The Learning and Talent Podcast

At Boehringer Ingelheim, the “university” concept has been reimagined as a global ecosystem serving every one of the company’s 54,000 employees. In conversation with iVentiv, Martin Hess, Chief Learning Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim, outlined how his team has created a federated model that unites more than 500 contributors worldwide, built a skills-based approach that directly connects capabilit...

In a world where the shelf life of skills is shrinking from years to mere months, the question facing every Learning leader is no longer if we move to a skills-based model, but how fast. For Comcast, the answer has been a bold, enterprise-wide journey called Skill Forward. Spearheaded by Sara Dionne, Chief Learning Officer at Comcast, Skill Forward is a data-driven approach that redefines how the...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a project, an initiative, or a phase of digital transformation. It is fast becoming the environment in which modern organisations operate.  That is the central message of the Udemy Business Global Learning & Skills Trends Report; a data-rich analysis built from more than 17,000 global enterprises and 85,000 instructors and brought to life in a recent iVenti...

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to learn continuously is no longer a competitive advantage, it is a necessity. Yet many organisations still rely on traditional training models that struggle to keep pace with change. So what does it really take to build a learning culture that lasts? In this interview, Laura Medina Escolano, Head of Global Learning & Development at D...

Earlier this year, we released iVentiv’s 2026 Predictions video which set out a clear direction of travel for Learning, Leadership, and Talent functions based on insights shared from iVentiv’s own Hannah Hoey (Content Director), Kristy Kitson (L&D Strategist), and Richard Parfitt (Marketing Director). Skills-based organisations, AI governance, and evolving learning cultures dominated the conve...

What if the true unit of value is not the individual at all, but the team? This question sits at the heart of a growing body of thinking around “atomic teams”, explored in a recent conversation between iVentiv’s Hannah Hoey, Charles Jennings, and Tue Krabbe-Juelsbo. Their discussion challenges deeply embedded assumptions about leadership and offers a compelling case for shifting focus from individ...

Scaling leadership in a hypergrowth business is not just about doing more, faster. It requires a fundamental rethink of how leaders operate, how talent functions deliver value, and how organisations balance structure with agility. In this conversation with Richard Parfitt, Marketing Director, iVentiv, and Yulia Denisova, VP Talent & Development at Fanatics, we explore what it really takes to b...

“We as practitioners, we as leaders in this field, need to continue to be comfortable with the fact that technology will continue to disrupt and force us to adapt and think differently.” - Gordon Trujillo, VP, Enterprise Talent Management and Learning & Development, DaVitaThere are moments in history where technology doesn’t just enhance work, it redefines it. For Chief Learning Officers and T...

“We as practitioners, we as leaders in this field, need to continue to be comfortable with the fact that technology will continue to disrupt and force us to adapt and think differently.” - Gordon Trujillo, VP, Enterprise Talent Management and Learning & Development, DaVita There are moments in history where technology doesn’t just enhance work, it redefines it. For Chief Learning Officers and...

Learning leaders are operating in one of the most consequential moments for the profession. AI is reshaping how work gets done, business strategies are shifting faster than ever, and organisations are demanding clear evidence that learning drives performance. Against that backdrop, one question keeps surfacing: what does modern Learning leadership actually look like? In a recent conversation with...

In today’s fast-changing business environment, the biggest Leadership challenge may not be skills, it may be mindset. In this conversation with iVentiv’s Hannah Hoey, Nikhil Shahane, VP Global Head of People Development at TechnipFMC, explores why adaptability, curiosity, and the ability to let go of legacy ways of working are becoming critical Leadership capabilities. From navigating a “BANI” wor...

In an industry where thousands of frontline employees may be trained in a matter of hours rather than months, hospitality leaders are being forced to rethink how learning, leadership, and communication really work. Many take the view that traditional onboarding, static compliance courses, and one-size-fits-all leadership models simply can’t keep pace with the speed, scale, and expectations of mode...

Leadership Development is under increasing scrutiny. As AI reshapes how work is done, organisations are questioning whether their leadership programmes are building the capabilities leaders actually need to succeed in an environment defined by speed, complexity, and uncertainty. In this conversation with Bjorn Billhardt, Founder and CEO, and Alex Whiteleather, Managing Director, Europe, at Abiliti...

Hot takes, anyone? 🔥 We’ve spent the last 12 months talking to Heads of Learning and collecting surveys about their priorities, so we asked three members of the team to predict the trends we might see in 2026. Their thoughts? L&D will increasingly step into org development. L&D’s AI focus will become a focus on AI governance. Skills-based approaches will move from getting started to mains...

What skills and challenges should Chief Learning Officers be focusing on right now? Digital skills, leadership skills, internal marketing skills? It can be difficult to know what areas should be top of your list. Charles Jennings, iVentiv Advisory Board member and co-founder of the 70:20:10 Institute, gives his view in this video. His advice is to focus on communityship, on creating a culture wher...