The Learning Lounge Podcast
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -The Learning Lounge Podcast by the Saint-Gobain Continual Learning Team. Expect honest opinions, discussions, and hopefully a few laughs along the way as we discuss all things learning. Stay tuned for a new episode every Friday!
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57: Quick tips-How to have a good manager-colleague relationship
October 13, 2023 08:02 - 9 minutes - 8.93 MBThis week, James and Allana share an insight into how they maintain a good and open colleague-manager relationship. Email us any questions, thoughts and topics you want us to cover to [email protected]
56: Special Ep-World Mental Health Day
October 10, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 9.59 MBThis is a special episode of The Learning Lounge podcast, as James and Allana sit down with some of Saint-Gobain's Mental Health First Aiders to discuss how you can get help and support in or out of Saint-Gobain.
55: Quick tips-How to deal with stress
October 06, 2023 08:09 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThis week, James and Allana are talking about how they deal with stress! We want to hear from you, so if you have any tips on how YOU deal with stress, email us at [email protected] !
54: A coaching catch-up
September 29, 2023 07:53 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week our Kerry (hopefully you said this a-la Cilla Black on Blind Date) caught up with Catrina Webb and Bruce Fisher around their experiences learning to become a coach via a Saint-Gobain apprenticeship.
53: Judge James
September 22, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 33.2 MBEmotional support alligators in the office, childcare on-site and diver celebrations in the office. All these points and more on this week's Learning Lounge podcast! Want to get in touch? Email us as [email protected] and Follow us on TikTok
52: Will AI steal our jobs?
September 15, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThis week, the team are talking about AI and if we should actually be fearing for our jobs (like the news keeps telling us we should)! Got a question for us or thoughts on this epsidoe? Email us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax
51: Why is football so far behind?! The gender debate...
September 08, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOff the back of the Women's World Cup, the team are discussing gender in sport-why couldn't the women's team get the same bonus as the men? Would "the kiss" have happened in the men's game? Find out what we think... Let us know your thoughts! Email us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax
50: August Book Club-How to be human by Ruby Wax
September 01, 2023 06:03 - 41 minutes - 18.6 MBThis month, the team read "How to be human" by Ruby Wax! Listen in to hear their very honest thoughts! Read the book? Or have a recommendation for us? Email us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax
49: Is it a myth?!
August 25, 2023 08:16 - 30 minutes - 23.4 MBThis week, we're talking through learning myths and legends! Do you agree with the team? Let us know by emailing [email protected] Keep up with everything learning on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax
48: "Oh no, I've lost my mojo!"
August 18, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 30 MBCreativity, great when you have it but sometimes, just sometimes it's easy to lose your creative mojo! So how do you get it back? We discuss a few ways that have been suggested to us on this episode, but will they work...? Do you have some thoughts on how to be creative? Get in touch on: [email protected]
47: Sustainability, sunroofs and stairs-oh my!
August 11, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 24 MBJoin us today as we explore 3 products from Saint-Gobain including: ORAE low-carbon glass, Amplisky and Weber Beamix' 3D printed concrete stairs. Let's learn more, together! Want to get in touch with us here at The Learning Lounge?: [email protected]
46: Are you a hustler?
August 04, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBThis week, the team are discussing all things hustle culture! Let us know your thoughts by emailing us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok: @thelearningloungesg
45: Happy, Sexy, Millionaire - July Book Club
July 28, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn our second book club episode, we're reviwing "Happy, Sexy, Millionaire" by Steven Bartlett! Listen in to find out what we thought, and email us your own thoughts to [email protected] ! Follow us on TikTok: @thelearningloungesg
44: Feeling Fresk-y?
July 21, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 25.7 MBThis week we're joined by Jodie Mason, Will Mason and Dan Moss to look at how Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland are getting colleagues on board to battle Climate Change through our 7 Years to Act Campaign and Climate Fresk (a game that reveals the fate of the world and what we can do to change it).
43: Just a quick one...
July 07, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBThis week, James asks the team some quick fire questions sent in by our listeners! Want to send us a question? Contact us at [email protected]
42: The Subtle Art of Not Giving an F - June Book Club
June 30, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes - 14.5 MBIn our first book club episode, we're reviewing "The Subtle Art of Not Giving an F" by Mark Manson. Listen in to find out what July's read will me... Email us your thoughts: [email protected]
41: What a bunch of walkers...
June 23, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, the team are joined by Pin on her last ever Learning Lounge Podcast! As part of health & wellbeing month, we're doing a walking challenge and discussing how we're finding it so far! Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Email us: [email protected]
40: Is social media essential for businesses? With special guest Des Reddy
June 16, 2023 07:53 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week, we're joined by social media expert Des Reddy to talk all things social media for business! Connect with Des on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desreddy/ Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Email us: [email protected]
39: What can't we learn without?
June 09, 2023 06:09 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThis week, the team are discussing the top 3 things they can't learn without-desert island discs style! New episodes every Friday! Follow us on TikTok: @thelearningloungesg Email us: [email protected]
38: Do you ever feel pressure to take time off?
June 02, 2023 05:58 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBHoliday season is here so we're talking about if you ever feel pressure to take time off! Plus, there's a special announcement at the end... Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Send us an email: [email protected]
37: The most rewarding podcast ever...
May 26, 2023 06:00 - 43 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week, the team sit down with the Saint-Gobain Reward team to hear about all of the amazing benefits we can get as SG employees. Like the sound of them but not an SG employee? Head to our careers page by clicking here! Follow us on TikTok Ask us a question by emailing us at [email protected]
36: Is technology making us lonely?
May 19, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThis week, the team are talking about tech and whether it brings us together, or makes us lonelier than ever. Link to the article mentioned: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/thenow/is-technology-making-us-lonely/1/ Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Pop us an email with your questions/queries/topics at [email protected]
35: Will AI ever really take over?
May 12, 2023 09:55 - 40 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week, we're talking about AI-should we be worried? Can it be used for evil as well as good? Listen to find out what we think... Got a question for us or a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax
34: What happened at Learning Technologies...
May 05, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThe team have just returned from the annual Learning Tech conference in London, so they're going to spill the beans on what went down! Get in touch with us at [email protected] Follow us on TikTok @sglearninguk The answer to this week's Diary of a CEO question: https://youtu.be/1DV6I5hK6ro
33: The Gender Pay Gap
April 28, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week we're joined by two special guests, talking all things gender pay gap! The celebrity answer to this week's Diary of a CEO question: https://youtu.be/ct2k6iXLurg?t=4593 Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Contact us at [email protected]
32: Life lessons...and hair-drying under carriages?!
April 21, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBThe team are getting philosophical this week as we talk about life lessons! Find out who hair-dryers their undercarriage in the gym, as well as the usual host of other randomness you can expect from us! Want to hear the celebrity answer to this week's Diary of a CEO podcast? https://youtu.be/8bUGVETockI?t=3571 Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Send us an email at [email protected] - we want to hear from you!
31: James' Wonky Veg shop (Cost of Living Crisis)
April 14, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBWe're talking all things cost of living crisi today (booooo) and giving you our top tips on how to save some money! BBC cost of living tips: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61798003 Want to hear Ben Francis' answer to this week's Diary of a CEO question? https://youtu.be/K8UgjzJTdHw?t=5617 Follow us on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3B8OBax Email us at [email protected]
30: Sustainability 2.0
April 12, 2023 14:03 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBThis week, the team are talking sustainability! Join us to hear about some sustainability initiatives across the world, and we play a mini sustainability quiz that you can join in with! If you're an SG colleague, join us on Yammer throughout April for sustainability month. Not an SG colleague? Head over to out TikTok for more content! Don't forget you can email us your thoughts, questions or topics to [email protected]
29: TikTok...is it more harm than good?
March 31, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week, the team are chatting all things TikTok. Find out who thinks it's the new WebMD, why Disney have banned content creators in their parks and what we would change about the platform! Want to send us an email? You can get in touch with us at [email protected] Don't forget to follow us on TikTok!
28: Are career paths still a thing?
March 24, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week, the team are talking all things careers. Do companies expect you to stay in your job forever? Should we be staying in the same career path for life or is it outdated? And find out who thinks they're in their "forever" job and wants to have their own slice of the pie... Don't forget to follow us and rate us 5*! You can also follow us on TikTok, or pop us an email with your thoughts/questions/stories! Email us at [email protected]
27: Our learning top tips!
March 17, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBThis week, the team are sharing their top learning tips so you guys can get cracking with some learning in the best way! Follow us on TikTok Contact us with your thoughts/topics/queries at [email protected]
26: Office Etiquette pt.2
March 10, 2023 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBWe're going through your emails as we discuss all things office etiqutte! Missed the first episode? Go back and listen! If you want to send us your office stories, email us at [email protected] . And make sure you're following us on TikTok!
25: Office Etiquette pt.1
March 03, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBThis week, we've got a bumper episode for you talking all things Office Etiquette! Smells in the office, swearing in front of your boss, sharing your lunch?! We go through it all. Join us next week for part 2, and email us your thoughts/office tales to [email protected] in the meantime!
24: Who wants to be a time traveller?!
February 24, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week, the team are discussing all things time travel! Find out who thinks dinosaurs aren't real, who would want to stalk Jack the Ripper and why Anup wants to head into the future... Want to get in touch? Email us at [email protected] for your chance to be read out on the podcast!
23: What in the metaverse is going on?!
February 17, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week, the team are discussing all things metaverse! The internet's favourite buzzword. So are we really ready for it? Or is it all just a bit of a pipe dream? Find out our honest opinions on this week's episode! We want to hear your thoughts so make sure you email in to [email protected] Don't forget to follow us on TikTok so you don't miss a thing!
22: Traffic wombles & waitressing-what have we learnt from our past jobs?
February 10, 2023 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week, we're delving deep into the archives to talk about our past jobs and what we've learnt from them. Find out who added an extra £200 to someone's bill, and who caught someone getting down and dirty on the job! Have you got a funny story from a past job or something you learnt? Let us know by emailing [email protected] ! Don't forget to follow us on TikTok too!
21: Ch-ch-changes...and how to handle them
February 03, 2023 10:31 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThis week, James, Allana and Anup are talking all about change management. If you're going through a period of change at work right now, this is the perfect podcast for you! Dont forget to follow us on TikTok @sglearninguk and if you want to get in touch with us, email us at [email protected] !
20: What we really thought of the eHome2 project...
January 27, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBThis week, the Digital Team are talking about their visit to the eHome2 project at the University of Salford! Find out what they really thought and whether they'd buy an eHome if they were available! To find out more about the project: https://www.saint-gobain.co.uk/eHome2 See what the team got up to on their visit: https://bit.ly/3j7o5ro Email us your questions/comments: [email protected]
19: Future tech-do we really need to pee on it?
January 20, 2023 09:05 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis week, the team are discussing all things future tech! We play true or false to see what crazy tech inventions have come to light recently and even discuss the Metaverse! You can email your questions and comments in at [email protected] , and don't forget to follow us on TikTok!
18: Not so blue January
January 13, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBHappy New Year listeners! This week, we're talking all things January: how to fight the january blues, what we're looking forward to and just a general chit-chat! Don't forget to follow us wherever you get your podcasts and rate us! You can also email us at [email protected] with your questions/comments, and follow us on TikTok!
17: The Christmas Special
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 42.4 MBFor our final podcast of 2022, we thought we would treat you all to a lovely Christmas special! The team reflect on this year, chat about the different traditions we all keep around the holidays and also how we will be winding down for our Christmas break. Have a very happy holidays and a happy new year!
16: Does cancel culture really exist?
December 16, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThis week, the team are discussing all things cancel culture! Does it really exist, and do we make it worse by buying into it? Can you really get cancelled in the workplace? FInd out on this week's episode of The Learning Lounge Podcast!
15: Should we get duvet days or menstrual leave? The holiday debate!
December 09, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBThis week, the team are joined by Kerry Greer (part of the Continual Learning Team) to discuss all things holiday. Should we have unlimited holiday? Is menstrual leave really a thing? And can I really have a duvet day? Listen to find out what the team think to these forms of wellbeing benefits! Got a question or comment for us? Email us at [email protected] and don't forget to keep up with our holiday advent calendar on TikTok!
14: Men's Mental Health
December 02, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, we're talking about men's mental health in honour of Men's Mental Health Awareness Month in November. We hope you enjoy this open and honest conversation, and if you need support with your own mental health, please reach out to someone. There are so many incredible resources available such as the Samaritans, SHOUT, BetterHelp and if you're part of Saint-Gobain you can reach out to our mental health first aiders. If you have any comments on this week's episode or have a topic you...
13: Can we really speak up in the workplace?
November 25, 2022 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBJoin James, Anup and special guest Bupinder Mann as we talk about speaking up in the workplace! Follow us on TikTok and don't forget you can email us any questions or topics you'd like us to discuss-our email is [email protected]
12: Video games: can you learn from them?
November 18, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week the pod gather to unleash their inner nerd and discuss video games to decide whether anything can be learnt from them, as well as learning styles and what their ideal game looks like.
11: The Generation Game...
November 11, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThis week, join Allana, Anup & James as we tackle the tricky topic of generations and their stereotypes! Are Gen Z's really snowflakes? Can we still create brand loyalty through the different generations? And we reveal who has the highest screen time out of two millenial's and one gen z'er... Got a question for us? Email us at [email protected] !
10: Does your office really impact your work?
November 04, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week, Allana hosts as we discuss if your office really impacts your work, plus we think about what our dream office would look like! Please get in touch with your questions and thoughts at [email protected] and make sure you follow us on TikTok!
9: Is there still a stigma around Apprenticeships?
October 28, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThis week, we're joined by a very special guest from the Saint-Gobain Apprenticeship team to discuss if there really is still a stigma around doing an apprenticeship. Listen to our honest opinions and experiences in this week's episode of The Learning Lounge Podcast! Visit our brand-new apprenticeship website HERE!
8: Is e-learning as good as we think?
October 21, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week, James is hosting as we discuss whether e-learning is actually everything it should be. Don't forget, if there's something you'd like us to discuss or if you'd like to send us a message, email us at [email protected] !