Keys to Unlock L&D
Practical conversations designed to sharpen your impact in learning and development.
Each week I sit down with an experienced L&D professional to explore a specific area, from strategy to culture and performance.
Expect short, focused episodes packed with real-world advice, actionable tips, and honest stories from people who’ve been in your shoes.
Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to level up, this podcast gives you the tools and insights to grow in L&D. Learning directly from leaders who have shaped learning at organisations across the UK.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2025
Making L&D Strategic (Not Just Supportive)
Most L&D teams measure success by courses delivered, but real impact comes from aligning with business strategy.
In this episode, I sit down with Adam, an experienced L&D leader whose career spans the…
How Small L&D Teams Can Make a Big Impact!
Small L&D team? You can still move mountains.
In this episode, I chat with Alex Tooke, Senior Training & Development Partner at Southeast Consortium, about how a two-person L&D team delivers for 62+ m…
From New Hire to High Performer: Building Better Onboarding
Onboarding isn’t a day-one induction, it’s the journey that shapes whether new hires stay, thrive, and perform.
In this episode, I speak with Fiona Baxendale, Training Lead at Many Pets, who has a rea…
How to Create a Culture Where People Actually Want to Learn
L&D doesn’t win by running more courses, it wins by driving performance.
In this episode, I sit down with Nick Maites, an L&D leader with 26 years’ experience across retail, travel, insurance, hospita…
The Mindset of an Exceptional L&D Professional
What separates a good L&D professional from a truly exceptional one?
In this debut episode of Keys to Unlock L&D, I sit down with Darly Box a former Royal Navy instructor with 20+ years of L&D experi…