#16: Learning through Content Creation - An Interview with Mitch Joel
Learning & Development Stories Podcast
Release Date: 11/10/2020
#17: Andy Storch on Being Intentional About Career Development
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On episode 17 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, Andy Storch shared some key advice from his new book on goal setting, networking and communications strategies that can support career development and a continuous learning mindset.
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#16: Learning through Content Creation - An Interview with Mitch Joel
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On episode 16 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, popular blogger, podcaster and author Mitch Joel shares how his content creation serves as a source of education and inspiration.
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#15: An interview with Naguib Attia on How IBM Helps Universities Prepare Students for the Workforce
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Naguib Attia, an executive for IBM, faced a significant challenge: there was a lack of talent in a region to deliver on a project. He shared his story on how he addressed this dilemma on the podcast.
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#14: Toby Newman on Mobilizing Subject Matter Experts to Share Their Knowledge
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Instead of just encouraging employees to consume learning content, have you ever considered mobilizing them to actually create videos and share their knowledge with others in the organization? On episode 14 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, Toby Newman made a compelling case on why you might want to consider doing this.
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#13: Dan Pontefract on Launching a Corporate MBA Program
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What is the return on investment for a company to invest significant amounts of money send their up and coming talents to different business schools to earn an MBA degree?
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#12: The Power of Mobilizing Employees to Create Training Content – an Interview with Patrick Veenhoff of Swisscom
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How do we get more colleagues to engage with L&D resources? This is a common concern facing L&D leaders. Swisscom, the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland, has been able to address such a question by encouraging employees to create training content. Patrick Veenhoff, Head of Learning & Development at Swisscom, shared his experiences with this innovative initiative on episode 12 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast.
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#11: David Leaser of IBM on how Digital Badges Can Bring Multiple Benefits to an Organization
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There's a massive change in the way people are developing skills. David Leaser, Senior Executive of Strategic Growth Initiatives for IBM’s Training and Skills program, shared the story of IBM’s response to these shifts on episode 11 of the Learning and Development Stories Podcast.
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#10: Melissa Taylor of Porter Novelli on How Marketing Communications and L&D Can Partner Together
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“The recruitment of talent is more competitive than ever. Employer branding and being able to understand and connect with prospective employees requires a marketing and communications mindset as well as all of the knowledge and expertise that the talent and development side of the house brings.”
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#9: Britt Andreatta on using a Brain-Based Approach in Management Training
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A brain-based approach in management training can lead to real behavioral change. Dr. Britt Andreatta, an internationally recognized thought leader in leadership and learning, has seen this happen first-hand and shared these experiences on episode 9 of the Learning and Development Stories Podcast.
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#8: How a CLO helped change a learning culture through smart communications
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How do you get employees excited about learning?
info_outlineA brilliant report from McKinsey notes we need to foster intentional learning by feeding our curiosity. The report states that “inspiration is strongly correlated with an intrinsic desire to learn. Curiosity sparks inspiration. You learn more and more frequently because you are curious. Second, curiosity marks the beginning of a virtuous cycle that feeds your ability as a self-directed learner.”
There are various ways to feed this curiosity. One such way is by connecting with individuals and interviewing them, just like popular blogger, podcaster and author Mitch Joel has done throughout his career. Joel started his Six Pixels of Separation podcast back in 2005 to complement his daily blog. Since then, he has published a new interview with various thought leaders every Sunday.
On episode 16 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, Joel shared how the interviews serve as a source of education and inspiration for him.
"I was asking questions that I would selfishly ask if I could have coffee with these authors,” Joel said. “It was education for me. I wanted to learn. I wanted to understand. If I felt I had a particular perspective, I wanted to have it challenged. In that journey of a content creator I learned a lot. I found it stimulating and it spoke to my core.”
Joel also shared examples of how conversations from his podcast interviews have sparked his own career innovation and offered advice for students and young professionals on communications and career development.
The Learning and Development Stories Podcast is brought to you by the Global Innovators Academy's Workforce Development Partnership. Recent college graduate employees, new hires and/or young hi-potential talent conduct interviews with senior leaders. Based on that conversation, a short article is written and disseminated via different internal and external communications channels. This fosters meaningful mentoring conversations, knowledge sharing and employee engagement. Learn more at www.globalinnovatorsacademy.com/wdp.