L&D Disrupt

Assemble You's Adam Lacey and Tap'd Solution Anthony Ryland joined us to discuss how you can empower your employees to grow in the flow of work. From how we solve employee challenges at the point of need to the role of tech in creating fluid learning journey, this sessions will give you the tools to deliver the right content at the right moments for the right impact. How to connect and relevant resources: Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0 Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0 Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlacey/ Learn more about Assemble You: https://www.assembleyou.com Download their FREE Playbook: 5 New Rules for Learning Engagement and Impact: https://www.assembleyou.com/learning-challenges Connect with Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyryland/ Learn more about Tap'd Solutions: https://tapdsolutions.com/ Download their Engaging Hybrid Teams report: https://tapdsolutions.com/engaging-hybrid-virtual-and-dispersed-workers-and-teams/

Join Chris Chesterman (Head of Sales, HowNow) as he speaks to Zarina Ward, Global Chief People Officer at Kantar Public. They discuss lessons from Zarina’s recruitment experience, how the commercial mindset helps CPOs have better conversations, lessons from big career wins and things that didn’t pay off, and much more. Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0  Running order 0:00 Intro to Zarina and her career journey 5:54 Lessons from the recruitment industry 9:08 Applying a commercial mindset as a CPO 17:19 Lessons from big career wins 21:32 Lessons from things that didn’t pay off 26:40 CPO qualities and coaching experiences 34:16 Quickfire questions Find Zarina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zarinaward/Find Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-chesterman/

“Thinking, attention, memory and behaviour can all be different for someone who is neurodivergent.”  And with around 20% of the population being neurodivergent, it’s time for a conversation on how L&D can better support employees. Hayley Brackley, Neurodiversity Specialist and founder of Great Minds Don’t, joined us to have that conversation. From day-to-day actions we can all take to build a better culture to how we build live sessions and resources, this episode is packed with tangible lessons you can apply today. Running order: 0:00 Hayley’s background, story and career 6:53 Defining neurodiversity in the L&D space 12:00 Everyday actions we can take  19:06 Collecting learner feedback 23:04 Providing meeting clarity 27:35 A neurodivergent-friendly space helps everyone 28:32 How do we understand neurodivergent needs?  32:24 Running better live sessions 41:10 Creating better resources 45:02 Audience Q&A How to connect Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://try.gethownow.com/death-of-lms-guide See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://try.gethownow.com/see-hownow-weekly  Find Hayley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayley-brackley/ Learn more about Great Minds Don’t: https://www.greatmindsdont.co.uk/   Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/

Join Nelson as he speaks to Lara Morgenthaler, Chief People Officer at ShipBob. They discuss why Lara moved from recruiting to HR business partnering, building tolerance for change, whether you can teach curiosity, lessons from working at Amazon, and much more. Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0 Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0  Running order 0:00 Intro and Lara’s first job in HR 3:34 Moving from recruiting to HR business partnering 8:15 Can you teach curiosity 9:21 Lessons from 6 years at Amazon 12:00 Recognising you’re ready for a CPO role 16:51 What Lara wishes she knew at the start 18:17 Current HR and people challenges 21:41 Building an inclusive workplace 25:38 Quickfire questions Find Lara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laralandua/ Find Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/ 

Join Nelson as he speaks to Fidelma Butler, Chief People Officer at Couchbase. They discuss how Fidelma entered the HR space, the power of storytelling and data to drive change, how CPOs can spend more wisely, work-life balance as a HR leader, and much more. Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0 Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0  Running order: 0:00 Intro to the show 0:40 Getting into HR 4:36 HR transformation and buy-in 7:54 Storytelling and other CPO skills 10:27 Moving in-house from consulting 12:57 Keeping calm in fast-changing environments 15:18 What you wish you knew at the start 17:27 Future challenges for people leaders 19:12 Work-life balance as a CPO 21:22 Quickfire questions. Find Fidelma on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fidelmabutler/ Find Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0 In the final L&D Disrupt Short from this year’s Learning Technologies, David Callander, Head of Learning Design at Mint Interactive, share his lessons on building effective learning experiences. From creating content that solves real problems to making it accessible in moments of need, David shared some great advice. Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-callander/  Learn more about Mint Interactive: https://www.mint-interactive.com/  Learn more about HowNow: https://gethownow.com

Review your L&D strategy honestly, redefine the problems and build what you’re doing around impact! This is a process we should be doing periodically, to ensure L&D is aligned with the business. 📝 Take stock of what works! ​ 🤔 Re-establish which problems need solving and the skills required.​ 🤝 And prime your strategy to deliver more L&D impact for the whole business. ​This live workshop will give you a five-step framework to refocusing and realigning your strategy Running order 0:00 The risk of doing nothing. 3:49 Taking stock of where you are now. 15:37 Understand current skills gaps. 27:25 Review your tech and processes 37:15 Bake impact into everything 45:21 Find your influencers and advocates Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://try.gethownow.com/death-of-lms-guideSee HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://try.gethownow.com/see-hownow-weekly Learn more about HowNow: https://gethownow.com/ How to connect Find Alfie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfiegardner/ Find Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-stringer-copywriter/ Learn more about HowNow: https://gethownow.com/

Join Nelson as he speaks to Angela Benmassaoud, Chief People Officer at HealthAxis Group. They discuss how Angela’s mum inspired her early career, what makes a great leader, fostering a sense of openness, and so much more. Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0 Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0  Running order:0:00 Intro to the show 0:40 How Angela’s Mum inspired her career journey 7:30 What makes a great leader? 9:09 How Angela built leadership skills 12:09 Has being a single Mum influenced Angela’s journey? 13:50 Creating an open culture. 18:00 Getting C-Suite buy-in 25:20 What do wish you knew at the start? 26:56 Quickfire questions Find Angela on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-benmassaoud-mba-shrm-scp-executive-coach-02369673/  Find Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/

Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0 In this conversation recorded at Learning Technologies 2023, Gary is joined by Sarah Mian, Head of Learning Content at The Access Group, to discuss how we can create more engaging learning content. From why it so often disconnects to how we take a more human-centered approach, these tips will take your content to the next level. Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mian-32a39a42/ Learn more about The Access Group: https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/ Learn more about HowNow: https://gethownow.com

In this episode, Nelson is joined by Sarah Coleman, Chief People Officer at Adarma Security. They discuss Sarah’s HR background, whether we need experience in a sector to excel in it, Ruthless prioritisation as a CPO, and much more.  Book a demo of HowNow: https://hubs.la/Q01RWy9P0Download your FREE Death of the LMS guide: https://hubs.la/Q01RWyMr0 See HowNow in action! Sign up for a live walkthrough: https://hubs.la/Q01RWzht0 Running order 0:00 Intro to Sarah. 4:45 The first HR role and impostor syndrome. 8:17 Building Head of HR skills. 9:55 Creating work-life balance. 15:36 The importance of main sector expertise 17:18 Where should a CPO start in a new business? 20:50 Ruthless prioritisation as a CPO. 23:03 Quickfire questions. 29:40 Advice to aspiring CPOs. Find Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcoleman31/ Find Nelson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nelsonsivalingam/