The Assembly

In this brilliant interview, Adam speaks with Delphine Mourot, Director at HEC, Executive Coach, Teacher, and Author.  A HEC graduate, Delphine also holds master's degrees in political science, international law and taxation, and European law. She recently co-authored the book Take the Lead, which is focused on developing female leaders.  She now works with C-Suites, Managing Directors and Executi...

In this fascinating interview, Adam speaks with Lars Hyland Managing Director EMEA at Totara Learning.  Lars has over 27 years of experience in the design and implementation of large scale learning programs and performance improvement solutions. He's also a conference speaker and a passionate advocate for the positive impact technology has on learning and education. In this episode Adam and Lars d...

What we've learned from piloting and launching audio learning in multiple organisations. Assemble You launched in 2022 with a mission to bring podcast-style learning to time-poor, screen-fatigued professionals and frontline workers. Allowing learning to be accessible and consumed at a convenient time for workers. In this session, Adam and Rich, Co-Founders of Assemble You, will take you through: T...

In this fascinating interview, Adam speaks with Dr Keith O'Brian, Director of Consulting at Influence at Work, about how to use persuasion and influence at work in a learning and development context. Keith currently leads a team of behavioural scientists to create innovative solutions that change behaviour and achieve organisational objectives. He is an expert in designing persuasive technology to...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Ann O'Neill, Co-Founder and CEO of Adora.  Adora is a women's health platform that focuses on helping women understand the signs of menopause and providing resources to organisations that support women in this process.  Adam and Ann discuss:  What the menopause is and the symptoms that can be experienced. Ann's own journey with her GP and what led to the creatio...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Rebecca Tisdale who is a Learning Leader for a global corporation.  Rebecca specialises in implementing transformation programs through consulting, designing, leading, and coordinating cutting-edge learning solutions to serve global audiences. In this episode, Adam and Rebecca discuss:  The challenges of rolling out new L&D tech in large organisations  The b...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Craig Hamill, Digital and Innovation Leading Lead, and Lyndsay Taylor, Head of L&D at Direct Line,  Both Craig and Lyndsay have been working in L&D for 20 years; with their combined experience, they discuss what challenges and interventions have happened at Direct Line over the past few years.  In this episode, Adam, Lyndsay and Craig discuss: The impact...

In this interview, Adam chats with Don Taylor, Chair of the Learning Technologies Conference and Learning and Skills Group, as well as the Network Chair at VC Emerge Education. Don runs the Global Sentiment Survey, which finds out what L&D professionals think will be hot this year and the main challenges they foresee.  In this episode, Adam and Don discuss: The top five answers of the Global S...

Are you future-ready?  Join Adam Lacey and Liggy Webb as they discuss the ten behavioural skills they believe will be essential to humans as we head into the age of AI. Designed for anyone in a learning or leadership position. This session covers: Understanding critical behavioural skills designed to enable your teams in the future. Learning some quick tips for how to help develop Future Human ski...

In this interview, Adam chats with Stephen Holderness, Content and Digital Learning Lead at AO.  Stephen leads the transformation of their digital learning offer and has driven engagement in digital learning to record numbers by aligning it to the values of the business as well as the people in it. In this episode, Adam and Stephen discuss: The power of using different modalities to increase engag...

In this episode, Adam interviews Nishant Raj, Co-Founder of Virtual Learning Factory about VR and digital twins for small manufacturing businesses. Nishant has over a decade of experience in the manufacturing industry and is an entrepreneur who leverages data and technology to create value for customers and stakeholders.  He’s co-founded the Virtual Learning Factory. This innovative venture is ded...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Sophie Bolzer, CEO of Audvice. Sophie is CEO and founder of Audvice, a private and secure podcasting solution that unlocks the power of voice to onboard, train and update employees more effectively.  Audvice helps companies of all sizes, including Fortune 500 organisations, turn internal knowledge and insights into microlearning podcasts people find more time fo...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Rick Hopcroft, Learning & Development Manager at Toi Ohomai, Te Pūkenga - The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Rick has over a decade of experience in the field of Learning and development, where he plays a pivotal role in supporting staff in their professional journey. Alongside this, Rick serves as a Training Officer at the New Zealand Red C...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Steven Milicia, Head of Learning and Development at Stirling Ackroyd Group. Steven is an experienced L&D Manager, Performance Coach, Trainer, Project, Financial and People manager. As a values-based leader, Steven promotes and implements a learning and development culture within the Stirling Ackroyd Group and is passionate about empowering everyone to develo...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Viki Howden, HR Consultant and coach, currently working as a lecturer at Exeter College. Viki teaches various leadership courses with a focus on People Practices. She worked across a number of business sectors, from manufacturing to public service. Viki's passion lies in creating learning cultures and developing individuals whilst finding smart learning solution...

Adam speaks with Edd Gallier, Head of Learning & Development at Leonardo Hotels in this interview.  Edd is a learning thought leader, regular conference speaker and awards host, contributing to learning publications in the areas of online and blended learning, learning and communication technology, and guest service.  He is also a publisher of award-winning online learning and is regularly par...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Nicola Manuel, Learning and Development Manager for Clean Linen Services.  Nicola has worked in a development role for the past 30 years in various industries. Starting as an outdoor activity instructor to qualifying in sports management. Within a few years, she moved from the physically active sports world into a business role and delivered computer software tr...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Becky West, Head of Learning and Development at Ann Summers.  Becky started her career as a teacher and moved into the Leisure and tourism industry as a frontline manager. Becky found her niche in the world of learning and development nearly 10 years ago. She’s worked in senior L&D roles for Merlin Entertainments, Entain and, most recently, heads up the lear...

In this interview, Adam speaks with James Hampton, Head of Employee Experience at St Austell Brewery. James has been supporting people’s organisational performance in the military, further education, retail, hospitality and production for the past 23 years. During this time, he has used this experience to challenge the status quo of traditional people experience approaches.  James is passionate ab...

In this interview, Adam speaks with Toby Newman, Senior L&D consultant at CH Robinson. Toby is an accomplished learning and development professional with 20+ years of expertise in designing and delivering high-impact learning programs. He’s passionate about promoting employee well-being and fostering a culture of continuous learning and is skilled at leveraging technology to help achieve this....

In this episode of the L&D Challenges podcast, Adam and Rich join forces with L&D industry experts Don Taylor and Toby Harris to review the key themes from Series 1. They discuss the five core takeaways from interviews and offer insightful recommendations on how to implement these ideas. The five key themes: Listen first and then prioritise Always in beta Build opt-in learning networks Pus...

In todays podcast, Richard talks with Phil King, formerly from Roche and Bristol-Myers in L&D leadership roles and now impactfully Consulting and Coaching whilst Co-Hosting his Soulful Leader Podcast. Take a listen as they explore Phil’s ‘3 C’s’ model, unwrapping the importance of the role leadership play in driving a systemic change towards a learning culture, ensuring capabilities are in pla...

In this episode of the L&D Challenges Podcast, Adam speaks with Brittany Chamberlin about her experience in the L&D industry. Brittany has been in the L&D industry for more than 15 years. In that time, she has developed and launched over 500 training courses, built more than ten onboarding programmes and revamped a similar number of new hire training programmes. In this episode, Britta...

In this podcast, Adam talks to Michael Miller about setting up the first formal learning systems and processes at Sygnature Discovery. In this fascinating discussion, Michael talks us through the process he followed in setting up the "Sygnature Academy". The first centralised, companywide learning initiative put together at Sygnature Discovery. What started as an effort to streamline and focus loc...

In this podcast, Adam speaks with Andrew Golightly about a new leadership programme he developed and rolled out. Andrew is a Learning and Development Specialist at EDF, where he has managed all aspects of the end-to-end training cycle in a complex and large multinational. He's an expert at designing and delivering change programmes that improve performance, and today he's here to share some of his...