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32: Dear Heidi

Sep 07, 202119 minEp 32Transcript available on Metacast
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Episode description

On this Q&A episode of the BLOC, I answer (from my experience and opinion) the following questions:

  • I want to get into an L&D career - what should I do? (or some form of this)
  • What is the best way to tell someone, "Uh, no dude, that is not MY job, that is YOUR job"?
  • I have a new learning program that I am trying to launch, and I just can’t get buy-in past my own boss. What can I do?
  • I met with a SME last week, and I asked a TON of needs analysis questions that I don’t think she had even considered. She literally just came to my boss and tried to order an e-learning course on leadership. When I starting asking questions, she became really defensive. After the meeting, she emailed my boss and asked for a different instructional designer to be in charge of the project because I didn’t “understand her vision.” What should I do? 
  • I’m looking for more professional development opportunities in L&D. How do I know which conferences to go to and which conferences are going to have the same old content? 

Connect with Heidi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidiekirby/ or on my website: www.heidikirby.com

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