Helen Sedcole, the Chief People and Culture officer at Z Energy, discuss how they are approaching leadership and leadership development for a different future. There is no pushing people through standard modules and declaring that they are ‘done.’ Rather leadership development is seen as continuous process that it is part of everyone’s work to take responsibility for and engage within the context of their work. It’s timely that I speak with Helen this week as it coincides with the L&D Innovation...
May 23, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Today’s episode marks the milestone of Learning Uncut’s 100th episode. Nigel Paine joins us to mark this special milestone. He has a short conversation with our regular host, Michelle Ockers, about how she finds stories and guests, and puts the podcast together. The first episode came out on the 12th of June 2018. Four years later, we’ve had 118 guests who have willingly talked about their work in L&D in their organisations. Thank you to every one of those guests, as well as the listeners from o...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Lil Ryan from Anglicare SA and James Stack from Obvious Choice discuss the use of a mobile learning app by frontline workers in the aged care sector. This story is an excellent example for those who are interested in using evidence informed approaches from learning science to improve the effectiveness of learning solutions in their organisation. The app used spaced repetition and retrieval practice to build the confidence and knowledge of aged care workers supporting residential dementia care pa...
Apr 25, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 99
In the wake of the shift to remote working during the pandemic the need to connect and collaborate effectively was amplified. We continue to explore what this looks like in evolving hybrid working models. At the same time there has been a resurgence of interest in social and collaborative learning. In the 2022 Global Sentiment Survey recently published by Donald H Taylor we saw a global rise in support over the past two years for collaborative and social learning. In light of this I’ve decided t...
Apr 11, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In this episode of Learning Uncut I speak with Peta Pocock about how leadership development has changed at the Australian Bureau of Statistics since the start of the pandemic. The shift to remote work gave their L&D team to the opportunity to innovate. This is an archetypal story of learning innovation during covid times. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ 97 / Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ ...
Mar 28, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Emma Evans, the Oceania Women’s Football Manager and Annie Kennedy from Capability Group discuss the Oceania Women’s Football Development capacity building program. While this development program preceded the Oceania Women’s Football Strategy, it’s one of a series of initiatives that is giving women more opportunities in the game and is using football as a tool for social change across eleven Pacific nations. The program supports Womens Development Officers in each country to develop their leade...
Mar 14, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Jane Calleja discusses how Weber develops the product knowledge and confidence of independent retailers to sell their range of barbecues. When covid limitations and travel restrictions made face-to-face workshops impossible they had to come up with a new approach to provide the critical elements of a product and flavour experience. In a period of skyrocketing demand in the homemaker segment in 2020 they achieved impressive participation levels in this optional program and successfully launched a...
Feb 28, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Boldness is the willingness, confidence and courage to take risks. The recent Learning Uncut Emergent series explored core strengths that L&D needs to take bold action. In today’s solo Elevate episode Michelle Ockers discusses why it’s important for L&D to take bold action right now. While gaining credibility and respect are strong internal motivators for many, there is a far greater calling for L&D right now. Organisations need to reimagine work, restore trust and genuinely reengage people. Rig...
Feb 21, 2022•14 min•Ep. 18
Explore the use of interactive 360 Virtual Reality simulation for training on protocols for acute stroke patient hospital admission. Jatinder Minhas, consultant physician in an acute stroke team, and video director Laura Cade from Video Interact discuss how the video was planned, filmed and produced, and the rich, high-fidelity user experience. This is a great example of learning innovation generated because of the constraints on face-to-face training during the pandemic. Host: Michelle Ockers T...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 94
What do you do when you can’t find the technology that you need to realise your vision for digital learning in your organisation? When faced with this situation Siva Kulasingam form Coles Group went out to the market to find a partner who was bold and open enough to experiment, test and learn with them. He is joined by Rod Beach from Liberate Learning to discuss how they took risks and pushed boundaries to create App e-Learn. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learni...
Feb 01, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Emergent podcast hosts Michelle Ockers, Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton discuss key themes from Season 2: Emerging Stronger – Taking Bold Action. In this season we explored the core strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. In the first five episodes of the season we spoke with five L&D professionals about the their experience of taking bold action, the core strengths they drew upon and how they developed these. In our final two episodes we drew on insights from organisational ...
Jan 25, 2022•24 min•Ep. 28
After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it’s time to bring in expertise from other domains. What can we learn from behavioural science to help us develop core strengths to take bold action? Andrea Day shares insights from her work leading Best At Digital, who draw upon behavioural science extensively to design and develop digital solutions that drive change. Learning Uncut founder and podcast host, Michelle Ockers, shares her personal experie...
Jan 24, 2022•53 min•Ep. 27
After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it’s time to bring in expertise from other domains as we explore strengths for L&D to take bold action. Change is the key theme of this discussion. Psychologist, Dr Celine Mullins, shares insights from cutting edge research in neurobiology and neuroscience on how we can play the inner game to support bold action, even in tough times. Seasoned industry leader Laura Overton shares her personal experience ...
Jan 17, 2022•58 min•Ep. 26
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Catherine Tibbs and Dinye Hernanda, participants in the Emerging Stronger 2021 masterclass, three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em25/ Po...
Jan 10, 2022•50 min•Ep. 25
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Myra Roldan three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em-24/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/...
Jan 03, 2022•39 min•Ep. 24
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Hayley Curcio three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em23/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emer...
Dec 27, 2021•40 min•Ep. 23
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. Laura Overton asks Adam Harwood three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em22/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/p...
Dec 20, 2021•47 min•Ep. 22
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask Damien Woods three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em21/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emer...
Dec 13, 2021•41 min•Ep. 21
Emergent podcast hosts Michelle Ockers, Shannon Tipton and Laura Overview preview the new series: Emerging Stronger – Taking Bold Action. This series will explore strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. We ask our guests three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host : Michelle Ockers Transcr...
Dec 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 20
Donald H Taylor joins me for a look at what we saw happening in learning and development in 2021. We look at the year through the lenses of our own work and network interactions, industry events and, of course, the case studies shared by guests on the Learning Uncut podcast. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/92/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: h...
Dec 06, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 92
How learning and development professionals can elevate their learning and impact by improving their conversations about business – and with business. Let’s Talk Business is a 5-day email challenge from the Emerging Stronger team (Laura Overton, Shannon Tipton and Michelle Ockers) to help you continually sharpen your conversations about business value – both with yourself and with your stakeholders. Host : Michelle Ockers Resources: Laura Overton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Shannon Tipton Lin...
Nov 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 17
Exploring the shift in learning over the past three years at the New Zealand retail group, Briscoe, with Aston Moss, GM of Human Resources and partner Drew McGuire from Capability Group. While the introduction of the Axonify platform enabled these shifts, the critical success factors were L&D team capability, stakeholder engagement, change management and strong partnership. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/91/ Podcast information and mo...
Nov 22, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 91
How professionals can elevate their learning and impact through successful self-directed learning. Resources: Catherine Lombardozzi LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Register for Learning Uncut webinar on 9 December 2021 – Professional Development for Busy People, with Catherine Lombardozzi GO TO RESOURCE Becoming Future-Ready Through Self-Directed Learning, (Video) L&D Cares Career Growth Summit Webinar, February 2021 GO TO RESOURCE Learning Journal blog posts on self-directed learning from Cathe...
Nov 15, 2021•20 min•Ep. 16
Blackmores Institute educates Blackmore’s customers and consumers about natural health care products, including their own brands. They consistently focus on providing education solutions that create impact for their customers who primarily work in pharmacies. This focus guides what solutions they develop, what approaches they test, how they design solutions and how they measure and evaluate outcomes. Blackmores Institute provides an excellent example of what it looks like when a learning and dev...
Nov 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 90
How learning and development professionals can elevate their learning and impact by using data in the flow of learning. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Josh Humphries LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Guroo Producer website GO TO RESOURCE Data in the flow of learning – a series of four blogs from Guroo Producer GO TO RESOURCE Learning Uncut Episode 36: Lessons in Data-Driven Learning – Clay Shearan and Josh Humphries GO TO RESOURCE M ore Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING P...
Nov 01, 2021•22 min•Ep. 15
Early into the global lockdown in 2020 Citywide won a government contract for sanitisation and cleaning services in Victoria, Australia. They had one week to develop contactless induction for 3,000 new workers, including covid-safe practices. They worked closely with Codesafe to develop a mobile-delivered visual microlearning program. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/89/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.globa...
Oct 25, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 89
How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using good research data. With guest Dr. Amanda Lizier from the University of Technology Sydney. Resources: Dr. Amanda Lizier LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Weaponised Lies: How to think critically in the post-truth era by Daniel Levin (book) GO TO RESOURCE Evidence-Informed Learning Design by Mirjam Neelen and Paul A. Kirschner (book) GO TO RESOURCE Journey through data (UTS Open course) GO TO RESOURCE Data lit...
Oct 18, 2021•23 min•Ep. 14
A conversation between the Emergent Team – Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton. We recap research insights from Emergent 2020 podcast series. These include five L&D ‘thinking habits’ and the four lenses that help L&D to emerge stronger. These insights were converted to practical action in the Emerging Stronger masterclass series. We reflect on what both the participants learned and our own ‘aha’ moments and learning as the hosts and perennial ‘explorers’. The shifts we saw in our p...
Oct 11, 2021•57 min•Ep. 19
How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by using the Learning Performance Benchmark. With Caroline Horvath. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Caroline Horvath LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Case studies showing how others have used the Learning Performance Benchmark GO TO RESOURCE Annual Learning Benchmark research reports GO TO RESOURCE Elevate 09 2021 L&D Benchmark Report – Gent Ahmetaj GO TO RESOURCE More E...
Oct 04, 2021•21 min•Ep. 13
Since 2016 Royal Trinity Hospice has been exploring the use of Virtual Reality in palliative care in partnership with Flix VR. Leon Ancliffe from Flix VR and ex-CEO of Royal Trinity Hospice, Dallas Pounds, describe how they’ve used VR for a range of purposes from bucket list experiences for people nearing the end of life to giving staff exposure to challenging interpersonal situations as part of supported learning experiences. They share their experiences and tips for both learning professionals...
Sep 27, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 88
