in the workplace
-Simple grounding exercises for improving clarity and reducing stress
-Some celebrity success stories of meditation and grounding exercises
-The world's greatest cookie recipe in history, ever, of all time

Episode ResourcesLori Saitz LinkedInLori Saitz Website
getAbstract websitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, joins the show this week to share his insights on how experts can better connect with and teach non-experts. Join us as we discuss:

-The communication divide between experts in big tech and much of society
-The reasons many experts fail to communicate effectively with non-experts
-What it means to have empathy for an audience that doesn't share a knowledge base with you
-Practical tips and tricks for experts to give more accessible presentations
-How storytelling can help relay complex information, and how to do it effectively
-Ideal time parameters and presentation structures for getting an audience to retain what you teach

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Episode ResourcesNeil Thompson LinkedInNeil Thompson Website
getAbstract websitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

This highlight episode includes:

-Multiple discussions on the adoption and use of organizational AI tools, as part of #getAI
-Overviews of the L&D Global Sentiment Survey and the AI in L&D survey
-In-depth discussions on the nature and purpose of the Human Resources function
-Multiple views on how L&D must be reframed to succeed within modern organizations
-A snippet from your very special host reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the show!

getAbstract websitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Should HR's main remit be to improve the performance and capacity of employees, so that the organization's resultant performance boost yields a better experience for the employees? Or should HR focus on improving the well-being and work experience of employees directly, regardless of the impact these endeavors have on company performance? Or... perhaps HR should operate somewhere in the middle? Even on a different spectrum of objectives?

If anyone can add clarity to this quandary, it's Jon Ingham. With nearly 20 years of consultative experience following decades teaching and working in high-ranking HR positions, Jon combines practical knowledge with strategic analysis and research. This week, he joins the show to demonstrate where and how HR impacts a business in terms of value add, and how we can frame our Human Resources goals to create the strongest organizational impact.

Join us as we discuss:
-Why it's important to establish common definitions around key business terminology (with some exceptions)
-How we can meet employees where they want to be met in terms of improving well-being and employee experience
-The impact of taking a people-centric and multi-sided Human Resources approach
-The degree to which HR should claim primary accountability for employee well-being
-Why determining a Learning and Development ROI may not be necessary (provided there are measures for qualitative feedback)
-The impact on HR duties of an increased focus on skills in the workplace

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Episode ResourcesJon Ingham LinkedInJon Ingham Website
getAbstract websitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Ryan Berman is a keynote speaker, author, and instigator of the Corporate Courage movement. He has worked with countless C-suite leaders from global organizations to celebrate and catalyze courageous action. For his book and podcast, Ryan has interviewed hundreds of “brave, bullish, and brainiac” public figures and leaders. Through this process, he has developed an acute and impactful definition of courageous action that he in turn inspires audiences with every day.

Join us as we discuss:

• How we can bring our true, whole personalities to work, and why doing so is critical in courageous workplaces
• Why corporate values have been rendered nearly obsolete, and how we can return power to them
• A practical definition of “courage,” and how we can discover it in our work and lives
• How positioning an organization’s services can make a massive difference in talent recruitment
• Experimental Task Forces and the potential impact of exploring new business and learning directions
• Ryan’s desire to rebrand corporate America as “Courage America,” and your brain as a reverse onion
  
  

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Episode ResourcesRyan Berman on LinkedInRyan Berman website
getAbstract websitegetAbstract on LinkedInL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World

Join Navid Nazemian, author of Mastering Executive Transitions, as he discusses:

-What kind of timeframes executive transitions generally require to succeed
-What often occupies the minds of new executives, and where their focus should be directed instead
-The various categories of personal and organizational challenges a new executive might face.
-The scope of the many risks of a failed executive transition, including financial, reputational, and time
-The 7 steps of the Double Diamond framework and their respective timeframes
-The 5 Cs arriving CEOs must consider throughout their transition into leadershipL&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning Leaders releases every other Tuesday, bringing you conversations from the best minds in Learning and Development.

Previous guests include: Simon Brown of Novartis, Ravin Jesuthasan of Mercer, Michael Lee Stallard of Connection Culture Group, Michelle Weise of Rise and Design and Dr. Nigel Paine of Learning Now TV.

Check out our five most downloaded episodes:

• The 5% Solution: Prioritizing Learning and Development in a Busy World
• Employing Talent, not Jobs, in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
• Creating Relational Excellence with the Power of Connection Culture
• Longer Life and Smarter Tech: Educating A Workforce For An Unknown Future
• Reframing L&D: The Need For Learning Practitioners In An Evolving World