In L&D...

“I sort of had this revelation that pushing aside our own learning isn't helping us. And it's also not helping the people that we're trying to help as well.”In this episode of in L&D, we unpicked this challenge with Kylie Sturday, Senior Training & Exercise Coordinator at Transport for NSW and Co-Manager of Crackin’ LnD (Down Under) - Learning Community.There’s a cliche that L&D is often last to learn, but it’s true for a lot of professionals.Kylie shared how she’s added structure to prioritise her own development, how she’s building development opportunities into her existing work, how she uses AI to stay accountable, the power of community, and a lot more.

We’re often told that L&D needs to rebrand to get a seat at the table, but it’s not as simple as that…L&D builds credibility and trust by connecting what it does to business outcomes. And there are challenges that come with this too, as Sarah Wood explains on this episode of In L&D. You have to be pragmatic about how much influence you have, your access to key data, when you’re brought into projects. Working within those constraints, rather than following the pie in the sky thinking of rebranding, might help you do your best work!As Sarah puts it: “Constraints aren't bad. You can do a lot within them."

Learning doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens in relationships.That’s the belief Amie Boylan brought to the very first episode of In L&D…Amie is currently Alzheimer's Society’s Income & Engagement Academy Lead and has loads of experience in coaching and development. She’s also the Co-Founder of You're Invited, delivering joyful and creative experiences that help people play, learn, and connectIn our conversation, we explored how Amie gave people a platform to share expertise, how she built advocates for the Manager Academy, why you have to think about what’s in it for the other person, owning mistakes, being authentic and loads more.You can connect with Amie on LinkedIn and follow the You’re Invited page here.

In L&D is the podcast with people in Learning & Development, for people in Learning & Development — no talking heads or industry experts, just people working in L&D.Each episode starts with guests completing one sentence: “In L&D…” — and unpacks the real challenges, beliefs, and lessons behind it.In L&D is brought to you by inrehearsal, the human-first content library. Visit inrehearsal.com to try it for free.