The BLOC Podcast

In this episode, I say goodbye to the Building Learning and Organizational Culture (BLOC) podcast after 5 years. 

Thank you so much to each and every guest that made this podcast special! I couldn't h…

In this unique, unfiltered, and completely unedited episode, I chat with my brilliant life coach, Hana Michels, about burnout: what it is, how it shows up differently for different people, and how to…

In today's episode,  I chat with my new friend, Dr. Owen Chamberlain, about pracademia and how we can narrow the gap between theory and practice by approaching what we learn in academia with more pra…

In this solo episode, I share 3 best practices for getting more or better leadership support for your learning initiatives based on my experience and research. 

Those three tips include:

1.  Knowing the c…

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Carrie Graham about how to consult with intention in the learning space, specifically how to treat clients and organizations with patience, respect, and grace when yo…

In this episode, I chat with Hanan Harb Sahourieh, author of Everybody, Be Cool! 6 Personal Development Lessons to Elevate Your Workplace Vibe. We talk about what it really takes to level up at work,…

Linnéa Sjögren is a Stockholm-based educational training professional passionate about creating learning opportunities. With extensive experience in planning, developing, delivering, and evaluating v…

In this episode I answer the question "What process, model, or framework do you use for needs analysis? Does it have to be a formal process?"

For some great questions to ask during needs analysis, vis…

On this episode, my friend, Lata Hamilton, returns to talk about her new book, Pioneer Your Career Change. Lata shares stories from her own career that taught her to have the confidence to do the kin…

To end the year on a high note and to continue the celebration of 100 episodes of the BLOC, I'm sharing a replay of the #1 most downloaded episode of the BLOC of all time - a chat I had with my L&D B…

It's the 100th episode of the BLOC! On this episode, I reflect on how this podcast turned into an L&D business and how human connection is what separates us from the robots. 

To learn more and get mor…

This special episode is a replay of a live podcast recording I did with Tom McDowall on November 15 in London as part of the Learning Network's Connect 2024 conference.

You can also find the replay (…

In this episode, I invite all of you to join the Useful L&D Community I launched back in September. I share a little bit about why I started this (global - as I forgot to mention in the episode) safe…

In this episode, I chat with Fred Thompson, CEO of Thirst, about staying current in L&D and how he's managed to continue to take a modern approach to L&D, despite beginning his career with Flash.

Fre…

Dinye Hernanda is a distinguished practitioner in Learning & Development, known for her bold, results-driven approach.

With a proven track record in building L&D departments for high-growth organizat…

In this episode, I chat with my new L&D pal, Caner Akova, about how we learn in real life, how we can bring some of those best practices into workplace learning, and why it isn't happening more often…

In this episode, inspired in part by my new friend Molly's LinkedIn post about undergoing 10 job interviews for a contract L&D position, I talk about the dreaded job interview assignment. 

This episod…

On this episode, I celebrate the BLOC turning 4! Can you believe I started this podcast 4 years ago? 

I talk about the origin story of the podcast, some of the tips I've learned along the way, and rec…

In this episode, I chat with engineer and founder of Teach the Geek, Neil Thompson, about how we can be better presenters as technical professionals or improve our training on technical topics, makin…

In this episode, I chat with my brilliant friend, Dr Linda Berberich about AI, learning technologies, prototypes, and how you're never too old to learn something new!

Linda Berberich, PhD, is a behav…