Between hiring freezes and high-profile redundancies, L&D has another opportunity to steer businesses through difficult times… IF we can work out where to add value and how to navigate tricky conversations. This episode of L&D Disrupt Live helps you build the toolkit for success in this economic downturn. From working out which problems need solving to identifying missing skills, and building content that tackles challenges preventing success in this crisis, Ajay Jacob and Kevin Alster shared some true L&D wisdom! Running Order 0:00 Why the economic downturn is both a challenge and opportunity for L&D. 9:14 How can L&D work out where it’ll add value? 16:20 Prioritising your learning efforts and determining the right interventions. 25:07 L&D needs to be more considerate and careful right now. 35:17 Dealing with stakeholder push back on L&D’s value? 43:34 Audience question: Which metrics help L&D measure better? 54:12 Quick tips on creating human-centric learning content. How To Connect Find Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinalster/ Find Ajay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaytj/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

Pouring your heart into a learning initiative, only for it to go down like a lead balloon - there’s no pain like it. We've all been there. And it's probably because we're not solving the right problem! In L&D, we’re guilty of making assumptions. Taking action before diagnosing issues. And ending up disappointed when we're not having the impact we want. But solving business challenges and enabling people hinges on identifying the right problems and defining the right outcomes. People Collective’s Matt Bradburn joined us to discuss how we can nail that first part (and set ourselves up to smash the second). Running order 0:00 Introduction to Matt Bradburn 1:38 Why L&D solves the wrong and telltale signs it’s happening. 4:56 How do you work out the problems you need to solve? 8:00 Building a problem statement and communicating it with others. 16:33 Collecting data that empowers you to solve critical problems 22:17 Audience question: How do you get others on board? 28:14 How to have performance-based development conversations. 37:23 Audience question: Adding value when it matters. 44:22 Choosing the right L&D tool for the problem. 46:53 Defining the right problems makes L&D less transactional How to connect Find Matt and The People Collective on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-people-collective/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbradburn/ Their website: https://www.peoplecollective.io/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

​The demands on L&D teams seem to be higher than ever and always evolving! That's because they are... ​And more change is around the corner, so if you’re going to capitalise on that demand and help your organisation win, you’ll need to keep building skills, relationships and your L&D team. But it’s not as simple as listing out skills you need to learn, which is why we’ll be going beyond the L&D buzzwords to give you some truly actionable advice. ​From applying personal context to your role to redefining terms like curation for what they mean today, this will be an honest chat about the future of L&D skills. ​Ross Stevenson (Founder of Steal These Thoughts) and Lavinia Mehedințu (Founder of Offbeat) joined Nelson Sivalingam (HowNow CEO and Co-Founder) to pick this topic apart and answer your burning questions. Running Order 0:00 Intro to the show. 1:49 Where L&D is right now from a skills and future perspective. 9:02 How L&D can go beyond buzzwords and master context. 18:11 Curating content, people and career opportunities. 28:20 Audience question: Preparing to build future skills. 38:08 Audience question: L&D’s relationship with sales enablement. 45:38 Audience question: Internal vs external training. 53:09 How L&D can be better performance consultants. How to connect Find Lavinia on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniamehedintu/ Offbeat: https://offbeat.works/ Find Ross on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rstevensonuk/ Steal These Thoughts: https://stealthesethoughts.com/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

Wait, aren’t we already post-pandemic? Well, let us ask you a question: Are any of your temporary L&D measures still in place? Did you introduce something and never really figure out if it worked? Have you rebuilt training based on how you work today, not how you did things before or during the height of COVID? Well, you’re not alone! A lot of companies are in this position. The better questions are why and how can they get out of it? Paul Matthews, author and L&D expert, joined us live to discuss the answers and his free ebook: How To Reboot Training Post Pandemic. And if you've done these things already, we’ll be discussing the theory behind responding to drastic change and building learning to drive behaviours and outcomes, so it’s still a must-listen episode of L&D Disrupt Live. Running order 00:00 Intro to the show and Paul Matthews. 4:41 Why we needed to reboot L&D during the pandemic and beyond? 9:22 The need continuously question L&D’s purpose. 10:59 Why accepting change is crucial to responding effectively. 14:13 Using face-to-face training more intentionally and driving behaviour change. 25:50 Behavioural needs analyses and why L&D should stop ‘justifying its value’. 35:44 How L&D can course correct when it needs to change direction. 46:22 Audience Q&A and show wrap-up. How to connect: Download How To Reboot Training Post Pandemic: https://paul-matthews.com/how-to-reboot-training/ Learn more about Paul and his work: https://paul-matthews.com/ Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmatthews100/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsiv... Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hown... Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com

Watch or listen back to our launch party for Nelson’s upcoming book, Learning at Speed, featuring a live Q&A. With the world changing faster than ever, Learning at Speed provides frameworks and methodologies to drive development at the pace needed to improve business performance. This episode talks you through some of those, answers audience questions and explains why now is the time to switch up your L&D approach to something lean and agile. Running order and timestamps 0:00 Intro to the show and Nelson’s thoughts on writing a book. 5:12 Where L&D is going wrong and how you can fix it. 15:45 ​How to close your Learner Engagement Gap. 18:20 ​The Learning Canvas: Building an L&D strategy that solves the right problems. 27:47 ​Using The Learning Flywheel to deliver effective learner experiences. 36:26 ​Three proven methods for measuring the impact of L&D. 42:41 Audience Q&A. Get your copy of Learning at Speed: Get it directly from the publisher: https://www.koganpage.com/product/learning-at-speed-9781398603103 Order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Speed-Workforce-Business-Performance/dp/1398603120 Or pick it up from your nearest Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/fastest-learner-wins/nelson-sivalingam//9781398603103 How to connect: Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com

When your company’s growing fast, it’s tempting to take a short-term view on learning and development. Or put a pin in it until the dust settles. Don’t! You’ll be kicking up lots of extra dust because more growth is on the way! So what you do now matters more than you think, it’s your moment to build a learning and growth culture that scales with you. Culture is essentially the agreed rules for how we’re going to work together and get things done! How fast and effectively we can grow it will influence our success, but it also influences how effective our learning and development efforts are.  So, how can we build a functioning learning and growth culture? LifeLabs Learning's Robleh Kirce joined us to provide three practical techniques for building the right culture and processes in our first community workshop. How to connect Find Robleh and LifeLabs Learning on: Robleh’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirce/ LifeLabs’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lifelabslearning/  LifeLabs’ Website: https://lifelabslearning.com/  Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/ Running Order 0:00 Intro to Robleh Kirce, LifeLabs Learning and today’s workshop. 4:40 Why learning matters more than ever. 6:15 Learning plans and why they’re important. 10:40 An indivudal development plan (IDP) template. 14:00 Audience questions and tips on learning plans. 17:10 Feedback norms: creating actionable, clear feedback. 25:22 Learning extractions: Building in moments to pause and reflect. 31:20 Audience Q&A.

In this L&D Disrupt Live episode we’re joined by Kenny Temowo for a masterclass on the much overlooked and undervalued super skill: facilitation. Expect actionable insights and brilliant Q&A moments in this memorable session. 00:00 Intro 06:19 What do we mean by facilitation?  11:59 Laying down clear expectations  17:09 Practising your skills in every day moments  20:22 The core traits that make a great facilitator  30:36 Navigating respectful silences  32:30 How do you know if you’re doing a good job? 43:22 Avoiding death by powerpoint  54:17 If you do one thing - do this! How to connect Find Kenny on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennytemowo/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude  Find HowNow on:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/  Our Website: https://gethownow.com/ 

In a demanding environment where you’re scaling quickly and hiring fast, it can sometimes feel like everything needed to happen yesterday!  Where you originally needed to onboard 10 employees, you now need a programme that you can roll out for 100 or even 1000 people to support your growth.  This is where you need to figure out how to work smarter, not harder. In this episode of L&D Disrupt, we’re joined by Filip Lam, People Growth at Alan, to really unpick how we can leverage technology to save us time and drive performance. Running order: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Biggest challenges faced by high growth companies 03:14 Working out where L&D has the biggest impact 11:00 What modern L&D looks like 15:53 The role of tech in building new learning experiences 19:19 How far should you plan ahead? 21:00 Exciting new trends in the space! 23:43 Quickfire round How to connect: Find Filip on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filiplam/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

Would you bother delivering a learning experience to employees if you knew it would have absolutely no impact? I can bet your answer to that question is no! But how many of us in L&D are actually taking the time to ensure our initiatives will deliver impact before rolling them out? In this episode we’re joined by Emma Lloyd, Experience Director @ Create the Ripple, to cover the essential components you need to create impactful learning experiences that truly make a difference. Running order: 01:29 Why you should care about impactful learning! 06:58 Effectively understanding learning needs 10:14 Getting learners to ‘lean in’ 12:27 How you can create memorable experiences 17:01 How much time does it take to get it right? 19:27 Following up to drive more impact 22:56 Taking an iterative approach to get it right 25:20 Measuring the ROI of ‘human’ skills 28:48 What can you do to support the before and after of learning experiences? 33:19 Quickfire Round How to connect Find Emma on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmaclloyd/ Create The Ripple: https://www.linkedin.com/company/createtheripple/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/

A phrase you will often hear getting thrown around in the L&D space is ‘putting the learner first’, but you might wonder how many people proactively design a strategy to meet employees’ needs, rather than just the needs of the business… In this episode we’re joined by someone who is super passionate about designing experiences that are intentionally built with the learner in mind. Sarah Stevenson, Vice President, Learning and Employee Experience at Schlesinger Group, is on the show to chat about how Design Thinking has impacted her work for the better, and how you can use the principles to create some real change! Running order: 04:11 ADDIE vs. SAM 07:10 Applying Design Thinking to L&D 15:54 Getting to the MVP 20:26 Using feedback to improve your offering 24:05 Does L&D have a ‘data problem’? 26:43 You get what you measure! 27:50 Design Thinking - where do I start? 29:58 Quickfire round How to connect Find Sarah on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahkstevenson/ Find Nelson on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatNelsonDude Find HowNow on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hownowhq/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hownowteam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hownowhq/ Our Website: https://gethownow.com/