The Learning Culture Podcast

Joining me this week is Nick Lawrence.For new listeners, the Learning Culture podcast is a space to explore the art and science of what I call “Total Enablement.”Total Enablement entails creating the conditions for learning to happen - creating an ecosystem where learning is the default state at your company.And joining me this week was a guest who really gets it, who thinks deeply and writes about this idea himself.I've really enjoyed following Nick's LinkedIn posts; he really gets it.This episode is an instance of two people arriving at the same conclusions from different angles and having a good time doing it.You'll enjoy it, too.So please sit back, relax, and tune in to my episode with Nick Lawrence.

Joining me this week is Nick Lawrence.For new listeners, the Learning Culture podcast is a space to explore the art and science of what I call “Total Enablement.”Total Enablement entails creating the conditions for learning to happen - creating an ecosystem where learning is the default state at your company.And joining me this week was a guest who really gets it, who thinks deeply and writes about this idea himself.I've really enjoyed following Nick's LinkedIn posts and talking to him felt like an instance of two people arriving at the same conclusions, from different angles, and having a good time doing it.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather his first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Dr. Ken Long.Ken is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army.He spent 25 years on active duty and continues to serve with the Army as a Professor of Change Management at the Fort Leavenworth, Kansas training facility. He works with a staff of over 7,000 faculty and is responsible for teaching over 200,000 students.Boy, oh boy, was this a good conversation. I asked Dr. Long to come on to the podcast to talk about his side of the story in working with Dr. Angus Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher is a previous guest on the show, and he's responsible for devising a methodology for teaching creativity (learn more in this episode).You'll realize this is unlike any method for teaching creativity that you have ever seen before. Still, both of these episodes only scratched the surface of the power and potential of that method.There's so much more to this episode. It was an absolute joy to record, and I know you'll enjoy this conversation as well.So please sit back, relax, and enjoy my episode with Dr. Ken Long.

Joining me this week is Sarah Filipiak.Sarah is the new Head of Revenue Enablement at Bamboo Rose. Before that, she worked at companies like Wayfair and Coupa.The thing that stands out the most for me is Sarah’s passionate and unique perspective on enablement. I’ve said this a lot on the show: it’s an exciting field and space to be in because it is so new and so open to being molded.And Sarah is one of the people out there sharing her ideas, putting thoughts into the public domain, and really helping to evolve enablement.It was a really enjoyable conversation to be part of. And I think you’ll feel the same way if you join us in thought.Please sit back, relax and enjoy my episode with Sarah Filipiak.

Joining me this week is Sarah Filipiak.Sarah is the new Head of Revenue Enablement at Bamboo Rose. Before that, she worked at companies like Wayfair and Coupa.The thing that stands out the most for me is Sarah’s passionate and unique perspective on enablement. I’ve said this a lot on the show: it’s an exciting field and space to be in because it is so new and so open to being molded.And Sarah is one of the people out there sharing her ideas, putting thoughts into the public domain, and really helping to evolve enablement.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather her first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

This is a show about how to create cultures of continuous learning at companies. Joining me this week is Samantha Strom.Sam is an Enablement Consultant, formerly an enablement leader at companies like Salesforce, Unity, Autodesk, and Gem.She's one of the many who have suffered through the layoffs. Her last role at Gem was cut, and she has landed on her feet as an Enablement Consultant working with various companies in different consulting gigs.This conversation was a lot of fun if you are thinking about the current state of enablement. And let's be honest, who isn't?We explore the goings-on of the market, we share our theses for what we're seeing, and then chat about what role enablement can play in all this.This was a great episode, and I had a lot of fun recording with Sam. I think you'll have fun listening, too.So please sit back, relax, and enjoy my episode with Sam Strom.

This is a show about how to create cultures of continuous learning at companies. Joining me this week is Samantha Strom.Sam is an Enablement Consultant, formerly an enablement leader at companies like Salesforce, Unity, Autodesk, and Gem.She's one of the many who have suffered through the layoffs. Her last role at Gem was cut, and she has landed on her feet as an Enablement Consultant working with various companies in different consulting gigs.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather her first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

Joining me this week is Shannon Hempel.Shannon is the founder of EnableUp and the co-founder of Women in Sales Enablement, or WiSE.In this conversation, I got a chance to ask Shannon about every last detail of the origin story of WiSE. For me, it was a story rich with lessons that we can apply toward enabling people.I think you'll find double the value in learning what this space for women in enablement is, how it started, and what its values are, then also the several lessons and takeaways that you can apply in your professional work ....it'll be a ton of fun.If you're in enablement and you're worried right now about the state of the economy, the market, and/or the security of your job, take it from someone like Shannon that you're not alone.We're in this together, and we can build something incredible together.So sit back, relax, and enjoy my episode with Shannon Hempel.

Joining me this week is Shannon Hempel.Shannon is the founder of EnableUp and the co-founder of Women in Sales Enablement, or WiSE.I think you'll find double the value in learning what this space for women in enablement is, how it started, and what its values are; then also the several lessons and takeaways that you can apply in your professional work ...it'll be a ton of fun!If you're in enablement and you're worried right now about the state of the economy, the market, and/or the security of your job, take it from someone like Shannon that you're not alone.We're in this together, and we can build something incredible together.In this "Rapid Fire 5" segment, I gather her first thoughts on five key questions related to learning and enablement. 

This is a show about building cultures of continuous learning for companies.In today's episode, we're going to do something a little different, something I haven't done in a while on this podcast.I'm going to tell you a story. I'm going to read from an essay that I wrote, and I'm going to tell you how I came up with the Learning Culture Lotus.On August 12, 2019, I received a text message that turned my stomach.“Andrew, I’m leaving.”I founded my business, Curious Lion, to help companies develop and retain their best talent, but I couldn’t even keep my own people on board.Without us all working on our projects, we’d lose clients. I was in my own version of a Great Resignation crisis, which propelled me to flip everything I thought I knew about corporate learning on its head.Our model for helping great companies learn was causing our own company to fail. Yet I still tolerated the old model.That was about to change.In this podcast, I’ll share how turnover at my own company led me to rethink corporate learning and help top companies like Pinterest, Bolt, and Brex completely transform how they develop their talent.I hope this episode will gift you with new meaning and perspective. Thank you for listening. Stay curious.