Diary of a CLO – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode I’m joined by James Swift, Head of Talent Development at Leyton, an international consulting firm. James is the type of learning leader we all aspire to be: focused on human-centric organisational performance and consistently showcasing impact through his innovative application of AI. James has developed a model to help people put this into practise themselves, which is focused on organisational performance, what your people need to do, what technology underpins this, the infrastructures in place to support it, and the data or information needed to inform your stakeholders. Otherwise known as the ‘Swift model’. As James says:  People are your greatest cost and therefore need to be your greatest asset. We talk about all this and more. Enjoy.

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In this episode I’m joined by Radhika Dutt, author of Radical Product Thinking and co-creator of the radical product thinking framework which is a free downloadable toolkit which helps organisations systematically build world-changing products. We talk about the intersection of product and learning, and how learning teams could always do well to think like product developers. Enjoy.

Radical product

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In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny Muhlwa, a Leadership Consultant and Coach, and the creator of the world's first open programme for women to understand how they can lean into their strengths and show up effectively depending on what stage of their hormone cycle they are in. Being able to communicate effectively about what will work best for you, and planning your work life around your hormonal cycle is still a surprisingly novel conversation in today’s workplace. Listen in to hear us chat about how Jenny is changing this, and gain insight into how she is on a mission to empower all women at work. Enjoy.

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Jenny is the founder of Bright Trainers, a leadership and coaching consultancy and creator of Empowered Energy, a programme which focuses on optimising impact by providing individuals with an understanding of their hormone cycle and how it links to leadership, productivity and overall well-being.  Website: www.bright-trainers.co.uk

In this episode I’m joined by Adam Horne, Co-founder of OpenOrg and People Metrics. Adam is pushing for more open and transparent working, particularly across people teams in the start-up space. As a new Dad for the third time, and a business founder by trade, Adam is no stranger to hard work and graft, but he also knows how important it is to get the people stuff right in order to impact business performance. We chat about all of this and more. Enjoy.

Adam Horne

OpenOrg

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In this episode I’m joined by Dean Leak, Performance consultant and coach who has previously worked with team GB as a talent development manager, and now spends his time helping organisations to adopt a healthy high performance mindset. Dean is focused on improving decision-making, trust, belonging, and empathy amongst the teams he works with. This conversation is really insightful, and will help you to formulate how you think about high performance and empathy at work. Enjoy.

Accelerate

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Lee Chambers is an inspiration to many. As a black, autistic, disabled person he has faced his fair share of prejudice and discrimination and has oftentimes throughout his life been told that he won’t succeed. Determined to prove people wrong he became a successful entrepreneur. But whilst he was recovering from an unexpected hospitalisation due to a debilitating autoimmune condition, he moved from successful entrepreneur to stay-at-home-dad to active ally as his eyes opened to the hardships faced by women. We dig into all of that in this episode. Enjoy.

Erica is co-founder of Quantum Rise and you’ll often find her keynote speaking at learning and education conferences and events. Erica’s area of specialism is the future of work and skills, digital learning and challenging the quality of our education systems. In this episode, we dig into AI, as Erica is passionate about driving innovation and creating spaces for communities to learn together. As host of ‘AI for the Average Joe’ podcast, Erica is trying to demystify AI for L&D. We chat about all of that and more. Enjoy.

Quantum Rise

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In this episode, I’m joined by ex-Olympian Jack Green, who specialised in the 400m hurdles and represented Team GB in the 2012 and 2016 games. Jack retired at 28 and now spends his time involved in workplace wellbeing, mental health and coaching. After being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, bipolar tendencies and at one point being considered a risk to his own life, Jack has faced not only the physical battle of high-performance sport, but the mental impact too. In this conversation, we dig into all of that, and also uncover why goal setting should be hard and the cost involved in achieving your ambitions. Enjoy.

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Jack Green

In this episode, I’m joined by Henry Coutinho-Mason, a trend-watcher and a 'reluctant' futurist (his words, not mine!). Henry is the co-author of two books Trend-Driven Innovation and The Future Normal, and has spent his career identifying and analysing trends. Our conversation centres on Ai, future skills and what a new normal might look like for us. Enjoy.

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Henry Coutinho Mason

In this episode, I’m joined by Anamaria Dorgo, an L&D practitioner with a community-first attitude. As founder of L&D Shakers, and Head of Community at Butter, Anamaria epitomises giving back to the circles in which she operates. We uncover the thinking behind the communities, why it's important now more than ever to share openly with them, as well as some of the best practices for anyone wanting to set up a learning community themselves. Enjoy.

L&D Shakers

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