Note: This is a live episode recorded from the Association For Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo in New Orleans.

Kimberly Currier is the Global Vice President of Learning at AECOM.  As a Global Leader of Learning, Kimberly has a large responsibility in shaping the talent and learning strategy at AECOM.

In this conversation live from ATD '24 in New Orleans, Kimberly shared her thoughts trends on what she is following as a talent development leader, as well as her thoughts on relevant skills for talent development leaders to stay ahead in today's changing world of work.

Paul Young is the Chief Financial Officer at Liberty Bank. Established in 1825, Liberty Bank is the largest and oldest independent mutual bank in the United States. 
In this conversation, Paul shared how he and his colleagues at Liberty Bank began investing in apprenticeship programs in order to develop and retain talent inside the finance organization. 

Paul also spoke about the opportunities and business benefits that he was able to deliver as a result of investing in their workforce through apprenticeship programs, his ideas and aspirations for future plans for developing talent, and his advice for how talent and hr professionals can partner with their peers in the finance function to better invest and retain talent to drive business results. 

Links

• Paul’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pyoungcpa/
• News article: https://www.aicpa-cima.com/news/article/aicpa-and-us-department-of-labor-sign-inaugural-employers-to-apprenticeship

Tiffany Poeppelman is a Director of Career Development at LinkedIn. Fresh off presenting at her talk at ATD’ 24 titled “Talent Development in the Age of AI,” Tiffany spoke to us about some of the trends and data from the 2024 Annual Work Trend Index  around AI, career development and learning. 

During the conversation, Tiffany also shared insights and observations about the gap between AI interest and implementation, and the need for upskilling employees, as well as some examples of how companies including Kraft-Heinz and NBC Universal are learning about AI through experimentation. Tiffany also shared her own thoughts as a talent development leader about how to elevate the Talent and learning profession.

Links:

• Tiffany’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpoeppelman/
• LinkedIn AI Upskilling Framework and access to 50 Free LinkedIn AI Courses (Until 7/8/2024): https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/learning-and-development/new-framework-for-ai-upskilling?trk=eow 

Nathan Manuel is a Workplace Strategy Leader and Co-Founder  of PM2 Consulting, a Workplace Strategy Consulting firm. After leading workplace strategy at a number of organizations including most recently at PagerDuty, Nathan has a keen sense on the designing forward thinking and intentional workplace experiences for employees and organizations. 

During this conversation, Nathan spoke about how organizations can effectively use office spaces to foster productivity, trust, and culture in a flexible and evolving work environment

Nathan also spoke about the need for leaders to focus on outcomes rather than actions and to create an equitable and inclusive work environment, as well as his ideas for how leaders can intentionally design better workplaces for their people.

Links

• Nathan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanmanuel/
• PM2 Consulting: https://pm2consultants.com/
• 5 Questions To Optimize Your Workplace Real Estate: https://pm2consultants.squarespace.com/5-questions-to-optimize-your-workplace-0524

Sue Cantrell is the Vice President for Products and Strategy at Deloitte, and a Lead Author of the 2024 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report. Each year, Sue and her colleagues at Deloitte conduct research into what’s new and next to help their clients stay at the forefront of how the world of work is changing, and what it means for evolving human capital and talent strategies.

During our conversation, Sue spoke about the theme of work in a boundaryless world, and shared some insights around key trends in the report including the importance of prioritizing human and business outcomes, the role of microcultures, and redefining productivity. Sue also spoke about the role of imagination, curiosity, and creativity, and her ideas for what leaders can do to create a better workplace for their people.

Links:

• 2024 Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/focus/human-capital-trends.html
• Susan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmcantrell/

Ashley Goodall is former HR executive at Cisco and Deloitte, and the author of The Problem With Change. While Ashley believes that change is important for any organization that wishes to thrive over the long term, Ashley also believes that we must be more measured and skeptical about change, and more cognizant about the impact that change has, on people and focus more on promoting stability.

During our conversation, Ashley spoke about the common traps we fall into when we think and talk about change today, and the overlooked impacts change has on people and organizations, especially as it relates to their ability to not just survive, but thrive. Ashley also shared a healthier and more balanced approach to change, why he thinks it's important to see humans for their individual strengths and, and how managers and leaders can promote stability and workplaces where their people can contribute and flourish.

• Web: https://ashleygoodall.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleygoodall/
• Book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ashley-goodall/the-problem-with-change/9780316560276/

Sara Dionne is the VP of Learning and Development at Comcast. In an organization with over 80,000 employees with diverse backgrounds, skills, and roles, learning plays a critical role in enabling employees to effectively do their jobs today as well as position themselves for success in growing the business in the future.

During our conversation, Sara spoke about her team’s efforts to develop a comprehensive and tailored learning strategy that prioritizes personalization and experiential learning to help make employees successful.  Sara also spoke about how Comcast is thinking about skills, and how they are using skills within the organization's efforts for employee learning and development.

Sara also spoke about how she, as a learning leader, works with her partners in the process of rolling out programs related to skills and learning to different parts of the organization, as well as how leaders should and can embrace building a culture of continuous learning and growth.

Links

• Sara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-dionne-73998b4/
• LinkedIn Workplace Learning Report 2024: https://learning.linkedin.com/resources/workplace-learning-report

Kim Lear is The Founder of InLay Insights, a keynote speaker, consultant, and expert on generational research. Over the past 15+ years, Kim has studied, researched and advised on topics related to generations and the implications for culture, society and the workplace. During our conversation, Kim spoke about the challenges and opportunities with understanding generational data, and how it can be effectively used to build better workplaces. Kim also shared her thoughts and observations on the changing role of the employee-employer contract, remote work, as well as some of her own findings from her own studies of Gen Z workers from the past few years. 

Links:

• Website: https://inlayinsights.com/
• Substack: https://kimlear.substack.com/

Dr. Jessica Kriegel is an author, speaker, and the Chief Scientist at CulturePartners. Through her research background, her work at CulturePartners and in speaking with many workplace experts on her podcast, Jessica has a keen understanding of workplace culture in what it is, and how it’s shifting in today’s world of work. 

During our conversation, Jessica spoke about what she’s seeing in trends in workplace culture, as well as the role of culture in remote, hybrid and in person settings. Jessica also spoke about some of the ways in which we can approach managing and collaboration across generations in the workplace, and how she sees the social contract of work evolving and shifting.

Links:

• Jessica’s Website: https://www.jessicakriegel.com/
• Culture Leaders Podcast: https://www.jessicakriegel.com/podcast/ 

Ashley Herd is the CEO and Founder of The Manager Method and a Co-Host of the HR Besties Podcast. A former lawyer turned HR leader, Ashley now runs a training company focused on developing effective managers and creating helpful content through multiple channels that is helpful toward managers in today’s workplace. During our conversation, Ashley spoke about her journey to founding The Manager Method, as well as some of her own management experiences that helped shaped her abilities to do this work. Ashley also shared some of what she observes are the common challenges we face in preparing managers to manage, the most common questions she gets in her DMs and her own thoughts on how we can better develop and grow managers to be effective in today’s workplace

Links

• Manager Method; https://www.managermethod.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyherd/
• Podcast: https://www.hrbesties.com/