ATD Accidental Trainer
ATD Accidental Trainer is an ATD podcast, sponsored by Over Drive, featuring bimonthly interviews with industry experts who share stories and tips about how to grow your training career. Hosted by Alexandria Clapp, ATD Accidental Trainer covers trends, strategies, and actionable information for talent development professionals.
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How Credentialing Programs Create Career Paths with Katy Chandler
05/15/2024
How Credentialing Programs Create Career Paths with Katy Chandler
Katy Chandler, the VP of Talent Management at DuraServ, developed an internal credentialing program to train her industry’s frontline technicians more efficiently and effectively. Katy shares how the program evolved to become a talent recruiting and retention tool by creating a visible career path for both new and experienced employees. She reveals the lessons she’s learned and the progress made with each new iteration— from creating flexibility for different skill levels and adding new technology to avoiding scope creep, assessing the capability to sustain the program, and achieving stakeholder buy-in and end-user satisfaction. Resources: Katy Chandler on LinkedIn: DuraServ Website: DuraServ LinkedIn:
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Foster Team Alignment with Cortney Marchetti and Lindsey Levinsohn
04/30/2024
Foster Team Alignment with Cortney Marchetti and Lindsey Levinsohn
Cortney Marchetti, HR Director at OverDrive, and Lindsey Levinsohn, Team Lead for OverDrive’s corporate market, join the podcast to discuss how digital libraries can enhance strategic alignment for organizations. Cortney and Lindsey break down the inherent value of creating alignment, on both small and large scales. They share stories and examples of integrating digital libraries into work and team environments, including how to foster a diverse culture of perspectives, create shared spaces of community, and instill common vocabulary that helps set a unified vision. Resources: OverDrive Website: Cortney Marchetti on LinkedIn: Lindsey Levinsohn on LinkedIn: Books covered in the discussion: Upstream by Dan Heath: Radical Candor by Kim Scott: Matthew McConnaughey: Daniel Pink: Venus Williams: Karie Willyerd:
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Reframing the Skills Gap Craze with Bob Mosher
04/17/2024
Reframing the Skills Gap Craze with Bob Mosher
In an era of technological disruption, the skill gaps craze continues to grow for many organizations. Bob Mosher, CEO of APPLY Synergies joins the podcast to offer an alternative way to think about skill building. In this episode of Accidental Trainer, Bob discusses how aligning on the definition of “skill” is a crucial first step, the undervalued role of applying upskilling into the context of the work, and the advantage of a performance-first mindset. Bob also shares the lessons learned from the competency-based model trend and how to increase skill application post-training. Resources: Bob on LinkedIn: 5MomentsofNeed.com
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Finding Connection During the Loneliness Crisis with Devin Hughes
04/03/2024
Finding Connection During the Loneliness Crisis with Devin Hughes
Global leaders agree that many people across the world are feeling the impact of a “loneliness epidemic.” Speaker, author and thought leader Devin Hughes discusses the state of human connection and how loneliness affects employee productivity on this episode of the Accidental Trainer Podcast. Devin offers solutions for leaders struggling to approach the topic of loneliness with their team, how L&D can foster opportunities for connection, and improve the psychological safety of the organization’s culture. Check out the podcast for more insight into overcoming loneliness. Resources: Devin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ Devin’s Website: Devin’s Twitter/X: Devin’s Instagram: Devin’s Books on Amazon:
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Unleash Your Authentic Voice with Elaine Lin Hering
03/20/2024
Unleash Your Authentic Voice with Elaine Lin Hering
Elaine Lin Hering is a facilitator, communications coach, and author of the newly released Unlearning Silence. An expert on using your voice in the workplace, Elaine unpacks several major themes from her book, common challenges facing trainers, cultivating awareness around learned silence, and empowering others to speak up. Elaine offers practical advice for finding your authentic voice and navigating and mitigating direct speech. She also shares the basics of her “Three Buckets” framework and Little Experiments Method and how to implement them into a team’s culture. Listen for Elaine’s thought-provoking ideas to dismantle your own learned silence. Resources: Elaine Lin Hering on LinkedIn: Elaine’s website: Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully: Elaine’s Newsletter: Elaine’s Instagram:
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A Blueprint for High Impact Organizations with Greg Harmeyer
03/06/2024
A Blueprint for High Impact Organizations with Greg Harmeyer
Greg Harmeyer is the co-founder and CEO of TiER 1 Performance and the author of Impact with Love: Building Business for a Better World. On the podcast, Greg offers insight on how to shift an organization toward a modernized operating model, with the goal of intentionally creating a healthier work environment. Greg details how clarity, consistency, and trust are essential to this process, the benefits of leaving traditional systems behind, and tips for instilling agility into a company’s workforce. The discussion also covers the six elements of a fulfilling role, the five pillars of a dynamically distributed authority organization, and the four levels of a hospitality minded culture. Resources: Greg on LinkedIn: Impact with Love: Building Business for a Better World: Points of Impact Newsletter: TiER1 Performance: Greg’s ATD Blog Post- "How Are You Really Doing? Using Self-Reflection to Achieve Fuller Engagement, Performance, and Impact":
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Breaking Down Change Fatigue with Holly Burkett
02/21/2024
Breaking Down Change Fatigue with Holly Burkett
Holly Burkett is the principal consultant of HB Consulting and Evaluation Works, a performance consultancy in Northern California, and the author of Learning for the Long Run. She joins the podcast to discuss change fatigue, where it comes from, and how TD professionals can help organizations overcome common change fatigue challenges. Holly reframes change management as energy management and offers suggestions to embed wellness into organizational culture. Her 4-R framework will alter how L&D tackles change fatigue, and how leaders view capacity and capability within their employees. Resources: Holly on LinkedIn: HB Consulting and Evaluation Works: Holly’s TD article: Holly’s Book, Learning for the Long Run: More from Holly at ATD: Holly’s Change Management chapter in ATD's Organization Development Handbook:
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Predicting L&D Trends on the Rise with Karl Kapp
02/07/2024
Predicting L&D Trends on the Rise with Karl Kapp
Dr. Karl Kapp is a well-published author, professor at Commonwealth University, and all-around expert on instructional design and technology application in the L&D field. On the podcast, he shares his yearly predictions for the industry and which trends he expects to be popularized. Karl also gives his personal method for finding the latest fads, talks in-depth about the future of AI, and explains what soft skills will be deemed most valuable to organization leaders. Resources: Karl Kapp's Website: On LinkedIn: Monthly Newsletter: YouTube: L&D Mentor Academy: For ATD: Commonwealth University Program:
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Low Stake Ways to Boost Learning Transfer with Katrina Kennedy
01/24/2024
Low Stake Ways to Boost Learning Transfer with Katrina Kennedy
Katrina Kennedy is a talented master trainer who’s been leading train-the-trainer for over 27 years. She joins the podcast to reveal how she puts evidence-based learning strategies into practice in her training programs. Katrina passionately shares practical examples and tools you can use to facilitate retrieval practice and reflection for your learners. Katrina also discusses the value of spaced retrieval, and how to strategically incorporate feedback into your learners’ practice. Check out the episode for tips, tricks, and resources that will make implementing active learning strategies easier in both in-person and virtual training. Resources: Katrina on LinkedIn: Katrina at TK: Katrina’s website: Katrina’s ATD content profile: Katrina on ATD YouTube: Tools mentioned in the conversation: Kahoot: Mural: Miro: Google Slides: Scrumblr:
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Cultivating Curiosity with James Robilotta
01/17/2024
Cultivating Curiosity with James Robilotta
Impassioned speaker and author of Leading Imperfectly, James Robilotta, shares how tapping into the power of curiosity can transform communities. James breaks down his framework for cultivating curiosity and reveals how starting with better questions will lead you to more authentic connection and loyalty at work and in your personal life. Tune in for more advice on disrupting your patterns with others, resetting difficult relationships, and a phrase that may be better than any active listening question. Resources: James’ Website: James’ Book, Leading Imperfectly: James on LinkedIn: James on Instagram: James on TikTok: James on X/Twitter: James on Facebook:
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Navigating the Ups and Downs of Career Change with Lauren Weinstein
12/20/2023
Navigating the Ups and Downs of Career Change with Lauren Weinstein
Lauren Weinstein, co-author of The Empowered Job Search and the Career Discovery & Enablement Lead at Microsoft, is on the podcast this week to discuss the complexities of job changes and career development. Sharing her personal story of being laid off, Lauren offers advice for those transitioning between roles, companies, and industry fields. A job change, whether intentional or unplanned, can be an emotional experience. In the conversation, Lauren covers separating work from identity, reflecting on both the positives and negatives of career shifts, and empowering others as they go through a transitionary time. Lauren also breaks down how L&D professionals can balance leading others through career development while going through it themselves. Listen for more on her ongoing research on the topic, career coaching tips, and job search coping recommendations. Resources: Lauren Weinstein on LinkedIn: The Empowered Job Search:
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Addressing the Learning Styles Myth with Nidhi Sachdeva
12/13/2023
Addressing the Learning Styles Myth with Nidhi Sachdeva
Evidence-informed learning designer and educational technology specialist, Nidhi Sachdeva, breaks down the dangers of conflating neurodivergence and learning styles. Discussing Dual Coding Theory, Cognitive Theory, and Information Processing Theory, Nidhi explains the science behind how people learn and what trainers often get wrong. While discussing the myth of learning styles, Nidhi shares her advice for using kindness to correct misinformation, the importance of nuance to understand learning abilities, and the origin of common learning misconceptions. She also offers tips for creating a multi-tiered system of support for diverse learners. The conversation touches on Nidhi’s accidental path to learning sciences, her current research projects, and what the future holds for the field. Listen to our episode for more on how trainers can accommodate diverse learners by applying the science of learning. Resources: Nidhi on LinkedIn: Nidhi's Science of Learning Substack: Conference: researchED Canada - The Science of Learning - Toronto May 3-4, 2024
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Design for Behavior Change With Julie Dirksen
11/22/2023
Design for Behavior Change With Julie Dirksen
Julie Dirksen is a learning strategist and author of the recently released book, Talk to the Elephant. She joins the podcast to chat about designing learning for behavior change. We discuss several topics from her book, including the COM-B behavior model, and how to map it to your behavior change interventions. Julie reveals the biggest barriers to behavior change– like motivation, competing priorities, and feedback– and what you can do about them. The examples Julie shares from different organizations’ behavior change initiatives demonstrate how these strategies can be applied across various domains and industries. Resources: Julie Dirksen on LinkedIn: Talk to the Elephant: Facebook:
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Use Learner Personas to Tailor Training with Danielle Wallace
11/08/2023
Use Learner Personas to Tailor Training with Danielle Wallace
Danielle Wallace, Chief Learning Strategist of Beyond the Sky, joins the podcast to share her passion for learner personas in L&D. Listen to her explanation of what learner personas are, the “do’s and dont's” of building learner personas, and the ways you can use personas in training. Meet some of Danielle’s favorite learner personas as she discusses how you can build personas through holistic data collection, and what to do if data is not made available. She also goes into the common mistakes of building learner personas that trainers will want to avoid. Our episode with Danielle will touch on accessibility, what goes into a good learner persona, and the best use cases. Danielle’s expertise will leave you eager and prepared to include learner personas in your next training course. Resources: Danielle on LinkedIn: Beyond the Sky website: You in 2042 Podcast:
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Become a Digital Inclusion Ambassador with Belo Miguel Cipriani
10/26/2023
Become a Digital Inclusion Ambassador with Belo Miguel Cipriani
Belo Miguel Cipriani, digital inclusion strategist and founder of Oleb Media, joins the podcast to help us rethink accessibility. Learn how to overcome the intimidation factor of accessibility and engage in active digital inclusivity with Belo’s empowering recommendations. Belo shares his personal experience living with a disability and addresses the overwhelming learning curve of accessibility standards and guidelines. He offers actionable strategies and powerful questions to integrate into the procurement of new tools, content creation, and the evaluation of your content’s accessibility. The conversation also considers how organizations can maintain an inclusive workplace while respecting employees’ privacy. Belo’s insight for teams working in virtual environments gives confidence that anyone can get started with digital inclusion today. Belo on LinkedIn: Oleb Media: Oleb Media on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oleb-media/ Oleb Books: Belo at ATD Intensive:
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Harness Cognitive Bias to Influence Stakeholders with David Dylan Thomas
10/11/2023
Harness Cognitive Bias to Influence Stakeholders with David Dylan Thomas
David Dylan Thomas, Founder and CEO of David Dylan Thomas LLC and author of Design for Cognitive Bias, joins the podcast to share how L&D professionals can harness cognitive bias in their work. David reveals common cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, illusion of control, loss aversion bias, and consistency bias, and provides strategies to influence your stakeholders with these in mind. We also discuss the challenges of workplace change and why differentiating between behavior change and belief change matters. Resources: · David Dylan Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddylanthomas1 · David Dylan Thomas’s Website: https://daviddylanthomas.com/ · Design for Cognitive Bias: https://www.amazon.com/DESIGN-COGNITIVE-David-Dylan-Thomas/dp/1937557979 · Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555
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Explore Organizational and Career Development with Mallory Flynn
09/27/2023
Explore Organizational and Career Development with Mallory Flynn
Mallory Flynn, Content Manager of Organizational and Career Development at ATD, joins the podcast to discuss the latest projects she’s been working on. Mallory shares what it was like to work behind the scenes on the newly released, ATD’s Organization Development Handbook, and how the book was specifically created to support L&D professionals navigate OD from an L&D lens. She also shares how the OrgDev conference has grown and evolved over the past year, including a brand new advisory board, RFP process, new tracks, new preconference workshops, and what to expect at this year’s upcoming event. We also discuss the unique qualities ATD’s Job Bank offers for L&D professionals. Resources: Mallory on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/flynnmallory ATD's Organization Development Handbook: OrgDev: ATD Job Bank: Jobs.td.org
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Build Resilience with a Coaching Mindset with Louise Hendey
09/14/2023
Build Resilience with a Coaching Mindset with Louise Hendey
Louise Hendey, CEO of Erickson Coaching International, joins the podcast to discuss how a coaching mindset can build critical skills and resiliency in the workplace. She shares common ways organizations leverage coaching, including leadership development, team collaboration, and innovation. Louise also describes the interconnected role that social connections and psychological safety play in building resilience, and provides examples of powerful coaching questions anyone can use for transformative change. Resources: · Louise on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-hendey-globalblueocean/ · Courageous Conversations podcast: · Erickson+ Coaching Network: https://www.erickson.edu/en/erickson_plus
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Make a Business Case and Deliver Results with Kris Newbauer
08/30/2023
Make a Business Case and Deliver Results with Kris Newbauer
Kris Newbauer, Chief People Officer and Head of People and Talent at Rotary International and author of Aligning Instructional Design with Business Goals, breaks down his eight-step framework that TD professionals can apply to strategically identify business needs, define success, and design curriculum with evaluation in mind. Resources: · Kris’ new book: · Kris on LinkedIn: · Kris’ recent blog: https://www.td.org/atd-blog/dollars-make-sense-money-doesnt-have-to-be-a-dirty-word-in-td
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Go Beyond the AI Hype with Markus Bernhardt
08/16/2023
Go Beyond the AI Hype with Markus Bernhardt
Markus Bernhardt, Chief Consultant for Endeavor Intelligence Insights, is an AI and digital transformation strategist. He joins the podcast to help us set realistic expectations about AI. He breaks down how large language models are built and explains why hallucinations in AI tools like Chat GPT will continue to occur. He also reveals how L&D professionals can leverage a deeper understanding of generative AI’s limitations to drive more meaningful conversations with AI suppliers and vendors that go beyond the hype. Resources:
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The Future of Extended Reality with Destery Hildenbrand
07/27/2023
The Future of Extended Reality with Destery Hildenbrand
Destery Hildenbrand, XR Solution Architect at Intellezy, joins the podcast to discuss extended reality (XR), and its evolving role in L&D. Destery defines XR, AR, VR, and MR with a quick “reality check”. He shares his impressions of the Apple Vision Pro product announcement and the implications new immersive technologies like this may have for L&D, workplaces, and our everyday lives. Resources: · Destery on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desteryhildenbrand · TD at Work guide: https://www.td.org/td-at-work-guide/bring-training-to-life-with-virtual-reality
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Thinking Outside the Brain with Annie Murphy Paul
07/12/2023
Thinking Outside the Brain with Annie Murphy Paul
Annie Murphy Paul, author of The Extended Mind, joins the podcast to discuss the benefits of thinking outside of the brain. Our conversation explores how to enhance our thinking abilities by harnessing the power of our bodies, our environments, and the people around us. Resources: AMP’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/anniemurphypaul AMP’s Website: https://anniemurphypaul.com/ The Science of Creativity newsletter: AMP’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-murphy-paul/ A Modern Approach to Apprenticeship with Jake Gittleson: https://atdpodcast.libsyn.com/a-modern-approach-to-apprenticeship-with-jake-gittleson
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Conflict Resolution Techniques with Bryant Galindo
06/28/2023
Conflict Resolution Techniques with Bryant Galindo
Bryant Galindo, founder of CollabsHQ and a workplace mediator and executive coach, joins the podcast to discuss conflict resolution tools every modern learner should know. Bryant defines mediation and highlights the similarities and differences between coaching and mediation. Bryant shares communication techniques to create more productive dialogues. We also discuss navigating stress, strategies to use when you have a disagreement with someone and exercises to find common ground. Resources: Bryant on LinkedIn: CollabsHQ: Bryant’s book:
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Enhance Your Digital Wellbeing with Anastasia Dedyukhina
06/21/2023
Enhance Your Digital Wellbeing with Anastasia Dedyukhina
Anastasia Deduykhina, founder of Consciously Digital, joins the podcast to discuss digital wellbeing. Anastasia shares how digital transformation is impacting key workplace skills, including learning, memory, active listening, and critical thinking. She provides suggestions to regain focus, reduce stress, create boundaries with digital devices, and reconnect with our bodies. Resources: Anastasia on LinkedIn: Consciously Digital: TEDx Talk: Are you a Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOul_7qAOws London taxi drivers study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17024677/
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Cultivating an Innovative Culture in Government with Amanda Smith
06/08/2023
Cultivating an Innovative Culture in Government with Amanda Smith
Amanda Smith, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer at the City of Alexandria, joins the podcast to discuss her approach to innovation in the government sector. Amanda shares her four-pillar approach to creating a culture that cultivates innovation and provides examples of how to rethink your strategy for leadership, workforce, processes, and partnerships. Resources: · Amanda Smith on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-smith-08320711 · Amanda’s TD at Work, “Self-Directed Learning Made Simple”: https://www.td.org/td-at-work/self-directed-learning-made-simple · Maryland Removes College Degree Requirements from some State Jobs: https://www.newsnationnow.com/solutions/maryland-opened-up-jobs-to-people-without-four-year-degrees
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Don’t Make Localization an Afterthought featuring Lenny Grinberg
05/18/2023
Don’t Make Localization an Afterthought featuring Lenny Grinberg
Lenny Grinberg, Director of Business Development and Account Management at RWS, joins the podcast to discuss why localization matters. He shares the differences between translation and localization and reveals the biggest mistake content creators make when it comes to translating content. Lenny offers his perspective on the potential risks and benefits of free translation tools and how L&D professionals can enhance the user experience by changing their approach to translating content. Resources: · RWS Website: https://www.rws.com/ · Lenny Grinberg on LinkedIn: ·
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Navigating the AI Revolution with Stella Lee
05/03/2023
Navigating the AI Revolution with Stella Lee
In this episode, Stella Lee, chief learning strategist at Paradox Learning, shares her take on the current landscape of AI. Stella provides strategic questions everyone should be asking as they evaluate AI and its evolving role in L&D and the future of work, predicts how L&D roles will change, and gives recommendations to navigate the AI revolution happening all over the world. Resources: Stella on LinkedIn: Paradox Learning: Futurepedia: FutureTools: Crunchbase List of AI companies: Medium: Policies: , , All Tech Is Human: Alltechishuman.org Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s collaborative media platform: https://hitrecord.org/
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Start Your Learning Analytics Strategy with Megan Torrance
04/13/2023
Start Your Learning Analytics Strategy with Megan Torrance
Megan Torrance, CEO and founder of TorranceLearning, joins the podcast to share how to get started with data and analytics. Megan provides a framework for talent development professionals to archive, analyze, and act on workplace learning data, whether you are a beginner or a long-time data user. Resources: Megan’s new book: Megan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megantorrance TorranceLearning website: https://www.torrancelearning.com/
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Not Dead Yet! Blogging as a Learning and Teaching Tool with Luke Hobson
03/30/2023
Not Dead Yet! Blogging as a Learning and Teaching Tool with Luke Hobson
Luke Hobson, Senior Instructional Designer and Program Manager at MIT xPRO, joins the podcast to share the value of blogging and why talent development professionals should leverage it in their work. He describes how blogging can help repackage content and how to implement it in organizations today. We also discuss the active learning benefits of writing a blog, and how to build both your personal brand and knowledge base by blogging on social platforms like LinkedIn. Resources: Luke’s website: Luke on LinkedIn:
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Overcome Your Imposter Monster with Betty Dannewitz
03/16/2023
Overcome Your Imposter Monster with Betty Dannewitz
Betty Dannewitz, founder of ifyouaskbetty and immersive experience designer at Ken Blanchard Companies, joins us to discuss imposter syndrome. She shares her own personal experience and research on the topic as we chat about why it happens, the way it manifests, and strategies to defeat your “imposter monster”. Betty also shares a variety of resources to diver deeper if you want to learn more about imposter syndrome. Resources: · Betty on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifyouaskbetty · Betty’s site: · ifyouaskbetty Imposter Syndrome series: · by Sandi Mann · by Clara Josa · · · by Kara Loewentheil · HBR article discussed: Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome:
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