What happens when personal values collide with professional responsibilities?

Jeremy Lewis, a senior inclusion trainer at GP Strategies, joins the show to explore how fundamental values can lead to conflicts in the workplace. He highlights the increasing prevalence of disputes rooted in core beliefs, driven by factors such as polarized politics, social media, and heightened awareness of societal issues.

Listen and learn how to disagree well, a concept that involves understanding and respecting differing perspectives while engaging in constructive dialogue. He introduces the seven pillars of disagreeing well, drawing from historical practices in debate and negotiation, and provides practical strategies for leaders to manage these dynamics effectively. Through real-life examples and insightful commentary, this episode offers valuable guidance on fostering an inclusive and harmonious work environment, even when values collide.

Are you ready to transform learning experiences and provide genuine performance support? In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast, host Michael Thiel welcomes learning strategists Andrew Joly and Ella Richardson to discuss a pivotal moment in technological advancements and AI: delivering true learning in the flow of work.

With AI-driven tools like super coaches and chatbots, along with emerging technologies, organizations can scale impact in the flow of work like never before. Given the current business pressures to drive change and grow rapidly, learning in the flow of work has never been more important.

Tune in to discover practical strategies for implementing learning in the flow of work and learn how to leverage technology to design performance support into your technologies and learning experiences.

We’re drowning in information, but we’re thirsty for insight. Disconnected systems and lack of confidence in data are two sides of the same coin. Mapping your data is like writing the first chapter of your organization’s success story. Centralizing data into a single source of truth doesn’t just streamline processes; it builds confidence in decision-making.

Lindsay Pineda and Ashlyn Elick, two seasoned performance consultants from GP Strategies, join the podcast to tackle the most pressing issues businesses face with data. From overcoming data paralysis to bridging organizational silos, this episode offers actionable strategies to turn data chaos into clarity. Learn how implementing governance frameworks, centralizing systems, and aligning data definitions can drive better decision-making and transform raw information into impactful stories that boost performance.

When we imagine a future workforce, it may spark images of a scene from a sci-fi movie where our everyday lives are completely automated by AI and run by robots that are indistinguishable from human beings. We may not be living in that reality just yet, but the global pandemic has accelerated how we work almost 8-9 years into the future, and we are quickly learning to adapt. It may be tempting to think the workforce of the future from the sci-fi movies is far away, but as the pandemic has proved, disruption can happen at any time. The future workforce is here, now.

Keith Keating, Senior Director of Global Learning Strategies, reveals some insights into the opportunities, challenges, and global trends impacting our workforce and how the pandemic has necessitated the need for both organizations and learners to be ready to fill the next skills gaps of today, for tomorrow.

Even before the pandemic, resilience, growth, agility, and creativity were buzz words for the ideals businesses should strive toward. Now, in a post COVID-19 world, they have become necessities for survival and relevance, especially for the traditionally risk-averse financial services industry. Turning this global ship in a completely new direction in a short amount of time, has forced people to think differently about learning and to adapt quickly.

Dan Miller, Senior Vice President, and Craig Stokes, Learning Architect, discuss how learning and development is changing in the financial services sector and the need for companies to rethink their people strategies to support these seismic shifts.

Innovation cycles of technology, while exciting, can also be anxiety-inducing when it comes to having to adopt new technology. Shifting employees from one mode of thinking to another without a plan can take a tremendous toll on morale and as a result, on ROI. But when there is a limited budget, how can stakeholders effectively communicate the value of investing in adoption strategies when implementing new technology?

In this week’s episode, Kimberly Kemp, Senior Director of Human Capital Management and Technology Implementation & Adoption, shares her experience for what works when building a business case to executives and decision makers for investing in the technology and ultimately, investing in the people to move to a desired state of mind, behavior, and productivity.

When it comes to instructional design, there has traditionally been a lot of emphasis on the delivery of the learning content. Designing for the modern learner needs to move beyond the delivery to the journey as a whole. It requires a systemic strategy that involves the learner in the process early, and often, and builds an experience that drives engagement.

Cara Halter, Director of Learner Innovation at GP Strategies, dives into the importance of the learner experience and shares insights for creating strategies that are driven by learner-centric design.

Black History Month may be coming to an end, but the conversations and education surrounding the triumphs and struggles of Black experiences should continue all year round.

This week’s podcast is joined by, Stephanie Wedgeworth, Product Trainer; Adrian McClelland, Vice President of Diversity and Engagement; and Maurice Bembry, Product Trainer for GP Strategies. Their lively discussion will touch on Black representation, Black history, and how organizations can drive diversity and inclusion for Black employees.

When employers talk about someone not being a “good fit” for a job, could it actually be code for biased hiring? There is no denying that when it comes to diversity in the workplace, there are countless benefits it plays in driving innovation, increasing productivity, and expanding into new markets. Hiring someone because they connected on a personal level isn’t a strategy. Before employers are sitting across the table from that potential candidate, it’s important that organizations revamp their approach to create a more equitable hiring environment and enable hiring top-notch talent.

Mary Ann Masarech, Lead Employee Engagement Consultant, shares some practical advice for inclusive hiring practices and what’s really at stake for companies when diversity is not a priority.

The famous line in the movie “Field of Dreams” goes, “If you build it, he will come.” Your users may come to your new technology platform because they have no choice, but will they know what to do once they’re there? You can design and build the best system out there, but if your users, your people, fail to adopt the system, you will not achieve your intended business results. Time and time again, analyst studies point to user adoption as being THE critical success factor for a technology implementation to reach its intended objectives.

In this episode, Neil Cucuzzella, Vice President of Enterprise Technology Adoption (ETA) at GP Strategies, shares some critical insight and practical applications for optimizing your organization’s next technology implementation and adoption.

Businesses that thrive are in a constant state of transformation and the skills and knowledge needed from your workforce continue to evolve. This is when a focus on workforce transformation becomes necessary. But what distinguishes true workforce transformation is recognizing that people are at the heart of the change and L&D solutions need to be designed from a human-centric approach.

Matt Donovan, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, joins to talk about the importance of workforce transformation and what leaders can do to help their people thrive.

As we close a chapter on 2020 and ring in a new year, it’s time to look ahead to what is on the horizon for organizations when it comes to L&D. What should companies do to systemically integrate diversity and inclusion throughout their learning strategies instead of one-off classes that are done once a year? How will “just in time” learning evolve in the new year? How will augmented reality and virtual reality affect future workplace learning? What is blockchain anyway, and what does it have to do with learning?

Matt Donovan, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, joins us this week to answer all these questions and to discuss trends that will impact learning in a major way in 2021.

Most of us have been in a situation where we felt cornered, or defensive, or misunderstood in some way, and in the moment it almost felt like we were taken over by an evil twin. We watched ourselves react in a way that we knew will not end well. But we did it anyway.

Ellen Lauterbach, Leadership Development Consultant, joins this podcast, to examine that all-too-common scenario, what it can mean at work, and how to develop the skills to better handle situations when we feel the drive to react too quickly.

EI is important in AI in part because AI can’t feel. AI can do some amazing things, and it has deficits. And one of those deficits is its inability to feel. Leah Clark Bots can maybe express cognitive empathy, but not emotional empathy, and this is part of the power of leadership, the leader’s ability to express emotions, to honor the emotions of others and incorporate that into the work that they do. Leah Clark

Ever wondered how Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence intersect in the workplace? Join Michael Thiel and Leah Clark as they unravel the surprising ways leaders can harness emotional intelligence to navigate the AI revolution, ensuring a balanced and empathetic approach to technology adoption.

The importance of effective change management tactics and communication cannot be overstated. It has always been the life blood for any change, but now with the majority of executives, stakeholders, project teams, and employees working remotely, it is even more important.

Julyan Lee sits down with Cedric Brisseau, Change Management consultant, to discuss how the fundamental pillar of communication has been amped up in the age of COVID and what change practitioners are doing to execute it effectively.

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It is difficult to understand change impacts in a world where many employees are working remotely and it’s not as easy to directly understand how disruptive a change initiative is when you’re not on site and observing firsthand how people are responding. This is especially challenging in today’s environment. Change practitioners and clients need to adopt new methods and tactics that successfully help their employees through the change.

Julyan Lee sits down with Valerie Brophy, Change Business Consultant, to share insights for practitioners who are kicking off a new project and must understand change impacts in a virtual environment.

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The role of sponsorship in a virtual setting might feel daunting for many leaders. Can you be an influential sponsor when you’re not face-to-face? Is it possible to advocate, coach others, and effectively recognize and manage resistance in a virtual world? While translating effective change sponsorship behaviors from in-person interaction to virtual interaction might feel difficult, it’s still critically important. Without effective sponsorship change efforts will not materialize. Organizations need to continue to evolve and change whether they are adopting new technologies, processes, or evolving their growth strategy effective change management, sponsorship, and stakeholder engagement are necessary.

Change Management expert, Julyan Lee sits down with Chris Davis, Senior Director of Business Consulting, to discuss the critical role sponsors and stakeholders play in successful organizational changes, what practical actions they take, and how they handle resistance in our new normal.

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When organizations rushed to a virtual work environment overnight due to the pandemic, many were forced to carry on, business as UNusual, in Zoom or Teams with no plan or strategy. But once people started to tire of figuring out what island destination they wanted for their backgrounds and “zoom fatigue” set in, the reactive scrambling and lack of a strategy began to take a toll.

The “new normal” has created an added challenge to the effectiveness of learning, especially as more workplaces remain virtual. In this episode, Matt Donovan, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, delves into four corporate learning strategies to help organizations look to the future, beyond just immediate reaction, to offer the best learning experiences for their employees. He also shares how organizations can be equipped to make quick decisions and changes to the learning ecosystem when things take a sudden turn.

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A lot of us are working from home lately and it’s great for getting a head start on that pile of laundry and cutting out the commute time. But what about on the workfront? Working from home can quickly become an isolating experience, leaving employees feeling like a planet floating out in space by themselves. As easy as it is to feel isolated at home, working in the office can feel inequitable if managers are not making intentional efforts to create connection within their teams. Managers with blended teams, or a mix of those who WFH and are F2F, need to equalize the virtual and physical spaces to allow for team connection to flourish.

In this episode, Katy Bailey, Leadership Development Strategist and Consultant, gives us some tangible tools and ideas on how to connect virtual teams to their office counterparts and how to create an inclusive environment for their blended teams, no matter where they are located.

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Your organization needs a new learning solution, and you found the right platform. You’ve crossed off some major milestones from your to-do list:

• Get initial buy-in and secure funding
• Write up an SOW
• Start the design process
• Identify stakeholders and champions
• Plan out delivery schedules
• Pick a launch date

But are you really ready for go-live? It’s tempting to push through the checklist and get to the finish line, but what’s the point of all the time, effort, and dollars spent when there is more attention on the launch date and not much focus on implementation? What if there is massive push back? What if the pilot doesn’t go well? What if the team wants to take a completely different approach 90% into the project?

Tom Pizer and Kathleen Duncan, learning technology experts, offer crucial insights on how they handle those “what if” scenarios and reveal that the key to a successful implementation focuses on the journey along the way (constant feedback, constant big picture goal alignment, constant innovation and iteration) and not just pushing ahead to the destination.

If you missed the first part of Tom and Kathleen’s conversation, “Modern Learning Technologies: The Art of the Possible”, listen to it here.

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Research shows that we make about 35,000 decisions every single day, from the pants you’ll wear to how you’ll word that email. Amidst the sea of decisions we have to make, having a ton of options makes the experience even more daunting, but somehow, we are always able to narrow it down (anyone else thinking of diner menus?).

When it comes to choosing learning solutions for your organization, how can you decide what is best when there are so many options to choose from? How do you strike a balance between the latest and greatest technologies out on the market with your organization’s specific business and IT requirements? In this episode, learning technology experts, Tom Pizer and Kathleen Duncan, shed some insider perspective on what to consider when tackling this process, revealing that constraints can actually be a guiding light in making the right decision.

Don’t miss part two of Tom and Kathleen’s conversation, “Modern Learning Technologies: Implementing for Success”. Listen here.

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Many organizations have equipment they rely on, day-in and day-out, hour-to-hour, minute-to-minute. Any downtime could prove costly and maybe even disastrous. Maintenance and care for these assets is vital to keeping the health and ability for them to perform at a high level. In this episode, Craig Dalziel and Doug Robey, Asset Performance Management strategy experts, discuss how a proactive, data-driven technical training approach and consistent performance standards play a critical role in keeping unplanned downtime at bay and decreasing maintenance costs. They also explore how technology is rapidly changing the way technical training is done now and how it could look in the future.

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Whether you’re a technophile who seeks out every new gadget out there or a Luddite who fiercely opposes them, the fact that technology is changing the way we live and work is undeniable. This is especially true for L&D careers, where it is now mandatory to consider how new technologies impact the way people learn in an authentic, relevant, and useful way when designing learning content. Matt Donovan, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer, Cara Halter, Director of Digital Learning Strategies & Solutions, and special guest, Judy Albers, Learning Strategist at Intrepid Learning join this week’s podcast to discuss how technology is changing and paving the way for the L&D field.

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When most of us hear the term “augmented reality” or “virtual reality”, we imagine someone wearing VR goggles being transported to another world or someone trying to catch invisible creatures with their phones. Immersive reality might seem like sheer entertainment, but innovative companies are realizing the impacts these technologies can have in the context of learning and equipping their workforces.

Destery Hildenbrand, Senior Instructional Designer, offers some use cases from the business world of how AR technology can be leveraged, how our new COVID reality has pushed the conversation forward, and how creative use of AR technology in business can be a game-changer for the learning experience.

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“In virtual reality, you are immersed in a completely constructed world. With augmented reality or mixed reality, you can see the real world around you, enhanced by digital objects overlaid in your field of view. This technology can be very helpful for just-in-time learning, accessing real-time information, and practicing in a real environment.”

This is an exciting time for immersive technology in the industry due to advancements in hardware, software, and digital learning tools.

Join Performance Matters podcast host Michael Thiel as he interviews two of GP Strategies’ foremost thought leaders in learning technologies: Tom Pizer, Senior Director of Learning Technologies, and Rich Calcutt, EMEA Director of Consulting and Learning Experience. They step into the virtual reality world to play Golf+ and discuss current trends, developments in immersive learning technologies, and the opportunities organizations can harness in this field.

Picture this. Your organization is getting a new application to replace the one you are using today. Did you roll your eyes and say “Oh, brother,” or were you curious to learn more, maybe even excited? Believe it or not, your response to that scenario could be related to how well (or not so well) your organization managed change initiatives in the past. And if you take an even closer look, it could be an indicator of how deep resistance is embedded into the culture of your organization.

In this week’s episode, we are joined by Erica Tetuan, an organizational change management expert, who explains why the decades-old “plan-manage-sustain” change management model just doesn’t cut it anymore in today’s ever-changing environment. Instead, she urges organizations to be preventative, proactive, and responsive and to embrace a culture of change where the mindsets of agility and growth are the dominant ones. The future of our businesses and industries depend on it.

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You’re on a website and you have a question. You’ve scrolled through the FAQs, but you still can’t find your answer. That’s when something pops up in the corner of your screen that says “Hello! Can I help you with something today?” That is a chatbot. Most of us are familiar with chatbots in customer service scenarios, but what about in the context of learning? Matt Donovan, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer of GP Strategies, and Vince Han, CEO and Founder of Mobile Coach, discuss how the automation, immediacy, and ease of use that chatbots offer make them a high-value, high-return learning tool, extending human interaction beyond the initial “hello”.

Learn how GP Strategies is bringing innovative learning strategies to organizations or visit Mobile Coach.

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When organizations curate learning experiences they tend to lean towards aggregating content. Matt Donovan, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer and Cara Halter, Director, Digital Learning Strategy and Solutions, join the podcast to help listeners go beyond off the shelf content by providing insights for a more relevant learner experience.

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Diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace are often addressed in a company’s organizational strategy. Unfortunately, these efforts often feel hollow and fail to bring about change because they are not systemic. In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast, GP Strategies Director of Leadership Development Leah Clark spoke with Lisa M. Gray, Associate Director for Student Diversity and Inclusion at UMBC. Lisa explained why leaders must push past the discomfort to listen, increase self-awareness, self-educate, and have the hard conversations to foster a true culture of inclusion.

During turbulent times many people are worried about the future of their careers. By redirecting the worry to empowerment, organizations and individuals can help create better career development practices. In this podcast on how to future-proof your career, Keith Keating and Mary Ann Masarech sit down to talk about taking control of career through self-reflection, seeking opportunities, understanding transferable skills and creating a career community.

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The automotive industry has been severely disrupted by changing shopping patterns in wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Join Cathy Palochko, Senior Vice President of Global Automotive Solutions at GP Strategies, to discuss the ways in which dealership owners and operators can embrace digital dealerships to drive industry resurgence.

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If your organization is like most, you have had to take reactionary measures based on the disruption we’ve experienced. This approach, however necessary, often fails to thrive. A well thought out vision, strategy, and organizational structure that supports a changing environment will allow your business to not only survive, but flourish.

Our latest podcast with organizational design experts, Erica Tetuan and Kathleen Ardus, includes insights to help you lead through the ambiguity and thrive during disruption. They urge you to be strategic about organizational design.

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Two months ago organizational plans were in place and strategies were moving forward. Then the COVID-19 pandemic halted the economy as we know it.

Peter Dean, Strategy and Culture Lead and Greg Long, Vice President of Organizational Excellence for GP Strategies, joined the podcast to help us understand the scope and impact of the global shutdown, how the economy will recover and what it will take, and how this current situation could start an innovation renaissance in the business community.

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Reverse Mentoring is not about business as usual. It’s a powerful tool for gaining new perspectives within organizations. Breaking down harmful assumptions and unhelpful perspectives, Reverse Mentoring is pivotal in supporting the Diversity and Inclusion agenda, technology advancements, and for creating mutual understanding and shared purpose. It’s a lived experience for leveling the power dynamics in an organization.

Listen to our podcast to with Learning Consultant’s Danela Ezekiel and Margaret Bishop to find out how Reverse Mentoring can benefit your organization.

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According to Global Workplace Analytics, approximately 20 to 25 percent of the U.S. workforce teleworks at least part time. With our current situation, that number has dramatically increased. As we adjust to our home offices, one of our challenges will be adapting to a completely virtual learning environment. One of the most challenging barriers will be the overwhelming feeling of disconnection with others. You will probably become quite aware of how much we learn from others, in real-time, and for many of us in informal face-to-face interactions. Matt Donovan, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, joined the podcast to share six virtual learning tips to help you and your organization transition to new learning conditions.

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The six thinking hats approach allows you to put on and take off a hat to reference a different mode of thinking that needs to occur. Julyan Lee The word silos also comes to mind when people are working they’re operating in their own silos, and they can’t or they’re afraid, or they don’t want to break down those barriers and change their approach to be more effective as a team member. Ellen Kumar

Are your project teams struggling to communicate, collaborate, or make effective decisions? In our latest episode, we dive into the Six Thinking Hats philosophy and explore how it can transform your project teams from ineffective to high-performing.

Join GP Strategies’ Julyan Lee, Change Management Practice Lead, and Ellen Kumar, Solution Architect for User Adoption as they break down the characteristics of successful teams, offer strategies for maintaining long-term effectiveness, and share the practical steps GP Strategies takes to implement this game-changing approach. Find out how to keep your teams on track and avoid falling back into old habits.

Coaching has always been an important tool during uncertainty, giving leaders space to explore really difficult challenges in a confidential and supportive setting.  Being able to offer virtual coaching during disruptive times, but with the same quality, can be hugely supportive for leaders tackling some difficult decisions and tough choices.

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As organizations adapt to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, an organization’s ability to respond and strategically navigate changes is paramount to success. Joe LaFleur, head of the Crisis Management Program at GP Strategies, shares considerations and insights organizations need to take action on immediately in this emergency management podcast episode.

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Join GP Strategies Change Management practice lead, Julyan Lee, for a discussion on the importance of being tactical with your Change Management approach.

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A leader’s mindset might be one of the greatest predictors of success and one of the most elusive elements to pin down. Leadership happens in the nuanced shifts that occur first in the leader’s mind. But how do we measure something that happens in a leader’s head? Is there a way to identify the skills that indicate a leader has adopted the mindset required to be successful and drive results?

If we can bring a different attitude to our role as a leader, if we can shift our mindset, we can impact our behaviors. And our behaviors, in return, can alter our attitude long term. But if actions speak louder than words, how do we isolate the actions the best leaders do when they are embodying one of the four key mindsets we’ve identified as most critical.

Through this podcast for leaders you will hear:

• The top mindsets a leader needs to be successful
• The cognitive connection between thoughts, behaviors, and feelings
• How to encourage mindset shifts associated with growth, inclusivity, agility, and enterprise thinking
• The actions of the most successful leaders that embody these mindsets
• What obstacles get in the way of adopting new thinking
• What leaders told us are indicators of a successful mindset shift

Listen to the podcast for leaders full series:

Podcast 1: The Importance of Mindset and How to Create a Mindset Shift
Podcast 2: Growth mindset
Podcast 3: Inclusive mindset
Podcast 4: Agile mindset
Podcast 5: Enterprise mindset

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As the way we work changes and the points of value change for individuals, today’s learners need to take a proactive, modern approach to creating their own learning criteria. This reshaping of the workforce is also generating a range of new jobs. We recently sat down with Matt Donovan, Chief Innovation Officer, to talk about agile learning strategies and how the key to success will be to curate a workforce that is enabled, empowered and equipped to make the transition.

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It’s easy for internal business teams or organizations to get caught up in siloed thinking. Murphy Bright, Consultant and former U.S. Marine, joins the podcast to share why success doesn’t just depend on having a great strategy, but on an organization’s ability to navigate this uncertain world and execute that strategy brilliantly. We talk business strategy planning in this episode of Performance Matters.

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In this episode we sat down with Cara Halter and Bethany Vogel, expert instructional designers at GP Strategies, to address modern learning myths and discuss actionable tips to help you create the most engaging experience for your learners.

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From the retirement of a skilled population and rise of a new generation, to new advances in technology and automation, technical organizations are seeing significant shifts in the workforce. In order to adapt, technical L&D teams need to blend the typical approach of solving a problem with an added focus on the needs of the learner. Sheri Weppel joins the podcast to share how Design Thinking is supporting this blended approach and creating a better user experience for technical learners.

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In this time of evolution, transformation, and disruption across all industries, building an organizational culture of change is paramount for thriving and surviving. Learn how change management can become a competitive advantage in this episode.

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Technical documentation is a continuous improvement project. This is not a one-time deal. Stephen Harnden

In this episode, we’re diving into the world of technical documentation—a topic that, while best known in the industrial sector, can have a huge impact in learning and development across all industries.

Technical writer and instructor Stephen Harnden joins host Michael Thiel to discuss when and how L&D professionals should incorporate technical documentation into their training programs. He also shares advice on how the L&D team can optimize collaboration with technical SMEs  and frontline workers.

When leaders act on leadership mindsets, they create an environment that fuels innovation, encourages people to seek diverse opinions and approaches, and empowers them to make decisions.

Leah Clark joins this podcast to unpack 4 leadership mindsets (growth, inclusive, agile, and enterprise) that give insight into what is required to bring successful attitudes, and their associated behaviors, to life.

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Organizations need to have a clear quantified definition of what success looks like, yet so many businesses neglect to identify that success in enough detail and define the metrics that measure it. In this episode on how to quantify future success, Ian Croft, Director, Business Consulting, offers insights to get the future of your organization on the right track.

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Research shows that learners are increasingly unsatisfied with their organization’s traditional learning approach. Yet, many learning organizations still put corporate process in front of engaging learning strategies. As technologies and expectations change, it’s time to put the focus back on the learner in order to meet them where they are. In this episode, Matthew Daniel addresses the need to advocate for and empower learners by including them in the process and provides tips to enhance the learner experience.

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