Podcast – ASTD Fort Worth/Mid-Cities Chapter

At our April program Dr. Jeff Allen shared his perspectives on innovation and how people learn.  Great changes are occurring in learning and performance programs. Learner demographics are evolving, fiscal concerns are rising, and technological developments are increasing to impact our organization’s capabilities. As information and communication increase, organizations continue to rethink and review learning […]

This month’s podcast features February speaker, Tom Neisen from Acuity Systems.  He shares with us his perspectives on how to make training stick. Interview with Tom Niesen.

Our September program featured author, speaker and Gen Y expert Nancy Barry.  In our interview, we discuss some key differences across the generations. Click here to listen to the interview. Click here to download her presentation.

Our first podcast of 2011 features an interview with March speaker Lonnie Harmon, owner and president of Intulogy.  He shared with us his perspectives on calculating the costs of training. Click Here to Listen

At the December meeting, Buzz shared with us a growing body of research and his perspectives on generational differences and its impact on workplace learning professionals. Specifically, Buzz and I discuss characteristics of generational differences, the influence of geography and how workplace learning professionals can benefit from understanding these differences. To learn more about Buzz, […]

October’s meeting featured chapter member Courtney Schwarten.  She shared with us some insights regarding nonverbal communication and a different way of looking at it. Podcast 7 – Interview with Courtney Schwarten

Our September program featured John Sowada.  At the meeting he discussed the impact of trust (or lack of trust) on our personal and professional relationships.  The interview expands on this topic. Interview with John Sowada

This episode includes our interview with August speaker Sarah Hurst. Essential skills are those that enable us to get through the good times and bad times, the fat times and lean times.  As a 25-year employee of the oil & gas manufacturing company, Stewart & Stevenson LLC, Sarah E. Hurst explains how the Company Training […]

In June, we had speaker Lee Thurburn share is thoughts about social media as a learning tool.  This interview discusses some of the uses, tools and challenges for using these tools to deliver learning across an organization. The podcast also provides a review of a recent Mix N Mingle networking event hosted by the chapter. […]

During the joint meeting of the local chapters of the ASQ and ASTD, I had the opportunity to sit down with Regional Director John Breckline to discuss ASQ and how quality and training professionals can partner to make people and organizations more effective. In addition to the interview, I introduced a contest where the first […]