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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2025 · 28 MIN

Escaping L&D tunnel vision: Smarter paths for learning leaders

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How do you know if your L&D team has slipped into tunnel vision? When the same mindsets, metrics, and default solutions keep showing up - even as the business around you changes. In this episode of Learning at Large, we're joined by Mark Sheppard, Diagnostic Learning & Development Lead at General Motors, who's spent 35 years exploring how to break free from the L&D echo chamber. He shares practical ways to challenge your own assumptions, borrow smarter ideas from other disciplines, and build politically savvy strategies that make a real business impact. Ep. 74 Brought to you by Elucidat.  Want more insights? Get the latest tips, expert advice, and best practices from top L&D leaders - delivered straight to your inbox. The Learning at Large newsletter brings you monthly insider content to help you create and scale impactful learning. Subscribe now and never miss an edition!

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