The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast - The Top podcast for L&D Professionals Assessing Needs and Influencing Stakeholders with Tom Bowen
Andy welcomes Tom Bowen to this week’s Talent Development Hot Seat. Tom leads Learning and Development at Gem, a talent engagement platform. Tom has 15 years of experience in L&D and spent more than a decade abroad, mostly in Seoul, South Korea with shorter stints in India and Europe.
As the first L&D hire at his past five companies, Tom Bowen thrives on the zero-to-one phase of building an L&D strategy and its platforms. When he isn’t building programs, Tom can be found spending his time exploring California with his partner, three young kids, and a sheepadoodle.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Tom Bowen’s experience in the L&D world, some trends he’s noticed in L&D during his career, and what younger generations want from their employers.
- His approach to starting a new L&D role at a company and why that requires a business needs analysis.
- Why sales enablement is important even for those who work in L&D and how to assess what’s important for the needs of the business and what isn’t.
- What you can do to understand the business and gain influence within the company.
- How you can convince people within an organization to take time for learning and development and impact the company.
- Why Tom loves design thinking and how he’s used it in his work.
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