The Mindtools L&D Podcast

When we think of 'innovation', we tend to picture the bright ideas that people have in the bath. In reality, innovation is the product of hard work, collaborative effort and repeated failures.

In thi…

The menopause might seem like a strange topic for a show about work, performance and learning - but half of the world's population will experience the menopause, and it does not take place around wor…

How do you accurately measure the effectiveness of your learning and development function? Can you provide clear evidence that your team are delivering value for your organisation? And how do you com…

If you work in L&D or HR and are looking to procure any kind of service, how do you know who to trust? If you work for a vendor or supplier, what approach do you take?

On this week's episode of The G…

On The Good Practice podcast this week, we're speaking about how to get ahead at work. Gemma and Ross G are joined by Gorick Ng, author of The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Righ…

Frequently criticised as box-ticking or virtue signalling by big business, diversity training has become a major talking point once again. Not least because of the resurgence of black lives matter la…

This week on The Good Practice Podcast, we're removing power dynamics and stripping away management layers with the return of our book club.

Emerald Works CEO John Yates and Emerald Publishing CEO Vi…

The quality of compliance training is, let's face it, variable. So how do you get across the dos and don'ts so that they transfer into safe and effective practices?

This week on the Good Practice Pod…

If your organisation had a pot of money that could either be used to fund apprenticeships or paid to the tax man, how would you choose to spend it?

This week on the Good Practice Podcast, Ross D is j…

This week on The Good Practice Podcast, we're following up on our recent virtual classroom facilitation episode with an in-depth look at design.

Jennifer Lindsay-Finan and Karen Vieth, both of InSync…

A year into lockdown, more and more people have started new roles without ever having met a colleague face-to-face. In this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast, we find out what that's like f…

Few businesses have felt the impact of Covid-19 more keenly than those in the hospitality industry. Bars, restaurants and cafés have been forced to alter their working practices to keep staff and cus…

If you're a trainer missing the thrill of face-to-face learning, but embracing online facilitation nevertheless, then this episode is for you!

This week on the Good Practice Podcast, Gemma chats to J…

Covid-19 has changed the world of work, but how has this affected our approach to learning and development? Until now, reporting has been largely anecdotal. So, this week, we're digging into the data…

What ideas are L&D most excited about in 2021? And what impact has Covid-19 had on perceptions within our industry?

This week on the Good Practice Podcast, Ross D and Owen are joined by Donald Taylor…

Does your HR team add value to your organisation? Has HR spend spiralled out of control? Does HR's willingness to become the mouthpiece of bad news let leaders off the hook?

In this week's episode of…

What L&D trends, tropes and clichés would you put into Room 101? Back in 2019, we cast the misappropriation of 'agile', learning styles, and cheesy stock imagery into oblivion. Nearly two years on, w…

If you're looking to change up your approach to learning and development, or just seeking quick tips to focus on performance, this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast is for you.

Author Miche…

Are you an L&D specialist running a small business? Or are you thinking of becoming one?

On this week's episode of The Good Practice Podcast, Lightbulb Moment's Jo Cook and Syncskills' Gaëlle Delmas-…

We're back! In this first podcast of 2021, Ross G and Owen speak to digital learning consultant Myles Runham.

We discuss:  

• the success most organisations experienced when moving rapidly to distribu…