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Learning to Fly
by Dan Tohill
At Inspire Group our mission is to create better learning experiences that change lives. We understand our friends and clients that work in the world of L&D, OD, Learning Design and Leadership Development are often so focussed on the learning of others, that they can lose sight their own learning and development. So we started this podcast as a resource to provide information and inspiration in our own community.
Episodes
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Learning To Fly With Bob Bradley
In this episode we talk with renowned leadership expert, public speaker, and author, Bob Bradley. We delve into the nuances of leadership and the power of diversity, not only in terms of background and experience but also traditional diversity factors like race and gender. Bob talks to us about...
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Learning To Fly With Sarina Sundara Rajah
This week we're joined by Common Wealth Games gold medalist, Sarina Sundara Rajah. Sarina shares her journey from competitive gymnastics to running a rhythmic gymnastics club since 2004. She emphasizes the challenges young athletes, especially in gymnastics, face regarding body image and societal...
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Learning To Fly With Christine Amour-Levar
In this episode of our host Ulrika Brunnerdials in for a conversation with Christine Amour-Levar. The discussion revolves around the theme of embracing discomfort for personal and professional growth. Christine emphasizes the importance of curiosity, rating it beyond the scale, and narrates her...
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Learning To Fly With Andrei Hedstrom
Join us for an insightful episode as CEO of SweetRush, Andrei Hedstrom, discusses the intricate connections between learning and development in the corporate landscape. Explore the future of leadership, the influence of neuroscience on employee performance, and the thrilling possibilities that...
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Learning To Fly With Danny Ginsberg
In the latest 'Learning to Fly' episode, Danny, an expert in leadership development, delves into the intricate fabric of workplace culture. Part 1 sets the stage by emphasizing the impact of organizational history and effective leadership. Tune in as Danny shares personal experiences and explores...
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Learning To Fly With Mark Lewis
In this episode, Mark Lewis, Head of People and Culture at Connectics, delves into the core of organizational growth. He discusses the vital link between people, capability, and the success of businesses. From navigating leadership challenges to fostering a culture of continuous learning, Mark...
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Learning To Fly With Damien Woods
In this episode, Damien Woods, the Chapter Lead of Learning and Growing at 7-Eleven, discusses the development of a learning culture in an Agile business environment. Damien emphasizes the importance of building habits and rituals, such as regular retrospectives and reflective practices, to…
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Learning To Fly With Chris Maika
In a special Learning to Fly episode we welcome Chris Maika, CEO of Māori eLearning and capability consultancy, Ruku ki te ako. As a follow on from our most recent Inspire Connect events, Chris shares insights into embedding Te Ao Māori in organisations, emphasizing the importance of leadership...
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Learning To Fly With Digby Scott
Join your host (and our New Zealand CEO), Aidan Stoate, as he has a kōrero with the agent of change, Digby Scott. Digby's superpower is bringing people together to create high-trust, deep-learning environments. He geeks out on making the complex simple (but not simplistic). His perspectives on...
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Decolonising Ohu Inspire: A kōrero with Kaiwhakatere, Gemma Sides
We dialled in for a kōrero with Gemma Sides, the Kaiwhakatere for Inspire Group. We discussed 'Decolonising Ohu Inspire' which is an internal initiative—now in it's third year at Inspire Group—which is focused on helping the organisation become better Treaty partners, and develop better, more...
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Ep:44 Lessons learnt from 20 years in the L&D Industry with Dan Tohill
Time flies! Inspire Group is 20 years young! Aidan Stoate interviews Dan Tohill on all the challenges, changes and lessons learnt in the L&D industry over the last 20 years. Inspire started with an idea, to bring to the market a new approach to organisational learning with the belief that –…
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Ep:43 How do we ensure our learning is culturally appropriate with Fran Hoover
In this episode Dan Tohill talks to Fran Hoover who shares some of her experiences while working for many years in the public and community sectors and the importance of ensuring learning is culturally appropriate. Connect with Fran Hoover: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran-hoover-15ab225b/ About...
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Ep:42 Leadership, Culture, Values & Trust with Michaela Boye
Ulrika Brunner interviews Michaela Boye - Managing Director from Scania Group Taiwan, and they discuss how leadership is democratising globally and the importance of having open discussions to nurture your company culture through developing trust and ensuring employees align with core values…
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Ep:41Compassionate leadership to create behaviour change with James Hudson
Ulrika Brunner interviews James Hudson from Drive Development Solutions and L&D Mastermind and they discuss leadership and L&D challenges at this time and how to lead with genuine compassion and understanding to help people adapt to change and this new digital world of virtual working. They also...
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Ep:40 Capability development for a diverse workforce using personas with Peter Keegan
Dan Tohill interviews Peter Keegan. At the time of recording Peter was the Capability Development Manager for the Department of Conservation. Peter shares some of the work he's done around personas for the learning and development of DOCs diverse workforce. Connect with Peter Keegan:...
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Ep:39 Building your team culture online with Nat Gunn
In this episode Nat Gunn chats to Dan Tohill and provides practical tips on building your team culture online. Nat, co-owner of Epic Learning, is a Learning and Development Specialist with a lot of experience both working and learning online. She leads a remote team, spread across Australasia.…
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Ep:38 The Remote Learning Revolution with Kimble Vowless
Kimble Vowless shares his thoughts with Dan Tohill on the incredibly unique year that was 2020, how he managed working 80 hour weeks urgently training people in the health sector, his tips on virtual working and the 'remote learning revolution'. Connect with Kimble Vowless:...
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Ep:37 How to lead effectively through building trust in a virtual world with Andrew Curtis
Aidan Stoate interviews Andrew Curtis, one of our trusted associates here at Inspire Group. Andrew Curtis is captivated by finding the answer to one question, How do you really help someone?'. This search began in his teens as he tried to find ways to help friends and family members with mental...
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Ep:36 UX and UI in Learning Design with Todd Hammington
In this episode Dan Tohill interviews Todd Hammington a Visual Designer, Illustrator, UX and UI expert and product owner of Chameleon Creator an online learning authoring tool. Listen to Todd explain how UX and UI principles can be used in a learning design context to enhance learning outcomes....
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Ep:35 Career Coaching Conversations and Networking with Alyson Garrido
Aidan Stoate interviews Alyson Garrido, one of our trusted associates here at Inspire Group. Alyson is an established Career Coach with a number of years’ experience in helping her clients to identify the right career path, hone their leadership strategies and present themselves in the best...
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Ep:34 Learning and Development Contracting Trends in New Zealand Post COVID-19
Trends in L&D contracting Are you thinking about becoming an L&D Contractor and want tips on how to go freelance? Are you looking for L&D talent and want insights on how to get the right person in this perceived ‘candidate rich’ market? Want to know how recent events have impacted the L&D...
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Ep:33 The future of learning and development with David James
In this episode Dan Tohill interviews David James the Chief Learning Officer at Looop and Podcast Host of The Learning & Development Podcast. David James discusses the challenges in learning and development and how we're in for a tough time as a result of the pandemic as we're set to make up for...
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Ep:32 Leading with optimism and gratitude with Syukri Sudari
Being the Chief People Officer of AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad, Syukri Sudari has, like many of us, needed to adapt in work and life in recent months. But that is only half the story. In a wide ranging and very open conversation with our Inspire Group Asia CEO James McCulloch, Syukri shares...
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Ep:31 Leading with empathy and relevance with Nurini Kassim
As the recent CEO of Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency, Nurini Kassim has some great thoughts to share with our Inspire Group Asia CEO James McCulloch on leading in a changing world and industry- and how the blend of clear direction, empathy and also a higher calling of ‘service’ is…
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Ep:30 HR Leadership in a shifting world with Grace Chan
As the Senior General Manager for HR across the vast and diverse Malaysian conglomerate, Berjaya Corporation Berhad, Grace Chan has some great views to share on how HR can enhance its relevance at this time of great change. Grace also has a fantastic energy and a brilliant passion for caring for...
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Rage Against the Machine #3 Matt Ash
Matt Ash is the Director of Learning Performance at Media Zoo. He's also the man with no name gunslinger who is here to clean up the town armed with with some badass tattoos and a gun called truth. I'm rambling but you get what I mean. We need more Matt Ash's in the industry shining a light on…
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Ep:29 How we adapt, and what we learn with Dr Amina Kayani
Joining Touch n Go, one of the most prominent payment technology enterprises in Malaysia, in early 2020 as Head of Learning and Development has certainly been interesting timing for Dr Amina Kayani. Having met in KL in January, our Inspire Group Asia CEO James McCulloch catches up with Dr Amina…
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Ep:28 Wellbeing, resilience and being kind with Jennifer Young
Jennifer Young is a recovering-admitted-lawyer-turned-Workplace-Wellbeing-Consultant, Resilience Coach, Facilitator and Writer. She has worked in public sector leadership development, corporate instructional design, start-up growth and with youth/young adults, with a focus on emotional wellbeing,...
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Ep:27 Disruption, adaptation and communication with Varian Ignatius
Given the events of 2020 so far, it's good to check in with someone who lives and breathes corporate communications, and has a great overview of one of the largest economic sectors in Malaysia. But Varian Ignatius also has an incredible curiosity, energy and a clarity that can help us focus on…
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Ep:26 How to enhance workplace culture in challenging times with Joachim Ooi
If you follow Photobook Worldwide on LinkedIn (and we highly recommend you do) you will have seen some great posts and initiatives designed to enhance workplace culture and wellbeing during the Covid lockdown - and they worked! To find out more, our Inspire Group Asia CEO, James McCulloch caught…
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Rage Against the Machine #2 Lori Niles-Hofmann
Lets keep the fires burning people! Lori Niles-Hofmann is a dead-set legend in the learning world. A Senior Learning EdTech Transformation Strategist, Lori is one of the many voices that is calling out the poor practice (and getting blocked for doing so) while at the same time sharing her…
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Ep:25 The changing nature of HR leadership with Lim Chee Gay
As Executive VP for Human Resouces for TDCX, one of the biggest business process outsource partners in Asia, Lim Chee Gay is a busy man in ‘normal’ times, let alone this turbulent, challenging 2020. But he is also someone who, through careful discipline and time management, makes time for…
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Episode #11 Michelle Power
Michelle Power is GM Capability and is power and positivity personified. If we could bottle and sell Michelle's mindset and way of working then the world would be a better place. We unpack some of where this all comes from and how its informed the type of leader she is today. Enjoy!
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Ep:24 Leadership lessons from an essential service supermarket owner during lockdown with Liza Bennett
Liza Bennett has worked in the FMCG arena for her entire career. She has used the last 25 years to learn the ins and outs of the supply industry and now she has courageously (with her husband Tony) bought her first Four Square store in Riverview, Wanganui. With an extensive background and career,...
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Rage Against the Machine #1
Special Edition of Learning to Fly – I’m joined by the one and only Matt Smith as we rage against the machine. The machine can be content (which isn’t learning), poor learning design, the state of the learning industry, thought leadership, you name it – its time to rage against what’s broke. Plus...
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Ep:23 Mindset and leadership with Nic Veltman
Inspire Group CEO Dan Tohill interviews Inspire Group Leadership Development Manager Nic Veltman on the topic of mindset and leadership and why it's so important. "Everybody talks about growth mindset and how you can only achieve outcomes, goals and aspirations if you have a growth mindset. I...
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Ep:22 Virtual working, learning, and shifting human consciousness with Andrei Hedstrom CEO & Co-Founder of Sweetrush
In this fascinating conversation Dan Tohill interviews Andrei Hedstrom, CEO & Co-Founder of Sweetrush, an award-winning and industry leading learning company that operates globally and has been operating virtually for over 10 years. They cover Andrei's history in the industry and the story of how...
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Ep:21 Lead self, lead others! with Wan Zainal Chief Regional Officer at edotco Group
Wan Zainal is a busy guy: MD of edotco Group Malaysia and CRO for SE Asia, plus Chair of Onsite Utility Services. But equally dedicated to creating the discipline and routines to ensure he has also time and energy to make music, create a recording space and knock off a few extreme sport…
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Ep:20 Do what you can't with Fong Tuan Chen - HR Director for Samsung Malaysia
As the HR Director for Samsung Malaysia, and proudly wearing his Samsung #dowhatyoucant t shirt, you’d expect Fong Tuan Chen to have a few views on 2020 so far, where things are heading, and what this means for HR leaders. And he certainly did! In a wide ranging chat with our Inspire Group Asia...
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Episode #9 Jenny Mowat
Jenny Mowat is the GM Capability at Tabcorp. She always has a genuine focus on the needs of her people and has some real insights into where the capability gaps will be in her organisation going forward, as we move through these transitional times. And she would've been a superb teacher had she...
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Ep:19 Moving quickly to adapt in times of extreme change with Bala Pomaleh, IPG Mediabrands Malaysia CEO
How does a company like IPG Mediabrands Malaysia adapt in just 24 hours to the immediate requirements of a lockdown, whilst still enhancing team and client working- and all with kindness, empathy and compassion. IPG Mediabrands Malaysia CEO Bala Pomaleh shares a few insights and reflections from...
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Ep:18 How can we best help our teams in challenging times with Broch Cleminson
Our Inspire Group Asia CEO James McCulloch catches up with PTHR Chief People Officer Broch Cleminson. Broch, having recently returned to Australia from working in the UK as part of the global cultural advisory work at PTHR, had some great things to share on how we can best look after our teams…
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Ep17: Maintain your purpose through times of crisis with Lisa King from Eat My Lunch
Aidan Stoate interviews Lisa King the Founder of Eat My Lunch about how they managed to adapt and lead their teams during the COVID-19 lockdown. In this episode they cover how: imposed change helped with innovation. they inspired and lead their people by leading through example. quick decision...
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Episode #8 Sarah Appleby
Sarah Appleby is the Learning Experience Manager at Squiz and one hell of a good human and learning designer/thinker. Its always great to catch up with her and get her thoughts on where we're at and where we are going. And this chat is no different.
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Ep:16 10 Behaviours for Challenging Times with Dr David Keane
In this episode Dr David Keane shares with us valuable insights on success and leadership behaviours based on his cumulative years of experience and his book The Art of Deliberate Success: The 10 Behaviours of Successful People. He also shares his definition of success and provides some really...
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Episode #7 Bill Adamson
Bill Adamson is an Osteopath that is widely experienced in Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and the Neuroscience of pain. He lectures at RMIT, clinically educates 5th year Osteo students at VU, Presidents at Osteopathy Australia and, contrary to his glass eyed aesthetic, captain/coaches a community...
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Ep:15 Assessment and Evaluation with Stu Neighbour and Dan Tohill
Assessment and Evaluation Stu and Dan share their perspectives on learning design around assessment and evaluation. "It's the one and done, it's the tick-box style of learning that is a missed opportunity. We really need to move an organisation along to becoming a learning organisation as opposed...
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Ep:14 Communication, Trust and Diversity with Louise Duncan from TetraMap
Louise Duncan, Managing Director of TetraMap International, shares how the system helps people to communicate, build trust, collaborate and get through life’s challenges. With the current Covid-19 situation, the TetraMap framework (Firm, Clear, Calm and Bright) can be very effective in ensuring...
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Episode #6 Robine Stephenson
Robine Stephenson is the founder of Ahoyhoy which she's about to launch in the midst of a global pandemic. That takes guts right? As well as my partner in crime and life, Beanie is the smartest person I know and there's a lot above and below the line that goes into starting a company that is...
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Ep:13 Learning in Lockdown and Guitar Musings with Dan Tohill and Stu Neighbour
Stu Neighbour and Dan Tohill riff on what they've been learning in lockdown, and in particular what makes 'good learning'. They discuss some exemplar role models of teaching in their lives and how they've applied these ideas to their guitar practice and pursuit of continuous learning and...
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At Inspire Group our mission is to create better learning experiences that change lives. We understand our friends and clients that work in the world of L&D, OD, Learning Design and Leadership Development are often so focussed on the learning of others, that they can lose sight their own learning and development. So we started this podcast as a resource to provide information and inspiration in our own community.
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