The Women Talking About Learning Podcast

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Your Past Does Not Define You or Your Future - Skilled at Life

No One Works Harder Than a Woman Who Doesn’t Like Asking for Help - luminate-group.co.uk

Why Women Don’t Ask For Help - Thrive Global

Why Do Women Find it Hard to Ask For Help?

The Cognitive Dimension of Household Labor - Allison Daminger, 2019

Some Theories on Why Men Don't Do as Many Household Tasks - The Atlantic

These Chores Don’t Count? On Men’s Hidden “Second Shift” - Life of Dad

Men may not ‘perceive’ domestic tasks as needing doing in the same way as women, philosophers argue | University of Cambridge

It’s a total myth that women are better at keeping track of household chores | Allison Daminger | The Guardian

No, Men Don’t Suck at Doing Laundry or Other Housework ‘Because They’re Men’ | by Katie Jgln | The Noösphere | Medium

Women, why is it so hard to say NO? – Angie Greaves

Why Women Have a Hard Time Saying No | Psychology Today United Kingdom

Gender differences on household chores entrenched from childhood

The Second Shift - Wikipedia

Finding Balance: A Woman's Guide to Juggling Work, Life, and Laughter

American Time Use Survey Summary - 2024 A01 Results

The Shriver Report

What It Means to Be a Woman Juggling Motherhood, Wifehood, and Career Aspirations | by Ally Garofalo

How Women Can Navigate Multiple Roles in Today’s World | SSI SCHAEFER

This week’s first guest is Romy Alexandra. Romy is on a mission to humanise workplaces and learning spaces to accelerate high performance cultures. She specialises in designing and facilitating transformative experiences that integrate psychological safety, experiential learning, neuroscience, and sustained behaviour change. A former Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright Scholar, Romy brings a global perspective and nearly 15 years of international expertise spanning 85 countries across 4 continents. She has worked with organisations across every sector - from governments to Fortune 500 companies to Formula 1 teams - helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential and build the collaborative competencies necessary for high performance. In 2024, Romy was honoured as a LinkedIn Top Voice for her thought leadership in experiential learning and workplace culture. Her work is rooted in the belief that fostering a culture of learning and psychological safety drives innovation and high performance at every level of an organisation. 

Romy’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romy-alexandra/

Website: https://bento.me/romyalexandra

One of the 30 u 30 learning technologists in the UK in 2024, Anu Roy is a senior instructional designer specialising in AI learner centred technology and design. Her design values are rooted in being inclusive, trauma informed and aligned with business KPIs. In her spare time she is an avid F1 watcher, badminton player and working on gender equity CSR projects with the UN. 

Her LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anu-roy-inclusive-experiences-through-design-393993178/

Her contact email is : [email protected]

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Psychological Safety

Daniel Ricciardo - Wikipedia

Looking Ahead: Predictions for L&D in 2025 | Unboxed Training & Technology

Creativity Scars — Jen Waldman Studio

Your Brain on Art

It takes a village - Wikipedia

How L&D teams can build a learning culture that empowers individuals | Virtual College

Collaborate vs cooperate (definitions and differences) | Indeed.com UK

Attitude and Learning Approaches in the Study of General Didactics. A Multivariate Analysis - ScienceDirect

Creating learning cultures: assessing the evidence

Experiential learni

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Adult learner - Wikipedia

Purposeful Reflection | Learner Variability Project

1 Continuous learning challenges the working adult – how to provide organisational support? Laura Erkkilä, Annu-Riina Lamberg

Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates | Goodreads

The impact of leadership on the workplace learning of individuals and teams: a literature review and synthesis | Emerald Insight

Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully by Elaine Lin Hering | Goodreads

The Power of Unlearning | Psychology Today United Kingdom

Learning and Work Institute

What is Adult Learning Theory - LearnUpon

Top 5 Challenges in Adult Education | Avado

The impact of leadership on the workplace learning of individuals and teams: a literature review and synthesis - ScienceDirect

How to Link Learning and Performance Management | Acorn

Adult Learning Theory: How Adults Learn Differently | Park University

How leaders learn

Five reasons to learn as an adult – The Education Hub

Pedagogy, Andragogy, & Heutagogy | University of Illinois Springfield

This week’s guests are Candice Neveu is a certified life coach, educator, and the founder of Candice Neveu Coaching. With nearly 20 years of experience helping people grow into their fullest potential, she supports adult learners — especially women — to overcome self-doubt and take courageous, aligned action to step into their next level, whether that means returning to school, pivoting careers, or reclaiming their purpose. A former mid-career student herself, Candice understands the mindset shifts and inner courage it takes to grow beyond self-doubt. Her 2023 TEDx talk explored how closing the confidence gap is key to adult learning success — a message she brings to all her work.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-neveu-a055034b/

Website https://imp

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Organisation design | Factsheets | CIPD

Karren Brady's Women in Business & Tech Expo (@wibtexpo) • Instagram photos and videos

Here's how you can incorporate confidence into your HR decision-making.

Increase Your HR Courage: Replace Fear with Confidence

3 Fundamental Flaws of Employee Surveys and a Way Forward

The new possible: How HR can help build the organization of the future | McKinsey

What Is Purposeful Leadership And Why It Matters

Technology and data use in HR functions | CIPD

People Analytics | Factsheets | CIPD

Storytelling: The Secret Weapon for HR's Influence and Impact

The science of storytelling in HR: four reasons to harness its power

Embracing storytelling in HR: transforming engagement and culture through the power of narrative - HRD

Women In HR Network | LinkedIn

One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs | Women in the boardroom | The Guardian

Full article: Employee perceptions of HR practices: A critical review and future directions

Why is HR going 'under the radar' with employees?

DOMINANCE OF WOMEN IN HUMAN RESOURCES ROLES AND THE RISE OF A NEW NARRATIVE. | by Clean Technology Hub

Human resources - Wikipedia

This week’s guests are Joanne Whitlie is a senior HR, Projects and Operations Leader with 18+ years of global experience. She founded WHR to combine her corporate background with a deep understanding of people and psychology. Joanne turns strategy into action, delivering sustainable, people-first solutions that create real impact

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Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

Jacinda Ardern Captured the World. And Then She Walked Away.

Nationwide boss: Women working at home risk missing out

Nurturing Women’s Leadership: Building Strong Foundations

Calling All Women: Supporting Other Women in Leadership Matters

Bias in AI

What is AI bias?

What Do We Do About the Biases in AI?

News flash: People tend to hire people like themselves

Managers are hiring people based on whether or not they like them personally and it could lead to some big problems at work

The High Cost Of Ambition: Why Women Are Held Back For Thinking Big

Busting the Myth That Women Are Less Ambitious Than Men

The #IlliniLeader's Digest

Do Women Lack Ambition?

Why male executives should not be praised for taking paternity leave

Paternity leave: The hidden barriers keeping men at work

Paternity Leave Benefits Both Men and Women. So Why Don’t More Fathers Take It?

Queen perform a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ in 2005

Breaking the chains of traditional masculinity: another hidden driver of ge

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The Serviceberry

Find Your WHY | Simon Sinek

4 Ways That Women Can Lead Authentically

Developing Women’s Authenticity in Leadership

Getting Real How High-Achieving Women Can Lead Authentically

Why Women Hold The Key To Authentic Leadership

Banned from education: A review of the right to education in Afghanistan | UNESCO

Tracy Roberts

Women and teaching

Timeline of women's education

How Continuing Education Is Opening Doors for Women Everywhere

The Accessibility One

The power of vulnerability in leadership

Harvard Business Publishing Education

The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown | TED

Social eating connects communities

Education Happens Everywhere

The Imposter Syndrome One

6 Ways That Women Can Champion Each Other At Work

What it really means when women celebrate each other

Pedagogy, Andragogy, & Heutagogy

Wildfire status

Female education

Girls' Education

This week’s guests are Dr. Alisha David. Alisha is an educator, researcher, and lifelong lover of a good story. Over the

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Personal Boardroom – Who is in yours?

How to build a personal board for your career

Comparative Analysis of Trust in Online Communities

6 Tips To Build Trust In Your Online Community

Building trust in communities

How To Develop A Community Strategy

Community Strategy Insights

How to Create a Learning Culture: 18 Best Practices

Build a Strong Learning Culture on Your Team

Creating learning cultures: assessing the evidence

: State of the Global Workplace Report

GLDC (Global Learning and Development Community)

Example of Career Change as a Journey with a Clear Destination in Mind

Ep. 23: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Learning generosity in the L&D profession

Tayloring learning: generosity of the L&D community

The 10 Golden Rules of Building Communities That Matter

The Institute for Performance and Learning

The evolution of L&D: Strategies for success and impact | People Management

The evolution of learning and development

The evolution of L&D strategies examined

The Learning Network

L&D SHAKERS

This week’s guests are Anita Gouveia. Anita is an organisational development and learning leader who's spent the last 20+ years helping people grow, lead and making work better fo

Our first guest is Kirsty Lewis. She is the founder of the School of Facilitation.

Known for her passion for designing and delivering brilliant workshops that create purpose, ownership, safety and engagement, she is a convener of freelance facilitators and trainers through the SOF collective whilst supporting corporate clients to evolve their learning game. On the side she is dishing up SOFest 2025, a festival for all facilitators and trainers.

www.schooloffacilitation.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-schooloffacilitation

Sarah Wood loves creating learning and development programs that really help people grow and do their best work. With a solid background in L&D, she brings that experience into high-velocity sales enablement teams where things move fast and impact matters. Sarah builds practical, engaging frameworks that support both individual growth and team success. She’s big on collaboration and enjoys working closely with stakeholders to make things happen. From early ideas to full rollout and review, she takes a hands-on, flexible approach—making sure every learning experience feels relevant, useful, and helps people thrive in fast-moving environments.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodsarah/

Episode Links:

Building Rapport in a Professional Setting (With Tips) | Indeed.com

How to build rapport: 6 tactics to build strong relationships

The 6 Stages of Sales Process: Sellers vs. Buyers

Do You Know What Your Company Is Actually Selling?

The ‘Reflective Elevator Pitch’ – 100 Ideas for Active Learning

The essential components of a successful L&D strategy

L&D Disruptors Toolkit Part 1: How to sell learning internally

Facing the Challenge: How to Sell eLearning Internally

Daring to Zlatan: How To Sell E-learning Internally

Selling consulting services into large organisations

Women in sales: It’s time to smash clichés (including real tips from female sales leaders)

What is the Difference Between Sales and Marketing?

Women in Sales: How Female Leaders Are Empowering the Sales Industry [2025 Data]

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What Job Seekers Really Want in 2025

Top 20 reasons we go to work

Employees Seek Personal Value and Purpose at Work. Be Prepared to Deliver.

This CEO Just Brilliantly Explained How Remote Work Will Change the World by 2030, and It's Next-Level

Flexible working practices

The Surprising Benefits of Work/Life Support

Stress, overwork and poor work-life balance undermine UK job quality

Nine in 10 women experience mental ill-health from poor work-life balance, study shows

Exploring the Impact of COVID‐19 on Employees’ Boundary Management and Work–Life Balance

Work-Life Balance vs Work-Life Fluidity: What's the Difference?

Women value work-life balance more unless managers

‘Work-life balance is a lie’: women in business urged to stop trying to have it all

“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.”

Work-life balance

Self-Confidence and Work-Life Balance: Nurturing Personal Well-being.

AI anxiety: The workers who fear losing their jobs to artificial intelligence

Work–life balance

This week’s first guest is Kim Edwards. Kim leads several of Getty Images’ learning and leadership initiatives, designing meaningful and memorable learning moments for 1,800 employees globally. Whether that’s crafting the company’s onboarding e

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What Is Human-Centered Design?

Microlearning

Add a heading in a Word document

Are young people’s attention spans really shrinking? It’s more complex than you might think

Are attention spans really collapsing? Data shows UK public are worried – but also see benefits from technology

User-generated content

You Can’t Fix Every Problem With Training

Why Many training progreammes fall short and how to fix them

Three Data Points You Can Track in Your LMS and What They'll Tell You

How to Track Employee Training: Here Are the 5 Best Ways

Massive Open Online Course Completion Rates Revisited: Assessment, Length and Attrition

21+ Truly Shocking Online Course Completion Rate Statistics

How to Run A Content Audit in 2024

Massive open online course

The Art of Unlearning | Morgan Ogunleye | TEDxElmhurstUniversity

Video reflection and feedback in learning and development

Content IS NOT king in L&D

L&D Must Resolve 'Content Chaos' to Meet Performance Goals - The LPI (Learning and Performance Institute)

Yahoo Finance

RARE John Cleese corporate training video | Bosses From Hell | vintage comedy | Video Arts