How strategic is your training program? How outcome-oriented, governed or sustainable is it? In today's podcast, Danielle Duran speaks with Brian Washburn about how to objectively measure your training program in those four key areas.www.endura

Ep.153 A Conversation on Inclusive Training Design

Nov 30th, 2023 19m 26s

When participating in a DEI-focused session led by Jolene Jang at a recent conference, Brian Washburn found himself continuously shaking his head. Every time she pointed out another way learning design can be more inclusive, and quite frankly i

Ep. 152 Where Sales Enablement Meets L&D

Nov 9th, 2023 13m 36s

Natalie Mazzie, an experienced sales enablement professional, discussed the crossover between training and sales enablement. Hear the Top 3 Sales Enablement Lessons for Learning & Development Professionals and more in this conversation with End

Ep. 151 Accessibility and Inclusion in Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

Jul 27th, 2023 12m 40s

Is your ILT designed with accessibility and inclusion in mind? Gwen Navarrete Klapperich wants to make sure you consider accessibility and inclusion in your ILT design, and offers some suggestions on how to do just that.Useful Links:Endurance L

Ep. 150 Instructional Design & Escape Room Design

Jul 13th, 2023 20m 2s

If you've ever been to an escape room, you can observe what a group of highly engaged people look like for 60 straight minutes. Is there a way to harness escape room design elements and bring them into the world of corporate training?Useful Lin

Ep. 149 A Learning & Development Resume that Gets Noticed

Jul 6th, 2023 14m 11s

When you're applying for an L&D job, how do you best position yourself to get a call from a recruiter or hiring manager? Experienced HR professional, Maria Leggett, offers her insights in today's podcast.Useful Links:Endurance LearningSoapboxL&

Ep.148 Pivoting into the World of L&D?

Jun 22nd, 2023 28m 30s

If you're looking to pivot into a role in the corporate training or learning and development space, today's podcast will give you some insights and questions to think about.Useful Links:Endurance LearningSoapboxL&D Pro Academy

Ep. 147 Building an Internal L&D Team in an Organization (Part 1)

Jun 8th, 2023 15m 5s

How do you build an L&D team from scratch? Tim Barnosky of Innovative Solutions is currently in the process of answering that question. Today's podcast revolves around his vision and the challenges he anticipates.Useful Links:Endurance Learning

Ep. 146 Bringing the Constructal Law of Physics into the World of Training and Professional Development

May 22nd, 2023 14m 39s

The constructal law of design and evolution in nature can actually be applied in very concrete ways to the world of learning and professional development to help individuals, teams and organizations flow more efficiently.Useful Links:Endurance

Ep. 145 Turning the tables: When the trainer becomes the pupil

May 15th, 2023 23m 33s

As people who have designed and delivered effective training, Kassy Laborie and Zovig Garboushian know a thing or two about good learning experiences. So what nuggets have they gleaned from a 9-month course that they're both attending, and that

Ep. 144 Getting Started with Game Design for Learning, with Karl Kapp

May 8th, 2023 30m 52s

Karl Kapp has written 8 books, created 11 LinkedIn Learning courses and has an entire YouTube channel devoted to game and game design. Today on the podcast, he spends some time talking about how to bring game elements into learning.Useful Links

Ep. 143 Is this the world's most effective role play?

May 1st, 2023 17m 40s

When it comes to your training participants, two of the dirtiest, or perhaps scariest, words you can say during a session may be: role play. In today's podcast, John Crook, Head of Learning at Intersol Global, offers some thoughts on how to mak

Ep.142 What can training designers learn from a popular keynote speaker?

Apr 24th, 2023 13m 31s

What can anyone who designs training learn from the way a keynote speaker designs and refines their presentation? Reknowned keynote speaker, Jessica Kriegel, answers that question and more in today's podcast.

Ep. 141 What role does training actually play in an employee's development?

Apr 17th, 2023 14m 34s

If you're involved in developing strategies to help people learn and grow in their roles, today's podcast is for you. Danielle Lopez, a fraud investigator for a major financial services company, shares her insights on what mix of stretch assign

Ep.140 How do organizations help employees learn outside of training or elearning?

Apr 3rd, 2023 16m 9s

Building a culture of learning inside your organization doesn't always mean you need to build training sessions or elearning courses. Sherry Metz Johnson offers some thoughts on what a true culture of learning can look like.

Ep.139 Some thoughts on how to make compliance training more humane

Mar 27th, 2023 12m 23s

"If you don't have time to do it the right way, now, then where are you going to find the time to fix is later?" Danielle Duran has been finding ways to make compliance training at her pharma company more effective.

Ep.138 What do you get when you combine microlearning + AI?

Mar 20th, 2023 14m 20s

AI is all the rage these days. 7Taps has figured out a way to embed AI into their microlearning platform to make your experience even quicker. It looks like this is the future of AI in learning tools. 7Taps co-founder Kate Udalova shares her in

Ep.137 Perhaps "Grumpy Hours" (as opposed to Happy Hours) can be the key to organizational change

Mar 13th, 2023 15m 28s

Marci Morford has helped large organizations, such as The Gates Foundation and Salesforce, navigate some large-scale changes. What's her secret?

Ep. 136 What does 70:20:10 actually look like for a self-directed learner?

Mar 6th, 2023 17m

If you've been in L&D for any amount of time, you probably have heard of the 70:20:10 framework. But what does it actually look like in action? And what can instructional designers learn from one woman's self-guided learning journey? Today's po

Ep.135 Does HR hold the secret for L&D success?

Feb 27th, 2023 12m 8s

HR and L&D have a lot of overlapping goals, but they're often run by people with very different backgrounds, and there are even two very different professional associations that support these distinct groups. This podcast briefly explores how H

Ep.134 Where do HR and L&D intersect?

Feb 13th, 2023 13m 5s

With two distinct professional associations (SHRM and ATD), the worlds of HR and Learning and Development seem to be separate entities. Deadra Welcome feels there are ways that those two worlds can come together to achieve great things.

Ep. 133 What is "accessibility" in learning design, and why is it important?

Feb 6th, 2023 20m 31s

What is "accessibility" in learning? Why is it important to design learning for everyone? What are one or two things you might want to be doing differently with your design, today? David Berman has worked in the field a long time, and has some

Ep. 132 Using xAPI to Collect Data on Learning Programs

Nov 28th, 2022 29m 19s

xAPI can be used to collect data in any digital learning experience - from elearning to videos. Today's podcast offers the perspective of both a learning design team AND an end-user of xAPI, all of whom share their thoughts on when to (and perh

Ep. 131 Training and Professional Development is a Social Mission

Nov 14th, 2022 5m 44s

It really doesn't matter if you're working for a small nonprofit or the world's largest, most profitable corporation. Our role in learning and development is a social mission because we can truly change lives if we're doing our jobs correctly.

Ep. 130 Updating Training Materials That Seem Good Enough

Nov 7th, 2022 7m 34s

Sometimes we're asked to review and improve a training program that seems perfectly fine as it is. Taking a look at the fundamentals on which the program is built may offer some clues about possible ways to improve something that, on the surfac