Steps to Change: A Learning & Development Podcast

Steps to Change: A Learning & Development Podcast

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Steps to Change: A Learning & Development Podcast episodes

  • How do organizations establish and maintain a company’s culture? And how can our Steps to Change methodology encourage people to live it?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we’re discussing how organizations establish and maintain their company's culture.  We explore why it’s crucial to have a shared understanding of what the values actually mean to make the culture live.  And we take a deeper dive into how we use a drama-based learning approach to support individual and collective development of the skills, mindsets and behaviors needed to support the culture everyday within the business. On this episode we're joined by Mark Shillabeer, the Director of Digitial & Virtual as well as our Quality & Innovation director based in the UKE. 

    32 min
  • Episode 20: What challenges have women faced in the workplace historically and today? And how can an experiential learning approach support a more equitable working environment for women?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we’re reflecting on how the working landscape and environment has progressed for women over the past several decades.  We’ll spend some time exploring what challenges women have faced, historically, in the workplace, the progress that’s been made to support a more equitable working environment and the challenges still faced today.  Throughout the discussion will reference how we approach designing and delivering change programs that support women in the workplace and take a deeper dive, through the lens of our Steps to Change methodology, into how we partner with organizations around the globe to support their women in the business. On this episode we’re joined by Liz Jones, our Country Head of the US, who shares her experience of working the corporate world as a woman over her career, the changes she’s experienced and her outlook for continued progress to come.


    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    32 min
  • Episode 19: How can you effectively manage across difference? And how can organizations support their population to manage diverse teams?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we’re exploring the challenges managers face when managing diverse teams.  We’ll explore the benefit of understanding one’s own personal style of communication, and how to flex that style to truly engage diverse teams.  We’ll take a deeper dive into how we use the Steps to Change methodology to help managers and organizations to develop the skills of managing across difference. On this episode we’re joined by Sarah-Jane Georges a Client Relationship Director in our UKE region.


    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    33 min
  • Episode 18: What is the Moveable Middle? How can they support an organizations diversity, equity and inclusion goals?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we discuss a term that’s being used more and more recently in the DE&I world: the Moveable Middle.  We’ll explore the concept of what is meant by the Moveable Middle and take a deep dive into discussing why galvanizing their involvement in organizational DEI efforts is crucial to reaching long term DEI strategies goals. On this episode we’re joined by Jessica Leahey, one of our Program and Design and Business Development Manager based in the US. 



    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    34 min
  • Episode 17: What are Courageous Conversations? And how do you build the capabilities of having them in your organization?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the concept of the Courageous Conversation.  We take a deep dive into discussing what they are, and ways to develop the skills to have an effective Courageous Conversation in the workplace.  On this episode we’re joined by Paul Mason, our Resource Planning Director based in the UKE.



    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    33 min
  • Episode 16: How do you create a shared understanding of workplace ethics in global organizations?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore ways to develop a culture of ethics, in the workplace, through a behavioral lens. We discuss how we approach learning and development content within the subject matter and why establishing a shared understanding of what is ethical may not be so black and white.  For this episode we’re joined by Simon Thomson, a Director of Steps, and a Global Client Relationship Director.


    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    34 min
  • Episode 15: Why does coaching matter? And how does an interactive learning approach support developing a coaching style of management?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore what makes for effective performance coaching and why it matters so much not only in the workplace, but in everyday life. We discuss why organizations come to Steps to develop a coaching style of management and share our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter.  We breakdown how our tried-and-true interactive learning approach and our Steps to Change model has provided our clients the ability to build the key skills for performance coaching and how to put those skills into practice. For this episode we’re joined by Matthew de Lange, our Global Non-Executive Chair at Steps from our UKE Region.


    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    33 min
  • Episode 14: How do you bridge the generational gap in the workplace, to support more effective communication and collaboration?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore the dynamics of having five different generations in the workplace.  We discuss the different drivers for each generation and explore how the various, and often untrue, stereotypes might hinder communication and collaboration between the generations.  We also share our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter discussing ways to bridge the generational gap within the workplace through the lens of our Steps to Change model.  For this episode we’re joined by Tivarni James-Clarke, a Project and Design Partner at Steps from our UKE Region.



    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    32 min
  • Episode 13: How can organizations be more inclusive for their disabled employee population?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore how Steps programming can support raising awareness of disabilities in the workplace and ways to be more inclusive for disabled employees. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter discussing what barriers might be getting in the way of being truly inclusive for a disabled workforce and ways to reduce those barriers. We breakdown how we use the Steps to Change model to support interactive and engaging programming that raises awareness and supports change. For this episode we’re joined by Beth Partington, a Project and Design Partner at Steps from our UKE Region. 



    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

     

    28 min
  • Episode 12: How can interactive learning support effective customer service skills development?

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    During this episode of Steps to Change we explore what makes for engaging and effective customer service programming. We’re sharing our insight and experience of designing and delivering content on the subject matter and why empowering your employee population with good customer service skills supports customer satisfaction and the bottom line.  We breakdown how we use the Steps to Change model to support interactive and engaging programming that inspires participants to act differently. On this episode we’re joined by Gary Bates, a director of Steps and a Client Relationship Director based in the UKE region.


    Twitter - @StepsDrama
    LinkedIN - Steps Drama Learning Development
    Website - www.stepsdrama.com

    33 min

About Steps to Change: A Learning & Development Podcast

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Steps to Change is a learning and development podcast series that explores how we use our Steps to Change process: See It, Own It, Change It, Live It to inspire people to act differently. Each…