Is Training The Answer?

In this episode, we're joined by JC Quintana, founder of Dialogue-7, keynote speaker, and author of "The Speaking Frankly" book series. We discuss how to use JC's seven elements to build relationships and successfully navigate difficult conversations with stakeholders and leaders at your organization.

In this episode, Rory and John discuss the importance of building relationships outside of your Learning and development organization. We share our approach, some laughs, and things we do to build relationships with our colleagues at work.

In this episode, we're joined by Gabe Gloege Co-Founder of Cultivateme. We discuss Lean learning practices, running learning like a business, and never asking a question that if you asked your mother, she would lie to you!

In this episode, we're joined by Camille Graux, Senior Manager of Learning & Development at Dataiku, the platform for everyday AI. We talk about automation, scaling to meet demand, creating dashboards, and more!

In this episode, we discuss leading a learning organization with Audrey Jarre, the head of learning at 360 Learning. She shares how to get employees to share their expertise, measure impact, and more!

In this episode, we are joined by Mary Remillard, Head of Employee Success and Development at HomeLight. We discuss starting a new L&D department, succeeding through adversity, and staying laser-focused on contributing to leadership's most significant needs.

Michael has dedicated his career to helping organizations succeed by creating highly engaging cultures and exemplary people processes. He worked in Learning and Development, Human Resources, and Organization Development as a Vice  President and consultant.

Noelle Sue Chalfant is the Director of Training at  Navis, LLC, a company specializing in software solutions for global terminal operators, carriers, and ship owners. Her focus is on elevating the Navis Training portfolio of products and services. Prior to that, she co-founded iBrandConnection, a Marketing and Consulting firm specializing in digital media, team building, marketing, and technical IT consultative services.

In this episode, we interview Emily Lopez, the Director of Enterprise L&D at Pine Gate Renewables. Emily is an organizational and workforce transformation specialist with more than 20 years of experience in change leadership, talent management, and culture building. Emily holds a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Columbia University.

In this episode, we chat with Kristin Trujeque. A compassionate leader of Learning and Development with a background in finance, technology, and the US Air Force. With over 10 years in the Learning and Development arena and 8 years of dedicated service in the USAF, Kristin is an execution master. Through strategic planning processes and a servant attitude, she is driven to ensure the well-being, resiliency, and development of those she leads. She thrives on helping people see and grow in their potential, having led High Potential Teams, Tactical Resiliency teams, and global teams. Challenges are another puzzle to be solved with deliverables to be met as she adapts quickly to changing markets to provide favorable results consistently.

In this episode, we are joined by Tara Cohn. Tara is a Director at Wipfli, a Data Storyteller, and Analytics Translator! Together we discuss how to go from order takers to business partners, helping stakeholders & L&D identify and measure outcomes, and telling a better story with data that inspires the business to take action.

In this episode, we interview Angie Flynn-McIver, a leadership coach, author, theater director, and founder of Ignite CSP (Coaching, Speaking, and Presenting), Together we discuss how to have better conversations with our stakeholders, team members, and how to say “NO” to those tough project requests.

 In this episode, we interview Pamela Acker, an Organizational Change Strategist with over 20 years of experience helping organizations to successfully achieve their change goals. Together we discuss how to use the ADKAR methodology to enhance your learning experiences, generate a desire for change, and how you can be better partners with change leaders at your organization. 

Takeaways: 

• Put people first, especially in change and learning efforts. 
• You cannot manage change or people from a spreadsheet. 
• Build a relationship between change and learning to share the knowledge of what’s going on in your organization. 
• Managers need to be better at helping people through change. 
• Provide managers with information about the change curve and resources to help themselves and their team navigate change.

In this episode of Is Training The Answer? John and Rory use the RICE methodology to take the bias out of prioritizing training project requests. What our takeaways are from our conversation about RICE:

1. Thinking about more than just audience size and urgency when prioritizing work.

2. Using a formula like RICE can help to take the emotion out of project prioritization.

3.  Implementing a project prioritization framework can help you to have better conversations with stakeholders and the business about the value of new and existing work.

Prioritization for project managers: https://www.intercom.com/blog/rice-simple-prioritization-for-product-managers/

In this episode, John and Rory sit down with Troy Chen. Troy is the Senior Director of Account Management at Bloomreach and shares how he and his team interact, utilize, and succeed with the help of L&D.