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148: L&D in Start-ups and Scale-ups – Dinye Hernanda

Learning Uncut - July 01, 2024 16:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Dinye Hernanda joins Michelle Ockers to discuss her experiences as a learning and development professional in the start-up and scale-up space. They explore the main challenges that arise across key stages of start-ups, delving into the specifics of the onboarding process. Dinye shares her 70/30 ...

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Elevate 37: 2024 Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Conference

Learning Uncut - June 24, 2024 16:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Chemène Sinson and Michelle Ockers recap their experiences at the 2024 Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Conference. They reflect on key themes such as collaboration, inclusion, learning design and the impact of AI on the future of learning and development. The conversation...

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147: Putting Skills to Work at Ericsson – Peter Sheppard

Learning Uncut - June 17, 2024 16:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Peter Sheppard discusses Ericsson’s transformation into a skills-based organization and how it has positioned Ericsson to put skills to work. Ericsson is leveraging skills to create visible simplicity and streamline the employee experience. This transformation has led to improved retention, incl...

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Elevate 36: Fieldwork in L&D

Learning Uncut - June 10, 2024 16:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Nigel Paine joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the importance and methodologies of fieldwork in leaning and development. The discussion focuses on identifying when fieldwork is necessary and how it can effectively uncover barriers and solve problems. Through practical real-world examples and high-...

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We Can All Shift Workplace Culture | Nancy Lyons

Just One Q - June 04, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
What do Leaders Get Right and Wrong About the Workplace Experience? The idea of work is changing. It’s really important for leaders to understand that people don’t follow you because they have to anymore. Leaders must recognize, support, and provide opportunities for the talent in their busines...

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146: AI in L&D – From Talk to Action – Donald H Taylor and Egle Vinauskaite

Learning Uncut - June 03, 2024 16:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this episode of Learning Uncut, Michelle Ockers is joined by Donald H Taylor and Egle Vinauskaite to discuss their research report ‘AI in L&D: From Talk to Action’. This episode is filled with insight and actionable takeaways on the pitfalls and opportunities of AI utilisation in learning and...

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Elevate 35: Elevating Compliance Learning

Learning Uncut - May 27, 2024 16:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Michelle Parry-Slater joins Michelle Ockers to discuss why effective compliance learning is crucial and how it can be transformed into a valuable learning experience. Illustrated with real-world examples, we discuss how to ensure that compliance learning is relevant, engaging and effective in dr...

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Elevate 34: Cultivating Learning In Workplace Communities

Learning Uncut - May 13, 2024 16:30 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this solo Learning Uncut Elevate episode Michelle Ockers introduces the resource ‘Cultivating Learning in Workplace Communities’ – a tool to help people to take deliberate action to cultivate learning in existing workplace communities. She provides a behind the scenes look at the thinking and...

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145: Legal Sector Innovation & Learning Culture – Courtney Blackman

Learning Uncut - May 06, 2024 16:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Courtney Blackman from Lander & Rogers law firm discusses their work leading innovation in the legal industry. As Head of Partnerships for the firm, Courtney oversees key initiatives like the Law Tech Hub accelerator program for startups and scaleups and AI clinics in partnership with universiti...

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Elevate 33: Skill Sprints

Learning Uncut - April 29, 2024 16:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Nick Petch from Deloitte introduces the innovative concept of Skill Sprints. Skill Sprints accelerate skill acquisition by integrating learning experiences with real-world job tasks. Sprints focus on job tasks and seek to build task related skills. This method allows perople to plan and prioriti...

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Elevate 32: Ready, Set, Upskill Recommendations – Practitioner Perspective

Learning Uncut - April 15, 2024 16:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Learning Uncut’s Chief Learning Strategist, Michelle Ockers, provides a practitioner’s perspective on the first three recommendations for maximising your training spend in the Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. This episode follows on from Elevate 31- Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. The r...

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144: Shaping Behaviours in Moments That Matter – James Woodman

Learning Uncut - April 08, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Compliance training doesn’t have to be a boring ‘click next’ activity that people endure. James Woodman from Acteon discussed the innovative multi-faceted 6-week campaign they developed to drive behavioural change related to the code of conduct at Channel 4 in the UK. This episode will inspire l...

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Elevate 31: Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report

Learning Uncut - April 01, 2024 16:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Kade Brown from RMIT Online and Rhiannon Yetsenga from Deloitte Access Economics discuss their latest research on the skills landscape in Australia. The ‘Ready, Set, Upskill’ report was released in March 2024. We explore the nuances and contradictions in the data about key skills gaps in Austr...

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143: Skills-Based Career Development – Tiffany Poeppelman

Learning Uncut - March 25, 2024 16:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Since 2015, job skill sets have changed by 25%, and this is expected to rise to 65% by 2030. LinkedIn's data shows the evolution of skills required for jobs, emphasising the need for a skills-based approach to talent management. In this episode we take a look at how LinkedIn is supporting their ...

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Elevate 30: L&D’s Role in Strategic Workforce Planning

Learning Uncut - March 18, 2024 16:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Kath Hume’s professional focus encompasses both workforce planning and L&D. She’s the perfect person to explain what workforce planning is and the role of L&D in strategic workforce planning. After outlining the three ‘horizons’ of workforce planning – strategic, tactical and day-to-day, Kath us...

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142: Training at Scale – Ryan Tracey

Learning Uncut - March 11, 2024 16:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Ryan Tracey, brings over two decades of experience in learning and development to the table, from his early days in e-learning design and development to mastering the art of scaling L&D initiatives across diverse and widespread organisation landscapes. He shares his experience generously in t...

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Collaborating with Indigenous Individuals and Communities | Christine Platt

Just One Q - March 05, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
How should people and organizations approach the task of indigenizing or decolonizing their services? It starts with a willingness and openness to engage and build relationships. Be intentional, humble, prepared, and respectful when engaging with Indigenous individuals and communities. On this...

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Elevate 29: Global Sentiment Survey 2024

Learning Uncut - March 04, 2024 16:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
What’s new in learning and development in 2024? Whether we’re talking about what’s hot, or what concerns us, you might be forgiven for thinking that the answer can be expressed in two letters: AI. But things are more complex than that. Donald H Taylor, lead researcher, discusses key insights fro...

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141: UnitingCare Queensland – First Nations Cultural Appreciation – Peter McKenzie

Learning Uncut - February 26, 2024 16:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this episode of Learning Uncut, Peter McKenzie from UnitingCare Queensland joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the First Nations Cultural Appreciation course. They dive into the process of creating the four-module eLearning program including the research, story gathering, design processes and st...

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Elevate 28: L&D Benchmark Report – The Future of L&D

Learning Uncut - February 19, 2024 16:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Dr Anna Barnett and Gent Ahmetaj join Michelle Ockers to discuss the third of the 20th anniversary reports from the annual L&D benchmark research conducted by Mind Tools for Business. They discuss the key megatrends forecasted to reshape the future of L&D including AI, climate change and diversi...

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140: Safety Leadership: Leader-led Learning – Anthony Mitchell and Heidi Lance

Learning Uncut - February 12, 2024 16:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
In this episode, we dive deep into how Fletcher Building, one of New Zealand's largest employers, has created a significant shift in safety culture and outcomes. Anthony Mitchell, an EHS Manager from Fletcher Building, and Heidi Lance from Real Learning share the story of how their award-winning...

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Elevate 27: L&D Benchmark Report - Strategic Business Alignment

Learning Uncut - February 05, 2024 16:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Gent Ahmetaj and Dr Anna Barnett join Michelle Ockers to discuss a the 20th anniversary reports from the annual L&D benchmark research conducted by Mind Tools for Business. They discuss the key findings from analysing this year's benchmark data, particularly focusing on the importance of strateg...

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Replay: Moving Away From Performative Allyship | Colleen James

Just One Q - January 30, 2024 13:09 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
How can organizations move past performative allyship and engage in anti-racism and equity work 365? In this episode of Just One Q, Dr. Melissa Horne is joined by Colleen James to discuss performative allyship at an organizational level and how to engage in anti-racism and equity work 365. For...

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139: Appropriate Workplace Behaviour in Construction – Karina Moon and Annaleigh McKay

Learning Uncut - January 29, 2024 16:30 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
There is a shift underway in workplace behaviour in the Australian construction industry to create a more welcoming, respectful and inclusive culture. Multiplex has embraced this change with their award-winning Appropriate Workplace Behaviour program. Karina Moon and Annaleigh McKay discuss the ...

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Elevate 26: Elevate Your Learning Strategy: Join the L&D Strategy Accelerator

Learning Uncut - January 22, 2024 16:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Strategic and business alignment is a key practice for top-performing L&D teams. Creating an organisational learning strategy is an opportunity to focus intensively on alignment, deepening stakeholder relationships and getting clarity on what matters most to them. Putting a learning strategy and...

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Learning to Speak Up | Elaine Lin Hering

Just One Q - January 16, 2024 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
What are the impacts of silence and how can we unlearn it? We usually turn to soft skills training as a remedy for the lack of belonging, psychological safety, and communication in a workplace. But often, silence is the hidden layer underpinning all of these issues. Organizations should work to...

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138: Playbook – Your First 90 Days in an L&D Leader Role

Learning Uncut - January 15, 2024 20:35 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Are you moving into a new organisation in an L&D Leader role? Set yourself up for success with this special Learning Uncut Playbook. Drawing upon the experience of past Learning Uncut podcast guests, we’ve identified a number of aspects to focus on in your first 90 days to establish and position...

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Elevate 25: Skills Development – Success Story - Sales Team in Retail Bank

Learning Uncut - December 18, 2023 16:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratings
Continuing their series on skills development, Ravina Bhatia and Michelle Ockers walk through a real world case study from a mid-sized Australian Retail Bank to showcase the application of Learning Uncut’s three stage process for skills development. This example highlights how the context of the...

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Replay: How Religious Identities Fit into the Workplace | Dr. Brian Carwana

Just One Q - December 12, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
As we enter the holiday season, this replay of Just One Q is especially relevant. Our former host Dr. Melissa Horne chats with Executive Director of Encounter World Religions, Dr. Brian Carwana. They discuss the importance of religious literacy in the workplace and how being intentional about in...

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137: Learning Uncut 2023 Review – Laura Overton and Michelle Ockers

Learning Uncut - December 11, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratings
The Learning Uncut podcast is over five and a half years old, with more than 147,000 unique downloads in over 120 countries. In 2023 we’ve added over 20 regular case study episodes, as well as resuming the Elevate series.  Laura Overton from Learning Changemakers joins host Michelle Ockers to ...