Dr. Nigel Paine is co-presenter of Learning Now TV and From Scratch Podcast (with Martin Couzins) and has been involved in corporate learning for over 20 years. Among many career highlights he was head of the BBC's learning and development operation, and for 12 years Advisory Board Member for the University of Pennsylvania's CLO Doctoral Program. T   his conversation explores his past career but also the insights to which that lifetime of experience has given rise. He has interesting things to say about L&D's interactions with the business, and good advice for learning professionals.  

• 0:00 - Intro
• 3:27 - Nigel's beginnings in learning
• 13:05 - People development at the BBC
• 22:09 - Why is L&D so inward looking?
• 24:57 - Has it become that way?
• 29:08 - Individual vs organizational learning
• 33:44 - 'More learning is not the primary input'
• 43:55 - Where to follow Nigel's work
• 46:29 - Outro

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• Website: https://www.nigelpaine.com/
• Blog: https://www.nigelpaine.com/blog/
• Twitter: @ebase

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