The final part: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he concludes his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In the final episode they talk vanity metrics, triangulation, analytics tips and much more.
Aug 06, 2021•32 min
Alison Jones from Practical Inspiration Publishing talks all things business book-related. Best practice, writer's block, self publishing, crazy book challenges and more. Find out more about her work here: https://practicalinspiration.com/ and that great microphone she's using is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KQPGRRE
Jul 23, 2021•16 min
Jon, Jo and Kate chew the fat over some great content, a sprinkling of acquisitions news and a future personnel change at TJ. Vitality's Judy Parfitt discusses their recent report into hybrid working in partnership with the RSA. Links: Capita and Filtered EY and Lane4 Go1 goes Unicorn Let's talk about feedback Lessons from the pandemic: Never waste a good crisis! Introducing the changemaker: The next-gen leader of the new work ecosystem...
Jul 21, 2021•48 min
Part two of a three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he carries on his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode two they talk death by Zoom, the false dichotomy of going back to face to face or not, positive learning design and more.
Jul 20, 2021•25 min
Jon talks to Steve Knapp of Plan.Grow.Do about skills for modern selling. They talk trends, strategy, future-proofing ideas and more. Get more info about Plan Grow Do here.
Jul 19, 2021•16 min
Vitality Chief People Officer Judy Parfitt joins Jon to look at the findings from the Healthy Hybrid Working report, an insight collaboration between her company and the RSA. You can download the report here.
Jul 14, 2021•12 min
A three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he chats to Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode one they discuss social learning, collaborative learning, 70:20:10, the effects of the pandemic and much much more.
Jul 13, 2021•25 min
Jon talks to Amanda Simpson from SVC Solutions about mentoring, leadership, management and a whole lot more. Find out more about Amanda here .
Jul 06, 2021•13 min
Jon and Phil Friedman, CEO of CGS, look at the state of AR in 2021. What's new, what's better and how companies are using it. Find out a bit more about Phil here: https://www.cgsinc.com/en/people/phil-friedman
Jul 02, 2021•12 min
Jon talks to Noorie Sazen from Saffron Interactive about their work on resilience and mental wellbeing with Transport for London. It's a project that started a few yearas back but is more important than ever. Tune in. Read about some of Noorie's work and writing for Saffron here: https://saffroninteractive.com/author/noorie-sazen/ And you can find the TfL work here....
Jun 29, 2021•20 min
Jon talks to sleep and stress expert Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, about, well, just that. If you're reading this late at night, go to bed would you? Find out more about Nerina's vital work here: http://www.drnerinamuses.com/
Jun 25, 2021•13 min
Jon talks to Joanne Lockwood, CEO of See Change Happen, a practice providing equality, diversity and inclusion services to businesses. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://seechangehappen.co.uk/about-us/
Jun 24, 2021•9 min
Jon and Kate talk new jobs and M&As, and then Jo joins to discuss some of our content from the month: social anxiety, side hustles and bullying are all on the agenda. Joanna Rawbone of Flourishing introverts is our guest. More about her here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/about-me Content: Bullies and bad behaviour: Three things I wish I’d known 10 years ago The last laugh: Are we able to function socially when we get back together? What happens if an employee sets up a side hu...
Jun 22, 2021•50 min
Jon chats to Jo Rawbone, founder of Flourishing Introverts, about, well, being an introvert, and how talent management and teamwork can get the best out of different personality types. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/
Jun 15, 2021•20 min
Jon chats to Chris Hadfield about the idea of the film crew model; taking the principles of a film or TV set and applying them to team dynamics in business. Sound interesting? Have a listen. More about Chris and his business here: https://www.strevas.com/
Jun 08, 2021•10 min
Jon talks to Career Masterclass CEO Bukola Adisa about the need for more BAME women in the workplace, how you can take control of your career and why she's hopeful for the future. Find out about Bukola's business here.
May 28, 2021•16 min
Jon talks to Joel DiGirolamo of the ICF about all things coaching: science, skills, communication, accreditation, you name it. Find out more about Joel and his work here.
May 26, 2021•11 min
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. Links: Kate's big news Our big news #TJtalks: Stephanie Davies on using comedy in business The four-day week - a step too far? How to improve mental health by connecting well with nature Digital skills shortage: growing concern in UK...
May 17, 2021•41 min
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/
May 12, 2021•12 min
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/
May 05, 2021•11 min
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 .
Apr 20, 2021•10 min
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. Links: This Is The Future Of Work For Women Mental health transparency at the top is the key to workplace wellbeing How to use data storytelling in L&D How to change the behaviour of your people: The end becomes the beginning The last laugh: Big Brother is watching McKinsey's Women in the Workplace report 2020...
Apr 20, 2021•55 min
Jon talks to Debbie Carter, outgoing editor-in-chief of TJ, about her past, present and future. Read her final piece as editor here.
Apr 01, 2021•17 min
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. Links: International Women’s Day: Forging a gender-equal world The crisis leadership imperative pt1 Ideas that will shake you: Am I just a postage stamp on the screen? The Fosway digital learning 9-Grid...
Mar 16, 2021•52 min
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 .
Mar 08, 2021•13 min
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.
Mar 01, 2021•12 min
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
Feb 23, 2021•9 min
Jon, Jo and Kate talk Learning Technologies, remote working inequality and cover a few great pieces of content, plus we hear from Stefaan van Hooydonk about why curiosity is so important. The TJ content we discuss: How to write a book you'll be proud of The problem with remote working, and five ways to make it work #TJtalks: Stefaan van Hooydonk on the importance of curiosity for individuals and organisations ...and the tweet from Christine Armstrong and resulting coversation between Owen Fergus...
Feb 19, 2021•53 min
Jon talks to public speaker, leadership trainer, facilitator and coach Birgitta Sjostrand. They discuss persuasion tactics for middle managers, amongst other things (and obviously her English is perfect throughout). You can buy Birgitta's new book here.
Feb 10, 2021•13 min
Editor Jon Kennard talks to the Global Curiosity Institute's Stefaan van Hooydonk about his research into and findings around curiosity and its role in leadership and organisational culture. Find out more about Stefaan's work here: https://www.globalcuriosityinstitute.com/
Feb 04, 2021•17 min