56% of employees struggle to find resources and documents while working remotely. And when they’re scattered in multiple places, knowledge isn’t being captured and the norm is to shoulder tap or Slack, it’s no wonder. But by building a central brain and search-first culture, we can connect people to knowledge that makes them better at their job WHEN it can make them better at their job. Scribe CEO Jennifer Smith joined us live to explain how we can create a culture where people search in moment...
Mar 24, 2023•57 min
Whether it’s measuring outcomes without understanding how we got there or shoehorning people into old-school performance models, there are plenty of pitfalls. In this episode, Ron Stock helped us unpick the old ways and build something for the modern world. Expect to learn how to measure skills effectively, the fundamentals of modern performance management, why it’s crucial to understand how we arrived at an outcome, and much more. How To Connect Find Ron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
Mar 10, 2023•54 min
In a fast-changing world, we need to break work down into smaller chunks and respond with the right learning just as quickly. Our goal has to be maximising L&D impact while minimising wasted time and resources. A Lean Learning Sprint helps you do this! Bringing the right people together over two to four weeks to define problems and test solutions at speed! Borrowed from the agile startup world and adapted for L&D in Learning at Speed, author and HowNow CEO Nelson Sivalingam will give...
Mar 01, 2023•37 min
Learning science: great in theory, often difficult for us to apply to daily L&D activities… UNTIL NOW! Carl Crisostomo (AKA Carl Learns) joined us live to explain ways we can put research into action. From neuroscience’s role in learning design to how we prepare our brains for effective application of information. Plus, Carl gave us the tools to independently translate future research into day-to-day action. Running order 0:00 Who is Carl Learns? 4:51 Exercises to improve focus and atten...
Feb 23, 2023•58 min
🤝 Thinking about transitioning into your first L&D role? 😀 Maybe you’re new to a role and need that early stage advice? 🤔 You might be an old-head who’d benefit from hearing non-traditional L&D perspectives? Wherever you sit, you’ll learn something from Lauren Scholtz (L&D Manager at intelliHR) and Sarah Cannistra (The Overnight Trainer) Lauren transitioned from customer success and enablement into IntelliHR’s first L&D role. And Sarah Makes people’s learning and development...
Feb 10, 2023•57 min
Only 8% of L&D teams assess their impact on the wider organisation! And it's normally because they're measuring the wrong things... In this 30-minute workshop, HowNow CEO Nelson Sivalingam explains how to easily gather and use data to build a narrative that shows the impact you’re having on the business. Expect to learn... 👉 The difference between data that indicates individual performance improvements and business performance improvements. 👉 How to avoid correlation and causation pitfalls...
Feb 02, 2023•36 min
A third of staff are willing to quit over weak climate action! And yet sustainability rarely makes it into L&D’s key focus areas… But when you consider that L&D is in the business of behaviour change, and most of us are looking for day-to-day ways to be more sustainable, it feels like a place where we can have impact. Ajay Jacob (L&D Manager, TomTom) and Fiona Morgan (Director of Purpose at SailGP) joined us to discuss L&D’s role in tackling climate change and tactics we can us...
Jan 26, 2023•57 min
Global hiring doesn’t mean rolling out one job advert to every single country! It means building a strategic approach: 🌎 Which markets offer the skills we need? 🤝 How does the hiring process look there? ❤️ What’s important to talent in that location? And with 85 million open roles expected by 2030, it’s time to get ahead in the global battle for talent. Bastian Eichler (VP of Product, WorkMotion) joined us to build a strategic approach for finding, attracting and developing talent in this epis...
Jan 12, 2023•57 min
Does it matter if L&D teams learn less than others? Just how much is legacy tech holding us back? Have we seen the end of compliance culture? These are just some of the trends and challenges Nelson and Gary tackled in this episode of L&D Disrupt. Based on relevant research published in 2022, these are real challenges that L&D can expect in 2023, rather than pie in the sky, exotic trends that won’t apply to your daily life and challenges. Running order 0:00 Introduction to the episode...
Dec 22, 2022•58 min
AND Digital won Onboarding Programme of the Year at the 2022 Learning Awards. After this episode, we're pretty sure you'll understand why! Daragh Gillen (Europe Academy and Onboarding Lead) and Harriet Perks (London Academy and Onboarding Lead) joined us live to explain how they built an authentic, effective and innovative onboarding approach that took home gold. Expect to learn... Why you should be encouraging people to make mistakes in onboarding. How to create off-the-shelf onboarding that...
Dec 08, 2022•58 min
Flat hierarchies, often celebrated because they’re great for employees. But what do they mean for leaders and L&D teams? Ally Jones (Leadership Coach) and Chichi Eruchalu (Head of Leadership Development, Multiverse) are joined us live to answer that very question. From why leaders are people we want to follow and leadership is a behaviour, not a title, to how we build high-trust cultures and self-management - we tackled a rarely-covered part of the flat hierarchy conversation. Running ord...
Nov 24, 2022•56 min
People don’t value friendships at work anymore! Did you know that? We didn't until we read the latest research, but that certainly changes the game for HR and people teams in 2023 and beyond. So does the fact that 59% are stressed by their monetary situation, just 14% think their feedback drives change and hiring freezes or redundancies are meaning HR teams need to do more with less. Emma Leonis-Hughes (Client Executive Director - HR Transformation, LACE Partners) and Carly Poulson (People + C...
Nov 10, 2022•58 min
Audio content is underserved in L&D, but it doesn't have to be! Assemble You's Richard Ward joined us this week to discuss how you can capture what people love about podcasting in your audio content without breaking the bank. From internal podcasts to creating your own fireside-chat style listens, we spoke about how, why, and when to use audio effectively. Running order 0:00 Introduction to the show 1:31 Is audio content underserved in corporate learning? 7:42 What makes podcasts such a usef...
Oct 28, 2022•57 min
Why is every performance conversation a chance to spot learning opportunities? Do we need to scrutinise our existing tech with current challenges in mind? Does competence breed confidence? And what’s L&D’s role? These are just some of the questions we put to Nelson in our first Q&A episode! And helpfully, the full list of questions make up the running order for the show - so you can either hit play for the whole conversation or jump ahead to anything that caught your eye! Running order 0...
Oct 14, 2022•45 min
If there's one takeaway from this conversation, it's that learning cultures are about a lot more than just learning... They're about how we manage change, the environment we build and foster, if we can tap into current behaviours, how well we communicate our L&D strategy to others and so much more. We covered all of this in a very flowing episode with Sara Stevick, so use the episode timestamps if any particular aspects caught your eye. Running Order 0:00 Intro to Sara and the show 3:02 Disc...
Sep 29, 2022•54 min
No tricks, no clickbait - this episode really gives you 5 rules to take away and apply to your learning content today! Why? Because creating great learning content trips up businesses time and time again! And if we understand why, nail the context and follow some simple steps with consistency, L&D can deliver resources that drive performance. Easygenerator Co-Founder Kasper Spiro joined us live and you can expect to learn why context is just as important as content, how to optimise content...
Sep 15, 2022•59 min
Between hiring freezes and high-profile redundancies, L&D has another opportunity to steer businesses through difficult times… IF we can work out where to add value and how to navigate tricky conversations. This episode of L&D Disrupt Live helps you build the toolkit for success in this economic downturn. From working out which problems need solving to identifying missing skills, and building content that tackles challenges preventing success in this crisis, Ajay Jacob and Kevin Alster s...
Sep 01, 2022•59 min
Pouring your heart into a learning initiative, only for it to go down like a lead balloon - there’s no pain like it. We've all been there. And it's probably because we're not solving the right problem! In L&D, we’re guilty of making assumptions. Taking action before diagnosing issues. And ending up disappointed when we're not having the impact we want. But solving business challenges and enabling people hinges on identifying the right problems and defining the right outcomes. People Collecti...
Aug 18, 2022•55 min
The demands on L&D teams seem to be higher than ever and always evolving! That's because they are... And more change is around the corner, so if you’re going to capitalise on that demand and help your organisation win, you’ll need to keep building skills, relationships and your L&D team. But it’s not as simple as listing out skills you need to learn, which is why we’ll be going beyond the L&D buzzwords to give you some truly actionable advice. From applying personal context to you...
Aug 05, 2022•59 min
Wait, aren’t we already post-pandemic? Well, let us ask you a question: Are any of your temporary L&D measures still in place? Did you introduce something and never really figure out if it worked? Have you rebuilt training based on how you work today, not how you did things before or during the height of COVID? Well, you’re not alone! A lot of companies are in this position. The better questions are why and how can they get out of it? Paul Matthews, author and L&D expert, joined us live ...
Jul 01, 2022•57 min
Watch or listen back to our launch party for Nelson’s upcoming book, Learning at Speed, featuring a live Q&A. With the world changing faster than ever, Learning at Speed provides frameworks and methodologies to drive development at the pace needed to improve business performance. This episode talks you through some of those, answers audience questions and explains why now is the time to switch up your L&D approach to something lean and agile. Running order and timestamps 0:00 Intro to th...
Jun 07, 2022•58 min
When your company’s growing fast, it’s tempting to take a short-term view on learning and development. Or put a pin in it until the dust settles. Don’t! You’ll be kicking up lots of extra dust because more growth is on the way! So what you do now matters more than you think, it’s your moment to build a learning and growth culture that scales with you. Culture is essentially the agreed rules for how we’re going to work together and get things done! How fast and effectively we can grow it will inf...
Apr 19, 2022•49 min
In this L&D Disrupt Live episode we’re joined by Kenny Temowo for a masterclass on the much overlooked and undervalued super skill: facilitation. Expect actionable insights and brilliant Q&A moments in this memorable session. 00:00 Intro 06:19 What do we mean by facilitation? 11:59 Laying down clear expectations 17:09 Practising your skills in every day moments 20:22 The core traits that make a great facilitator 30:36 Navigating respectful silences 32:30 How do you know if you’re doing a...
Apr 19, 2022•57 min
In a demanding environment where you’re scaling quickly and hiring fast, it can sometimes feel like everything needed to happen yesterday! Where you originally needed to onboard 10 employees, you now need a programme that you can roll out for 100 or even 1000 people to support your growth. This is where you need to figure out how to work smarter, not harder. In this episode of L&D Disrupt, we’re joined by Filip Lam, People Growth at Alan, to really unpick how we can leverage technology to sa...
Apr 05, 2022•30 min
Would you bother delivering a learning experience to employees if you knew it would have absolutely no impact? I can bet your answer to that question is no! But how many of us in L&D are actually taking the time to ensure our initiatives will deliver impact before rolling them out? In this episode we’re joined by Emma Lloyd, Experience Director @ Create the Ripple, to cover the essential components you need to create impactful learning experiences that truly make a difference. Running order:...
Mar 22, 2022•39 min
A phrase you will often hear getting thrown around in the L&D space is ‘putting the learner first’, but you might wonder how many people proactively design a strategy to meet employees’ needs, rather than just the needs of the business… In this episode we’re joined by someone who is super passionate about designing experiences that are intentionally built with the learner in mind. Sarah Stevenson, Vice President, Learning and Employee Experience at Schlesinger Group, is on the show to chat a...
Mar 15, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 16
L&D and HR - a match made in heaven, or a marriage of inconvenience? Whatever opinion you hold, there’s no escaping the fact that at some point in your L&D journey you will most likely work with, or sit within, a HR function. In this episode we’re joined by Lauren Cunningham - L&D Manager at Bumble - to help us navigate this partnership and work through the hurdles that can hinder your harmonious efforts! Running Order: 00:00 Intro 05:19 Building relationships to avoid silos 08:34 ...
Mar 08, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 15
There’s no doubt about it - 2022 is already shaping up to be a huge year for L&D. While the pandemic kickstarted widespread WFH back in 2020, most organisations have now adopted this hybrid set up for the long-term. And what does this mean for learning and development? Our expert panel will help you ride the waves of L&D challenges, so you'll sail smoothly and confidently through 2022 and make it your best year yet. Running order: 00:00 Intro 06:30 Pull learning isn’t the death of push l...
Mar 04, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Picture this - you’ve spent weeks crafting an unforgettable learning experience, finally engaging employees in an exciting way and making a real difference to the L&D strategy within your company. The day arrives. You launch it, you wait, you wait some more… and nothing happens. You were sure this would be a massive success - and maybe it WOULD be - if anyone actually knew about it! In this episode we’re joined by Hannah Waddams, Marketing Director at MAAS Marketing, to learn how and why L&a...
Feb 22, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 13
A whopping 75% of people quit their jobs to get away from their manager! So while we might have the best intentions, your management style could be driving people to pastures green. Surely not, you gasp! Well, here's the thing, most people just aren't aware that their actions are negatively affecting their colleagues. There’s a gap between someone's intentions vs. the impact they’re having, and the only way to bridge it is by actively working on your self-awareness in the workplace. So, are ...
Feb 18, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 12
