
L&D Disrupt
The world and the L&D space are changing faster than ever, but are you evolving with it?
L&D Disrupt brings you tactical advice, proven tactics and honest experiences from people in the industry, helping you drive more impact every day.
Every week, join Gary Stringer and Nelson Sivalingam for the podcast that's powered by HowNow, to empower every L&D professional.
Latest episodes

Jun 3, 2024 • 21min
Designing A Better World Of Work For Everyone | Toby Kheng | Live From LT
Live from Learning Technologies, Toby Kheng joined us for an honest conversation about the future of L&D and what an employee lifecycle should look like.
Expect to learn how to leverage internal influencers, what human-centered design really looks like, what we can learn from e-sports, and more.
Connect with Toby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobykheng/
Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com

May 31, 2024 • 13min
Enabling Managers To Drive Employee Development | Phill Yetzes | Live From LT
Live from Learning Technologies, Phill Yetzes talks us through how we can give managers and employees the tools and knowledge to own development.
Expect to learn how we get managers bought in, remove friction in their process, map talent effectively, and loads more.
Connect with Phill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillyetzes/
Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com

May 28, 2024 • 57min
How To Measure Learning’s Impact On Your Organisation With Ajay Pangarkar | L&D Disrupt | Episode 69
Impact means different things to different people in your business… and it’s a good thing!Because if we know the commercial goals, the team’s aim and individual aspirations, we can build learning that ticks those boxes.
And that’s how we drive impact! Ajay Pangarkar - author of Learning Metrics - explains how we approach this here.
Get your copy of Learning Metrics. Use Discount Code KOGANPAGE20 for 20% off.
https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/learning-metrics-9781398615366
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Ajay
2:50 How to build a commercial mindset
7:26 The problem with ROI in L&D
17:33 Impact for the individual
26:05 Retention and application of information
32:57 Behaviour and performance change
39:14 The Organisational Value Chain
49:36 Finding the data that shows impact
54:55 Ajay’s final thoughts
How to connect:
Find Ajay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaypangarkar/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/
Useful links:Rethinking Organizational Strategy: A value-focused approach to strategic planning
https://www.cpacanada.ca/-/media/site/operational/rg-research-guidance-and-support/docs/02362-rg-mag-rethinking-organizational-strategy-guideline-jan-2020.pdf
Balanced Scorecard Institute
https://balancedscorecard.org/bsc-basics-overview/
Customer Intimacy and Other Value Disciplines
https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/1704697/mod_resource/content/1/TreacyWiersema%20-%20Disciplinas%20de%20Valor.pdf

May 24, 2024 • 15min
Aligning CX & EX To Drive Learner Engagement | Suzi Archer | Live From LT
Live from Learning Technologies, Huler’s Suzi Archer joins us to discuss how we can drive learner engagement by aligning our customer and employer experiences.
Expect to learn how this can also drive performance, how we connect every role to the customer experience, why we should work backwards from the customer experience and more.
Connect with Suzi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzi-archer/
Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com

May 21, 2024 • 46min
The Current State Of The Talent Landscape (2024 Data) | L&D Disrupt | Episode 68
From economic pressures to the desire to build skills and ongoing battles to work from home, it’s an interesting time in the talent space.
So what can the latest data tell us about how employees view growth and what companies should be doing?
Randstad Risesmart’s Toby Crane joined us to talk through two interesting reports.Their 2024 Talent Trends Report and their recruitment industry trends from around the globe, in partnership with Workmonitor.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Toby Crane and Randstad Risesmart
2:34 Why skills and work-life balance are important
8:41 The economy and career progression
14:41 The WFH debate and employer brand
21.54 L&D is crucial to talent
29:42 Who is responsible for development?
35:10 The influence of our personal lives
40:30 Final data points from the reports
How to connect:
Find Toby on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycrane/
Learn more about Randstad Risesmart: https://www.randstadenterprise.com/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

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May 16, 2024 • 1h 3min
How Can We Solve The Skills Crisis? The L&D Drop-In (LIVE) | Episode 67
Listen to Joelle Tomkinson and Nelson Sivalingam share insights on aligning L&D efforts to business objectives and overcoming challenges in the skills crisis. Discover proven tactics for reskilling one billion people by 2030.

May 8, 2024 • 37min
L&D Playbook: Becoming A Skills-Based Organisation With ORC’s Kayshia Kruger | L&D Disrupt | Episode 66
More than 1 billion people need to be reskilled by 2030, so adopting a skills-first L&D approach is crucial (WEF).
With ORC leading the charge and building a skills framework that’s driving development, we asked if they’d be open to sharing the playbook.
Kayshia Kruger, Director of Organization Development, answered the call and shares her process with you in this episode.
Expect to learn why skills means starting small, who needs to be involved, the power of removing friction, and much more.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to the L&D playbook, Kayshia and ORC
3:18 How and why ORC became skills-based
10:51 Stakeholders and scaling it across the business
20:53 Grow Tracks
23:19 The 3 E Framework for ORC’s Learning Experiences
29:40 How it’s been received internally
How to connect
Learn more about ORC: orcolan.com
Learn more about Kayshia: www.kayshiakruger.com
Connect with Kayshia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayshiakruger/
See HowNow in action: gethownow.com

41 snips
May 1, 2024 • 55min
How To Turn Your Big L&D Challenges Into Wins | L&D Disrupt | Episode 65
Nelson Sival, CEO of HowNow, discusses tackling big L&D challenges like mapping skills with AI, engaging learners, and centralizing information. Topics include the Engagement Gap, AI for long-term impact, demonstrating impact, and tackling incomplete data.

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Apr 16, 2024 • 29min
How To Understand L&D’s Perception & Align To Your Business | L&D Disrupt | Episode 64
Struggling to shift L&D’s perception in the business? You’re not alone!
Thankfully, Danielle Dziurun is here to help - with a proven framework for understanding current perception, shifting it, and aligning to business goals.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have the confidence and skills to improve L&D perception and impact.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Danielle
2:06 Understanding L&D’s perception
7:04 Next steps based on your learnings
10:21 Connecting development to core values
14:58 How we align to commercial goals
20:02 Using data effectively in L&D
23:22 Removing friction for learners
Useful links
The First 90 days – Michael Watkins
The Ramblings of an L&D Professional – Helen Bailey
Learning Transfer Evaluation Model – Will Thalheimer
How to connect
Find Danielle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielledziurun/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

Apr 10, 2024 • 35min
Create Your Best Learning Experiences With This Foundation | L&D Disrupt | Episode 63
“We don't own their time or attention. So how can we genuinely get people engaged?”
This is Greg Arthur’s mindset around learning experiences, and he’s created a process that solves the issue.
In this episode, he joins us to talk through the first part - how we build a foundation by understanding problems, stakeholders, context and more.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro to Greg
2:41 The fundamentals for solving problems
9:04 Mapping stakeholders and problems
17:52 The metrics that matter to people and the business
22:47 Finding your sub problems
26:03 Advice for small L&D teams
31:49 Where you can find Greg
How to connect
Find Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-arthur-flpi-736b288/
Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/
Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com
Learn more about Two Circles: https://www.twocirclesstudio.com/