Learning Uncut
Learning Uncut is about real conversations around real learning solutions and real experiences with real advice from real people.
We’re all about keeping it “real.”
Here’s an overview of our approach:
Strategy and tactics. We want to unpack the strategy and how-to’s of creating great learning solutions, frameworks and teams.
CONVERSATIONS, NOT SCRIPTED DISCUSSION
Our podcasts are professional but not so edited and polished that they lose their authenticity. We want our audience to hear real people having real conversations and sharing real examples and advice.
PROGRESSIVE
We want to showcase the “unsung L&D heroes” out there doing great work, being brave and trying new things.
PRACTICAL
We invite our guests to share tips and strategies to help listeners take their solutions to the next level. We aim to provide actionable takeaways for our listeners through show notes, links and downloads wherever possible.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 259
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
133: Sydney Trains Elevate Customer Service – Simon Jobson
Simon Jobson, the Director of Capability and Learning at Sydney Trains discusses their Elevate customer service training program for their operational workforce of over 2,000 people. The program was …
Elevate 20: Skills Development – Key Elements
Continuing our special Learning Uncut Elevate series on Skills Development, Learning Uncut Co-Founders Ravina Bhatia and Michelle Ockers discuss the seven key elements of skills development. They exp…
132: Building an Integrated Learning Technology Infrastructure – Fabrizio Conrado
Michelle speaks with Fabrizio Conrado, the Director of AI and Technology at Avado, about building an integrated learning technology infrastructure. Fabrizio discusses Avado's journey in selecting Th…
Elevate 19: Skills Development – Getting Started
Skills development has gained significant attention in L&D in recent years, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapidly changing business landscape. In this Elevate episode Learn…
131: Cultivating Safety for Rail Track Contractors – James Kennedy and Andrew Smith
In this episode, James Kennedy, a civil engineer and change practitioner, discusses the contractor safety management program at Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC). He shares how his childhood …
130: Mission Driven L&D: San Diego Zoo – Dustin Lacasse
Join Michelle Ockers for a compelling conversation with Dustin Lacasse, the L&D Lead at the San Diego Zoo, as they delve into the world of non-profit L&D. Lacasse shares his personal experiences, hig…
129: Storytelling Microcredential at Waka Kotahi – Stacie Swindon and Marcus Garrett
How Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport has piloted a customised micro-credential to develop storytelling skills across their workforce. Our guests are Stacie Swindon, a learning and development consul…
128: Learning Transformation at Astra Zeneca – Marc Howells
Marc Howells, VP of Global Talent and Development at AstraZeneca, discusses the company's radical learning transformation. He dives into cultivating a culture of lifelong learning, experimenting with…
126: Rethinking Regulatory Learning – Deb Van Rensburg
Deb Van Rensburg, who leads Enterprise Regulatory Learning at National Australia Bank (NAB) discusses how they have evolved their approach to regulatory learning. We cover the 3-stage approach they u…
125: Bendigo Bank’s Learning Transformation – Caroline Petha, Jo Doody & David Maiolo
Join us for this episode of Learning Uncut as we delve into learning transformation with Bendigo Bank's Capability team leaders, Caroline Petha, Jo Doody, and David Maiolo. They discuss their individ…
124: LTUK 2023 Highlights: AI, Adaptability and Impact – Donald H Taylor, Michael Osborne, Shannon Tipton & Laura Overton
We explore highlights of the Learning Technologies UK 2023 conference (LTUK23). Our guests, including the conference organiser, thirty under 30s cohort leader, speakers, social media team member and …
123: Blended Learning for Onboarding – Matthew Mould, Emma Shirlaw, Simon Dewar
In this episode of the Learning Uncut podcast, Matthew Mould and Emma Shirlaw from ANZ Bank and Simon Dewar from BSI eLearning discuss their award-winning onboarding program. The program won the Best…
122: Thriving to Surviving: Insights Campaign – Michal Niezgoda & Carl Hodler
Michal Niezgoda, a Leadership Development Specialist at Amazon Data Services, shares how Carl Hodler, from Learner Lab, helped him run a storytelling challenge for leaders from multiple business uni…
121: Manager Essentials: A Collaborative Effort – Viv Burgess
Viv Burgess, formerly from the Tasmanian State Service knows how to patiently and persistently get things done across the 18 agencies in this state government. She walks us through how she led a cro…
120: APS Learning Strategy: Scale and Impact – Diane Hickman
Diane Hickman from the Australian Public Service (APS) Commission speaks about the success of the APS-wide organisational learning strategy that was launched 20 months ago. Di shares the process they…
119: People Analytics at Reece – Adam McKinnon
Adam McKinnon, the People Data and Analytics Leader at Reece, joins me to talk about the fascinating world of People Analytics. Reece is using a People Analytics platform to gain some serious insight…
118: Talent Marketplace at Schneider Electric – Dean Summlar
In this episode, we discuss the latest innovation in HR and learning and development - the talent marketplace. Josh Bersin has described how it helps employees access opportunities within and outside…
117: Equipping Leaders in a Hybrid Environment – Lalaine Gedal and Cindy Huggett
Lalaine Gedal, the Associate Director of Leader Development in the US for Takeda shares Takeda’s intentional approach to supporting their people to adopt a hybrid working model from their consultatio…
116: Design Patterns for Learning – Catriona Malcolm
In this episode of Learning Uncut, I speak with Catriona Malcolm (or Cat as she is also known). She is the Enterprise Design Practice Lead at Westpac Group. With a workforce of around 40,000 people a…
115: Onboarding to Build Competency and Connection – Anthea Piening
Welcome to our first episode for 2023. To kick off our podcasting year, Anthea Piening, the Capability and Change business leader for the sales team at Lion Australia shares a story about changes to …