
Leading Learning Podcast
The market for continuing education, professional development, and lifelong learning is large and evolving rapidly. Competition is growing and learners have more options than ever. The Leading Learning Podcast is for learning business professionals who want to thrive in this new landscape. In each episode, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele provide actionable insights based on their own deep experience and expertise or invite in experts and practitioners to share their perspectives.
Latest episodes

Jan 8, 2017 • 38min
Exploring Gamification and Learning with Karl Kapp
Celisa Steele interviews Karl Kapp, author of The Gamification of Learning and Instruction and The Gamification Field Book. Show notes for this episode are available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode65 Find out more about Learning • Technology • Design™ (LTD) 2017, the virtual conference at which Karl will present on gamification at http://ltd.leadinglearning.com.

Dec 24, 2016 • 25min
Encore Episode: 3 Low-Cost, High-Impact Investment Areas for Your Learning Business
In this encore episode, Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele discuss 3 low-cost, high-impact areas for investing in your education business in the coming year. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode6.

Dec 23, 2016 • 35min
Free Tools and Resources to Help Grow Your Lifelong Learning Business
Celisa Steele and Jeff Cobb discuss a range of free tools and resources - most available as digital downloads - to help you with formulating and executing strategy for your lifelong learning business. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode64. A PDF download of the document discussed in this episode is available at http://www.tagoras.com/download/6903/

Dec 19, 2016 • 38min
The Trends and Predictions Episode
Leading Learning co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele discuss major trends that impacted the market for lifelong learning in 2016 and offer predications about what we'll see in the year ahead. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode62.

Dec 9, 2016 • 26min
Connecting Organizational Culture and Learning with Maddie Grant
Celisa Steele interviews Maddie Grant, co-author of Humanize and When Millennials Take Over about the implications of social media on associations, how it has led to organizations becoming more human-centric (including the impact millenials are having on this), and the important role of learning in organizational culture. Madddie is a digital strategist and thought leader who is an expert at helping organizations use social media to transform organizational culture and become more human-centric. She is also well known for her work on organizational culture at WorkXO, as well as for her role as editor of the SocialFish blog. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode61.

Dec 5, 2016 • 29min
Encore Episode: Lifelong Learning and Technology with John Horrigan
In this encore episode of the Leading Learning Podcast Celisa Steele talks with John Horrigan of the Pew Research Center about his organization's recent research into lifelong learning and technology. Roughly three quarters of Americans said they considered themselves lifelong learners and a similar number actually engage in a lifelong learning activity in a given year. At the same time, most American remain relatively unfamiliar with major concepts like distance learning or trends like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Listen in for Horrigan's perspective on these and other lifelong learning issues. And thanks to YourMembership for sponsoring this encore episode. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode34.

Nov 28, 2016 • 23min
10 Critical Shifts in the Market for Lifelong Learning
Celisa Steele and Jeff Cobb discuss 10 critical shifts in the market for lifelong learning. A downloadable document to accompany the podcast is available at: 10 Critical Shifts in the Market for Lifelong Learning Show notes are available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode59.

Nov 21, 2016 • 25min
Exploring the Membership Economy with Robbie Kellman Baxter
Celisa Steele interviews Robbie Kellman Baxter, author of The Membership Economy. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode58.

Nov 13, 2016 • 31min
Pursuing a Grand Challenge with Marla Weston of ANA
Celisa Steele interviews Marla Weston, CEO of the American Nurses Association. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode57.

Nov 7, 2016 • 17min
The Learning Business Maturity Model
Celisa and Jeff discuss the recently-introduced Learning Business Maturity Model. Show notes available at http://www.leadinglearning.com/episode56.