Harald’s Curious Corner

“Skills only matter if they solve a real business problem.”  In the last episode, we explored why skills require a deeper understanding of the work being done and why HR and L&D cannot build this alone. This conversation picks up that thread and moves it into the real world.  Sandra Loughlin, PhD , Chief Learning Scientist at EPAM , joins me to show what a skills-based organisation looks like...

How do you actually build a skills-based organisation in practice, and why does it matter now? L&D has been mainly about designing learning content and delivering training. Now, we’re moving towards reimagining the very foundation of how we work, especially with the rise of AI. I chatted with Koreen Pagano , co-founder of Rising Tide Cooperative and author of Building the Skills-Based Organiza...

Over the past few episodes, I’ve gone down a lot of rabbit holes with Lori Niles-Hofmann , Laura Overton , Michelle Ockers , Dr. Ashwin Mehta, Nicki Finnigan , Hannah Frame , and Erica Farmer , trying to answer one big question: What does it mean to be an L&D leader in the age of AI? In this wrap-up, I’m connecting the dots. While AI can absolutely accelerate your impact, it can just as easily...

“How do L&D leaders stay grounded, strategic, and human while leading through the age of AI?” In this episode, we’re exploring how leadership adapts when AI accelerates change faster than traditional models can keep up. I’m joined by Hannah Frame and  Nicki Finnigan of Every Day's a School Day Podcast and Erica Farmer of EricaFarmer.a , three of the best L&D consultants and practitioners I...

“How can L&D leaders stay strategic in the age of AI?” Previously, we were shifting our perspective from technology to leadership. For this episode, we’re shifting the focus to leadership and strategy.  I chat with Dr. Ashwin Mehta , founder and CEO of Mehtadology, an AI researcher, and someone who runs a company with more agents than people. He brings sharp technical and practical insight to...

“How do we keep the human touch as L&D leaders in the AI era?” In our last episode, we explored how AI is transforming L&D from reactive to strategic, helping leaders prove business value beyond completion rates. This time, we’re shifting our perspective from technology to leadership. Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers , co-authors of the book The L&D Leader: Principles and Practice for...

“What’s the real role of L&D in the age of AI?” This is the first big question we hope to answer in Harald’s Curious Corner.  To get some perspective, I spoke with Lori Niles-Hofmann , strategist and author of Eight Levers of EdTech Transformation . She has spent years helping organizations navigate big shifts in learning technology and knows what works and what doesn’t. We discussed where L&a...

Harald’s Curious Corner is where curiosity meets connection.  Harald chases that question with a guest, gathers perspectives from voices across the industry, and then steps back to reflect on what it all means. The show unfolds like a story arc, part exploration, part roundtable, part reflection,  blending imagination with analysis.  The result: trusted insights, meaningful conversations, and forw...