Heather R. Younger, author of The Art of Caring Leadership and CEO of Employee Fanatix, discusses the power of caring leadership in this episode. Heather talks about how to create safe spaces and how leaders need to incorporate the whole person when managing their employees. Being a leader is an influencer. a mentor and a teacher. Listen to Heather explain the difference between empathy and compassion and much more in this deep dive into heart-winning leadership development. Resources The Art of Caring Leadership, Heather's book Leadership with Heart, Heather's podcast Employee Fanatix Heather R. Younger on LinkedIn

TorranceLearning CEO Megan Torrance and Racial Equity Product Development Manager Jessica Jackson join us for this episode of the Accidental Trainer to discuss how companies and trainers can be more mindful of their diversity and inclusion practices. We talk about starting a conversation around DEI and psychological safety at work, how to be mindful when picking graphics for learning materials, what social equity means and much more.  Resources TorranceLearning Racial equity Tokenism Gaslighting ATD TechKnowledge

Remote-work leaders and experts Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel join the podcast to discuss their new book, The Long Distance Teammate. The co-authors talk about the importance of honest and proactive communication, the 3-P model in their book, mindsets, Spiderman and more.  Resources The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere, by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel Remote Leadership Institute Wayne Turmel on LinkedIn Eikenberry and Turmel will be speaking at ATD 2021 Kevin Eikenberry on LinkedIn Spiderman saying

Many of us have moved to a hybrid or fully remote office environment, but continue to struggle with keeping our in-person company culture. Neha Lagoo Ratnakar has incredibly beneficial insights on virtual onboarding, workplace flexibility, and engaging a remote workforce in this episode of The Accidental Trainer.    Resources Neha Lagoo Ratnakar's LinkedIn page Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Diwali Khojees

Author, speaker and consultant Julie Winkle Giulioni joins The Accidental Trainer to discuss how career development is shifting in this ever changing world. She discusses career switching during COVID,  career growth without that necessarily meaning a typical promotion, and the misconceptions around one-and-done goal setting.   Resources Julie's website Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go Julie's Twitter page Julie Winkle Giulioni's ATD author page

ATD Content Managers Eliza Blanchard, Ryan Changcoco, and Alexandria Clapp join me to discuss trends in instructional design, training delivery, diversity and inclusion, management development, government workforce, and of course learning technologies. I also touch on talent management, organizational as well as professional development. We chat about our upcoming events, including ATD OrgDev happening in just 10 days!   Resources ATD OrgDev ATD Government Workforce ATD DEI Podcast ATD-Yale Management Excellence certificate ATD TechKnowledge

VP of Consulting and public speaker Amy P. Kelly joins The Accidental Trainer to discuss when to adjust and customize human performance improvement (HPI) strategies. She dives deep into the benefits and warnings around assessments that HPI professionals use as well as how to shift and peel back the layers of HPI. Catch Amy speaking at ATD OrgDev.   Resources Amy P. Kelly's website ATD's HPI Model Jon Gordon website ATD's Improving Human Performance Certificate class

SVP of Technology and Product at Instructure Peter Brussard joins the Accidental Trainer to discuss how to save your company culture during this trying time. We also dive into saving your talent development budget, how employee development intersects with company culture and applying lean-agile methodology toward that culture.   Resources Peter Brussard on LinkedIn Instructure's website ATD TK Slack collaboration tool Six Sigma Lean-Agile Methodology Airline no change fees, The Points Guy

In this episode, author and virtual classroom expert Kassy LaBorie discusses the trouble with being both the trainer and producer during virtual training sessions. We also touch on how to set up your online training space and cover everything from Kassy's new book, "Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars," to RuPaul and knuckleballs.  Resources "Producing Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars: Master the Technology to Engage Participants," Kassy's new book Kassy LaBorie Consulting, LLC  Kassy's LinkedIn Page Other books by Kassy RuPaul's Official Site  Knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro

Lead HR Jetpacker and business founder Christina A. Danforth joins us to discuss how she started a profitable e-learning business. Christina also gives out tips on what advice to take when starting out, how to make your e-learning more effective and what she's learned through this pandemic.    Resources HR Jetpack Christina's LinkedIn page