448 — Encouraging teams to adopt AI
Jun 10, 2025
Should we be adopting AI more into our day to day lives? How can L&D professionals move beyond reactive training on specific tools to cultivate a continuous learning mindset in team members?
In this week’s episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Gemma and Dr Anna are joined by to Head of L&D at Newsquest Media...
447 — Hard science, soft skills: L&D in the space sector
Jun 3, 2025
Armed with a STEM qualification or two, you might think technical brilliance is all one needs to succeed in the space sector. Is this the case though?
In this week’s episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Anna are joined by Victoria Craig to discuss:
- the importance of ‘soft’ skills in a ‘hard’...
446 — Think Like a Marketer, Train Like an L&D Pro
May 27, 2025
Effective marketers have an uncanny way of knowing what we want and convincing us to click ‘Like’, add to Checkout and in under 20 seconds, buy their thing. Clever.
Meanwhile, over in L&D, we find it more difficult to motivate someone to take action or change their behaviour. So, what does marketing do that we d
445 — Setting up a L&D team
May 21, 2025
Having the opportunity to set up a new team can be both exciting and daunting. Where would you start when it’s an L&D team?
In this week's episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Head of People Development Daneille Ware speaks to Gemma and Ross about her approach to creating an L&D team from scratch. We discuss:
444 — This game will make you a better collaborator
May 13, 2025
Collaboration is a vital skill across many fields and disciplines. But effective collaboration is about much more than just working together.
In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D and Paula are joined by Fraser Mcdonald, Head of Collaboration at Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) and Deputy Director...