L&D Disrupt

“A trusted advisor is a strategic business partner embedded in the business. Who understands the business and is driving value for the organisation.” The question is, how do we become one? And unpick ourselves from the position of being an order taker? DR. Keith Keating, author of The Trusted Learning Advisor, explains all in this episode. We discuss why we end up in the order-taker lifecycle, why we should become trusted learning advisors and some of the key steps for getting us there, why willingness to learn and understand our audience are critical, overcoming resistance and much more. Timestamps 0:00 Who is Keith Keating? 3:12 The order-taker cycle 7:52 The value prop of a trusted advisor 16:50 The motivation for becoming one 23:47 The role of listening and role playing 27:54 Take ownership of problems and stop saying “not my job” 32:40 How to roleplay and practice conversations 37:09 Handling resistance  47:25 Keith’s final adviceHow to connect: Connect with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-keith-keating-1976963a/ Get your copy of The Trusted Learning Advisor: https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/the-trusted-learning-advisor-9781398612457 Sign up for the What The Fluff Bootcamp: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp

Sign up for What The Fluff today: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp Context is absolutely crucial to delivering L&D impact! From the self-awareness of our current capabilities to stakeholder expectations and the business’s commercial goals - it’s huge. But how often do we reflect on our current context and feed that into our strategy?  Probably not enough and in this episode, the brilliant Patrick Mullarkey talks us through these three key steps for turning this context into impact. 1. Reviewing our current position and conditions. 2. Understanding stakeholder perceptions and expectations. 3. Ways to act on that and drive L&D in the right direction. Timestamps: 0:00 Understanding your current context. 10:38 Speak to your stakeholders and learn where they are. 14:37 Questions L&D teams can ask about current strategy. 24:14 What do stakeholders and investors expect? 31:12 Do we overpromise and underdeliver? 34:11 Build a commercial understanding. 41:04 Scaling L&D based on context. 44:09 Q&A and final thoughts. How to connect: Sign up for What The Fluff: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp Connect with Patrick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mullarkeypj/Connect with Gary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Learn more about HowNow: gethownow.com

Sign up at: gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp Say hello to your six-step, self-paced course for a winning L&D strategy 👋 If you’re struggling to show impact, battling to get buy-in or exhausted by a lack of L&D engagement, you’ll love What The Fluff! Over four years, we've worked with innovative L&D teams, interviewed hundreds of industry experts, researched what learners really think, and even written the book on Learning at Speed. This bootcamp combines the best of that to break down your L&D strategy and rebuild it for impact. Get the skills, frameworks and proven tactics for L&D success completely free at gethownow.com/wtf-bootcamp

Experienced L&D professional, Paul Matthews, discusses the importance of problem discovery, stakeholder collaboration, effective behavior change, and the basics of successful L&D in 2024. Emphasizing the value of listening and understanding organizational impact, this insightful episode provides practical tips for building a strong L&D foundation.

​The buzz around AI for L&D has never been ​higher but the conversation is surface level and dominated by gimmicky ideas. Egle Vinauskaite takes us beyond that in this episode, diving into the challenges and practicalities of using AI for L&D. From the ethics to the context and the core principles you need to get it right. Running order 0:00 Intro the show 1:12 Meet Egle 5:28 Why is organisational context so crucial? 12:03 Lessons from speaking to business leaders. 16:35 Why motivation and environment are key 23:11 Privacy, bias and the ethics of AI in L&D 31:46 Does more information mean better decision making? 35:11 How is AI currently perceived in your business? 39:23 Audience Q&A How to connect Find Egle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinauskaite/  Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Get 37 Lessons For A Winning L&D Strategy: https://www.gethownow.com/disrupt

Matt Laybourn, Founder of Rockee, discusses the basics of capturing useful content feedback, emphasizing trust, timing, and personalization. Topics include improving content through feedback, low-hanging fruit wins, storytelling, and keeping feedback personal. Strategies for effective feedback collection in L&D and HR, analyzing survey data, avoiding biases, and optimizing performance through ruthless content auditing are also covered.

Nelson Sivalingam, CEO and Co-Founder of HowNow and Kasper Spiro, Co-Founder and Chief Strategist at Easygenerator to discuss the shift from hiring to upskilling. Expect to learn the smart ways of identifying your urgent skills gaps, pitfalls that can derail your efforts and how you can get started with skills-first learning. Learn more about HowNow here: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about Easygenerator here: https://www.easygenerator.com/ Connect with Nelson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Connect with Kasper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasperspiro/

Backed by the latest HowNow and Lattice research, this episode takes you through four realistic HR trends for 2024. No gimmicks, just proven tactics for more impact in the year to come. Learn more about HowNow here: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about Lattice here: https://lattice.com/  Timestamps 0:00 Intro to HowNow and Lattice 4:26 The issue with career conversations 10:54 Having better career conversations 18:19 Flexible working in 2024 29:03 The shift from hiring to upskilling 38:54 What AI means for HR and L&D 42:34 Recapping 2024 HR Trends 43:28 Putting this into practice 50:26 Q&A How to connect:Find Jules on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietstrong/ Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

There’s been a lot of talk about Slack’s recent week-long hiatus dedicated to learning in the past few weeks.  "Ranger Week" involves employees temporarily putting aside their regular work duties to study various modules offered through Salesforce's Trailhead online learning platform.  And to achieve Ranger Status, Slack employees need to complete approximately 40 hours of online learning. With all the debate on this approach, HowNow Head of People, Pauline Taylor, joined Gary to talk through the pros, cons and improvements to be made. Read HR Grapevine’s article on this: https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/2023-10-24-slack-announces-radical-week-long-shutdown-due-to-an-internal-skills-crisis Running order: 0:00 Slack’s week-long shutdown 2:28 Taking people out of the workflow 6:09 The importance of context 10:23 Relevance and structure in learning 17:51 Learning with purpose and autonomy 25:14 Feedback for learning initiatives 27:05 The impact on wellbeing 29:36 How to improve this approach How to connect Connect with Pauline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulineparsley/ Connect with Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Follow HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about what we do: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378

Backed by the latest research, Nelson and Gary take you through 5 realistic L&D trends for 2024. No gimmicks, just proven tactics for more impact in the year to come. From using AI intentionally, to aligning with you organisation’s goals and upskilling people for the future, you’ll want to hear this conversation. Download The 2024 L&D Trends Report here: https://try.gethownow.com/2024-trends  Running order 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Aligning with company goals 10:49 Problem discovery 13:05 The shift to upskilling  17:20 Skills and retention 20:43 The cost of inaction 22:29 Skills-first L&D 28:30 Time and engagement as barriers to learning 34:18 People can’t find information they need 40:58 Using AI intentionally 46:40 Audience Q&A How to connect Find HowNow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10956378 Visit our website: https://gethownow.com/ Find Nelson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/