Kaplan‘s Learn Better Podcast

Finding motivation can be difficult, but when you learn how to apply your strengths you can begin to tap into your intrinsic motivation.  This week our host looks at motivation and how you can learn to lead a more engaged life. Our guest is Ross Anderson, an expert in well being sciences and human optimisation, also known as The Motivational Dude. Ross shares details of his past involving drugs, crime, suicide and family struggles. Plus, how he found a more purposeful path through motivation.

We are back! Kicking off series 2 of our Learn Better Podcast, host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of Learning at Kaplan, explores career planning and how to find a job that you enjoy. Guest Sarah Pritchard, Head of Banking, Finance & Management Design at Kaplan, tells her own personal journey from studying Set Design at university to finding passion in education. Sharing what she discovered to be important in loving what you do, Sarah provides useful tips  for assessing your personal skill set and in turn identifying if a job is right for you.

Find out how the accountancy profession embracing AI technology could benefit society and give employees in the sector an instant promotion. In the final episode of the Learn Better Podcast first series, our host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of learning here at Kaplan, talks about AI in Accountancy and its implication on jobs in the sector. Guest Ben Grubert, CEO at Inevitable, helps break down the technological jargon that surrounds AI and explains the benefits it can bring to the working world. Putting simply what AI is and how it works, Ben shares examples of how it can take over monotonous, repetitive tasks and free up time for people to create value in their profession.

In this episodes our host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of learning here at Kaplan, explores accountancy around the world and how you can work abroad after qualifying in the UK. Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers. Alex Swift, Insurance Director at R5 and former Kaplan student, highlights the opportunities available abroad and shares his personal experience of being an accountant in a foreign country.

This week our host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of learning here at Kaplan, explores the topic of wellbeing and it’s impact on your studies and working life.  Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers. In this episode, mental health speaker, Ross McWilliam of Mindset Pro talks through the importance of acknowledging wellbeing and how to optimise our productivity through taking care of our wellness. He asks “Does being the best come at the expense of mental health?”, as well as sharing the 5 pillars to help you perform at your maximum.   

In this episode, our host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of learning here at Kaplan, looks at the Digital Skills Gap and the opportunity it has presented for those willing to upskill. Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers. Our guest is Jason Moss, who is the Apprenticeship Development Director at Kaplan. Helping us to understand the difference between knowledge and skills, Jason explains what employers are looking for and how studying an apprenticeship to learn these digital skills can help further your career and increase your employability.

In this episode we discuss why sleep can impact how we learn and why it is fundamental to our mental health. Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers. Guest Dr Nishi Bhopal, Psychiatrist and Sleep Specialist, explains how fundamental sleep is to your mental health and in turn how we learn. Focusing on consolidation, one of the three primary aspects to learning, she helps to provide understanding as to why sleep deprivation can affect your recall of information.

This week we explore the question “Why does accountancy continue to be important?” with guest, Paul Barnes, Managing Director of MAP. Here he speaks about personal development, computerisation within the industry and value perception. This episode summarises ways in which accounting will continue to be important and how to make it a successful career path for you. 

Our host Stuart Pedley-Smith, Head of learning here at Kaplan, helps to tackle the subject of sustainability within the world of accounting. Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers. This week Richard Barker, Professor of Accounting at Oxford University, joins us to explore sustainability. With a lot of confusion around sustainability, and what it really means, this episode will help provide clarity on what it is and why it is important.

In this episode our host Stuart Pedley Smith, Head of learning at Kaplan, explores the topic of diversity within the accountancy profession. Guest Alice Olafare, Co-found of New Gen Accountants (NGA), shares her experiences and what led her to co-founding the NGA community initiative. Alice discusses the challenges diverse candidates may face, the resources they can lean on for support and the benefits of a diverse workforce for everyone. Kaplan’s learn better podcast covers topical subjects to support our past, present and future learners to succeed in both their studies and careers.