Performance Matters Podcast

The world’s only getting more and more technical, so of course people with  technical skills  are in high demand. But while workers flock to information-economy desk jobs, organizations in trade industries like energy and automotive are really struggling to fill all their open technical roles. With a shrinking talent pool, many companies are looking in-house or recruiting from non-tradit...

Compliance training . To many, these words conjure up awkward lectures followed by signing an agreement or suffering through gated web-based training in what one might call “pop up purgatory.” But what if compliance training could be approached in a different way? What if it could actually help drive performance? What if it could touch hearts and minds in authentic ways? What if it could flex and...

There is an undeniable, and exciting change occurring in organizational learning and talent development across the globe. The shift away from conventional approaches of instructional design is giving way to a focused movement towards a practice known as Learning Experience. GP Strategies has been at the forefront of the Learning Experience movement and recently reorganized its learning service pra...

It’s no longer a revelation that organizations that foster diversity and inclusion see better financial outcomes, innovate faster, and retain employees better than those that don’t. With that in mind, no organization can truly be considered successful without a meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) framework. But even as more companies worldwide launch or expand their DEI programs, how...

Join your host, Michael Thiel, as he chats to Leah Clark and Katy Bailey about career development in 2023. The post Episode #115 | A Study in Paradox: Career Development in 2023 appeared first on GP Strategies .

Join your host, Michael Thiel, as he chats to Megan Bridgett, Eileen Garger, and Fran Colavita on the topic of Digital Learning Experiences. The post Episode #114 | Enhancing and Optimizing Digital Learning Experiences through Delivery Functions appeared first on GP Strategies .

Join your host, Michael Thiel, as he chats to Stephane Panier and Karen Benz from Better Manager. The topic of this podcast is coaching strategies that actually work. Listen as they share their insights on executive coaching, the challenges workers are facing post-pandemic, and some of the potential challenges organizations need to be aware of. The post Episode #113 | Coaching Strategies That Actu...

Join your host, Michael Thiel, as he chats to one of the world’s foremost leading thought leaders and practitioners in the art of diversity and inclusion, Angela Peacock, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion. Listen as she shares her knowledge on the nine levers to pull if you’re series about inclusion. The post Episode #112 | 9 Levers to Pull if You’re Serious About Inclus...

Join your host, Michael Thiel, as he delves into the fascinating world of gamified microlearning in the automotive industry. This episode’s guests are Shawanna Mays from General Motors ‘ Center of Learning and Lindsey Putterman from Trivie , a leading provider of gamified learning platforms. Tune in as Shawanna and Lindsey discuss how General Motors has embraced the Trivie platform to...

Regardless of the type of change, change of any kind is hard. It creates resistance for the targets and requires careful and thoughtful consideration. Across methodologies, sponsor engagement is recognized as a key element of successful transformations. GP Strategies’ change management methodology begins and ends with sponsor engagement, and it is filtered through at every step in between.  I...

In this episode, user adoption expert Ellen Kumar stops by the show to discuss how different learning methodologies are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, and must fit together to ensure sustained change and adoption. The post Episode #109 | Strategies to Create Sustained Behavioral Changes appeared first on GP Strategies .

In this episode of the Performance Matters Podcast, Annie McManus and KatyBailey, employee engagement experts at GP Strategies, stop by the show to provide some benefits of creating a data-driven approach to your employee engagement strategy. Guest Information: Katy Bailey GP’s Senior Product Lead in our Leadership Development Practice Katy is a Certified Human Resource professional, a long-time f...

Join host Michael Thiel on episode 107 of the Performance Matters podcast as he sits down with Derek Levandowski, the producer of the podcast and a member of the GP marketing team. In this insightful episode, they dive into the exciting world of artificial intelligence and how up-and-coming AI tools like ChatGPT can be leveraged to boost creativity and productivity. From the latest AI technology t...

In episode #106 of the Performance Matters Podcast, host Michael Thiel is joined by James Meadows, an expert from GP Strategies, and Brandon Brodkin, a specialist from Watershed. Together, they dive deep into the fascinating world of analytics and its relationship to business impact and learning. Listen in as they explore the latest trends, tools, and techniques for mapping business impact to lear...

In this episode of the podcast, Host Michael Thiel sits down with Matt Donovan, Chief Learning Officer at GP Strategies, to both define corporate academies, and establish their importance to the workforce. Later, they forecast the changes we can expect to see with corporate academies in the future. The post Episode #105 | The Future of Corporate Academies appeared first on GP Strategies .

Quiet quitting refers to employees who disengage from their work and gradually withdraw from their responsibilities, even though they have not officially resigned from their job. This behavior can have a negative impact on the morale of other employees and the overall performance of the company. Episode 104 of the Performance Matters podcast delves into the topic of “Quiet Quitting — F...

In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast , host Michael Thiel sits down with Joe LaFleur, business continuity consultant at GP Strategies, to discuss how companies big and small can maintain business continuity after a disaster. From natural disasters to cyber-attacks, Joe shares his expertise on the steps companies can take to prepare for the unexpected and minimize the impact of a cris...

Join us for part two of this special two-part episode of the Performance Matters Podcast as we sit down with Eric Myers, Creative Director of GP Strategies. In this conversation, we explore the power of storytelling in learning and development. Eric shares his insights on how to use storytelling effectively to engage and educate your audience. Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion on...

“Does a job title in and of itself place you into a mold?” – Eric Myers Join us for a special two-part episode of the Performance Matters Podcast as we sit down with Eric Myers, Creative Director of GP Strategies. In this conversation, we explore the power of storytelling in learning and development. Eric shares his insights on how to use storytelling effectively to engage and ed...

In this very special 100th episode of the Performance Matters podcast , we take a look back at ten of the can’t miss conversations from 2022. The post Episode #100 | Can’t Miss Conversations from 2022 appeared first on GP Strategies .

A conversation with GP Strategies CLO Matt Donovan on building a culture of organizational learning . “If you’re shifting towards a learner-centric organization, you’re going to need to think differently.” Matt Donovan The post Episode #99 | Creating a Culture of Organizational Learning appeared first on GP Strategies .

We’ve all heard the term agile, but what does it really mean? In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast , Michael talks to Ta’Kia Dozier of the Enterprise Technology Adoption team about her work with agile teams and her perspective on what it really means to be ‘agile’. The agile process is a cycle of constant improvement. Ta’Kia Dozier The post Episode #98 | Agile Project Managemen...

Over time, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts (commonly known as DE&I) have become pillars of many companies’ mission statements and platforms. But increasingly, talent professionals are realizing it takes more than good intentions to move the needle on DE&I initiatives . If an organization is committed to doing more than just checking the box, how can they move beyond the performati...

“When is the best time to innovate? The answer is right now.” James Carpenter Using the concept of a test-and-learn factory for organizational innovation, featuring a conversation with Rocky Ellens and James Carpenter of GP Strategies. The post Episode #96 | Test-and-Learn Innovation Factory appeared first on GP Strategies .

“Aligning employee skills to job title is something that most organizations never get around to” Akash Savdharia In this episode, Cheryl Jackson of GP Strategies joins Akash Savdharia from Bridge to discuss the key structures and framework that enable role-to-role talent mobility . The post Episode #95 | Talent Mobility appeared first on GP Strategies .