ATD Accidental Trainer

Greg Harmeyer is the co-founder and CEO of TiER 1 Performance and the author of Impact with Love: Building Business for a Better World. On the podcast, Greg offers insight on how to shift an organization toward a modernized operating model, with the goal of intentionally creating a healthier work environment.   Greg details how clarity, consistency, and trust are essential to this process, the benefits of leaving traditional systems behind, and tips for instilling agility into a company’s workforce. The discussion also covers the six elements of a fulfilling role, the five pillars of a dynamically distributed authority organization, and the four levels of a hospitality minded culture.  Resources: Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregharmeyer/  Impact with Love: Building Business for a Better World:  https://tier1performance.com/impact-with-love/  Points of Impact Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/points-of-impact-7099343384342908929/   TiER1 Performance: https://tier1performance.com/  Greg’s ATD Blog Post- "How Are You Really Doing? Using Self-Reflection to Achieve Fuller Engagement, Performance, and Impact": https://www.td.org/atd-blog/how-are-you-really-doing-using-self-reflection-to-achieve-fuller-engagement-performance-and-impact   

Holly Burkett is the principal consultant of HB Consulting and Evaluation Works, a performance consultancy in Northern California, and the author of Learning for the Long Run. She joins the podcast to discuss change fatigue, where it comes from, and how TD professionals can help organizations overcome common change fatigue challenges.   Holly reframes change management as energy management and offers suggestions to embed wellness into organizational culture. Her 4-R framework will alter how L&D tackles change fatigue, and how leaders view capacity and capability within their employees.   Resources:  Holly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-burkett-phd-sphr-2672062/   HB Consulting and Evaluation Works: https://hollyburkett.com/   Holly’s TD article: https://www.td.org/magazines/td-magazine/combating-change-fatigue   Holly’s Book, Learning for the Long Run: https://www.td.org/books/learning-for-the-long-run   More from Holly at ATD: https://www.td.org/user/about/HollyBurkett-000002   Holly’s Change Management chapter in ATD's Organization Development Handbook: https://www.td.org/book/atds-organization-development-handbook  

Karl Kapp, well-published author and professor, shares L&D trends for the year and his method for finding the latest fads. He discusses the future of AI in instructional design, the value of soft skills for leaders, the potential of the four-day work week, and the importance of staying updated with technology in the field. Connect with Karl on LinkedIn and YouTube for more insights.

Katrina Kennedy is a talented master trainer who’s been leading train-the-trainer for over 27 years. She joins the podcast to reveal how she puts evidence-based learning strategies into practice in her training programs. Katrina passionately shares practical examples and tools you can use to facilitate retrieval practice and reflection for your learners. Katrina also discusses the value of spaced retrieval, and how to strategically incorporate feedback into your learners’ practice. Check out the episode for tips, tricks, and resources that will make implementing active learning strategies easier in both in-person and virtual training. Resources: Katrina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinakennedytraining Katrina at TK: https://atdtk24.eventscribe.net/speakers.asp?pfp=Browse%20by%20Speaker Katrina’s website: https://katrinakennedy.com/ Katrina’s ATD content profile: https://www.td.org/user/content/KatrinaKennedy Katrina on ATD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ATD_Official/search?query=katrina%20kennedy Tools mentioned in the conversation: Kahoot: https://kahoot.com/ Mural: https://www.mural.co/ Miro: https://miro.com/ Google Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/create Scrumblr: http://scrumblr.ca/

Impassioned speaker and author of Leading Imperfectly, James Robilotta, shares how tapping into the power of curiosity can transform communities. James breaks down his framework for cultivating curiosity and reveals how starting with better questions will lead you to more authentic connection and loyalty at work and in your personal life. Tune in for more advice on disrupting your patterns with others, resetting difficult relationships, and a phrase that may be better than any active listening question. Resources:  James’ Website: https://jamestrobo.com/ James’ Book, Leading Imperfectly: https://jamestrobo.com/book   James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrobilotta/   James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamestrobo/?hl=en   James on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamestrobo   James on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesTRobo   James on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesTRobo/  

Lauren Weinstein, co-author of The Empowered Job Search and the Career Discovery & Enablement Lead at Microsoft, is on the podcast this week to discuss the complexities of job changes and career development. Sharing her personal story of being laid off, Lauren offers advice for those transitioning between roles, companies, and industry fields.  A job change, whether intentional or unplanned, can be an emotional experience. In the conversation, Lauren covers separating work from identity, reflecting on both the positives and negatives of career shifts, and empowering others as they go through a transitionary time.  Lauren also breaks down how L&D professionals can balance leading others through career development while going through it themselves. Listen for more on her ongoing research on the topic, career coaching tips, and job search coping recommendations.    Resources:  Lauren Weinstein on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenbweinstein   The Empowered Job Search: https://www.laurenbweinstein.com/theempoweredjobsearch 

Evidence-informed learning designer and educational technology specialist, Nidhi Sachdeva, breaks down the dangers of conflating neurodivergence and learning styles. Discussing Dual Coding Theory, Cognitive Theory, and Information Processing Theory, Nidhi explains the science behind how people learn and what trainers often get wrong.   While discussing the myth of learning styles, Nidhi shares her advice for using kindness to correct misinformation, the importance of nuance to understand learning abilities, and the origin of common learning misconceptions. She also offers tips for creating a multi-tiered system of support for diverse learners.  The conversation touches on Nidhi’s accidental path to learning sciences, her current research projects, and what the future holds for the field. Listen to our episode for more on how trainers can accommodate diverse learners by applying the science of learning.    Resources:  Nidhi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-sachdeva-toronto/   Nidhi's Science of Learning Substack: https://scienceoflearning.substack.com/   Conference: researchED Canada - The Science of Learning - Toronto May 3-4, 2024 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/researched-canada-the-science-of-learning-toronto-may-3-4-2024-tickets-765640259627  

Julie Dirksen is a learning strategist and author of the recently released book, Talk to the Elephant. She joins the podcast to chat about designing learning for behavior change. We discuss several topics from her book, including the COM-B behavior model, and how to map it to your behavior change interventions. Julie reveals the biggest barriers to behavior change– like motivation, competing priorities, and feedback– and what you can do about them. The examples Julie shares from different organizations’ behavior change initiatives demonstrate how these strategies can be applied across various domains and industries.   Resources: Julie Dirksen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliedirksen Talk to the Elephant: https://usablelearning.com/elephant/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/designforhowpeoplelearn

Danielle Wallace, Chief Learning Strategist of Beyond the Sky, joins the podcast to share her passion for learner personas in L&D. Listen to her explanation of what learner personas are, the “do’s and dont's” of building learner personas, and the ways you can use personas in training.  Meet some of Danielle’s favorite learner personas as she discusses how you can build personas through holistic data collection, and what to do if data is not made available. She also goes into the common mistakes of building learner personas that trainers will want to avoid.   Our episode with Danielle will touch on accessibility, what goes into a good learner persona, and the best use cases. Danielle’s expertise will leave you eager and prepared to include learner personas in your next training course.    Resources:   Danielle on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/daniellewallace  Beyond the Sky website: https://www.beyondthesky.ca/  You in 2042 Podcast: https://www.beyondthesky.ca/podcast/ 

Belo Miguel Cipriani, digital inclusion strategist and founder of Oleb Media, joins the podcast to help us rethink accessibility. Learn how to overcome the intimidation factor of accessibility and engage in active digital inclusivity with Belo’s empowering recommendations.     Belo shares his personal experience living with a disability and addresses the overwhelming learning curve of accessibility standards and guidelines. He offers actionable strategies and powerful questions to integrate into the procurement of new tools, content creation, and the evaluation of your content’s accessibility.   The conversation also considers how organizations can maintain an inclusive workplace while respecting employees’ privacy. Belo’s insight for teams working in virtual environments gives confidence that anyone can get started with digital inclusion today.       Belo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belo-miguel-cipriani/   Oleb Media: https://www.olebmedia.com/oleb-media-services/ Oleb Media on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oleb-media/  Oleb Books: https://olebbooks.com/   Belo at ATD Intensive: https://atdintensive.td.org/agenda