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...
443 — So, you've decided to be creative...
May 6, 2025
Whether it comes to facilitating workshops, designing learning experiences, or developing campaign assets, L&D practitioners are increasingly expected to bring creativity to their roles. But how do you do this if you don't have a creative background, or if you don't think of yourself as a 'creative person'?
In this...