L&D Disrupt

Leadership isn’t just about what you know - it’s about how you show up, do the inner work, and integrate personal growth into your impact on the world. Dr. Lucrecia Grandolini, Global Head of Learning at Investec, goes beyond strategy to explore the deeper, more human side of leadership. From self-awareness and emotional intelligence to ethical and spiritual dimensions, we dive into what it really...

To celebrate his final episode as host of L&D Disrupt, Gary shared some of the best lessons from recent guests. If you want to connect with Gary on LinkedIn, you can find him here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter And to be clear, this is not the final episode of the podcast, so we'll see you with another great episode soon!

Heather Burright is the Community Manager for the Non-Profit L&D Collective, host of the Learning for Good podcast, and delivers instructional design and leadership development for nonprofits. So, it’s safe to say she knows this space well! And she joined us to explain some of the best insights and lessons other L&D pros can take from the nonprofit space. Expect to learn whether it’s easie...

Behaviour change is driven by everyday action, continuous feedback and incremental improvements over time… The trouble is, most of the ways we approach it not are flawed! Whether it’s the personality tests that have no practical application or the lack of clear success behaviours and measurement of those. Will Murray created Packtypes to change all that, and he joins us today to explain how you ca...

When it comes to employee wellbeing and mental health, Megan Kille is pretty much our dream guest! Megan is the VP of People & Talent at Unmind, who are on a mission to transform mental health at work through the power of science and AI. And she shared insights from both perspectives: how the companies who use Unmind approach wellbeing, and how she’s facilitating that internally within the com...

Liggy Webb's Empowering Minds series takes you through five approaches your mind needs to stay strong and well-prepared for future challenges. We go through all five and how you can build them in this episode! Get ready to become more resilient, curious, flexible, creative and kind - as a person, but also in your teams. Timestamps 0:00 Intro to Liggy Webb and the Mind Fit series. 5:55 Building the...

Sustainability isn’t driven through volunteering days, one-size approaches, and top-down mandates! But by bringing social impact into people’s day-to-day roles, giving people the right skills, and empowering them from the bottom-up. Liv Sibony joins us to explain how we shift from the former to the latter in this episode. Expect to learn how you zoom out to get more context, using that to make bet...

Agile L&D can help us get the things we’ve always wanted! ​Better learning engagement. More business problems solved. Greater L&D impact and buy-in. ​Natal Dank’s latest book, Agile L&D, gives you the playbook for doing it in practice!  She joined us on L&D Disrupt to share some truly practical advice. Timestamps: 0:00 What is Agile L&D? 7:47 Delivering value early and often 15...

Get the L&D playbook to Skills-Driven Growth here: https://try.gethownow.com/skills-first-learning In this webinar, we go through 2024's best skills data and give you tactics to solve the key problems it presents. Timestamps: 0:00 Why skill disruption is happening so hard and fast. 5.25 Why employees have lost faith in organisations (when it comes to skills). 13:12 The shift from promotion...

How can organisations get out of their own way when it comes to wellbeing? And what can employees do to set good habits and strong boundaries? Ryan Hopkins, Author of 52 Weeks Of Wellbeing and Chief Impact Officer at JAAQ joins us to discuss it all. From why work-life balance is nonsense to working on your rest ethic, using the Definite Yes, and much more. Subscribe to our new L&D Newsletter h...

Seat at the table. Strategic partner. Getting employees to give a 💩 ​L&D buy-in goes by many names, but how do we get it? 4 L&D experts give you their advice in this episode of the L&D Drop-In. The L&D Drop-In is brought to you by HowNow, your one home for learning and skills. Learn more about what we do here: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv3r0 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Hannah Shelton, G...

A good understanding of your audience is the best platform for success. Whatever industry you’re in! But what does that look like in L&D? Anita Anthonj, Founder and CEO at Talaera, works with lots of L&D teams and joined us to share her best lessons on getting this right. With lessons on the difference between top-down and bottom-up initiatives, getting your message right, prioritising to...

How did Duolingo develop their Time Spent Learning Well metric?  What's in Gallup's State Of The Workplace Report? And what can L&D learn from Netflix's new culture memo? Gary and Nelson sat down to discuss all three stories in the latest L&D Disrupt. How to connect: Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0  Connect with Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsival...

Live from Learning Technologies, Adam Slingsby shares his best advice, lessons and experiences from his first year in an L&D role. Expect to learn which transferable skills Adam used from his army career, the quick wins he found in joining a new L&D function, how he won people over, and much more. Learn more about HowNow: Learn more about HowNow: ⁠⁠https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv3r0⁠⁠ Connect with...

Live from Learning Technologies, Sam Taylor joins us to give practical advice on moving to skills-first L&D. Expect to learn the first steps you can take, why chucking content at people isn’t the answer, which AI pitfalls we need to avoid, and more. Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0 ⁠ Connect with Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtaylorel/ Connect with Gary on L...

Here's the problem with how L&D uses AI right now 👉 It's driven by efficiency. Now there's no problem with being efficient, as long as the thing you're trying to do more efficiently is the right thing you should be doing. Learn how to find practical uses for AI in this webinar with HowNow's Nelson Sivalingam and Talaera's Mel MacMahon. 👉 Learn more about HowNow: https...

Live from Learning Technologies, Neil Cunningham shares how storytelling can get people to believe in L&D and help you turn learners into heroes. Expect to learn what data is fluff and what isn’t, how to share just enough context, the importance of telling people what comes next, and much more. If you’d like to know more about how Data Storytelling, L&D disrupt listeners can get 10% off Ne...

Live from Learning Technologies, Holly Flickinger shares Ardoq’s journey to driving engagement in L&D. Expect to learn how they drive awareness of L&D initiatives, how they embed learning in the everyday, why hiring curious people is a crucial step, and much more. Connect with Holly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyflickinger/ Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

Live from Learning Technologies, Jon Fletcher shares his latest data and insights on the current state of L&D. Expect to learn the two big reasons L&D teams want to use AI, where they’re going wrong and how we can go right to have impact with tech. Connect with Jon on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jnf/  Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copyw...

Live from Learning Technologies, Jade McNeil helps you embrace your inner swiftie and take lessons on audience engagement from Taylor Swift. Expect to learn how to Taylor takes her fans on a journey and how we can do that too, the power of storytelling, why engagement is often a struggle, and much more. Connect with Jade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-mcneil-06a777199/   Connect wit...

Live from Learning Technologies, Toby Kheng joined us for an honest conversation about the future of L&D and what an employee lifecycle should look like. Expect to learn how to leverage internal influencers, what human-centered design really looks like, what we can learn from e-sports, and more. Connect with Toby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobykheng/   Connect with Gary on Linked...

Live from Learning Technologies, Phill Yetzes talks us through how we can give managers and employees the tools and knowledge to own development. Expect to learn how we get managers bought in, remove friction in their process, map talent effectively, and loads more. Connect with Phill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillyetzes/ Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/g...

Impact means different things to different people in your business… and it’s a good thing! Because if we know the commercial goals, the team’s aim and individual aspirations, we can build learning that ticks those boxes. And that’s how we drive impact! Ajay Pangarkar - author of Learning Metrics - explains how we approach this here. Get your copy of Learning Metrics. Use Discount Code KOGANPAGE20...

Live from Learning Technologies, Huler’s Suzi Archer joins us to discuss how we can drive learner engagement by aligning our customer and employer experiences. Expect to learn how this can also drive performance, how we connect every role to the customer experience, why we should work backwards from the customer experience and more. Connect with Suzi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzi-a...

From economic pressures to the desire to build skills and ongoing battles to work from home, it’s an interesting time in the talent space. So what can the latest data tell us about how employees view growth and what companies should be doing? Randstad Risesmart’s Toby Crane joined us to talk through two interesting reports. Their 2024 Talent Trends Report and their recruitment industry trends from...