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In this episode of Learning Uncut, Michelle Ockers and co-host Laura Overton are joined by Lisa Christensen, Director of Learning at McKinsey, to explore the organisation's innovative approach to enhancing feedback skills. Lisa introduces the Receive to Grow program, a targeted initiative designed to help employees build the skill of receiving feedback effectively - a critical competency in McKinsey's fast-paced and high-performance culture. Lisa delves into McKinsey's broader feedback surge strategy, discussing how cross-functional collaboration, data-driven insights, and behavioural science have shaped this impactful initiative. Discover how simple, actionable learning techniques and a holistic talent strategy are transforming feedback practices at scale. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/163/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Voices from Berlin: Learning in the Age of AI. In this episode, John Helmer reports from the Online Educa Berlin (OEB) Conference, engaging with four influential voices in learning and development: futurist Gerd Leonhard, workplace learning expert Laura Overton, digital education innovator Maribel Reyes-Millán, and L&D thought leader Donald H. Taylor. Together, they discuss the transformative power of AI, strategies for navigating disruption, and the evolving demands of learning in an uncertain world. 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:06 - Intro 00:03:08 - Gerd Leonhard 00:22:32 - Laura Overton 00:46:23 - Maribel Reyes Millán 01:00:52 - Donald H. Taylor 01:21:06 - End Contact John Helmer LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer X: @johnhelmer Bluesky: @johnhelmer.bsky.social Website: learninghackpodcast.com
Inspired by a chat with Laura Overton at World of Learning, Han is here this week to talk to you about making 'movements' in L&D, alongside your marketing efforts. And it's all about relinquishing control and enabling your people to do it themselves! LINKS: Han's LinkedIn The Influencer Marketing Episode
In this solo Learning Uncut Elevate episode Michelle Ockers introduces the resource ‘Cultivating Learning in Workplace Communities' – a tool to help people to take deliberate action to cultivate learning in existing workplace communities. She provides a behind the scenes look at the thinking and debate between her and resource co-creators Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton that shaped this resource – and why it is both original and founded on a strong base of learning science. Hosted by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-34/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
The Learning Uncut podcast is over five and a half years old, with more than 147,000 unique downloads in over 120 countries. In 2023 we've added over 20 regular case study episodes, as well as resuming the Elevate series. Laura Overton from Learning Changemakers joins host Michelle Ockers to look back over 2023. They discuss professional highlights, sum up their observations on L&D in 2023, and reflect on themes and insights from this year's regular episodes. A big thank you to all of our 2023 guests for so generously sharing their work, and to our listeners for this ongoing support. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/137/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
The latest CIPD report on the Learning & Development profession is both revealing and inspiring. L&D practitioners and leaders have had a huge amount to deal with, in recent years, with many using circumstances to make radical changes. For others, not so much. So, what does this all mean and what do we need to do about it? In this conversation, we unpack the report and highlight some key findings - as well as provide commentary and insight ourselves. KEY TAKEAWAYS The CIPD report seeks to uncover what´s changing, what´s new, and what is important for the L&D community. Despite challenges, the industry is optimistic. There is now more emphasis on digital. It will soon no longer be possible to recruit yourself out of the skills gap, a fact that is driving businesses to invest in training their personnel. When it comes to organizational priorities and alignment there has been some slippage. Learner time constraints and a lack of engagement are still issues. Line managers are still not playing a key role in learning. Ongoing learning, reflection, and adaptation are all essential. 57% of L&D professionals seek to understand performance issues before recommending a solution. Zoom out on the data to get the bigger picture. Use the report to look at things through a different lens and learn from it on a personal level. BEST MOMENTS 'Leaders recognize the value we have on organization priorities.' 'The hardest way to do L&D is to tell somebody a different way to do the job without understanding the job.' 'By increasing your value, you increase your currency.' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Learning And Development Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523 L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/ Laura Overton Bio Laura Overton is an experienced international speaker, author, facilitator, and award-winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. Her work is based on 30 years of practical experience and a commitment to supporting evidence-based learning decisions and has shared her ideas as the author of over 40 reports and hundreds of articles over that time. As the founder of Towards Maturity, she is also known for leading the first 15 years of a longitudinal study program (2004 – February 2019) respected for uncovering and sharing learning strategies that lead to business success. You can follow and connect with Laura via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton/ Twitter: @lauraoverton CIPD Learning at Work 2023 Report: https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/reports/learning-at-work/ ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D. CONTACT METHOD Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ L&D Collective: https://360learning.com/the-l-and-d-collective/ Blog: https://360learning.com/blog/ L&D Master Class Series: https://360learning.com/blog/l-and-d-masterclass-home/ This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
What do we mean by ‘evidence-based leadership development'? Development of evidence-based leaders? Or an evidence-based approach to leadership development? Well, both. In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Ross G and Nahdia are joined by Helen Bailey, Head of Learning and Development at Strategi Solutions, to discuss: · what ‘evidence-based' leadership development looks like · what we mean by ‘evidence' · how to measure leadership. During the discussion, Helen referenced the Centre for Evidence Based Management. For more on this topic, see: Beech, D.2018. Effective Leadership in Uncertain Times. Wisbech, UK: Cambridge Leadership Development. Also Michelle Parry-Slater's book, The Learning and Development Handbook, and Michelle Ockers' interview with Laura Overton for the Learning Uncut podcast. For more from Helen, check out strategisolutions.co.uk In ‘What I Learned This Week', Helen referenced the CIPD Learning Work Survey Report 2023 and Evidence Based Practice Factsheet. For an excellent intro to scaffolding in a digital learning context, see: Shapiro, A. M. (2008). Hypermedia design as learner scaffolding. Educational technology research and development, 56, 29-44. This paper is behind a paywall, so you can also see this advice from Wiley. Ross discussed realistic AI avatars from HeyGen. For more from Mind Tools, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. You can also contact rgarner@mindtools.com. And finally, Ross promised some case studies of the kind of work that Mind Tools do. You can find these at: mindtoolsbusiness.com/case-studies Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers: · Ross Garner · Nahdia Khan · Helen Bailey
Despite increased resources in most organisations, CIPD's 2023 Learning at Work survey found that over half of L&D teams had intensified workloads over the last year. This has left L&D professionals battling with a lack of capacity, puzzling over business priorities and with a lack of insight about what is needed. So, what can learning professionals do about it? Join Nigel Cassidy and this month's guests: Sonali Narendran, Talent and Learning Partner at Starbucks; Laura Overton, Founder at Learning Changemakers; and Andy Lancaster, Head of Learning at CIPD, as we explore a number of practical solutions to help you overcome capacity barriers and deliver impactful learning.
In a special podcast edition Laura Overton takes over the mic to speak with Michelle Ockers and Ravina Bhatia about some exciting developments in the Learning Uncut business. Having collaborated on many projects in recent years Michelle and Ravina have brought their two businesses together to create an even stronger L&D consultancy – still called Learning Uncut. In her usual curious style Laura digs deep into who Ravina and Michelle are, why they've made this change and their mission of helping L&D teams and organisations to perform and navigate the evolving world with agility. Get under the skin of the new Learning Uncut! Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/127/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
It's been 20 years since the launch of the Learning Performance Benchmark: the industry-leading tool for measuring the health of the L&D profession. And, to celebrate, Ross G is joined on this week's Mind Tools L&D Podcast by some of the key players in that story. Laura Overton, Founder of Learning Changemakers and Co-Creator of Emerging Stronger, set up the Benchmark in the first place. Nahdia Khan, Chief Impact Officer of Mind Tools, is responsible for the Benchmark today. Dr Anna Barnett, Senior Researcher at Mind Tools, analyses and writes up the Benchmark data. And Michelle Ockers, Organisational Learning Strategist & Learning Team Capability Builder, Founder of Learning Uncut and Co-Creator of Emerging Stronger uses the Benchmark with her clients - so can give insight into its practical application for learning teams. We discuss: · L&D's changing relationship with social media · The surprising decrease in blended learning · The impact of the pandemic on where L&D spends its time. To read our 20th anniversary report, visit: https://mindtoolsbusiness.com/research-and-reports/l-d-in-organizations-20-years-of-research To take the Benchmark, see: https://mindtoolsbusiness.com/solutions/learning-performance-benchmark During the discussion, Michelle referenced the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. In ‘What I Learnt This Week', Nahdia discussed ‘L&D's role in employee wellbeing: A 2023 survey': https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/resources/lds-role-in-employee-wellbeing-a-2023-survey Laura recommended the book Beyond Measure by James Vincent. Ross recommended season 3 of the podcast Not Playing With Lex and Dan: https://www.theincomparable.com/notplaying/ Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers: Ross Garner Laura Overton or https://www.learningchangemakers.com/ Nahdia Khan Dr Anna Barnett Michelle Ockers or https://learninguncut.global/
We explore highlights of the Learning Technologies UK 2023 conference (LTUK23). Our guests, including the conference organiser, thirty under 30s cohort leader, speakers, social media team member and a session chairperson to share their different perspectives on the conference. Explore the major themes that emerged, including the curiosity about generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), the significance of adaptability in the face of change, and the enduring importance of impactful learning strategies. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/124/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
In case you've missed it, 2023 has become the year when automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) started displacing cognitive and creative work. Chat-GPT, DALL-E and other tools are becoming ubiquitous, so this week we're asking how L&D and HR should respond. To answer this question, Owen and Ross D are joined on The Mind Tools L&D Podcast by Ashley Recanati, author of AI Battle Royale: How to Protect Your Job from Disruption in the 4th Industrial Revolution. We discuss: where the lessons of previous industrial revolutions apply to this one how ‘knowledge workers' can adapt their job to work with AI tools the role of L&D in preparing people for the AI revolution. Ashley's book is available from Barnes and Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/ai-battle-royale-ashley-marc-recanati/1142352394 You can find him on LinkedIn at: linkedin.com/in/ashley-r-974173171/ Also, exciting news! The Mind Tools team will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Conference on May 3 and 4. You can find us at Stand J50, next to Theatre 6. Our live sessions are: The problem your LXP can't solve: Useless content (3rd May / 12:30 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Watching someone speak in front of a slide deck is a terrible way to learn (3rd May / 16:05 / Bitesize Learning Zone 2 - 15 mins) Panel: 20 Years of Benchmarking, with Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers (4th May / 11:45 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Let's make a podcast! (4th May / 11:45 / Theatre 6 - 30 mins) Full details at: mindtoolsbusiness.com/resources/events-webinars/events/learning-technologies23 For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtoolsbusiness.com. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter: Ross Dickie – @Ross DickieMT Owen Ferguson – @OwenFerguson
Join us for our first panel discussion with Michelle putting questions to none other than Laura Overton and Donald Clark, two of LnD's top thinkers.Laura is an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence-informed practice.Twitter@LauraOvertonLinkedIn/LauraOvertonDonald is the CEO of an AI learning company WildFire, an investor and a Board member of PlanB learning, LearningPool and Cogbooks. He has been involved in consulting and implementing online learning in schools, FE, HE, corporate and government.Twitter@DonaldClark LinkedIn/DonaldClarkSpecial thanks to Beth Aarons and her team at The Dorchester Hotel Academy for providing such an excellent venue for our first live podcast event. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________Learning from the Edges is hosted by Michelle Parry-Slater, Director, Kairos Modern Learning.Michelle is the author of The Learning and Development Handbook - a practical guide for all professionals looking to offer effective, efficient, enjoyable and engaging people development, but not sure where to start. This book is full of practical tips and advice. Written by a practitioner for practitioners, this is urgent reading for anyone working in people development.Join us with your thoughts on Twitter @LearningEdges and connect with Michelle on LinkedIn/michelleparryslaterPurchase your copy of The Learning and Development Handbook: thelndhandbook.comWork with Kairos Modern Learning: kairosmodernlearning.co.ukPodcast production by Liam Gardner Record and Repurpose
This special edition of Learning Uncut is a sequel to season two of the Learning Uncut Emergent series – Taking Bold Action. In this season the Emerging Stronger Team, Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton explored the strengths that L&D require to take bold action. We incorporated insights from this series into our public 2022 Emerging Stronger masterclass. Emerging Stronger is now an industry initiative which is supported by a number of partners across the industry who share our vision for smarter, bolder L&D. In this episode we hear from our partners and reflect on key themes from the podcast series and masterclass. We also announce that we will be running an engaging series of roundtables exploring the application of Emerging Stronger practices and lenses. See show notes for information on how to join the roundtables. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em29/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/ Emergent: Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series
What a conversation! Jam-packed with stats, data, and research, Laura Overton never disappoints! In this session, Ashley and Laura discuss marketing for learning and Laura tells us what it really takes to get bold in L&D. Relevant links: Marketing MAASterclass course 5 New Thinking Habits For a Smarter, Stronger L&D Embracing Change Report Sign up to Laura's newsletter Find Laura on LinkedIn and Twitter Learning Changemakers
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Hello and welcome back!This week's podcast guest is Laura Overton. Laura and I have both been judges for the HR Zone Culture Pioneers programme for a few years now and got to know each other a bit better earlier in the year when we both worked on the awards show which was broadcast live rather than happening in person due to the pandemic. I really wanted to get her on the show because she always brings fresh ideas whenever we talk. Being judges means we get to see how we view the same story differently. Our scores are often very different! But the conversation that follows is always thought provoking and the final result represents a breath of opinions. Laura Overton is an author, facilitator and award winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. She is known for leading a 15-year global research programme to uncover and share learning strategies that lead to business success. In the last decade, Laura was the first woman to be awarded the Learning and Performance Institute's prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to training and was the recipient of the inaugural elearning age Special Achievement award at the Learning Technology awards. More recently Laura established #Learningchangemakers and is a co-founder of Emerging Stronger - a global initiative to support the changing world of workplace learning.On the show we discuss - How HR professionals think about their valueMeasuring the impact of our workHow to have a more curious mindsetWhy HR needs to test ideas and approaches on ourselves before expecting others to jump on boardWellbeing and mindfulness for HR peopleYou can connect with Laura on LinkedIn. Here's the link to the Thinking Habits ebook https://www.go1.com/en-au/resource/5-new-thinking-habits-for-a-smarter-stronger-ld Emerging Stronger for more resources https://emergentmasterclass.com/resources/ Learning Changemakers newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learningchangemakers-6768177569251520512/My piece on pay rises and the cost of living And of course you can also connect with me on LinkedIn! Please tell everyone you know about the show!
Damn it, Jim! I'm an Instructional Designer! Not a scientist!That may be so, but it doesn't mean you can't perform experiments. Testing things out is how we learn. You can ask experts, consultants, and thought leaders, to give you all the answers, but you'll never truly know what will work until you do it. So, let's learn how to experiment within L&D.Trying things out first is how we gain the confidence to make decisions. And the biggest decision you need to make is how can you improve your work, your team, your training designs, and your career.Shannon Tipton joins us to talk about the insights she gained doing research with Laura Overton. In the middle of 2020 they asked 32 practitioners/thinkers from around the globe "How can L&D emerge stronger from the pandemic?"It turns out that the ability to experiment, try something new, fail fast and learn faster has been a characteristic of high performing learning teams throughout the disruption of the pandemic. Experiments in L&D are under-utilised and misunderstood. What they found is that the right experiments at the right time work. They release creativity and empower innovation through exploration.We'll discuss some of the follow elements of experimentation that YOU can use today:- The anatomy of a great experiment- How to take evidence informed risks- Who to involve and when- Why a pilot is not an experiment- Tactics that work (and don't work)Become virtual friends with the IDIODC gang on Twitter. Remember you can always stay in the loop by searching through the #IDIODC tag:Brent: @BSchlenkerChris: @Chris_V_WIDIODC: @TeamIDIODC Brent Schlenker is dominKnow's Community Manager. Chris Van Wingerden is dominKnow's Sr. VP Learning Solutions. Want to join us live? Follow us on Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/dominknow
Laura Overton is an award winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. As the founder of Towards Maturity, she is also known for leading the first 15 years of a longitudinal study programme (2004 – February 2019) respected for uncovering and share learning strategies that lead to business success. Laura joins Lucinda to discuss data itself, and why some people are fearful of being too data-driven when it comes to people management. KEY TAKEAWAYS Because of the emphasis on technology, AI and big data, there seems to be a general movement towards collating these many data sources and examining the way in which it can impact our organisations. Data is all about evidence and evidence is about proving. It isn't just useful in proving our value, but also the ways in which we can improve and disprove. As people professionals, when you say the word data, we conflate this with the concept of proving return on investment. There are so many different sources of data. As an industry, it is critical that we are critical thinkers and look for where the biases may lay. But it is also crucial that we do not become hyper-critical. BEST MOMENTS 'Without data, our work hasn't necessarily been as tangible' 'Being data driven is about being curious and willing to look at alternative sources of insight and information' 'It's about improving. it might even be about disproving something' 'Data actually liberates us' About the Guest, Laura Overton Laura Overton is an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. Laura believes that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. Certainly, her goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice. Also, Laura led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value. Wildwood Coaching - https:/LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learningchangemakers-6768177569251520512/ https://mindtoolsbusiness.com/research-and-reports/l-d-relationship-with-data https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-secret-healthy-ld-relationship-data-laura-overton/ VALUABLE RESOURCES The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising) How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/ www.changesuperhero.com www.hruprising.com Laura Overton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton/ ABOUT THE HOST Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up' together. “If you look up, you rise up” CONTACT METHOD Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Twitter: @lucindacarney Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With more than 9,000 attendees from 50 different countries, 200 seminars and 200 exhibitors, Learning Technologies is Europe's leading showcase of organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. A major conference runs alongside the exhibition, featuring talks from more than 90 of the learning industry's foremost speakers, thinkers, visionaries, and practitioners. This special edition of the podcast was mostly recorded at the show, and features interviews with Paul Matthews of People Alchemy and Caroline Ford of Novartis, as well as 'Hot Takes' on the current state of the industry from Donald Taylor, Paul McElvaney, Mirjam Neelen, Laura Overton & Bob Mosher. 02:26 Hot Takes: Don Taylor, Laura Overton, Mirjam Neelen, Bob Mosher, Paul McElvaney 12:16 Event themes 13:20 Interview 1 Paul Matthews 27:36 Ads 29:14 Interview 2 Caroline Ford 44:40 Outro and tribute to John Harris Contact John Helmer Email: john@learninghackpodcast.com Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: https://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer – The Spacing Effect: Harnessing the Power of Spaced Practice for Learning That Sticks https://learningpool.com/spacing-effect-harnessing-power-of-spaced-practice/
In episode 26 of the Learning with Go1 podcast, our host Craig Hamill is joined by Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton from the Emerging Stronger team for a discussion around the challenges and opportunities for democratizing future-fit skills. They also address their latest eBook and toolkit which equips L&D teams with the principles needed for success in our modern era.
Having effective business alignment within your workplace can really change the flow of business productivity, not just within individual teams but throughout the entire company. But what exactly is it? And how do you do it? Tune in to episode 25 of the Go1 podcast, featuring L&D analyst Laura Overton, to find out.
Emergent podcast hosts Michelle Ockers, Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton discuss key themes from Season 2: Emerging Stronger – Taking Bold Action. In this season we explored the core strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. In the first five episodes of the season we spoke with five L&D professionals about the their experience of taking bold action, the core strengths they drew upon and how they developed these. In our final two episodes we drew on insights from organisational psychology and behavioural science to help make sense of the responses from previous guests. We discuss key themes in the areas of context, attitude, action and safety net. We hope that this episode arouses your curiosity and that you will join us in our February 2022 webinar ‘Playing to Win in 2022: Your Inner Game of L&D' to identify where you are holding yourself back and give yourself permission to take bold action. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://bit.ly/Ep28MOES Podcast information and more episodes: The Learning Uncut Emergent Podcast series GO TO LANDING PAGE
After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it's time to bring in expertise from other domains. What can we learn from behavioural science to help us develop core strengths to take bold action? Andrea Day shares insights from her work leading Best At Digital, who draw upon behavioural science extensively to design and develop digital solutions that drive change. Learning Uncut founder and podcast host, Michelle Ockers, shares her personal experience with taking bold action. Host: Laura Overton Resources: Andrea Day LinkedIn profile – GO TO RESOURCE Michelle Ockers LinkedIn profile – GO TO RESOURCE 5 new thinking habits for a smarter, stronger L&D, Laura Overton (ebook) GO TO RESOURCE Guide on the Com-B model of behaviour, by Social Change UK - GO TO RESOURCE EAST = 4 simple ways to apply behavioural insights, from Behavioural Insights team (article) - GO TO RESOURCE The Behavioural Insights Team (website)- GO TO RESOURCE Nudge: The Final Edition,by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R Sunstein (book) -GO TO RESOURCE About BAD - GO TO RESOURCE More resources from the Emergent Team to help you take bold action GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info Learning Uncut Emergent Podcast series GO TO LANDING PAGE
After speaking with five L&D professionals about their personal experience taking bold action it's time to bring in expertise from other domains as we explore strengths for L&D to take bold action. Change is the key theme of this discussion. Psychologist, Dr Celine Mullins, shares insights from cutting edge research in neurobiology and neuroscience on how we can play the inner game to support bold action, even in tough times. Seasoned industry leader Laura Overton shares her personal experience with letting go and shifting self-identity. Host: Shannon Tipton Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/em-26/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/?podcast_series=emergent-series
Nick and Phil react to the new COVID protocols. Nick and Phil also read some texts. Laura Overton talks the Colts and some of her holiday dislikes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Exploring strengths that L&D professionals need to take bold action. Laura Overton asks Adam Harwood three big questions: What are the opportunities for L&D professionals who seek to create change and impact? When the going gets tough, what core strengths help L&D professionals to thrive? What can we do to build these strengths? Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: 70:20:10 by Charles Jennings & Fuse GO TO RESOURCE Workflow Learning and the 5 Moments of Need (Article), Bob Mosher- resource GO TO RESOURCE Best of Breed or Unified Solution? You Decide! – By IHRIM Marketing GO TO RESOURCE The Modern L&D skillset with Adam Harwood ( interview) GO TO RESOURCE How the Workforce Learns, Degreed - research GO TO RESOURCE Solve Impact Mysteries Like an L&D Detective, Kevin M Yates - book GO TO RESOURCE Culture Pioneers, Learning, Adam Harwood- case study GO TO RESOURCE D&D London – Award-Winning Training at Speed and Scale - case study GO TO RESOURCE Learning Uncut Emergent Series Ep 12 Connecting the Dots on data for L&D – Trish Uhl and Kevin M. Yates GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Emergent Podcast series GO TO LANDING PAGE
How learning and development professionals can elevate their learning and impact by improving their conversations about business – and with business. Let's Talk Business is a 5-day email challenge from the Emerging Stronger team (Laura Overton, Shannon Tipton and Michelle Ockers) to help you continually sharpen your conversations about business value – both with yourself and with your stakeholders. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Laura Overton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Shannon Tipton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Download the 50 Tips for Influencing L&D Business Value book and join the Let's Talk Business Challenge https://resources.go1.com/business-value Emerging Stronger website GO TO RESOURCE More great resources created by the Emerging Stronger team GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE
Blackmores Institute educates Blackmore's customers and consumers about natural health care products, including their own brands. They consistently focus on providing education solutions that create impact for their customers who primarily work in pharmacies. This focus guides what solutions they develop, what approaches they test, how they design solutions and how they measure and evaluate outcomes. Blackmores Institute provides an excellent example of what it looks like when a learning and development team thinks ‘business first.' Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Gill McEwen LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Blackmores Institute GO TO RESOURCE CMEd Certification – example discussed in episode. View structure and microcredentialling GO TO RESOURCE 5 Thinking Habits for a faster, smarter L&D (ebook) by Laura Overton – explore the Business first thinking habit GO TO RESOURCE Learning Uncut Elevate 03: Performance Consulting – Renata Arreazea. Explore a practitioner's experience getting started with performance consulting GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE
Laura Overton, Shannon Tipton and Michelle Ockers join Go1 to discuss several challenges we hear every day at Go1. Listen in to discover 4 new ways to think about; 1. Building a digital learning culture (#1 LPI) 2. Getting business buy-in 3. Having new conversations with the business 4. Skills / bandwidth / capability of L&D team
A conversation between the Emergent Team – Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton. We recap research insights from Emergent 2020 podcast series. These include five L&D ‘thinking habits' and the four lenses that help L&D to emerge stronger. These insights were converted to practical action in the Emerging Stronger masterclass series. We reflect on what both the participants learned and our own ‘aha' moments and learning as the hosts and perennial ‘explorers'. The shifts we saw in our participant mindset and actions showed us that Emerging Stronger isn't just about coming out of the pandemic more relevant and effective than ever. There is an evergreen opportunity for L&D professionals and teams to see themselves differently, think differently, make changes and take bolder action to increase their impact. Stay tuned for an Emergent podcast mini-series in December 2021/January 2022 exploring what it takes to emerge stronger at an individual level. And keep an eye out for information about the next Emerging Stronger masterclass which starts in February 2022. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Emerging Stronger LinkedIn page GO TO RESOURCE Emerging Stronger website GO TO RESOURCE Emergent podcast series (filter on Learning Uncut podcast page) GO TO RESOURCE Emerging Stronger white papers, ebooks and more GO TO RESOURCE Neelen, Mirjam and Paul A. Kirschner. (2020) Evidence-informed Learning Design: Creating training to improve performance.GO TO RESOURCE Trojan mice in 900 seconds (article) GO TO RESOURCE Gold sponsor – Go 1 GO TO RESOURCE Bronze sponsor – Model Thinkers GO TO RESOURCE Bronze sponsor – BAD (Best At Digital) GO TO RESOURCE Bronze sponsor – Learn Online Live GO TO RESOURCE Bronze sponsor – UMU GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE
This week's guests are Laura Overton, Michelle Ockers, and Shannon Tipton. Laura Overton ( London, UK)- Award winning global analyst author, facilitator & founder of Learning Changemakers with 30+ years of experience and research focussing on learning innovation, L&D maturity and business impact.Her Research programme reached 8000+ l&D leaders globally and over 50,000 workers. Michelle Ockers (Brisbane, Australia) - Founder and chief learning strategist at Learning Uncut, award winning L&D practitioner and global podcast host providing strategic leadership on learning transformation including Coca-Cola Amatil, Qantas and Australian Public service) Shannon Tipton (Chicago, USA) - Owner and Chief Architect Learning Rebels. 25+ years of learning leadership with the global reputation as the practitioners expert. As an experience practitioner challenging the norms of traditional L&D functions, Learning Rebel has brought real world experience to support business success at Zappos, the US Center for Child Nutrition and Talentify. The Emerging Stronger Team - https://emergentmasterclass.com/ Team purpose - https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/why-team-purpose-matters Flat hierarchies - https://www.investorsinpeople.com/knowledge/flat-hierarchies Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams - https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams The five business benefits of a diverse team - https://www.managers.org.uk/knowledge-and-insights/listicle/the-five-business-benefits-of-a-diverse-team/ Stop at Nothing - https://stopatnothing.com/ Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing - https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_86.htm Team Dynamics - https://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/team/dynamics/definition/ The Five Dysfunctions of a Team - https://fourminutebooks.com/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team-summary Are you an ideal team player? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRh80RyT74I Finding community - https://jarche.com/2018/11/finding-community/ What Psychological Safety Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace - https://hbr.org/2021/04/what-psychological-safety-looks-like-in-a-hybrid-workplace “What makes a team effective at Google?” - https://rework.withgoogle.com/print/guides/5721312655835136 Belbin team roles - https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/your-team/people-management-skills/teams/effectiveteam/roles ========================================================= You can contact Women Talking About Learning through our website, womentalkingaboutlearning.com We're on Twitter @WTAL_Podcast You can buy us a coffee to support Women Talking About Learning via Ko-Fi. Or you can email us via hello@llarn.com
This time John is talking to Laura Overton, an award-winning international speaker, author and facilitator, with multiple institutional fellowships. Laura is probably best known for helming Towards Maturity, the research and benchmarking organization, from its inception as a Government initiative, through independence and commercial success before it was bought out by Emerald Group in 2017. Does she think during her time there she really managed to bring about change in the practice of learning? ---------- 2:54 - What is ‘Emerging Stronger'? 11:30 - ‘Changemakers' newsletter 16:43 - How did she get into learning? 24:28 - Towards Maturity: the legacy 31:02 - L&D skills and mindset 35:52 – Data in L&D 42:30 – How to get involved? ---------- Mentioned in the discussion: Trojan mice https://jarche.com/2012/10/on-trojan-mice/ Newsletter: #LearningChangemakers https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learningchangemakers-6768177569251520512/ Emerging Stronger https://emergentmasterclass.com/about/#meet Contact Laura Twitter: @lauraoverton LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/ Download the new white paper from Learning Pool written by John Helmer & Ben Betts – Suite Dreams: The Past, Present and Future of Learning Systems https://learningpool.com/suite-dreams/
We catch up with Beth Hall from Cotton On two years after hearing about their deliberately different approach to L&D in Episode 33. While the philosophy hasn't changed, the approach to continue building and sustaining a strong learning culture across a global team has evolved. In our wide-ranging conversation, Beth talks about some of the key shifts and initiatives they've undertaken in the past two years, and what they're now working on. Resources: Beth Hall LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Cotton On Group website GO TO RESOURCE Learning Uncut Episode 33 GO TO RESOURCE Belonging by Owen Eastwood GO TO RESOURCE How to Change by Katy Milkman GO TO RESOURCE Leadership from a dancing guy (video) GO TO RESOURCE 5 New Thinking Habits for a Smarter, Stronger L&D eBook by Laura Overton, Michelle Ockers and Shannon Tipton GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE
Traditionally, management training has focused on elite, senior managers and has been delivered in the classroom. Prospective and new managers have missed out. This means businesses continue to promote new managers without the skills to really manage effectively. An overachiever in an execution role, won't necessarily make a great manager if they haven't already started developing these skills. The reliance on the classroom as a training format limits L&D capacity to scale more effective management training. Laura Overton of Emerge Stronger, joins Ollie Browning from Go1 to break down what's broken with management training and what L&D need to do to make management training more impactful. Laura touches on the learning design, mindset, tools and skills, L&D need to build brilliant management training.
How Learning and Development professionals can elevate their practice and impact by putting business value first using the L&D Value Spectrum. Host: Michelle Ockers Resources: Laura Overton LinkedIn profile GO TO RESOURCE Business Value: L&D's bedrock of digital success GO TO RESOURCE Introducing Learning Changemakers from Laura Overton GO TO RESOURCE Emerging Stronger Masterclass GO TO RESOURCE More Episodes & Info: The Learning Uncut Podcast GO TO LANDING PAGE
Host Olivia Landis kicks off a team reporter series on the New YorkHER podcast with a host of reporters from clubs around the NFL. Rams team reporter Sarina Morales, Giants team reporter Madelyn Burke, Colts team reporter Laura Overton and Bills team reporter Maddy Glab join Landis to discuss a variety of topics about their experiences of being female reporters in the NFL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are we too busy to learn? Is there a strong case for L&D in a cost-conscious environment? There is increasing demand on organisational departments to justify their spending and deliver measurable value. As a result, there is a steadily growing trend for L&D teams to present evidence-based practice to demonstrate growth and impact. Without tangible evidence, it is becoming increasingly harder for L&D professionals to inform strategic decision making or budget considerations. Join Nigel Cassidy and this month’s guests, Andy Lancaster, Head of Learning at the CIPD, Laura Overton, co-creator of Emerging Stronger, and Owen Ferguson, Chief Product Officer at Emerald Works, to hear how L&D professionals are moving to adopt evidence-based practice that drives forward impact.
In this guest podcast episode, Jo chats with Laura Overton about… What we can learn from making events go virtual L&D becoming business critical Why virtual classrooms are not always the best options More information www.Lightbulbmoment.online www.Lightbulbmoment.info www.Lightbulbmoment.community @MomentLightbulb @LightbulbJo @MikeLightbulb https://twitter.com/lauraoverton https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton/ https://www.speexx.com/speexx-blog/driving-value/ https://emergentmasterclass.com/
In the final episode for 2020 long-time friend of Learning Uncut, Amanda Ashby, is back. It’s been a big year with podcast downloads increasing from 20,000 to over 50,000. This included the two special series, Disruption and Emergent. In this episode we look at the heartbeat of Learning Uncut – the regular fortnightly episodes featuring real stories from real learning professionals (and the occasional business leader). We reflect on themes, insights, and favourite episodes. Host: Michelle Ockers Guest: Amanda Ashby Emerging Stronger: https://bit.ly/EmergentSummit If you are an L&D professional who is in a place to make or influence change in your organization take a look at Emerging Stronger. Emerging Stronger will help you to look at problems and opportunities in a fresh way in order to make change happen in your organisation and drive business value. Brought to you by Learning Uncut Emergent Series co-hosts - Michelle Ockers, Laura Overton and Shannon Tipton. We’ll be joined by experts from the podcast series to guide you through a hands-on experience with peers from other organisations to identify and take breakthrough actions. This masterclass series and ongoing community of peers will help lift your credibility and build the business reputation of L&D. Resources: Here’s the shortlist of Amanda and Michelle’s favourite 2020 episodes Ep 56 Making Learning Human – Kristina Tsiriotakis https://bit.ly/Ep56LU Ep 52 WD40: A Learning Obsessed Culture Gary Ridge https://bit.ly/Ep52LU Ep 55 Micro-credentials: What’s Not to Love? - Tony Dunford https://bit.ly/Ep55LU Ep 62 Digital Skills Uplift at PwC - Luke Warwick https://bit.ly/Ep62LU Ep 56 Making Learning Human – Katrina Moss https://bit.ly/Ep64LU More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/
The 2 guests on the Boss One episode are Helen Blunden and Laura Overton. Helen Blunden believes that it's time to bring our true selves back to work. She founded ActivateLearning Solutions so that she could help individuals and teams in organisations show and share the wealth of their untapped knowledge, insights and experiences to achieve business outcomes. Helen can be found on Twitter @ActivateLearn. Laura Overton is an award winning learning analyst and the original CEO and founder of Towards Maturity. Dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that deliver business value, she is the author of over 40 reports and hundreds of articles. Her work is based on 30 years of practical experience and a commitment to evidence based learning decisions backed by decades of global independent research with learning leaders and workers around the globe. In the UK, Laura is an Academic Fellow of the CIPD and a fellow of the Learning and Performance Institute. In February 2010, she was the first woman to be awarded the Learning and Performance Institute's prestigious Colin Corder Award for services to training and was the recipient of the inaugural elearning age Special Achievement award at the 2012 elearning awards. In 2018 she was voted the most influential person in corporate elearning in the globe and the top UK listed person (a position held since 2014). Laura is on Twitter @LauraOverton
This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt. Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. Join the Emergent hosts as they discuss their insights from the series and how the podcast discussions inform actions that L&D can take to be effective now and prepare for the future. They also discuss the Emerging Stronger Summit. L&D professionals are invited to come together at the summit to work through issues and identify better solutions to business challenges. The Summit is running for 3 weeks from mid February 2021. See below for a link to get more information. Host / Guests: Michelle Ockers Shannon Tipton Laura Overton Resources: For information on the Emerging Stronger Summit - and to express your interest go to https://bit.ly/2H2cPtp Learning Uncut Emergent Preview episode https://bit.ly/01MOES Thanks to the Emergent Summit Platinum Sponsor Go1 - https://www.go1.com/en-au/ More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/ Curated Learning Uncut Emergent collection: https://padlet.com/michelleockers/Emergent
This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt. Exploring how learning professionals can emerge from disruption as relevant and effective. During disruption, L&D teams have been stretched: time has been tighter, resources leaner and demands more extreme. Barbara Thompson and Shai Desai join Laura Overton to explore how we can work smarter and more transparently with those who are around us to respond better to business demand. They uncover the practical do’s and don’t of working effectively with partners to support performance and how our partners can help us leverage capabilities beyond our own. Host: Laura Overton Guests: Barbara Thompson Learning Transformation Specialist, Network Rail @CaribThompson Shai Desai Co-founder and Director of Learning Plan Resources: Working with a vendor checklist blog Learning Plan More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/ Curated Learning Uncut Emergent collection: https://padlet.com/michelleockers/Emergent
This episode is part of the Learning Uncut Emergent series where we talk about rapidly changing business models, and how Learning and Development can support organisations to adapt. Meet your series co-hosts Michelle, Shannon and Laura, find out why we’ve created the Emergent series, our aspiration and what you can expect. Follow the entire series if you are curious about how learning professionals can emerge from the disruption of the 2020 pandemic as relevant and effective. Host: Michelle Ockers Guests: Shannon Tipton and Laura Overton Resources: Michelle Ockers website - https://michelleockers.com/ Organisational Learning in the Great Unfreeze by Michelle Ockers - https://bit.ly/2URB4hh Learning Rebels website (Shannon’s business) - https://learningrebels.com/ Tulser website (Laura’s partnership with the 70:20:10 Institute) https://tulser.com/ Learning Uncut Episode 50 - The Past, Present and Future of L&D with Laura Overton, Amanda Ashby and Jelle Buiting https://bit.ly/3dfw0d0 More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/ Curated Learning Uncut Emergent collection: https://padlet.com/michelleockers/Emergent
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In this episode, Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss TrainingZone's whitepaper, Driving business value through flexible learning (https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/resources/driving-business-value-through-flexible-learning) , written by Laura Overton.
To mark the milestone of Learning Uncut’s 50th episode three learning professionals at different points in their career join us to discuss the past, present and future of learning. The concept for this discussion is to look out to 2050 (a play on it being our 50th episode) and consider what the world of work will look like then and how learning professionals can prepare now for the future. Laura Overton, Amanda Ashby and Jelle Buiting explore what we can learn from the past 30 years, the challenges of the present, and how we should move forward. While this episode was recorded prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the conclusions drawn about how to prepare for the future are highly relevant. It’s time for the learning profession to come of age and play a more adult role in the world of business. Host: Michelle Ockers Guests: Laura Overton – over 30 years in the learning profession Amanda Ashby – approximately 15 years in the learning profession Jelle Buiting – 1.5 years in the learning profession Resources: Laura Overton – A Look Back on My Favourite Towards Maturity Research Reports http://bit.ly/3d6IbtJ PWC report- Workforce of the Future. The competing force shaping 2030. https://pwc.to/2ygJFlp The Four Futures of Work. Coping with uncertainty in an age of radical technologies – an RSA Report https://bit.ly/3bBKpjv Arun Pradhan – mentioned by Amanda Ashby as someone she learns from More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninglibsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/
This is the first in a special Learning Uncut Disruption series. This pop-up daily series aims to equip learning professionals with practical guidance and tips to get started or scale up with practices needed as part of their organisational response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Donald H Taylor and Laura Overton are leading learning practitioners. Each has over thirty years experience in the learning profession. In this series introduction they provide context about the current state of organisational learning and important considerations for learning professionals to help them adapt and respond effectively in the current crisis. Host: Michelle Ockers Guest: Laura Overton and Donald H Taylor Resources: Donald H Taylor website – https://donaldhtaylor.co.uk/ Laura Overton – A Look Back on My Favourite Towards Maturity Research Reports http://bit.ly/3d6IbtJ More Episodes & Info: More episodes: https://learninguncut.libsyn.com About the Learning Uncut podcast: https://michelleockers.com/learninguncut/
John Helmer enlists the help of Laura Overton and Miles Runham in summing up the year in learning. Laura Overton was until recently CEO of Towards Maturity, the learning analyst company she founded and led to become a critical resource for people in workplace learning. Laura last year topped the list of learning's number one movers and shakers. Myles Runham advises organisations responding to the challenges and opportunities created by digital technologies, and has held senior posts at Ask.com and BBC where he was head of digital. 02:16 Myles's high points and low points 09:36 Laura's highpoint and lowpoints 12:18 Laura: L&D skills 18:24 John & Myles: M&A activity 26:08 Myles: do we need learning tech to learn? 30:10 What made you punch the air this year; what made you want to punch yourself in the face? 36:12 New Year's resolutions Laura on Twitter @lauroverton Myles on Twitter @mylesrun Sponsor Offers: To learn more about Powtoon's Business solution (and claim your Learning Hack discount), visit https://go.powtoon.com/learninghack/ To claim a 25% discount on your first Earthly Systems project, go to https://www.earthlysystems.com/ and quote 'Learning Hack' on the contact form. Contact John Helmer Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/
“Data is the new black” according to Laura Overton. So how do we differentiate the fad from the facts? Laura has a unique perspective on L&D, which is as broad as it is deep. In this episode of The Learning & Development Podcast, we explore the applications of data and evidence-based practice in L&D, what these are and why we all need to pay attention. KEY TAKEAWAYS What's different now? Unlike in the previous years where we have just started modernising some practices, the main focus lately has been on how companies can keep up with the rapidly-changing technologies present. A business must sought to study and analyse if a new technological solution might increase their business value. What do ‘evidence' and ‘data' mean in L&D? Data is just a plain input (a numerical figure, a fact, etc.), but proper handling of it will greatly improve efficiency. It's easier to gather and analyse data when we have the evidence, which involves the opinions, the observations, and the hypotheses. Data analytics, Machine Learning (ML), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just a few of the buzzwords we hear recently if we ask about emerging technologies. But remember to remain cautious and inquisitive of the systems you wish to adapt in your company. Being trendy does not equate to being the best. According to Rob Briner's The Role of Scientific in Evidence-Based HR, we can base our evidences on four different sources: scientific research findings, organizational data, professional experience and judgment, and stakeholder's values and concerns. These can help answer questions you have in the business. Dealing with organisational changes can be very difficult. But, the use of the available data can help ease the transitions happening without disrupting the work culture and work environment. Some stakeholders would immediately suggest some solutions without even knowing the entirety of a certain situation. As an HR practitioner, it's your job to present the actual data and the possible solutions based on it and some evidences. What can L&D learn from marketing? Marketing is capable of gathering huge amounts of information, from the tidbits to the most critical ones. One of the known marketing experiments is A/B testing, which tests variations of a campaign so a company can know what's best to use. The same experimentation can be adapted when choosing the best HR practices. For Laura, the secret ingredient in the engagement between data and evidence are the questions you have in the current situation that you're willing to challenge. They'll help you gain the information you need to arrive at the best HR practices. BEST MOMENTS “The market dictates strongly where the practitioners should be going rather than it being an equal relationship which increases the amibiguity, as well as anxiety in the profession.” “Data on its own is potentionally dangerous.” “It's about the questions we ask.” “It's not taking one set of data, but it's looking at range of data.” “Data can really shift conversations.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Sentiment Analysis | https://monkeylearn.com/sentiment-analysis/ The Role of Scientific Findings in Evidence-Based HR | https://www.cebma.org/wp-content/uploads/Briner-Barends-The-Role-of-Scientific-Findings-in-Evidence-Based-HR.pdf Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa) - https://www.cebma.org How to Start Thinking Like a Data Scientist | Harvard Business Review | https://hbr.org/2013/11/how-to-start-thinking-like-a-data-scientist The Learning & Development Podcast: Agile L&D | Apple | Spotify | Omny ABOUT THE GUEST Laura Overton is an award winning learning analyst dedicated to uncovering and sharing effective practices in learning innovation that lead to business value. Her work is based on 30 years of practical experience and a commitment to supporting evidence based learning decisions and has shared her ideas as author of over 40 reports and hundreds of articles over that time. As the founder of Towards Maturity, she is also known for leading the first 15 years of a longitudinal study programme (2004 – February 2019) respected for uncovering and share learning strategies that lead to business success. You can follow and connect with Laura via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraoverton/ Twitter: @lauraoverton ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for over 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning & OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East & Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&D Advisory Board. CONTACT METHOD Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ Website: https://www.looop.co/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A reflection on Laura Overton's keynote speech at Learning Summit London
Jon, Jo and Kate look at the biggest news story of the last month (Laura Overton stepping down from the helm at Towards Maturity), as well as discussing our upcoming webinar on diversity and inclusion, this month's magazine, and there's also a guest interview with Gavi's Jonathan Siener and Clare Hoang to talk about harassment training. Want three months' free TJ mag? here we go: https://www.dodsshop.co.uk/store/products,training-journal_22.htm?promo=tjtrial
The Towards Maturity founder gives TJ the latest insights from the TM benchmark, sets the scene for the upcoming days of OEB and tells us why digital transformation is so crucial for all businesses. More on the OEB agenda here https://oeb.global/programme#agenda
At GoodPractice, we're big fans of research-based decision-making. So today on the show, we're speaking to Laura Overton from Towards Maturity. Towards Maturity's annual benchmark gives you an opportunity to reflect on your department's achievements, then compares your performance with every other participating organisation. By doing so, you can come up with a plan for where to go next and learn what works for top performers. If you'd like to share your thoughts on the show, you can find Laura on Twitter @LauraOverton, Peter @PeterCasebow, and Ross @RossGarnerGP. You can also tweet @GoodPractice or @GoodpracticeAus. If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming events, blogs and whitepapers, visit goodpractice.com. You can take part in the Towards Maturity Benchmark by visiting: towardsmaturity.org/benchmark. The academic paper Ross referenced, on the impact of visualised performance data on learner motivation, was: Gašević, D., Dawson, S., Siemens, G. 2015. Let's not forget: Learning analytics are about learning. TechTrends, vol 59, no. 1, pp. 64. It's available at: www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/19113410/techtrends2015.pdf And for more on Working Out Loud circles, see: workingoutloud.com/circle-guides.
2016 has been a year of change and upheaval socially, politically and economically. From the National Living Wage and the Apprenticeship Levy to Brexit and the US election, events over the past year are set to have a significant impact on work and working lives. In this episode we talk to Margaret Heffernan, Laura Overton and Laura Harrison about the effect these changes are having – and will have – on businesses and their employees and what HR and L&D professionals can be doing to help prepare themselves and their organisations for the year ahead.
Recent research shows that just 7% of L&D professionals evaluate the impact of learning initiatives on the wider business but in these uncertain and evolving times it’s essential that L&D becomes all about alignment; with both business aims and with evolving ways of learning. But what does alignment actually look like? In this podcast we speak to three experts to gain their insight. Laura Overton, founder of Towards Maturity, discusses what is holding alignment up and what L&D should really be measuring to assess value, while Julian Stodd, Founder and Captain at SeaSalt Learning describes the new world of learning, of social and community, and why L&D need to act as agile facilitators not controllers of learning. Andrew Jacobs, Talent Management and Organisational Development Manager at London Borough of Lewisham, agrees with the importance of embracing new ways of learning but stresses the need to challenge the use of certain methods and technology to ensure it’s what is needed for the business. Andrew also discusses his experience of stripping back his L&D offering to truly align with what people want and what they’re already using. Do you feel that more needs to be done to align L&D with business objectives in your organisation? How are you embracing evolving learning methods? Join in the discussion on Twitter @CIPD using the hashtag #cipdpodcasts.
Martin and Nigel are joined by Laura Overton, MD of Towards Maturity, who talks through Towards Maturity's latest research on learner preferences.
Craig chats with Lillian Soon, Kate Graham, Karyn Romeis, Laura Overton, Christie Fidura and Don Taylor on the ‘actions’ that they personally took away from their attendance at Learning Technologies 2011, along with the challenges that they anticipated in trying to achieve them!
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