Learning Rebels Podcast

Your weekly double shot is “Leadership Development: People not Classes”   Our first Learning Rebels in 15 is out of the bag!    Why not start this series with a topic that got EVERYONE riled up? “Why Leadership Development Programs Fail.” There was a lot of discussion around this topic and I think we captured it's essence here.    You can find the entire conversation here .    In short, a lot of m...

How can we encourage our own creative spirit? It all started with the question on the table - what will it take to move out of the limiting belief, that we "cannot or are not creative"?   Two takeaways: From Heather – control our inner dialog and simply take it out of our vocabulary. This is an approach that can seriously help us all grow in all areas of life as the voices inside our heads have th...

With the pace and speed of business at unprecedented levels, how can we better focus on what matters now? This is the question on the table today with the Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. For those of you who at times feel overworked, overstretched, or overwhelmed, this podcast episode is for you. Because sometimes all you need is a little nudge, tip, or REALLY helpful tool to help you refocus on what...

What it will take to conduct a skill gap analysis in this new generation of work? This is the question on the table today with the Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. Typically, when considering conducting a skills gap analysis, this means identifying the needed skills to make our organizations successful. To make people smarter, better, faster than they were the day before. But what does this look like...

How can we focus more on developing people than developing programs? This is the question on the table today as we discuss leadership development with Andrew Jacobs, Host of Women Talking about Learning Podcast. There were many things that covered in this week's coffee chat but the heart of the matter is knowing that if we aren’t prepared to address the cultural issues that are embedded within org...

What books should be on every L&D professional’s shelf? This is the question on the table today as we curate books on this “Bring a Book” chat. We were a small but mighty group, and believe it or not we covered almost 30 books in less than 60 minutes. Some are listed below, some are in the chat discussion. It's always a 😲 surprising moment when I realize how much good stuff I'm missing out on. Yo...

Knowing what we know now, how can best prevent Zoom Zombies? This is the question on the table today as we discuss all our favorite virtual training tips. Once the pandemic hit, it seems like it took forever to get our businesses online virtually. But once they did...holy Zoom Zombies Batman! We were using a virtual meeting program for EVERYTHING. Meetings that should have been emails. Workshops t...

How can Learning and Development drag leadership development programs into the 21st century? This is the question on the table today.  Global corporate training spending has been steadily increasing over the past several years, with the leadership development industry taking the lead on the percentage of spend with a total spend of $370.3 billion in 2019.  370 Billion. With a B.  What are we getti...

Can you use gamification to connect a remote workforce, build learning engagement and improve new hire productivity? Can game mechanics really help us with the learning process?   Unequivocally, yes. And this is the question on the table in today's Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. But first, let’s get a grasp on the difference between gamification and game-based learning. Gamification is the use of ga...

How can L&D help leadership build a remote-first mindset? Helping their teams work together while apart? The hybrid work model is here to stay and leaders will face the continuing challenge of managing these teams. The L&D role of being connectors and advocates of people has never been more important. It's not always easy to manage and develop hybrid teams. For some managers, this requires a diffe...

How the Adult Brain Works. Neuroscience and Adult Learning The discussion around neuroscience and learning is always interesting and this was no exception. Our special Learning Rebels guest, Stella Collins from Stellar Labs shared all kinds of knowledge bombs! There was so much to process and it was great everyone contributed their thoughts...this is how we all "Learn Something New"! Key AHA State...

Creating a Workplace Mentoring Program   What does it take to sustain and nurture a workplace mentoring program and prepare for challenges that will come our way? To create a program both potential mentors and mentees will benefit from, we need to put a twist on the creation process. Humans, being humans it's not simply a matter of placing person "A" with person "B". It's about building connection...

  Working Successfully with Subject Matter Experts   How can we better manage our relationships with SMEs so it’s less about who’s right, but what’s best for the people and the business?   This is the big question on the table with today’s Learning Rebels Coffee Chat.   Regardless of your role in Learning and Development, all have had moments working with a Subject Matter Expert where things go of...

Shownotes:   Building a Culture of Collaboration How can we work towards a higher level of team collaboration by incorporating habits that promote empathic questioning and building an environment safe for robust conversation? This is the big question on the table during this Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. While the benefits of a collaborative work environment are clear, creating one doesn't happen o...

When priorities compete, how can we best support those who really want to enhance their skills and take ownership of their professional development? This is the big question on the table during this Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. Committed self-directed learners are hard to find and are becoming harder to motivate. What if organizations could teach their employees to be self-directed learners? How c...

How do we get learning to stick like super glue when the managers have competing priorities? This is the big question on the table for this week’s Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. The reality is there are a bazillion things that stand between a learner and learning application – chief of which is their manager. How do get them to support the learning, and even more importantly, how do we get them to a...

LSN Wednesday Storytelling – Shownotes   How to create stories that hook people emotionally and earn learner attention and engage their emotions so that training turns into action? As L&D people we tell stories all the time, to explain to a participant how he might improve, or to inspire a reflection exercise, or to connect learning to life lessons. Storytelling is an essential skill, but what mak...

Ensuring Sticky Learning   How can L&D better adjust for "after training" learning reinforcement? How can we level up ongoing learning support? This is the big question on the table with today’s Learning Rebels Coffee Chat. Organizational training budgets topped 82.5 BILLION. Billion, with a “B”. So why isn't training getting the job done? A recent Harvard Business Review Report points out that on...

It's hard not to be confused around all the talk involving neuroscience, and how can you be sure what you are reading isn't Neuro-fairy dust rather than actual science? Enter Stella Collins. Her work with Stella Labs and co-founder of the Brain Ladies leads the way in developing effective learning led by innovative scientific insights.

Change. It’s hard. The word itself conjures up feelings of panic, frustration, and lots of deja vu. (How much change can one organization go through? SERIOUSLY?)  But going through organizational change is not a matter of "if" but "when". Every organization must change over time – to adapt to its marketplace,  to build on new ideas  and technologies, and to adjust to changing circumstances. (COVID...

Think Learning Analytics isn't for you? Think again, Trish Uhl walks us through connecting workplace learning to data.