L&D Must Change

It's Episode 1 of the L&D Must Change podcast and we are starting off with a bang! Today we welcome talent development leader, author, speaker, and Back to the Future aficionado JD Dillon to talk about shifting our L&D mindsets to creatively match the needs of the people in our businesses. In many ways, we need to get out of our own way and move away from our own legacy thinking. You'll hear: The math problem that makes up our biggest challenge in L&D today and why it can no longer be addressed with traditional tactics. How we need to shift our mindset from that of providing traditional learning solutions to one where we are doing what is needed to help everyone in the organization do their best. When we, in L&D, get in our own way and create our own barriers. How L&D should start by using the tools, tactics, and technologies that are already easily available to people as they do their jobs. The necessity of L&D to have strong cross-functional partnerships in order to help people do their best work. The need for L&D to proactively understand how work and businesses will transform via emerging tech. How to start shifting perceptions of L&D by helping with minor issues, establishing a bottom-up approach. And most importantly, how L&D can and should act more like Alfred and less like Batman (copyright Warner Brothers). JD Dillon is a veteran talent development leader, internationally recognized author and speaker and dedicated Back to the Future aficionado. Over the past 20 years, he's led operations and L&D teams at Disney, Kaplan and AMC. Today, JD advises organizations around the world on learning and enablement strategies as Axonify's Chief Learning Architect and Founder and Principal at LearnGeek. He's also never ridden a bicycle. Find and connect with JD Dillon here: LinkedIn LearnGeek Axonify Find out more about JD's book (which Jess believes should be required reading for anyone in L&D) here: https://jdwroteabook.com/ JD's talk show, In the Know Find and connect with Jess Almlie here: LinkedIn Subscribe to the L&D Must Change Newsletter Learning Business Advisor Consulting

Why the L&D Must Change Podcast? In this brief introduction, Jess Almlie, host of the L&D Must Change podcast will share a little about her background as well as the reason for starting the podcast. Jess has worked in people development fields for over 25 years from crew trainer at McDonald's to Vice President of Learning and everythign in between. Through this time, there has been one phrase that has plagued her, "There is a better way." This evolved throughout her life in the following stages: There is a better way to engage people in training There is a better way to reinforce learning There is a better way to get people the information they need to do their jobs well There is a better way for L&D to work strategically, in partnership with the business Jess believes those of us in the people development professions (L&D, TD, OD, etc.) are ready for impact. We have the skill and we have the smarts, but we aren't rising to our full potential. If we truly want to make an impact on our organizations and solve talent challenges we need to do our work differently. If we REALLY want to change, it will take all of us, working together to make that happen. In this bi-weekly podcast, Jess will interview brilliant L&D minds who are working to change our profession in some way. Rarely, she may also share a solo episode. The goal is to give you ideas and concrete action steps that you can use to help in changing the way we do our work in this profession to have a greater impact on our organizations and their people. Follow and connect with Jess: Follow and connect with Jess on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessalmlie/ Subscribe to Jess's biweekly LinkedIn Newsletter, L&D Must Change (same name as the podcast!): https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/learning-must-change-6883482362617872384/ Jess's company website - Learning Business Advisor Consulting: https://www.lbacllc.com/ Additional links from this episode: 5 Moments of Need