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Episode #19 | Change Management: Why Your Organization is Failing to Respond…

It’s no secret that the pace of change is increasing at a rapid rate. This requires companies to continuously evolve. But, so often these strategies are met by resisters to change who can get in the way of success and fail to yield results. Erica Tetuan, Change Management Practice Lead, sat down with us to share why leaders and individuals need to be partners in change and strategies to improve the results of your change initiatives. Get tips for handling change management in this podcast episode of Performance Matters.

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Episode #18 | Improving Performance Through Workforce Transformation

The pace of change is more rapid than ever and with five generations in today’s workforce, L&D is seeing a shift in focus from technical skills to foundational skills. We met with industry thought leader Dennis Bonilla to talk about workforce transformation, specifically the importance of developing a culture that addresses the talent gap through reskilling and fostering a growth mindset.

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Episode #17 | Continuous Improvement: How Design Thinking Improved General Motors’ Center…

Learner feedback was positive. Survey results were good. However, General Motors turned to design thinking to discover how they could be even better. We sat down with Sally Vlietstra from General Motors to go over this case study in design thinking.

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Episode #16 | Leadership Development: Maintaining Human Connection in a Digital World

By reaching across technology and creating a community of collaborative learners, L&D can maintain the human element that is at the center of all strong leadership development journeys. Listen to learn more from Leah Clark, Director of Strategy & Development, on maintaining human connection in a digital world.

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Episode #15 | Developing Engaging Learner Experiences

L&D has the opportunity to entice and inspire learners with engaging experiences that solve business challenges, meet the goals of the organization and support ownership of the learner journey. Listen to this 30 minute interview with Tiffany Vojnovski, Performance Consultant for GP Strategies, for insights to develop more engaging learner experiences.

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Episode #14 | Integrating Operational Excellence into Your Business Strategy

Our topic in this episode is Operational Excellence, specifically, going beyond a project to integrate this into the strategic direction of the business. Craig Dalziel joined us to share how technical organizations are realizing success while balancing the complexities of achieving safe, reliable and efficient operations.

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Episode #13 | Digital Performance Support: A Higher Level of Learning

Is your technology initiative going as smoothly as it could be? If your users are asking for more help adopting their new technology or processes, you’re not alone.  In this podcast, Kimberly Kemp, Director of Enterprise Technology Adoption, joins us for a discussion on the latest trends in digital performance support to help get your users on the fast track to success – without breaking the budget.

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Episode #12 | Preparing Today’s Workforce for Tomorrow

Are robots going to take over the world? Probably not. But disruption and automation are a concern for the future workforce and as L&D leaders, we need to adapt to these changes. In this episode we discuss AI and the future of work.

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Episode #11 | Meeting the Needs of the Modern Learner

Learners are looking for experiences similar to what they encounter every day online and on their phones. As an instructional or learner experience designer, how do you stay ahead of the curve? In this modern learners podcast, we talk with Bianca Baumann, Director of Learning Experience, who shares insights to help you prepare for changes in the digital landscape.

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