Performance Matters Podcast

Over the last 40 years, the highest performing stores have not been based on market, and are not dependent on brand. The highest performing stores have the lowest employee turnover, and the highest retention among key positions.

In this episode of the Performance Matters Podcast, guest host Cathy Palochko is joined by Dave Zuchowski of Unite Digital and industry expert Ted Kraybill of ESI Trends to discuss the correlations between a stable workforce, retention of key individuals, and overall success.

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After a disruption of more than two years, many organizations are once-again able to offer in-person training. In this episode, GP Strategies’ Learning Consultant Katy Bailey discusses the benefits of bringing people together to learn.

There’s still something pretty incredible about being able to bring people together to share the same physical time and space with each other.

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“Changes in the workforce are having an enormous impact not only on how work is being performed, but also how and where learning takes place.”

Thinking about the future? Let us make two bold predictions: One, there will be work. And two, performance will still matter. But who will be doing the work? What kind of work will there be? And what does all of this mean when we’re trying to drive the adoption of technology?

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A lot of times, corporations have an internal learning and development program, but the skill sets, the standard operating procedures, the equipment, and the job tasks are so specific to the data center environment that they almost need their own learning and development program.

The rapid production of data centers for a variety of organizations has placed a significant strain on their ability to train, upskill, and provide career development. In this episode, special guest Brian Korfhage helps us explore what’s driving the need for organizations to formalize their learning and development programs and will explain some current and future trends leading organizations are harnessing to make it all happen.

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Many organizations are facing a critical question: How do we tackle the challenge of bringing vital knowledge from an on-site, secure location to a virtual environment?

In this episode of the Performance Matters Podcast, Rani Eng discusses some of the security challenges that organizations are facing with the increase in the number of remote employees, as well as some specific solutions that organizations can utilize to mitigate these challenges.

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The way you feel about work spills over into every area of life. When people are more satisfied and engaged at work, they’re more engaged in their communities, and they’re more engaged with their families.

In this episode, Cheryl Jackson discusses ways in which continuous learning can shift organizational culture and clear the path for meaningful and sustainable change.

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Within five minutes of walking into a dealership, you can get a sense of the culture.

Automotive retail has been re-shaped in recent years. In this episode, Cathy Palochko (GP Strategies) leads a panel discussion with Dave Zuchowski (United Digital) and Tim Bergstrom (Bergstrom Automotive) on how automotive retail organizations can successfully adapt to new market conditions and buyer habits.

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We’ve now proven that we can do learning and development differently, but how do we do them both differently and really well?

The global workforce has been disrupted to the point that learning and workforce development is at an inflection point. GP Strategies’ Matt Donovan joins the podcast to discuss the ways in which the learning landscape has changed, what we’ve learned over the past two years, and what comes next.

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“What is the key to deploying learning to the masses in a hybrid environment without losing effectiveness?”

In this episode of Performance Matters, highlights from 2021 conversations with some of the best workforce transformation leaders in the business, covering topics such as hybrid learning, the measurement map, and the future of extended reality in learning.

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Using a wearable device on the job is becoming more and more expected by the learning audience.

The rapidly improving pace of technology has made extended reality (XR) an increasingly critical piece of learning technology. In this episode, GP Strategies’ XR expert Tom Pizer discusses how the present and future of workforce transformation is being impacted by this technology.

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