L&D Disrupt

When it comes to employee wellbeing and mental health, Megan Kille is pretty much our dream guest! Megan is the VP of People & Talent at Unmind, who are on a mission to transform mental health at work through the power of science and AI. And she shared insights from both perspectives: how the companies who use Unmind approach wellbeing, and how she’s facilitating that internally within the company. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro to Megan 3:18 The current state of wellbeing 8:52 Unmind’s approach and product 12:24 Being data-led and context-driven 20:33 Accidental bosses 26:06 The signs that people aren’t at their best 30:42 What Unmind are doing internally How to connect: Find Megan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-kille-22403632/ Learn more about Unmind: https://unmind.com/ Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0 Useful resources: Wellbeing Strategy Masterclass: https://unmind.com/handbooks/wellbeing-strategy-masterclass Leadership Skills Gap: https://unmind.com/handbooks/closing-the-leadership-skills-gap

Liggy Webb's Empowering Minds series takes you through five approaches your mind needs to stay strong and well-prepared for future challenges. We go through all five and how you can build them in this episode! Get ready to become more resilient, curious, flexible, creative and kind - as a person, but also in your teams. Timestamps 0:00 Intro to Liggy Webb and the Mind Fit series. 5:55 Building the resilient mind. 12:50 Curiosity and how to improve it. 17:47 Don’t confirm your biases. 20:33 Becoming more flexible. 25:22 Reflecting on and auditing what you do. 27:37 Building a creative mind. 38:27 The power of kindness. How to connect Find Liggy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liggyw/ Visit Liggy’s website: https://www.liggywebb.com/ Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0

Sustainability isn’t driven through volunteering days, one-size approaches, and top-down mandates!But by bringing social impact into people’s day-to-day roles, giving people the right skills, and empowering them from the bottom-up. Liv Sibony joins us to explain how we shift from the former to the latter in this episode. Expect to learn how you zoom out to get more context, using that to make better decisions, how to imagine a more hopeful future, how to build a top-down and bottom-up approach, and more. Timestamps 0:00 Intro to Liv Sibony 2:13 Why employees want purpose and social impact 6:11 Are quick wins really the right idea? 13:58 The issue with volunteering days 22:53 3 practical ideas for HR and L&D 28:44 A bottom-up and top-down approach 34:17 The overlap between L&D and sustainability 37:42 Imagining a more hopeful future How to connect: Find Olivia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviasibony/ Find Impact Amplified on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-amplified/Visit Impact Amplified’s website: https://www.impactamplified.co.uk/ Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0 Get our new guide to skills-first L&D: https://try.gethownow.com/skills-first-learning

Natal Dank, author of 'Agile L&D' and 'Agile HR', shares insights on harnessing agile methodologies for impactful learning and development. She discusses how to deliver value early, embrace a product-led mindset, and adopt human-centered design that prioritizes user experiences. Natal emphasizes the significance of experimentation in this process and offers practical strategies for L&D professionals, highlighting essential skills such as digital savvy and the ability to tackle business challenges effectively.

Get the L&D playbook to Skills-Driven Growth here: https://try.gethownow.com/skills-first-learning In this webinar, we go through 2024's best skills data and give you tactics to solve the key problems it presents. Timestamps: 0:00 Why skill disruption is happening so hard and fast. 5.25 Why employees have lost faith in organisations (when it comes to skills). 13:12 The shift from promotions to skills. 21.19 Barriers to closing skills gaps. 30:08 Why skills initiatives don't make it to the impact stage.

How can organisations get out of their own way when it comes to wellbeing? And what can employees do to set good habits and strong boundaries? Ryan Hopkins, Author of 52 Weeks Of Wellbeing and Chief Impact Officer at JAAQ joins us to discuss it all. From why work-life balance is nonsense to working on your rest ethic, using the Definite Yes, and much more. Subscribe to our new L&D Newsletter here: gethownow.com/disrupt-with-hownow Timestamps 0:00 Intro to Ryan and the episode 2:09 Are companies hindering their own wellbeing initiatives? 9:56 Is work-life balance nonsense? 16:04 Setting boundaries and support managers. 21:06 You need to audit your meetings. 25:18 Dealing with being ‘always online’. 29:30 The Definitive Yes. 32:30 Work on your rest ethic. 45:21 High-leverage, cornerstone habits. How to connect Get your copy of 52 Weeks of Wellbeing: https://www.koganpage.com/general-business-interest/52-weeks-of-wellbeing-9781398613911 Follow Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhopkinsuk/ Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0

Hannah Shelton, a Global Engagement & Knowledge Lead at Dentsu, and Hannah Clark, the Marketing Director at MAAS Marketing, join Sam Streak to dive into garnering support for Learning and Development. They discuss practical applications in learning that promote engagement and behavior change. The trio emphasizes a problem-led approach to tailor initiatives for stakeholders, highlighting the shift of L&D from compliance to strategic partnership. They advocate for a marketing mindset in L&D, focusing on solving problems to better engage employees and enhance the learning experience.

A good understanding of your audience is the best platform for success. Whatever industry you’re in! But what does that look like in L&D? Anita Anthonj, Founder and CEO at Talaera, works with lots of L&D teams and joined us to share her best lessons on getting this right. With lessons on the difference between top-down and bottom-up initiatives, getting your message right, prioritising to deliver commercial impact and much more. How to connect: Learn more about HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv6x0  Learn more about Talaera: https://www.talaera.com/  Connect with Anita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitaanthonj/ Connect With Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:01 Why understanding your audience matters 6:29 Is this a bottom-up or top-down issue? 14:14 Commercial and business strategies 20:25 How can small teams prioritise? 26:52 Working with vendors and setting expectations 32:03 How does the audience want the message? 38:24 Common traits of teams that do well 42:15 Empathy for your audience

Discover how Duolingo's innovative metric, 'Time Spent Learning Well,' aims to enhance learning effectiveness. Dive into Gallup's findings on employee well-being and its link to effective organizational processes. Explore Netflix's latest culture memo, which prioritizes high performance over seniority and its impact on workplace dynamics. The conversation emphasizes the need for alignment between personal roles and organizational purpose, alongside transforming companies into skills-based entities to foster meaningful learning.

Live from Learning Technologies, Adam Slingsby shares his best advice, lessons and experiences from his first year in an L&D role. Expect to learn which transferable skills Adam used from his army career, the quick wins he found in joining a new L&D function, how he won people over, and much more. Learn more about HowNow: Learn more about HowNow: ⁠⁠https://hubs.la/Q02Cbv3r0⁠⁠ Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamslingsby/  Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/