Performance Matters Podcast

In this episode, Ashley Johnson joins the show to discuss ways in which organizations can better understand their training needs.

Training dollars are precious, and organizations that understand how to best fit training to their users’ needs will get a better ROI on their training budget.

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In this episode, two of GP’s automotive thought leaders, Scott McCormack and Lawrie Martin, sit down for a discussion on the current global shortage of automotive technicians, and how organizations can address this critical issue.

Dealers typically hire for the long-term, and seek to train a technician into a master technician. However, the shortage of available technicians is becoming a massive problem.”

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The technical skills gap has created challenges on a number of fronts, from hiring to onboarding, to developing and retaining employees. It’s very important to address the skills gap in a holistic way to cover all of these areas.

In this episode we speak with Roger Boisse, Director of GPiLEARN, about the growing technical skills gap that is facing the front lines of technical organizations all over the world, and how GP Strategies is helping organizations respond to these critical workforce challenges.

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In this episode, Scott Barber, Director of Agile Learning at GP Strategies, joins the show to discuss agility as a key point of your ERP user adoption strategy.

“The effectiveness of ERP adoption is a function of the right mixture of attention on technology and people.”

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“Technology has made learning in the flow of work possible like never before.”

In this episode of the podcast, Matt Donovan and Ben Keher sit down for an engaging discussion about how digital technology is changing the ways in which people learn and refine their job skills.

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Virtual reality and the Metaverse can be effective with hard skills development, to develop skills in a safe and effective way. However, it can also be used for developing very important soft skills.”

In this episode of the podcast, Tom Pizer joins the show to discuss how the Metaverse is changing the way organizations will interface with their learners.

In this bonus content, Tom and Mike discuss what went into creating the space featured in episode 86.

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“Skills are more perishable than ever. The more technical the skill is, the shorter its half-life.”

In this episode of the podcast, special guest hosts Cathy Palochko and Dave Zuchowski speak with Matthew Daniel of Guild Education on perishable vs durable skill trends in the automotive retail workforce.

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“A podcast not only allows you to share your organizational message in a very personal way, but it gives your thought leaders a chance to showcase their expertise.”

In this episode of the podcast, a fun discussion between Host Michael Theil and Producer Derek Levandowski, on the benefits of launching an organizational podcast.

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“Leaders must be open to digging deeper, and begin to think about organizational performance as a system of factors that, when aligned correctly, work well.

In this episode of Performance Matters, Chris Davis breaks down the factors that work together to influence and align organizational performance, as well as which key metrics leaders must examine.

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We’re seeing the mindset shift from a templatized, global “learning first” view, to more emphasis on skill-building.

Driven by the increasing pace of change and complexities of the work environment, industries and organizations around the world have sharpened their focus on the idea of skills management. In this episode, we explore skills management as a part of the larger learning landscape within your organization.

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