The Strategic L&D Podcast
by Acorn
Join us as we venture through what key learning and development opinion leaders are doing today to ensure they are delivering a strategically impactful L&D function. We cover everything from aligning learning strategy to business strategy, what learning strategies best remedy identified organisation under-performance, how to execute on leading practices in L&D strategy and how to ensure L&D is seen as a strategic partner to the business.
Episodes
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Strategic L&D – Aims, goals and the best way to get there
In this episode, we welcome Michelle Parry-Slater – L&D Director for Kairos Modern Learning and author of ‘The Learning and Development Handbook’. Michelle and Blake discuss building a productive learning culture, how to play into an engaged audience before intervention, and the power of trust…
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Using facts, evidence and data to demonstrate the impact of learning with the L&D Detective
Today we welcome Kevin M Yates, the L&D Detective who solves measurement mysteries. Kevin and Blake discuss overcoming the perception issue of L&D, transitioning L&D from being reactive to proactive, getting optimal impact by mixing human performance and business performance metrics, and how it’s...
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Ask for a $2M budget, end up with $4.5M when you align L&D with business needs
In this episode we welcome Guy W Wallace, a Performance Analyst and Instructional Architect for Enterprise Learning & Instructional Development. Guy and Blake discuss aligning L&D and business strategy by putting a governance board in place with the CEO, creating advisory councils with specific...
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Lessons from a law enforcement instructor turned L&D Strategist
In this episode we welcome Rick Jacobs, Principal Consultant at Jacobs, et al – a full service performance consultancy and training organisation. Rick and Blake discuss why you should look outside your business to find what a high-performing L&D department looks like (don’t silo yourself), Rick’s...
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Think of yourself as a business executive first, learning leader second
In this episode, we’re joined by Keith Meyerson – Director of Talent Management at POWDR. Keith and Blake discuss the need for stakeholder buy-in to deliver results in L&D, diagnosing L&D problems based on the symptoms stakeholders describe and how to use a needs analysis to move from being a...
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L&D innovation is truly two things: enthusiasm and experimentation
This week we’re joined by Rita Slogrove, Learning and Organisational Development Manager at Fletcher Building. Blake and Rita discuss defining how L&D deliver on business outcomes (both business improvement and people uplift), the power of piloting programs first, and how to give learners freedom...
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Don’t get lost in learning impact and forget the bigger business picture
This week’s guest in Marco Hönig, Global Capability Development Director at DSS+. Blake and Marco discuss how to evolve learning strategies during business change, why defining competencies and technical skills allows you to focus on impactful learning, and how defining capabilities and...
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Driving high-performance digital L&D – context over content
In this episode. Blake is joined by Josh Cardoz – an independent Digital Learning Strategist with over a decade’s experience helping organisations go digital the right way. Blake chats with Josh about why designing with a digital mindset enables you to scale your learning at speed, how you can...
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Why ‘living in the mess’ of L&D is actually a structured and effective approach
In this episode, Blake chats with Holly Cook, Founder and Director of North. North aims to develop courageous leaders, shape united teams, and secure impressive performance. Blake and Holly talk about what we need to do to fulfil our organisation purpose, the key to striking a balance between...
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Building performance in L&D – removing barriers versus building solutions
We're joined by Dan Gallagher, an experienced L&D professional. Blake talks with Dan about how mindset is key to aligning performance and strategy within L&D, how accountability helps improve learning impact by up to 70%, and why being called a ‘performance team’ better shows what you do. You can...
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How L&D deliver when the CEO delivers a capability-led business strategy
In this episode we welcome Julie Fitzgerald, Organisational Learning Manager at Z Energy New Zealand. Blake talks with Julie about how to work with business units to ensure their requests are aligned with business strategy, the best way to do bottom-up and top-down capability assessments, and why...
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L&D Strategy - why starting at the end pays off
Today we're joined by Matt Gjertsen, former instructor pilot for the US Air Force, former Head of Learning and Development at SpaceX and current Chief Learning Officer at Better Every Day Studios. Blake and Matt talk about flipping your learning management cycle to start with strategic impact…
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The detail in retail – breaking down transferable L&D strategies from Kathmandu
Joining us in this episode is Kelly Hopkins, People Manager of Capability and Development at Kathmandu. Blake and Kelly talk about utilising consultation to align business objectives with learning objectives, why you need to go out and listen to people leaders to build trust, and what to do when...
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How to link your Statement of Corporate Intent and L&D strategy
Melinda Varley, the Learning and Development Manager for JAS-ANZ, joins Blake Proberts to talk through the importance of team in delivering strategic L&D, linking L&D strategy to your company strategy, and the key stages of building a LMS business case (and why data matters). Learn more about...
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Avoiding L&D value debt and investing in strategically impactful initiatives
Ant Pugh, an industry leading Performance Consultant, joins Blake Proberts to talk about the importance of having the strategic impact conversation upfront, value debt in L&D (and how to avoid it), prioritising solutions, and thinking about the best way to solve the business problem rather than...
About this show
Join us as we venture through what key learning and development opinion leaders are doing today to ensure they are delivering a strategically impactful L&D function. We cover everything from aligning learning strategy to business strategy, what learning strategies best remedy identified organisation under-performance, how to execute on leading practices in L&D strategy and how to ensure L&D is seen as a strategic partner to the business.
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