In this special farewell episode of Beltway Broadcast, your hosts Stephanie Hubka and Christina Eanes and producer Halyna Hodges take a moment to pause, reflect, and say goodbye as we bring our three-year podcast journey to a close. Join us for a heartfelt conversation as we reminisce about the memorable moments, inspiring guests, and valuable insights we've shared together over the past three years. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely those of the i...
Jun 19, 2024•30 min•Ep 156•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Vanessa Alzate, the President and CEO of Kirkpatrick Partners. Kirkpatrick Partners transform training professionals into strategic business partners by teaching them how to leverage and validate talent investments. The company believes in empowering people with the knowledge and skills to make sure the work they do increases organizational performance and results. In this episode, Vanessa discusses the future of the Kirkpa...
Jun 12, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Michael Watkins. Michael is the co-founder of Genesis Advisers and the best-selling author of The First 90 Days and The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and previously served on the faculty at INSEAD and Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in Decision Sciences. In this episode, Michael discusses the six discipline...
Jun 05, 2024•33 min•Ep 155•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Jodi Glickman. Jodi, the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, is passionate about developing leaders both seasoned executives and next generation talent. Jodi has appeared on the TEDx stage (Why You Should Stop Looking for Work You Love) , she is the author of the critically acclaimed book Great on the Job , and she is a writer for the Harvard Business Review. In this episode, Jodi discusses practical tips that will help yo...
May 22, 2024•31 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Jeff Gothelf. Jeff helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of Sense and Respond , Lean UX and Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking . His most recent book is called Forever Employable: How to stop looking for work and let your next job find you . In this episode, Jeff discusses what Lean UX is and shares how training professionals can leverage it...
May 08, 2024•29 min•Ep 153•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Kandi Wiens. Dr. Wiens is a Senior Fellow at The University of Pennsylvania, and is an alum of the PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program. Her research focuses on how leaders in high-stress professions or roles use their emotional intelligence to protect themselves from burnout. She has written extensively for Harvard Business Review and is the author of the forthcoming book Burnout Immunity: Use Your Emotional Intelligence to ...
Apr 24, 2024•28 min•Ep 152•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Liza Wisner. Liza is an award-winning television personality and the founder of PowerUp.org, whose mission is to bridge the divide and provide opportunities where everyone rises up. She is a diversity, equity, and inclusion talent development expert, workforce optimization keynote speaker, and was a top three finalist on the television show, “The Apprentice” on NBC. In this episode, Liza discusses the importance of embracin...
Apr 10, 2024•28 min•Ep 151•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Bob Mosher. Bob, the chief learning evangelist at APPLY Synergies, has been an active and influential leader in the learning and training industry for over 40 years, and is renowned worldwide for his pioneering role in eLearning and new approaches to learning. He is an influential voice in the IT training industry, speaking at conferences and participating in industry associations. In this episode, Bob explains the 5 Moment...
Mar 27, 2024•31 min•Ep 150•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Kelly Jones and Jody Lumsden. Kelly is a researcher, leader, consultant, and problem solver with expertise in building solutions that help people and organizations learn. Jody is a consultant, speaker, and facilitator with expertise developing and implementing strategy and data-driven performance metrics in the areas of adult and workplace learning, curriculum planning, change management, and leadership coaching. Kelly and ...
Mar 13, 2024•33 min•Ep 149•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Josh Cavalier. Josh has been creating learning solutions for corporations, government agencies, and secondary education institutions for nearly thirty years. He is an expert in the field of Learning & Development and has applied his industry experience to the application of ChatGPT and other Generative AI frameworks for business and life skills. In this episode, Josh discusses potential applications of ChatGPT in learni...
Feb 28, 2024•27 min•Ep 148•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Paul Yoachum from FindMojo. FindMojo is a global award-winning training and consulting services firm, and the creators of the Motivators Assessment and Find Your Mojo training course. Based on more than a decade of research and the survey results of more than 1 million working adults, the Motivators Assessment is the world’s most scientifically and statistically valid tool for assessing workplace motivation. The Motivators ...
Feb 21, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Matt Abrahams. Matt is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. In this episode, Matt discusses his new book, Think Faster, Talk Smarter , and shares practical tips to help ev...
Feb 14, 2024•19 min•Ep 147•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Steven Rogelberg. Steven is Chancellor's Professor at University of North Carolina at Charlotte for distinguished national, international, and interdisciplinary contributions. His research has been profiled on television, radio, newspapers, and magazines. His book, The Surprising Science of Meetings , was named by The Washington Post as one of the 10 books to watch for in 2019 and Business Insider as one of the “Top 14 busi...
Jan 31, 2024•26 min•Ep 146•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts David McRaney. David is a science journalist fascinated with brains, minds, and culture. He is a speaker, the podcast host of You Are Not So Smart, and the author of You Are Not So Smart, You Are Now Less Dumb, and How Minds Change. In this episode, David shares the latest research of psychologists and neuroscientists, and discusses why some people never change their minds and others do in an instant. If you’d like to learn...
Jan 17, 2024•32 min•Ep 145•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Julie Dirksen. Julie is a leading expert in instructional design, elearning, and behavior change. She's a frequent speaker at industry events, the author of one of the bestselling books on instructional design, and an Elearning Guild Guildmaster. In this episode, Julie discusses insights and research into how we learn and remember new information, and shares how to leverage the fundamental concepts of instructional design t...
Jan 03, 2024•29 min•Ep 144•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your hosts Stephanie Hubka and Christina Eanes share their most memorable moments from 2023 and discuss their expectations for 2024. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests on this podcast are solely those of the individual speakers and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views and opinions of the Metro DC Chapter of ATD, hosts, or sponsors. For more info about the Metro DC Chapter of ATD, visit DCATD.org . Episode Credits: Series Anno...
Dec 27, 2023•22 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Timothy Clark. Timothy is an organizational anthropologist and founder/CEO of LeaderFactor. He pioneered the field of data-driven cultural transformation and ranks as a global authority in senior executive development. Timothy is the author of five books and has written more than 200 articles on leadership, culture, change, strategy, and human capital in publications such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company...
Dec 20, 2023•31 min•Ep 142•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Michael Brenner. Right Chord Leadership founder and CEO Dr. Michael Brenner draws on over two decades of experience as an international leadership consultant, trainer, executive coach and educator, and more than 35 years as a professional musician. He was 2014 president of the Philadelphia chapter of ATD and has been a featured speaker at industry events and conferences around the world. In this episode, Michael discusses t...
Dec 13, 2023•32 min•Ep 141•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Karl Kapp. Karl is an international speaker, scholar, writer, and expert on the convergence of learning, technology and business with a focus on game-thinking, games and gamification for learning. He is an award winning professor and author or co-author of eight books including the bestselling “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction” and “Play to Learn.” In this episode, Karl discusses why understanding gamification i...
Dec 06, 2023•31 min•Ep 140•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Julian Treasure. Julian is a top-rated international speaker on sound and the critical communication skills of listening and speaking. Collectively, Julian’s five TED Talks have been viewed over 150 million times. How to speak so that people want to listen is the sixth most-viewed TED talk of all time. In this episode, Julian discusses cornerstones of powerful speaking and listening and shares tips on how to speak so that...
Nov 29, 2023•31 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Mark Sheppard. Mark is a learning and development leader, practitioner, innovator, and speaker. Over the course of more than 30 years in the field, this "perpetually upgrading L&D geek" has benefitted from being immersed in a rich milieu of working environments and projects across North America, ranging from medical software, indigenous governments, automotive engineering, and military aviation. In this episode, Mark di...
Nov 22, 2023•33 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Stefan Falk. Stefan is an internationally-recognized executive coach, human performance expert, and the author of Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before. A McKinsey & Company alumnus specializing in leadership and corporate transformation, he has trained over 4,000 leaders across more than 60 different client organizations in North America and Europe. In this episode, Stefan discusses ...
Nov 15, 2023•29 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Hilary Blair. Hilary is the cofounder and CEO of ARTiculate Real&Clear. She is a highly regarded keynote speaker, actor, improvisor, facilitator, voice over artist, and voice expert, and has coached countless individuals on their pitches and has shared the stage as an emcee and speaker for TedX. In this episode, Hilary explains why learning full-body techniques will take your facilitation to the next level, and shares t...
Nov 08, 2023•28 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Farzana Nayani. Farzana is a recognized DEI specialist, business coach, and international keynote speaker. She's been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and more, and her book The Power of Employee Resource Groups: How People Create Authentic Change was released in June 2022. In this episode, Farzana discusses how employee resource groups could inspire a deeper connection between employees and companies while help...
Nov 01, 2023•23 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Jackie Ferguson. Jackie the Co-founder and Vice President of Content and Programming at The Diversity Movement. She is the bestselling author of The Inclusive Language Handbook: A Guide to Better Communication and Transformational Leadership and the host of the Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox podcast. In this episode, Jackie discusses how to drive positive culture change by spreading the practice of inclusive language throug...
Oct 25, 2023•23 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Shannon Tipton. Shannon, owner of Learning Rebels, is a skilled learning strategist experienced in developing successful learning functions across North America and Europe. Recognized as bringing a “business value first” mentality into the learning field, Learning Rebels works with L&D teams to enhance collaboration across departments and develop strategies to support cultures of learning. In this episode, Shannon discu...
Oct 18, 2023•29 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Sardek Love. Sardek is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, author, leadership expert, master trainer, master performance consultant, and speaker coach. He specializes in providing performance consulting, training and development services, and management and leadership development programs focused on employee engagement, production and operations management, and human performance improvement. In this episode...
Oct 11, 2023•31 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Bonnie St. John. Bonnie is a Fortune 500 leadership expert, bestselling author, and sought-after keynote speaker. She is the first African-American ever to win Olympic Medals in ski racing. In this episode, Bonnie discusses how to be better prepared for life's challenges and shares science-based techniques that will help you boost focus and energy throughout the day. If you’d like to learn more about Bonnie, visit her websi...
Oct 04, 2023•24 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Drew Dudley. Drew is an internationally acclaimed leadership speaker, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and the creator of the renowned TED talk “Everyday Leadership (The Lollipop Moment)”. In this episode, Drew discusses how to excel as a leader and shares practical tips on how to create your own Day One. If you’d like to learn more about Drew, visit his website . Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guest...
Sep 27, 2023•28 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Beltway Broadcast, your Metro DC Chapter of ATD hosts Zsolt Olah. Zsolt is a Sr. Learning Technologist at Amazon with 20+ years experience in the industry focusing on the intersection of technology, data, engagement, and learning. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, a published author, and blogs on elearningindustry.com. In this episode, Zsolt explains what data literacy is, shares tips on how to analyze training data, and discusses how to lever...
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