L&D Disrupt

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/

As small and solo L&D teams, there’s so much we can do - but how do we focus on the stuff that drives impact? ​We want to build good relationships with people, but pushing back and saying no are key to solving problems. ​And how do we keep enjoying the ride and build a network around us to share it with? In this episode, ​Emma Aplin, Eryn Frost and Annie Woodcock joined us to share their honest experiences and best advice.  Running order 0:00 Intro to the show and today’s guests 1:10 How can L&D teams prioritise to add value? 16:06 Borrowing skills from internal experts 27:13 Advice on building your external network 30:56 Getting buy-in across your business 48:20 Audience Q&A How to connect Find Emma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aplinej/ Find Eryn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eryn-frost-2b607b21/ Find Annie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-woodcock-177037a7/ Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

In this episode, Gary's joined by Winnie Amoaku, UK Partnerships Manager at HiBob, to discuss the relationship between HR and L&D and what’s needed for it to flourish. From their common audience and shared foundation, to how they collaborate to drive performance and retention, this is a brilliant conversation. Running order 0:00 Intro to Winnie and her background 2:14 Roles and responsibilities for HR and L&D 5:30 The balance between hiring and upskilling 11:11 Discussing Amazon’s data-led upskilling 14:20 Making development part of employee benefits 19:00 Building the employer brand and the problem with losing knowledge 25:21 Tech frustrations and learner expectations 30:37 HR’s in tech adoption How to connect Find Winnie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnieamoaku/  Learn more about HiBob: https://www.hibob.com/  Read their latest research with CIPD: https://www.hibob.com/blog/research-hr-digital-transformation/  Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/  Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/ 

Download your copy of The 2024 L&D Trends Report today 👇https://try.gethownow.com/2024-trendsBringing together all the best data from 20+ reports and conversations with dozens of L&D experts and professionals.👉 Realistic and unbiased L&D trends based on the latest data.👉 Context of how we got here.👉 Recommendations for getting ahead of every trend and challenge.👉 Insights from L&D and people experts.

The world is changing fast, and we need to help people build the right skills and knowledge at pace. At the same time, we need to strike the balance with wellbeing and prevent employees from feeling overwhelmed. And, ultimately, we need to do that while making sure our efforts are geared toward performance and impact. Today’s session is all about giving you advice and lessons from doing this in practice, with HowNow CEO and Co-Founder, Nelson Sivalingam, and Lattice’s Head of Sales, Jon Chemouny. Learn more about HowNow: https://www.gethownow.com/ Learn more about Lattice: https://lattice.com/

Lauren Waldman, Learning Pirate, talks about learning science in practice, understanding behavior change, the brain's role in upskilling, and the challenges of getting buy-in. She emphasizes the importance of L&D pros understanding the brain, designing learning for the brain, and considering stress and emotions in learning. Good examples and the importance of being kind to yourself are also discussed.

As we approach episode 50 of L&D Disrupt Live (woohoo), Gary shares 13 of his favourite tips, tactics and lessons from hosting the show.🎙️ Join us live for episode 50: AI In L&D: How To Move Beyond The Gimmicks with Egle Vinauskaite: https://lu.ma/AI-and-learning 🏆 Download your free copy of 37 Lessons For A Winning L&D Strategy: https://www.gethownow.com/disrupt 🤝 Connect with Gary and share your thoughts and feedback: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/  Running order 0:00 Intro 2:17 Leadership is a behaviour, not a title 3:53 We spend too much time focusing on the what and not enough on the how 5:13 AI will only scale your problems if you don't have the basics in place 7.09 You don't need to be in the thing to do the thing 8:38 When you collect feedback matters? 10:12 Build purpose sessions into onboarding 11:19 Validate your ideas early 12:43 Allow people to spend learning budgets collectively 14:45 Turn why questions into what and how questions 16:08 Including focus and alertness exercises into learning experience 17:48 Where to start with building a central brain 20:02 It’s not about building learning ecosystems but taking the friction out of them 21:55 Everyday actions = better workplaces for everyone 24:01 End of the show