The TJ Podcast

Joanne Lockwood believes that the world isn’t just black and white but rather a multitude of perspectives that all have value and by taking a narrow view of our world we miss so much. In this interview she tells of her own identity journey to become a transgender woman, the reconciliation of family to this change, her new business and why diversity and inclusion is vital to organisations, communities, and families and why we must all be advocates of those seeking to ‘belong’. To contact Joanne and find out more about what she does visit her LinkedIn page or follow on Twitter @jo_lockwood1965 If you have something  new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ’s podcasts. Contact the editor Debbie Carter 

Welcome to the TJ Podcast: May 2022

Looking to the future: what does 2022 hold for organisations, their leaders and people? Questions under discussion: What do these changes mean to organisations and their people and how are we changing the way we manage people and processes as a result? What skills will we need in this need 21st century workplace and how do we ensure people are engaged in a fast-paced learning journey as skills are likely to continue to change at speed? What role will technology play in this new environment and how confident are L&D professionals in meeting these new demands for skills and managing a range of complex learning tools? Speakers Amy Smyth is head of Head of Right Management’s Centre of Excellence in EMEA and market vice president for European Sales. @RightUpdates Jennifer C Loftus is a founding partner of, and national director for, the New York City-based Astron Solutions. @AstronSolutions Host Jo Cook has been part of the TJ Podcasts since their inception. Jo is founder and director of Lightbulb Moment. @LightbulbJo

After a bit of a break the TJ Podcast is back! With a new format, this month we discuss mentoring with Rashim Mogha from Skillsoft, Jenn Labin from MentorcliQ, and Ady Howes from Digital Skills people - the fabulous Jo Cook is your host 

Co-host Jo Cook turns the tables on Jon to look at his tenure of TJ since becoming editor back in 2017. 

Here it is, friends. Have a listen as we very briefly wrap up four years of great audio content. (I'm hoping my replacement will carry it on)

He's back! Paul Matthews makes a return to the TJ podcast interview series to discuss his newest interest: learning workflows. For technical reasons too boring to explain there's no intro from Jon, but the conversation with Paul is as good as ever. 

Jon chats to the founder of the Extraordinary Training Company, Jane Rennie, about Scotland, resilience, hospitality, train the trainer and much much more.  Find out more about her here. 

Kate, Jo and Jon discuss innovation myths, acquisitions, languishing, the 2040 office and more. Andrew Jacobs joins to talk about his podcast, 'Women talking about learning'. It's the last regular podcast with these three presenters! Don't miss out. Links: Cornerstone OnDemand enters definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Languishing: The new idiom in wellbeing We need to change how we teach innovation What will a day in the life of an office worker look like in the future?

Jon talks to employment lawyer Hannah Ford about furlough, workplace tensions and the way to keep a disparate workforce together. Find out more about Hannah here.

Jon talks to CEO of Doodle Renato Profico about careers in tech, research into workplace meetings and more. Find out more about Renato here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profico

Why has a man set up a podcast for women talking about learning? Andrew Jacobs is here to tell us.  It's a great chat so give it a listen, and subscribe to Andrew's excellent podcast here. 

The final part: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he concludes his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In the final episode they talk vanity metrics, triangulation, analytics tips and much more.

Alison Jones from Practical Inspiration Publishing talks all things business book-related. Best practice, writer's block, self publishing, crazy book challenges and more.  Find out more about her work here: https://practicalinspiration.com/ and that great microphone she's using is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KQPGRRE

Jon, Jo and Kate chew the fat over some great content, a sprinkling of acquisitions news and a future personnel change at TJ. Vitality's Judy Parfitt discusses their recent report into hybrid working in partnership with the RSA. Links: Capita and Filtered EY and Lane4 Go1 goes Unicorn Let's talk about feedback Lessons from the pandemic: Never waste a good crisis! Introducing the changemaker: The next-gen leader of the new work ecosystem

Part two of a three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he carries on his conversation with Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode two they talk death by Zoom, the false dichotomy of going back to face to face or not, positive learning design and more.

Jon talks to Steve Knapp of Plan.Grow.Do about skills for modern selling. They talk trends, strategy, future-proofing ideas and more.  Get more info about Plan Grow Do here.

Vitality Chief People Officer Judy Parfitt joins Jon to look at the findings from the Healthy Hybrid Working report, an insight collaboration between her company and the RSA.  You can download the report here.

A three-part special: Join TJ editor Jon Kennard as he chats to Steve Finch, head of customer success at digital learning experts Thinqi, and Krystyna Gadd, founder of How to Accelerate Learning and author of 'How Not To Waste Your Money On Training'. In episode one they discuss social learning, collaborative learning, 70:20:10, the effects of the pandemic and much much more.

Jon talks to Amanda Simpson from SVC Solutions about mentoring, leadership, management and a whole lot more. Find out more about Amanda here.

Jon and Phil Friedman, CEO of CGS, look at the state of AR in 2021. What's new, what's better and how companies are using it. Find out a bit more about Phil here: https://www.cgsinc.com/en/people/phil-friedman 

Jon talks to Noorie Sazen from Saffron Interactive about their work on resilience and mental wellbeing with Transport for London. It's a project that started a few yearas back but is more important than ever. Tune in.  Read about some of Noorie's work and writing for Saffron here: https://saffroninteractive.com/author/noorie-sazen/ And you can find the TfL work here.

Jon talks to sleep and stress expert Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, about, well, just that. If you're reading this late at night, go to bed would you? Find out more about Nerina's vital work here: http://www.drnerinamuses.com/

Jon talks to Joanne Lockwood, CEO of See Change Happen, a practice providing equality, diversity and inclusion services to businesses. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://seechangehappen.co.uk/about-us/

Jon and Kate talk new jobs and M&As, and then Jo joins to discuss some of our content from the month: social anxiety, side hustles and bullying are all on the agenda.  Joanna Rawbone of Flourishing introverts is our guest. More about her here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/about-me Content: Bullies and bad behaviour: Three things I wish I’d known 10 years ago The last laugh: Are we able to function socially when we get back together? What happens if an employee sets up a side hustle?

Jon chats to Jo Rawbone, founder of Flourishing Introverts, about, well, being an introvert, and how talent management and teamwork can get the best out of different personality types. Find out more about Jo and her work here: https://www.flourishingintroverts.com/ 

Jon chats to Chris Hadfield about the idea of the film crew model; taking the principles of a film or TV set and applying them to team dynamics in business. Sound interesting? Have a listen. More about Chris and his business here: https://www.strevas.com/

Jon talks to Career Masterclass CEO Bukola Adisa about the need for more BAME women in the workplace, how you can take control of your career and why she's hopeful for the future.  Find out about Bukola's business here.

Jon talks to Joel DiGirolamo of the ICF about all things coaching: science, skills, communication, accreditation, you name it. Find out more about Joel and his work here.

Jon, Jo and Kate discuss all things L&D, podcast, new job, and digital skills-related while Dr Curt Friedel swings by to talk to us about problem solving and team work. Jon clearly got some new sound effects for his birthday too. Humour him. Links: Kate's big news Our big news #TJtalks​​: Stephanie Davies on using comedy in business The four-day week - a step too far? How to improve mental health by connecting well with nature Digital skills shortage: growing concern in UK

Jon talks to Virginia Tech's Dr. Curt Friedel about problem solving and why a team of diverse thinkers sometimes isn't the way forward.  Find out more about Curt and his work here: https://kaicentre.com/dr-curt-friedel/

Peak Indicators Technical Director Tony Heljula talks to Jon about where HR meets data science, and why that's important. Find out more about Tony and his work here: https://www.peakindicators.com/

Jon talks to Personio CEO Hanno Renner about role models, leading teams through tough times and more. Read more about Hanno and his business here.

Jon, Jo and Kate tuck into a few stories and content pieces from the last two or three weeks, and TJ's editor-in-chief signs off with an exit interview. Links: This Is The Future Of Work For Women Mental health transparency at the top is the key to workplace wellbeing How to use data storytelling in L&D How to change the behaviour of your people: The end becomes the beginning The last laugh: Big Brother is watching McKinsey's Women in the Workplace report 2020

Jon talks to Debbie Carter, outgoing editor-in-chief of TJ, about her past, present and future. Read her final piece as editor here.

Jon, Jo and Kate discuss the career of a TJ legend, some of the recent content on site, plus a few recent news stories of partnerships and 9-Grids. Plus - AstraZeneca's Brian Murphy tells us about the company's Learning Trial, and how increased media scrutiny doesn't really affect his work.  Links: International Women’s Day: Forging a gender-equal world The crisis leadership imperative pt1 Ideas that will shake you: Am I just a postage stamp on the screen? The Fosway digital learning 9-Grid UK tech investment is failing due to poor training LPI and Blue Eskimo join forces to connect L&D talent with jobs That book Jo mentions

Jon talks to Brian Murphy, Global Head of Learning & Enterprise Capabilities at AstraZeneca, about learning effectiveness, storytelling, data and the recent Learning Trial. There's more to come from AZ on TrainingJournal.com but in the meantime find out more about Brian here. 

Jon talks to Burn the Sky's Rob Thurner about digital transformation and the many things it can positively affect (skills gaps, upskilling, budget cuts etc) for 2021 and beyond. Find out more about Rob here.

Jon talks to Doodle's Jessie LaJoie about the H word - hybrid. They look at new job roles, new workplaces, and the future of the office. Find out more about Jessie here

Jon, Jo and Kate talk Learning Technologies, remote working inequality and cover a few great pieces of content, plus we hear from Stefaan van Hooydonk about why curiosity is so important. The TJ content we discuss: How to write a book you'll be proud of The problem with remote working, and five ways to make it work #TJtalks: Stefaan van Hooydonk on the importance of curiosity for individuals and organisations ...and the tweet from Christine Armstrong and resulting coversation between Owen Ferguson and David d'Souza   and you can get more info about LTDX here

Jon talks to public speaker, leadership trainer, facilitator and coach Birgitta Sjostrand. They discuss persuasion tactics for middle managers, amongst other things (and obviously her English is perfect throughout). You can buy Birgitta's new book here.

Editor Jon Kennard talks to the Global Curiosity Institute's Stefaan van Hooydonk about his research into and findings around curiosity and its role in leadership and organisational culture. Find out more about Stefaan's work here: https://www.globalcuriosityinstitute.com/

Jon, Jo and Kate gather (virtually) to look forward to a year hopefully not that much like the last one. Nigel Paine talks about his new blog for TJ, too. The content we discuss: Why organisations need to hire a hybrid working support officer Five HR trends to watch in 2021 Are you hindering 95% to stop the 5% that break the rules?

Jon talks to civil servant of 30+ years, Paul Downer. In 2019 Paul left the MoJ after 35 years and took up the post of a Digital Delivery Advisor at the Government Digital Service (GDS). In June 2019 Paul founded the first Social Mobility Network at GDS , forming links with the Social Mobility Commission & the Social Mobility Foundation to promote the SM agenda. Paul speaks regularly on the issues of Race and Class individually , as well as teaming up with civil service colleague , Rob Neil OBE , as part their 'Unfinished Business' series.

Jon, Jo and Kate cast a critical eye over an extraordinary year. What more can we say? Thank you for your support and here's to a 2021 that's less dramatic in every way possible.  If you can take a break, do it. Spend it with your nearest and dearest, and look after yourself mentally and physically.  See you on the other side! Top 3 for 2020: Adaptability is the ability to learn new skills in response to evolving circumstances. Adrian Moorhouse offers some tips  Productivity when working from home is one thing, but stress is another. Gemma Leigh Roberts tells us why we need to set boundaries. Jen Locklear gives us ideas for post-pandemic business success.

Jon talks to Nigel Paine about the year gone by, the year ahead and his upcoming TJ blog.  Find out more about Nigel and his work here.

Editor Jon Kennard talks to Collinson's Dani Saadu ahead of his talk at this week's World of Learning event. Find out more about his talk and join up for the event free, here.

Jon talks to Karen Waite from Leap Like a Salmon about wellbeing, CPD, 2021, her podcast and more. Find out about more about Karen here

Jon talks to L&D expert Jeff Kortenbosch about his new book '20 questions L&D should ask before talking about training'.  Get your free copy here. 

Jon talks to Thom Dennis, CEO of Serenity in Leadership and 17 year Royal Marines veteran, about bullying in the workplace. It's not just an individual problem, you know.  Find out more about Thom's work here 

Jon, Kate and Jo talk lack of news, psychological safety, corruption at work and learning culture. Here are the stories we discuss: How to build a learning culture for 2020 and beyond Compliance and ethics training: It’s not just about bad apples The Learning Coach: A desire to help Happy lockdown listening.

Jon talks to Max Dickins about the power of improvisation in business. Find out about what it can do for your business here: https://www.hooplaimpro.com/ And pre-order the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Improvise-Secrets-Confidence-Connect-Anything/dp/1785785877/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=max%20dickins&qid=1591961805&sr=8-1#ace-0979249316

Jon talks to Stephen Henry, guidance and development adviser at Transition to Teach, and Charlotte Hand, one of their recent graduates, about why you should switch to teaching. In an uncertain jobs market, it's worth a listen. Find out more here: https://www.transitiontoteach.co.uk/

In which Jon inadvertently belittles the legacy of Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps, and we also talk about lots of L&D related stuff too. Dr Lynda Shaw is our guest interview, talking mask wearing, trust and kindness. Find out more about Lynda's work here: https://www.drlyndashaw.com/ The news we cover: https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-online-learning-little-more-revision-say-heads https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54330880 The TJ content we discuss: https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/opinion/unlocked-subscriber-content-ban-committee-and-workshop https://www.trainingjournal.com/articles/opinion/power-face-face https://www.trainingjournal.com/blog/how-make-most-three-forms-reflection

Jon talks to Dr. Lynda Shaw about masks, trust, role models, kindness and more. Check out her new book here: https://www.drlyndashaw.com/books/

Jon talks to Sean Purcell, award-winning business and leadership performance coach about flexible working, recession-proofing your business and more. Sean is also author of the number one best-selling book MillienniALL, which you can buy from his website here: https://www.sean-purcell.co.uk/book

Jon talks to new TJ blogger Salma Shah about her work on diversity in the world of coaching. Check out her first TJ blog post here: https://www.trainingjournal.com/blog/leap-faith and find out more about her great work in coaching here: https://www.masteringyourpower.com/

Jon talks to Carl Makins and Andrew New about how they trained up 3,000 volunteers to support frontline staff in the early days of the pandemic. It's an inspiring case study. Do listen in.

Jon talks to Perrine Farque, speaker and diversity consultant, about how the coronavirus has impacted women's equality. It was cut out of the recording, but she was very understanding when Jon's daughter kept interrupting demanding breadsticks. Thanks Perrine! Find out more about Perrine here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrinefarque/

Jon, Jo and Kate talk about the power of conversation (appropriate), elearning scams, the future of events and more. Plus, Jon talks to Fiona McBride and James Barrass-Banks about the upcoming L&D Connect Virtual Unconference. Tune in! Get your unconference tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ld-connect-virtual-unconference-tickets-114516941254 Check out the Raconteur article here, with a final word from our very own Jo Cook: https://www.raconteur.net/digital-transformation/online-learning-scams

Anthony Chadwick gives us a potted history of L&D and veterinary science, as well as discussing virtual events, the environment and much more. Find out about Anthony's business here: https://www.thewebinarvet.com/

Jon talks to Fiona McBride and James Barrass-Banks about the first L&D Connect Virtual Unconference. What's an unconference? Listen in to find out all you need to know... And get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ld-connect-virtual-unconference-tickets-114516941254

Jon talks to JC Townend about outplacement, redeployment and the differences between the two. It's a tough time out there for employers and employees alike - hopefully this conversation will help give people a few more options. Find out more about JC and her work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannetownend/

Jon talks to Cara de Lange about boundary setting, work life balance, burnout, and the new world of work. Get more info about Cara's work here: https://softersuccess.com/

Jon talks to Pathlight CEO Alex Kvamme about overhauling management practices for a new era. Change is coming! Find out more about Alex here: https://www.pathlight.com/

Jon, Jo and Kate tackle the recession, UNLEASH, some of the latest site content and Yash Dubal looks at the upcoming immigration changes as the Big B approaches. It all gets a bit blooper-tastic late in the game, so listen out for that... oh, and here's that great HBR article: https://hbr.org/2020/08/21-hr-jobs-of-the-future

Jon has a chat with L&D veteran Dr. Nick van Dam about the future of digital and executive learning, as well as touching on conferences and events among other things. Have a listen to this discussion with a seasoned conference speaker and scholar. Here's Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickvandam/

Jon talks to Alison founder Mike Feerick about the current climate and how this is changing the perception of university and distance learning. Find out more about distance learning platform Alison here: https://alison.com/

Jon talks to leadership and EQ consultant Ally Nathaniel about the causes of burnout. Listen to this interview for tips about keeping control of your work life, and if you're in a leadership position, how you can help your workforce deal with stressful situations. Get more info on Ally's work here: http://www.theebiq.com/

Jon talks to Yash Dubal, immigration law expert and MD of A Y & J Solicitors. In case you forgot, Brexit is happening and that means changes to immigration law. We go through some of it here. Find out more about Yash's work here: https://ayjsolicitors.com/

Jon, Jo and Kate cover learning transfer, LTSF, Skillsoft, the TJ Awards and more, while Neta Meidav from Vault Platform talks discrimination in the workplace.

Jon talks to Vault Platform's Neta Meidav about discrimination in the new work paradigm. Find out about the important work that Neta does here: https://vaultplatform.com/

Jon talks to BrightHR's Alan Price about the Government's furlough scheme and other support for businesses large and small. Find out more about Alan here ; https://www.peninsulagrouplimited.com/sco/author/alanprice/

Jon has a quick chat with Gerry Griffin, founder of SKill Pill about the upcoming webinar on Wednesday 15 July at 3pm - 'What you need to know about returning to work'. Also featuring author Pam Hamilton and Rosie Powell-Lunt of John Lewis, this is a timely webinar not to be missed - sign up free here: https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=1181278988531459

Jon talks to Gent Ahmetaj, senior researcher at Emerald Works, about this year's Learning Health Check. Benchmark your business processes and compare performance metrics with those of other organizations today - find out more here: https://emeraldworks.com/research/learning-health-check

Jon talks - pre-lockdown - to PSI International's Ali Shalfrooshan about diversity quotas and resilience. Two issues which are still very relevant and will be for a very long time, we think. Find out more about Ali and his work here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-shalfrooshan-b3009314/

Jon talks to Amanda Rosewarne from the CPD Standards Office about what to look for in good online learning when everyone's doing it (which they are). More about Amanda and her colleagues here: https://www.cpdstandards.com/about-us/members-of-the-panel/

Jon and Jo are back in the podcast hot seats! Listen as they catch up on the last three months, detail a few changes to TJ's business and talk about the global impact of #BlackLivesMatter. Payfit's Nick Miller joins to talk about company culture. The blog post that Jo references is here: https://tommccallum.com/2020/06/07/be-a-point-of-light/#gsc.tab=0

Jon talks to Nick Miller of Payfit about staying to true to your values as you grow, and how culture helps business impact. Get more info about Payfit here => https://payfit.com/en/

Jon talks to Tao Leadership's Haider Imam about workplace culture, navigating ethics and more. Get more info about Tao Leadership here: https://teamtao.co.uk/#/

We talk to Diana Barea about the future of work, AI and more. Diana is managing director, talent and organisation at Accenture Strategy. Find out more about Diana's work here: https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/about/strategy-index

TJ editor Jon Kennard talks to Jungle HR's Teresa Boughey about diversity, inclusion and more! Find out more about Teresa and her work here: https://www.junglehr.com/our-rangers/

Jon talks to statistician, TED talker and wellbeing advocate Nic Marks about his work with the Government's behavioural insights team, the importance of a scientific look at wellbeing and of course, Coronavirus. Find out more about Nic's work with happiness here: https://www.fridaypulse.com/

We talk to AoEC partner and Coachbright founder Robin Chu about coaching young people and social mobility. Find out more about the Academy of Executive Coaching here: https://www.aoec.com/

Jon talks to Rob Stewart, the newly crowned TJ Awards L&D Professional of the Year. Thinking of entering (free)? Here you go: bit.ly/TJA2020

Jon, Jo and Kate talk mergers, acquisitions, TJ Magazine and learning in the time of Coronavirus. Jo interviews Mirjam Neelen about her hotly anticipated new book, 'Evidence-Informed Learning Design'. Elbow touches to all you L&D people out there.

Jon talks to Sheila Curtin and Jacqui Scannell about winning Best Talent Development at the 2019 TJ Awards. Thinking of entering (free)? Here you go: bit.ly/TJA2020

Jon talks to Richard Oliver about winning Best Training Partenership at the 2019 TJ Awards. Thinking of entering (free)? Here you go: bit.ly/TJA2020

Jon talks to Tania Kirkbride about winning Best Engagement at the 2019 TJ Awards. Thinking of entering (free)? Here you go: bit.ly/TJA2020

Jon talks to Jan Spencer from Locala about winning Best Coaching/Mentoring at the 2019 TJ Awards. Thinking of entering (free)? Here you go: http://bit.ly/TJA2020

Editor Jon Kennard introduces our interviews with a selection of the 2019 TJ Awards winners. Planning to enter this year's programme? This way for more => http://bit.ly/TJA2020

Jon talks to The Engagement Coach founder Amrit Sandhar about employer engagement. Yes, employER engagement. Find out more about his work here: https://www.theengagementcoach.co.uk/

Jon talks to International Workplace's David Sharp about all things data and the workforce and more. Find out more about David's work here: https://www.internationalworkplace.com/

Interviewer extraordinaire Jo Cook talks to Mirjam Neelen about her hotly-anticipated new book 'Evidence-Informed Learning Design' Buy it here: http://bit.ly/MirjamN

We come to you live (well, when we recorded it anyway) from Learning Technologies 2020 at London's Excel centre. Jon, Jo and Kate discuss the goings on at the biggest L&D event on the UK calendar. Then we talk to Innerfit founder Chris Pinner about wellbeing and New Year's Resolutions. Remember those? Exactly.

Jon talks to Chris Pinner, founder of Innerfit, about wellbeing, resolutions and more. Find out about Chris's business here: https://www.innerfit.co.uk/

Jo Cook talks to Sarah Harvey aka Savvy Sarah about psychological safety, speaking up, and being honest. Get more info about savvy conversations here: https://www.savvyconversations.co.uk/about.html

Jon and Jo discuss her time at TJ. What she enjoyed, could have done better, and what's next for our outgoing deputy editor. Find out more about Jo's business here: https://www.lightbulbmoment.online/

Jon talks to leadership and learning consultant Angela Armstrong about resilience and finds that not everyone's definition is the same. Find out more about Angela and her work here: https://www.angelaarmstrong.com/ And here's her book => https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-Club-success-long-term-performers/dp/1781333742

Jon, Kate and Jo discuss a new decade, a new magazine, and workplace wellbeing health kicks before Stella Collins joins to drop some neuroscience. Not a mag subscriber? Get 3 issues for £9.99 here => https://www.dodsshop.co.uk/store/products,training-journal_22.htm?promo=tjtrial

TJ editor Jon talks to Made by Many's head of learning and development, Jo Daly. They talk digital transformation, growth mindsets and more. Have a listen. Find out more about Jo's work here: https://www.madebymany.com/

Happy new year all! Jo Cook talks to Stella Collins about her new venture at Stellar Learning (a total coincidence), and all things neuroscience. Find out more here: https://stellarlearning.co.uk/

TJ editor Jon Kennard talks to Zvi Guterman, CEO of Cloudshare, about IT training and how virtual labs, amongst other things, can help. Find out more about Cloudshare here: https://www.cloudshare.com/

The last one of the year! Jon and Kate talk all things 2019, Jo joins to discuss the magazine and also talks with PowerPoint expert Dave Paradi. Have a good festive period all - we'll be back in January.

Jon sits down with Kaplan's Andy Perkins - a man on a mission to democratise learning in business. About Kaplan Kaplan believes an organisation’s training investment should align with its business strategy. Kaplan partners with organisations to assess, design and implement innovative learning solutions that address the growing challenges facing the business. Utilising its unique diagnostic capabilities, Kaplan identifies critical business and learning priorities to unlock hidden talent and measures training impact. These insights are key to developing meaningful, performance-driven and critical skill sets that businesses and their people need. With global reach and regional expertise, Kaplan specialises in tailored learning journeys that scale, turning training investments into business success. Get more info here: https://www.kaplansolutions.com/en-uk/

We may not like it, but we often have to use it. Get some excellent tips and strategies as Lightbulb Moment's Jo Cook talks to PowerPoint expert Dave Paradi. Find out more about Dave's great work here: https://www.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/

Editor Jon talks to Adrianna Wlodarska about her experience at One Manchester. Find out more about the housing and commuity services provider here: www.onemanchester.co.uk/who-we-are/about-us

Editor Jon talks to student George Whitfield about his placement at One Manchester. Find out more about the housing and commuity services provider here: https://www.onemanchester.co.uk/who-we-are/about-us

Editor Jon talks to Sam Barber, head of opportunities at One Manchester. Find out more about the housing and commuity services provider here: https://www.onemanchester.co.uk/who-we-are/about-us

Jo Cook talks to Ger Driesen about compliance training and why it's still so important. Find out about Ger and his business here: https://www.anewspring.com/

Intrepid dep-ed Jo talks to Sharon Gaskin about the thorny issues of pricing your services properly and training the trainer. Get more info about Sharon and her business here: https://thetrainerstrainingcompany.co.uk/

Jon and Kate talk politics (a little bit), then Jo joins to discuss the month's magazine and our upcoming Skill Pill webinar on digital learning, before Tribepad's Dean Sadler drops in to talk recruitment, AI and the human touch. News links and other info: - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/11/labour-pledge-we-would-give-six-years-of-free-study-for-adults - https://www.itv.com/news/2019-11-11/liberal-democrats-promise-10000-every-adult-education-training-skills-wallet/ - https://unleashgroup.io/ - https://www.tribepad.com/ - https://www.peterhinssen.com/

Dep ed Jo talks to Tribepad co-founder Dean Sadler about recruitment, AI, automation and much much more. Find out more about Dean's business Tribepad here: https://www.tribepad.com/

Jon talks to Mark Bouch from Leading Change UK about the future of leadership and business in this increasingly tech-focused world in which we live. Find out more about the great work that Mark and his team do here: https://www.leadingchangeuk.com/

Editor Jon talks to Anthony Vollmer from Moorepay about the challenges and opportunities of running a smaller business. Get more info about Moorepay here: https://www.moorepay.co.uk/

Jon, Jo and Kate talk screen time, magazines, events and more, and Ken Thompson chats to Jo about Business Simulations. Screen time story: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/oct/11/is-screen-time-damaging-for-kids-no-study-can-tell-you-that-oliver-burkeman Guess what? We're on iTunes and Spotify. Gives us a like or a review over there. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tj-podcast/id1287155759

Dep Ed Jo Cook talks to Fuse Universal founder and chief storyteller Steve Dineen about all things digital learning. It's a fast moving conversation that you don't want to miss. Find out more about Fuse here: https://www.fuseuniversal.com/

Deputy editor with the mostest Jo Cook chats to MD of Business Simulations Ken Thompson about facilitation, gamification and, well, business simulation. Find out more about Ken and his business here: https://businesssimulations.com/

Jon talks cybersecurity with expert Nick Wilding. Nick is general manager of cyber resilience at AXELOS. His team is responsible for RESILIA – a cyber resilience best practice portfolio. You can find out more info about them here: https://www.axelos.com/resilia

TJ editor Jon gets a few minutes with distinguished VP of Research at Gartner, Brian Kropp, during a busy lunchtime at the Reimagining HR conference. Here's more info about the event: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/emea/human-resource-uk

We conclude our chat with eLN Connect closing keynote Robin Hoyle about the event, his work and how businesses can innovate their learning. Get more info about eLN Connect here: elearningnetwork.org/eln-connect-2019/

We chat to eLN Connect closing keynote Robin Hoyle about the event, his work and how businesses can innovate their learning. Part two will be up next week. Get more info about eLN Connect here: https://elearningnetwork.org/eln-connect-2019/

Jon, Jo and Kate talk apprenticeships, automation, magazines, events and business coach Rachael Orchard is our guest interview. News stories: https://news.sky.com/story/parents-prefer-kids-to-get-an-apprenticeship-rather-than-uni-degree-11801090 https://www.consultancy.uk/news/22384/number-of-organisations-scaling-automation-doubles-in-2019

We talk to expert coach Rachael Orchard about, yes, coaching but also lifelong learning and a whole lot more. Find out more about the great work Rachael does here: https://www.mypocketcoach.co.uk/

Jon talks to CourseMagnet's Lukas Haensch about engagement, course buying, chatbots and a whole load more. Listen in! Find out more about CourseMagnet here https://coursemagnet.com/about

We talk to Datacamp's Martijn Theuwissen about data science: its democratisation, its complexity, its accessibility and more. Find out more about Datacamp here: https://www.datacamp.com/

Podcast time - tune in to Jon, Jo and Kate discussing all manner of L&D things this month, from burnout to World of Learning previews, via the magazine's focus on creativity and Vinit Shah's new book slice. A few links beneath to the stories we discuss: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/chronic-workplace-stress/70329/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanderark/2019/07/30/four-mega-trends-reshaping-global-learning/#308d4eb71edf https://learningnews.com/news/world-of-learning/2019/preview-of-world-of-learning-conference-2019 https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/

The final part of this five-parter sees TJ editor Jon Kennard discuss time management with business mentor Suzie Parkus. Find out more about here work here: https://suzieparkus.com/

Jon talks to leadership expert Kate Turner about vulnerability, motivation, Extinction Rebellion, millennials and much more. Find our more about what Kate does here: http://www.motivationalleadership.co.uk/29/Kate-Turner/

Today we talk about stress, with business mentor and entrepreneur Suzie Parkus. get more info on Suzie here https://suzieparkus.com/

For this chapter, we focus on work/life balance and mental health with business mentor Suzie Parkus. Find out more about her here: https://suzieparkus.com/

Today we talk to Suzie about life audits (what are they? Listen to find out) and confidence. Find out more about the great work Suzie does here => https://suzieparkus.com/

Jon talks to business mentor Suzie Parkus about how challenging situations can sometimes be the making of you. Find out more about Suzie and her work here: https://suzieparkus.com/

Jon sets the scene for a fascinating five-part conversation with business mentor and entrepreneur Suzie Parkus. Get more info about Suzie here https://suzieparkus.com/

We talk to Paul Mumma, CEO of software company Cerego about that hottest of topics - digital transformation. Find out more about Cerego here -> https://www.cerego.com/

Jon talks to author and sales trainer Vinit Shah about his new book Slice. They cover motivation, diversity and a whole lot more. Find our more about Vinit's new book here https://www.panomapress.com/9781784521653/slice/

Host with the very most Jo Cook talks to speaker Donald H Taylor ahead of our #TJtalks webinar at 1230pm on Tuesday 23 July. Signed up? Spread the word, your co-workers can sign up free here => https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3762647083

Jon and Kate come to you live (ish) from this year's Learning Technologies Summer Forum, then Jo joins to discuss the monthly theme of managing and developing teams and some #TJtalks chat too, and Kate comes back for a chat about her new LinkedIn group and initiative, Women in Learning. And breathe. Find out more about the summer forum here https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/learning-tech-summer-forum and Women in Learning here https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12210548/

We talk to TJ podcast news section co-host, LTSF backchannel contributor and Fosway Group's head of content Kate Graham about her new initiative, Women in Learning. It's important. Join the LinkedIn group here -> https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12210548/

Jon collars friend of the podcast Paul Matthews to discuss the summer forum, OD challenges, the progress of his new book and also his imminent appearance on our new webinar series, #TJtalks. Find out more about Paul's writing work here https://www.peoplealchemy.co.uk/paul-matthews/author/

Recently Jon journeyed to Henley Business School for a panel discussion about the four-day working week, the subject of Henley's latest white paper. There he met Green and Blacks co-founder and discussion panellist Jo Fairley to get her thoughts on the idea. Find out more about Jo here https://www.josephinefairley.com/ And get more info on 'Four Better or Four Worse?', Henley's latest white paper, here: https://www.henley.ac.uk/fourdayweek

Jon chats to Jesse Hallock about engaging young people in the workplace. Maybe it's not as easy as we all think? Listen in to find out. Find out more about Jesse and his business here. https://www.arabonact.com/

It's a new chapter. Jo and Jon talk about the evolution of TJ's webinars, giving us some detail about the exciting plans for our Insight and Practice video discussions. Not signed up the first event on 25 June? You can remedy this right here. https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3762629229

Jon and Jo discuss the recent CIPD event Festival of Work, the acquisition of HT2 Labs, the exciting new webinar programme we've developed called #TJtalks, and Pam August dials in to discuss people-focused business strategy. Sign up to our new webinar programme here https://www.trainingjournal.com/webinars

We talk to Westjetter Pam August (she'll explain that) about people, strategy, culture and more. Find out about Pam here https://www.linkedin.com/in/pam-august-3b39802a/

Jon, Jo and Kate talk news, webinars and magazines and Jo catches up with Paul Morgan, consultant for Diageo, in advance of our webinar on 28 May. Sign up for that here: https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3704947285

To tie in with Learning at Work Week we talk to Alison Watson of Arden University. Find out more about Arden here. https://arden.ac.uk/

Intrepid dep-ed Jo Cook talks to webinar speaker Paul Morgan, HR consultant for Diageo, about all thing people related in advance of our 28 May webinar. Not booked on? Do it free, here: https://www.trainingjournal.com/event/tjwow-may-webinar-understanding-your-organisation-and-its-people

Deputy editor Jo Cook talks to the great Krystyna Gadd about her new book, How Not to Waste Your Money on Training. Pre-order your copy here: https://www.howtoacceleratelearning.co.uk/book/

Jon and Kate talk apprenticeships and acquisitions, then Jon and Jo discuss the April magazine, a great webinar on diversity and an upcoming one about sales and customer service, and then Jo collars a couple of guests to talk mental health. Want to subscribe on iTunes? Here's your link. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tj-podcast/id1287155759

Jon talks to Stephen Broadley of Woodrow Mercer about recruitment in L&D, what the future looks like for L&D candidates and much more. It's a great chat about a subject not often covered - have a listen today! Find out more about Woodrow Mercer here. https://www.woodrowmercer.com/

Intrepid dep-ed Jo Cook talks to Sarah Rudder, founder of Ginger Dog Development, and Emily Cosgrove, co-founder of The Conversation Space, about mental health and how businesses can provide a safe environment for employees to start the conversation around an important subject. Here's some more info on our speakers: https://www.gingerdogdevelopment.com/ https://www.theconversationspace.com/

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

We talk to Sean Norton from apprenticeship and training provider SCL about HITZ, Rugby and how he thinks apprenticeships are better than ever. Read more about the award-wining HITZ programme here. https://www.premiershiprugby.com/in-the-community/breakthru/hitz/

We talk to Jade Whale about her experiencecs of apprenticeships with the HITZ scheme and Bath Rugby. Read more about the award-wining HITZ programme here. https://www.premiershiprugby.com/in-the-community/breakthru/hitz/

For National Apprenticeship Week, Jon talks to ticketing apprentice Melissa Halling and senior L&D lead Claire Hawker from NEC Group. Get more info about NEC Group http://www.necgroup.co.uk/

Jon talks to Gavi's Claire Hoang and Jonathan Siener about harassment training and how to create a safe environment for people to speak up. Find out more about Gavi here https://www.gavi.org/

Intrepid dep-ed Jo Cook talks to Ohio's Cara North about instructional design, change and online course development. Have a read of her blog here https://caranorth.blog/

We talk to Patrick Brigger, co-founder of getAbstract, about what the changes in the most popular L&D book downloads can tell us about the evolving workplace. Get more info on getAbstract here: https://www.getabstract.com/en/

Jon wraps things up to talk corporate versus consumer tech and the future of work with Kineo's Jez Anderson. See you next year! For more info about LT: https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Jon gets five minutes with Docebo CEO Claudio Erba to talk AI, millennials and more. Find out more about LT here: https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Jon loses his cool talking to Ruud van Nistelrooy (yes that one), about management style and maintaining focus under pressure, at this year's event. The sound quality is a bit dodgy, as it was an open forum discussion so there's a lot of ambient noise, so apologies in advance. In case you think it's a different Ruud van Nistelrooy: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt761GwF5mK/

Eric Kimori from Complitkenya tells us about the difference the Learn Appeal Capsule is making in Kenya, and his experience of this year's event at Excel. Find out more about LT here; https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Jon chats to Alan Hiddlestone about LMSs, LXPs and NGLEs. I know - I think we get to the bottom of it though. Find out more about LT here: https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Jon introduces TJ's audio content from the recent event. Find out more about LT here: https://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/

Jon, Kate and Jo talk Learning Technologies, magazines and webinars. No guest interview this month, we're swamped with content, but keep an eye on the page as more interviews go up :)

We talk to David Logan about his new book based around corporate citizenship. What's that, we hear you ask? Well you'll just have to have a listen... Find out more about David here: https://corporate-citizenship.com/team/david-logan/

We talk to City & Guilds Group CEO Chris Jones about 140 years of a great institution, plus that skills gap that never seems to close fully.

Jo Cook chats to Berlin-based Canadian learning expert Stephanie Barnes ahead of our Feb 5 webinar on storytelling, art and learning. Not signed up? Do it free, here https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3368120350

Jo and Jon sit down for the first podcast of the year to discuss magazines and webinars and TJ Awards, and then Doug Shaw and Martin Couzins talk Slack and productivity frameworks. (irony) Remember: we still want your ads - contact us if you want to advertise free on the TJ Podcast.

Our intrepid dep-ed Jo caught a few minutes with artist-consultant Doug Shaw and podcaster-writer Martin Couzins at the TJ Awards conference to talk about a new initiative of theirs that gets companies looking at their own productivity.

Jo chats to Rachel Burnham about sketchnoting. What's sketchnoting we hear you ask? Listen in to find out. You can find out more about Rachel and the great work she does by reading her blog here. => http://rachelburnham.blogspot.com/

Webinar host Jo Cook talks to speaker Darryl Howes about interpersonal skills and relaxation, as well as New Years resolutions and a few other things, ahead of Tuesday's webinar. Book on free here https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_landing.html?connect-session=em1breezqyfdac746d4w2s9o&sco-id=3368109557&_charset_=utf-8

Jon, Jo and Kate catch up in Berlin and talk OEB, Patti Shank discusses her most recent work, and we outline the best bits of this month's magazine too. Plus, a review of the year, sort of. Tune in today!

Editor Jon Kennard gives us a quick intro to TJ's audio coverage from this year's OEB event in Berlin. If you don't have time to listen to the intro, we'll say it here too - the audio quality is a little variable, the footage is taken in cafes, bars and meeting rooms. We get about. More info on the event here -> https://oeb.global/

Jon records a bit of a session he's in and asks a question about curiosity. The first voice you'll hear is speaker Michelle Armstrong from PMI Educational Foundation, and after another question from the audience the second voice you hear is Florian Hoffman from The DO School. More on this session here - https://oeb.global/programme/agenda/oeb-18/sessions/ski15

Editor Jon Kennard has a couple of nice Japanese whiskies with Dr. Hannah Gore, talent dev manager at Solera about her work there, her previous work with MOOCs and her keynote speech at the event. Find out more about Hannah here. (she's pretty fascinating) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahgore/

Deputy ed Jo Cook takes a few minutes out of her busy OEB schedule to talk to Patti Shank, instructional designer, author, learning outcomes specialist and panellist at this year's Big Debate. For more about Patti Shank have a look here. https://www.pattishank.com/

Jon talks to Michele Trusolino, COO and co-founder of Debut, the graduate recruitment app. They talk about the importance of inclusion over diversity, and what businesses can do better. Get more info about Debut here. http://debut.careers/

The intrepidest of the intrepid, Jo Cook, talks to GoodPractice MD Owen Ferguson about their latest report on the evolution of that golden L&D ratio, 70:20:10. You can download the report here https://www.goodpractice.com/ld-resources/the-evolution-of-702010/

Jon talks to Laura Hamill, chief science officer of the Limeade Institute, about wellbeing, innovation, and why people are the key to a company's success. Find out more about Laura here. https://www.limeade.com/executive-team-membe/laura-hamill-ph-d/

Jon and Kate tackle presenteeism and the non-stop expansion of Closer Still Media, then Jo joins to discuss the month's webinar and magazine. We also look ahead to this year's OEB event. News links beneath: https://thenextweb.com/gaming/2018/10/18/rockstar-controversy-crunch-culture/ https://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/closerstill-media-acquires-majority-stake-in-the-elearning-guild https://www.thrivelearning.com/blog/learner-experience/engagement-learning

Jon chats to outgoing chair of the eLearning Network Phil Reddall about the success of the event, and where the eLN goes next. More info here. https://elearningnetwork.org/

Jon chats to Skill Pill founder Gerry Griffin about his talk at eLN Connect, why sometimes being an L&D vendor can feel a bit like being in a knife fight in a phone box, and they even touch on the 'B' word (Brexit). Find out more about Skill Pill here http://www.skillpill.com/ And more about eLN here https://elearningnetwork.org/

2/3 of TJ's editorial team sit down at lunchtime during eLN Connect 2018 to survey the goings-on around them. Needless to say, they approve. To find out all about eLN Connect and its organisers the eLearning Network, have a look here https://elearningnetwork.org/

At the CIPD's recent annual conference and exhibition TJ caught a few minutes with CEO Peter Cheese. We talk about the forces shaping the future of L&D and HR, the convergence of these two departments, and the changing world of work. For more info on the event where this interview was recorded have a look here -> https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/annual/

Jon and Jo look at the fifth sub-theme of this year's OEB event: Measurable results and data collection pay-offs, For more info about the event check here. oeb.global/

Jon and Jo look at the fourth sub-theme of this year's OEB event: Developing learning professionals’ skills and implementing complex change. For more info about the event check here. oeb.global/

Jon and Jo look at the third sub-theme of this year's OEB event: Nascent technologies to change learning. For more info about the event check here. oeb.global/

Jon and Jo look at the second sub-theme of this year's OEB event: Dynamic learning, training and future-oriented skills. For more info about the event check here. oeb.global/

Jon and Jo look at the first sub-theme of this year's OEB event: Instilling curiosity. For more info about the event check here. oeb.global/

Jon and Jo look forward to the annual Berlin meeting of great L&D and ed-tech minds that is OEB. For more info about the event check here. https://oeb.global/

Deputy editor Jo Cook concludes her chat with Mindset Digital's Mike Taylor, a learning tools expert based in Columbus Ohio, about access to learning tools and finding your best way of learning at work. Get more info about Mindset Digital here mindsetdigital.com/

Our roving reporter, TJ's very own Anneka Rice, Jo Cook spoke to Mindset Digital's Mike Taylor, a learning tools expert based in Columbus Ohio, about access to learning tools and finding your best way of learning at work. Get more info about Mindset Digital here https://mindsetdigital.com/

Bit of a busman's holiday this one isn't it? TJ editor Jon Kennard chats to Jo about her talk on digital body language and virtual classrooms at the upcoming L&D Talks event in Brussels on 25 October. Find out more about the event here www.bedrijfsopleidingen.be/stimulearni…5_event.asp

We chat to keynote speaker Julie Dirksen about her upcoming talk at this year's eLN Connect event. For more info and tickets have a look here. https://elearningnetwork.org/eln-connect-2018/

We can't convey the magnificence of the suit Robin was wearing over audio, but his conversation was good too. We talk about the event, and his plans for a new book or two. Get more info about World of Learning here www.learnevents.com/

Optimus Learning's Blake Henegan is a man after TJ's own heart - a man who's just completed a survey. We discuss the findings here. Get more info about World of Learning here www.learnevents.com/

Taryl Law (great name) from How Do I? tells TJ about the evolution of their video creation business. Get more info about World of Learning here www.learnevents.com/

Paul Freeman from GK Apprenticeships tells us about the dangers of the digital skills gap and also what businesses can do about the Apprenticeship Levy. Get more info about World of Learning here www.learnevents.com/

We chatted to affable man from the antipodes Paul Matthews about his new book on learning transfer. Get more info about World of Learning here www.learnevents.com/

We chatted to conference speaker Mel Lepine about her talk on change management. Get more info about World of Learning here http://www.learnevents.com/

Roving interviewer Jo Cook catches up with speaker Andy Lancaster about his talk on the future of learning at the upcoming L&D Talks event in Brussels on 25 October. Find out more about the event here www.bedrijfsopleidingen.be/stimulearni…5_event.asp

Jo catches up with speaker Maike Kueper about her talk on design thinking at the upcoming L&D Talks event in Brussels on 25 October. Find out more about the event here https://www.bedrijfsopleidingen.be/stimulearning/5_event.asp

New co-host Kate Graham of Fosway joins Jon to discuss some recent news, and then Jo and Jon take their customary look at the magazine and webinars of the month. Totara's very affable Lars Hyland chats to Jo about procurement. Like what you're hearing? Leave us a review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tj-podcast/id1287155759?mt=2

Webinar host Jo Cook chats to MD of Ember Real Results, Carolyn Blunt, about the importance of customer experience. You can watch the webinar on demand here. https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/pbbf1wi6x4ro

Roving deputy editor Jo Cook speaks to Totara's CLO Lars Hyland about the advantages of keeping your LMS open and accessible to all. Seems obvious? Not so. Lars brings the insight that only someone who's been involved in L&D tech for as long as he has can bring. It's an in-depth chat you don't want to skip, so tune your ears in today. And you can found out more about Totara (pronounced a bit like the Studio Ghibli film)here. www.totaralms.com/

Our fearless dep ed Jo Cook talks to Ben Betts of HT2 Labs about the launch of the new iteration of Curatr, their learning experience platform. And also what on earth a learning experience platform is. Curatr 2.0 launches tonight, Thursday 20 September, at the Natural History Museum. Get more info on Curatr here - https://www.ht2labs.com/curatr/

Jon welcomes Fosway's Kate Graham to the podcast team, then Jo dials in to talk about the mag and webinar, and finally conflict management expert Kira Nurieli joins us from the states to tell Jon why having an argument might actually be a good thing.

Conflict management. It's a touchy subject, and best left to the experts. Luckily, Kira Nurieli is one such person, and we had a good chat about what to do and how to do it. If you're a manager, you'll need to deal with conflict at some point, so have a listen. Find out more Kira and the great work she does here. http://harmonystrategies.com/

TJ deputy editor Jo Cook concludes her chat with Julian Stodd from SeaSalt Learning about power, trust, and the second edition of his book The Social Leadership Handbook. Find out more here seasaltlearning.com/books/

TJ deputy editor Jo Cook continues her chat with Julian Stodd from SeaSalt Learning about power, trust, and the second edition of his book The Social Leadership Handbook. Find out more here seasaltlearning.com/books/

TJ deputy editor Jo Cook talks to Julian Stodd from SeaSalt Learning about power, trust, and the second edition of his book The Social Leadership Handbook. Find out more here https://seasaltlearning.com/books/

Jon and Jo discuss the magazine and its topics of Understanding Business, OD and People Analytics. They also look forward to the latest webinar in the series and Jo talks to webinar speaker and L&D business expert Ajay Pangarkar. Sign up to the webinar here https://events-emea1.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/2070145799/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=3025675712

Our host with the most Jo Cook talks to Ajay Pangarkar ahead of August's webinar on understanding business. Watch the webinar free on demand here https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/pls8tfj3y338

We catch up with sales training expert and director of Forcefield Training Trevor Bethell about his chosen field. Listen in for some great sales training insight. Get more info about sales training here http://www.forcefieldtraining.com/

We get a few minutes with CEO of DevelopIntelligence, Kelby Zorgdrager. Apart from having the best name in the whole of L&D, he's also an authority on the good and the bad of training web developers, so listen in. Find out more about DevelopIntelligence here. https://www.developintelligence.com/

This month Jon flies solo to tackle a couple of news stories, and then he and Jo recap a recent webinar and look forward to the rest of the 2018 programme, plus there's magazine chat and an interview Cara North and Bethany Taylor about TLDC UK too. News stories: https://www.td.org/insights/major-misconceptions-about-e-learning https://www.inc.com/magazine/201808/leigh-buchanan/training-new-employees.html?cid=hmhero

Deputy editor and #TJwow webinar host Jo Cook talks to avuncular antipodean Paul Matthews about learning transfer, ahead of this month's webinar on Tuesday 10 July. Watch the webinar on demand here https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/p9e97a7hxh44

Intrepid reporter and deputy editor of TJ, Jo Cook, chats to Cara North and Bethany Taylor, her co-hosts for the recent TLDC UK event in London. Find out more here https://tldc.us/tldc-uk-meetup-2018/

Podcast co-host Jo Cook welcomes Stella Collins back to the microphone to talk a bit more about the brain, neuroscience and sticky change. Find out more about Stella's 'Making Change Stick' course here http://stellarlearning.co.uk/july-18-change-webinar-series/

We talk to workplace wellbeing consultant Tom Waterfall about the benefits of the Wellbeing Charter and what businesses can do to improve their wellbeing practices. Find out more about the Wellbeing Charter here: https://www.wellbeingcharter.org.uk/

Jon and Jo record from the Learning Technologies Summer Forum, on Tuesday 12 June. They say they'll mention the big news story later in the podcast but then forget so here it is: Closer Still Media (the people that run LT) have acquired Elliott Masie's Learning conference. I know right? World domination beckons. Anyway, tune in and imagine that bustling Kensington Olympia vibe for one last time (before they move to Excel).

We talk to Bray Leino Learning's director of learning solutions, Stephanie Morgan, about June's upcoming webinar. Watch the webinar on demand here https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/pyad8z9mvmz3

We talk to Jonathan Richards, CEO of Breathe HR, about the importance of trust in the workplace. Find out more about Breathe here https://www.breathehr.com/

Welcome to the slightly different TJ podcast! Jon is going solo for more of it, but never fear - Jo is still on hand to talk all things webinar/magazine/events, and Carolyn Blunt of Ember Real Results pops by to talk digital learning strategies.

We invite Todd Maddox back to talk about unconscious bias and why it should be top of every business's list. This comes after the recent incident in Starbucks. Read more of Todd's thoughts on the issue here https://amalgaminsights.com/tag/starbucks/

We talk to Carolyn Blunt, MD of Ember Real Results, about digital learning strategies and a whole lot more. Check out their brand new website here. https://www.emberrealresults.com/

A clip from the monthly TJ podcast where we scrutinise an aspect of L&D (or HR) and see if it stands up or not. This time: NLP. Controversial!

We get a few minutes with Catherine Braybrook, head of L&D at Whitbread, who tells us why they were nominated by the Top Employers Institute.

We ask Adrian Seligman what it means to become a top employer, how trends have changed over the years, and how the UK compares with the rest of the world.

Jon introduces ...well, what it says in the title.

Pearson's Nathan Harris tells TJ why ergonomics are so important in creating a learning environment and what you can do if you can't afford a full office refit. Find out more about the show here https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/landd/

Maria Paviour tells us about her business and her love of Alice and Wonderland on day two of the 2018 CIPD L&D show. Find out more about the show here https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/landd/

Andy Costello tells us why Kineo have decided to attend the CIPD L&D show this year. Find out more about the show here https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/landd/

We talk to Dominique Stillman about the neuroscience-y (a new word we just invented)side of coaching. Find out more about the show here https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/landd/

We catch up with CIPD sales director Danielle Chapman to talk through the plans for 2019 and beyond. Find out more about the show here https://events.cipd.co.uk/events/landd/

Our host Jo talks to Trish Uhl ahead of May's webinar on artifical intelligence. Watch the webinar on demand here https://trainingjournal.adobeconnect.com/p8i5yem1856g

Jon and Jo look at social learning at work, yet more criticism of workplace generations, they preview the upcoming CIPD L&D conference, and Jo Owen drops in to talk about mindset theory in leadership.

We get the basics of the incoming GDPR legislation from SysAid's VP of products, Oded Moshe. It's not th at scary, promise. Find our more about SysAid here https://www.sysaid.com/

We speak to keynote speaker and author Jo Owen about the different types of mindset that make the best leaders. (And they're not all positive) Find out more about Jo here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-owen-a58969/

We talk to Perkbox co-founder Chieu Cao about millennials and workplace culture. Find out more about Perkbox here https://www.perkbox.com/uk/

Jon talks to Amir Elion of SkillReal about virtual humans, AI, Black Mirror, Spider-Man and more. Find out more about SkillReal here: www.skillreal.com/

We talk to our first returning guest, Simon Coops, about coaching both virtual and physical. Find out more about Acuity here. https://www.acuitytraining.co.uk/

We talk to Synaptic Potential's Amy Brann about neuroscience, leadership development, AI and more. Find out more about Synaptic Potential here: http://www.synapticpotential.com/