Leadership Launchpad

Today we are talking to Brian Morrison, Senior Director of Learning & Development at Heart. Over the last 10+ years, Brian has scaled the learning teams of companies you have probably heard of like livingsocial, Ziprecruiter, and Bambee HR. Living in Long Beach with his wife, daughter and two dogs, he is always trying to keep the good vibes flowing. Let’s get started. Want more tips on effecti...

Welcome to Making Better, a podcast from Better Every Day Studios devoted to helping small learning teams have a big impact. Today we are talking with MJ Hurley, Executive Trainer at Hurley Write. One of the biggest barriers to effective training is a lack of documentation for what we are trying to train. Documentation happens to be MJs speciality so that is what we are going to talk about.

Welcome to Making Better, a podcast from Better Every Day Studios devoted to helping small learning teams have a big impact. Today we are talking with Joe Legatz, a Talent Development Leader with over 25 years of experience managing effective training programs in a variety of industries. I recently chatted with Joe about the importance of building strong stakeholder relationships, so I wanted to h...

One of the hardest training challenges is bringing training to a distributed team. These are workers who are not just spread out, but often don't have easy access to a computer. Our guest today has a lot of experience with this challenge. Today, we are talking to Liz Cichowski, L&D Manager at PIRCH. Liz has been in learning and development since it was called training and that training was...

Success leaves clues and if you want to succeed, you need to follow them. I spent 7 years working for two different billionaires and I learned a ton about what success looks like. So I wanted to share them with you today. Want more tips on effective training? Sign-up for our weekly newsletter Making Better: https://makingbetter.beehiiv.com/subscribe Visit us at https://www.bettereverydaystudios.co...

Lots of people start working for themselves. Only a small portion of those go on to build an actual business. Nicole Papaioannou Lugara, PhD is one of those people. This is real talk about what it takes to make that transition. Need help with employee training in your organization? We can help. Visit us at https://www.bettereverydaystudios.com

Companies typically look for top performers when they are in need of trainers. This is a BAD idea. This episode will break down the key differences between what makes a top performer vs a top trainer so that you can tell the difference and hire the right person for the job.

Podcasting is the fastest growing media in the world, but most companies aren't taking full advantage. JP Gooderham is the founder and CEO of Storyboard, a company that is helping organizations use podcasts to spread information internally, to their own members. We talk about why podcasting is an important medium and what you need to get started.

Every good training or learning program has to start with a foundation of knowledge. This is the documentation that tells you the proper processes and procedures you need to learn. Though this sounds simple, it is often a very difficult and overlooked step of the training process. This week we talk with Nicole Papaioannou Lugara from Your Instructional Designer about knowledge management and how c...

If you are just getting started with employee development at your company, there are some common pitfalls you are likely to encounter. Planning ahead is the key to solving them. In this episode, we will go through the six most common challenges that companies face as they get started in employee development, as well as the solutions to surmount them.

Presentation skills are a critical differentiator when it comes to your career. But how do you improve? This episode will dive into three key techniques you can use to give engaging and memorable presentations. You have to go beyond simply speaking clearly and start delivering the right information in the right way.

Every organization wants to improve manager training and it can seem like a huge task. However, there are some simple things you can do to start making your manager training better TODAY. Here are three tips anyone can use to start moving forward.

Why is recruiting and training almost always two completely different departments? Aren't they trying to do essentially the same thing?   The truth is, that a good employee training strategy can actually do a lot to inform your hiring strategy. Whether you are a director, an L&D leader, or a hiring manager, you can use the tips in this video to find out how.   Need help with employee...

Depending on the nature of your organization, learning requirements can come from a lot of different places. I am talking about regulatory training like safety and harassment prevention. But those standard compliance courses may only be the tip of the iceberg. In this video, I will walk you through some of the most common sources of learning requirements I have seen across numerous businesses and...

One of the most critical parts of any learning project is making sure you are identifying a true learning need. There are a lot of ways to do this, but the 6 questions covered in this video are what I have found most helpful to make sure you have a viable goal and can be achieved through learning.

If you have ever read Malcom Gladwell, or spent any time looking into personal development, you have probably heard of the 10,000 hour rule. This is the idea that becoming an expert at something takes about 10,000 hours of practice. But have you ever heard of where it came from?   It turns out that rule is largely based on the research of a man named Anders Ericsson. His book, Peak: Secr...