Jon, Jo and Kate discuss all things L&D, podcast, new job, and digital skills-related while Dr Curt Friedel swings by to talk to us about problem solving and team work. Jon clearly got some new sound effects for his birthday too. Humour him.

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Jon talks to Virginia Tech's Dr. Curt Friedel about problem solving and why a team of diverse thinkers sometimes isn't the way forward. 

Find out more about Curt and his work here: https://kaicentre.com/dr-curt-friedel/

Peak Indicators Technical Director Tony Heljula talks to Jon about where HR meets data science, and why that's important.

Find out more about Tony and his work here: https://www.peakindicators.com/

Jon talks to Personio CEO Hanno Renner about role models, leading teams through tough times and more.

Read more about Hanno and his business here.

Jon, Jo and Kate tuck into a few stories and content pieces from the last two or three weeks, and TJ's editor-in-chief signs off with an exit interview.

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Jon talks to Debbie Carter, outgoing editor-in-chief of TJ, about her past, present and future.

Read her final piece as editor here.

Jon, Jo and Kate discuss the career of a TJ legend, some of the recent content on site, plus a few recent news stories of partnerships and 9-Grids. Plus - AstraZeneca's Brian Murphy tells us about the company's Learning Trial, and how increased media scrutiny doesn't really affect his work. 

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Jon talks to Brian Murphy, Global Head of Learning & Enterprise Capabilities at AstraZeneca, about learning effectiveness, storytelling, data and the recent Learning Trial.

There's more to come from AZ on TrainingJournal.com but in the meantime find out more about Brian here. 

Jon talks to Burn the Sky's Rob Thurner about digital transformation and the many things it can positively affect (skills gaps, upskilling, budget cuts etc) for 2021 and beyond.

Find out more about Rob here.

Jon talks to Doodle's Jessie LaJoie about the H word - hybrid. They look at new job roles, new workplaces, and the future of the office.

Find out more about Jessie here