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Learning Uncut is about real conversations around real learning solutions and real experiences with real advice from real people.
We’re all about keeping it “real.”
Here’s an overview of our approach:
Strategy and tactics. We want to unpack the strategy and how-to’s of creating great learning solutions, frameworks and teams.
CONVERSATIONS, NOT SCRIPTED DISCUSSION
Our podcasts are professional but not so edited and polished that they lose their authenticity. We want our audience to hear real people having real conversations and sharing real examples and advice.
PROGRESSIVE
We want to showcase the “unsung L&D heroes” out there doing great work, being brave and trying new things.
PRACTICAL
We invite our guests to share tips and strategies to help listeners take their solutions to the next level. We aim to provide actionable takeaways for our listeners through show notes, links and downloads wherever possible.
We’re all about keeping it “real.”
Here’s an overview of our approach:
Strategy and tactics. We want to unpack the strategy and how-to’s of creating great learning solutions, frameworks and teams.
CONVERSATIONS, NOT SCRIPTED DISCUSSION
Our podcasts are professional but not so edited and polished that they lose their authenticity. We want our audience to hear real people having real conversations and sharing real examples and advice.
PROGRESSIVE
We want to showcase the “unsung L&D heroes” out there doing great work, being brave and trying new things.
PRACTICAL
We invite our guests to share tips and strategies to help listeners take their solutions to the next level. We aim to provide actionable takeaways for our listeners through show notes, links and downloads wherever possible.
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Learning Uncut’s Chief Learning Strategist, Michelle Ockers, provides a practitioner’s perspective on the first three recommendations for maximising your training spend in the Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. This episode follows on from Elevate 31- Ready, Set, Upskill Research Report. The report was released in March 2024 and provides a snapshot of the Australian skills landscape for employers, which also includes the voice of employees. Hosted by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-32/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Compliance training doesn’t have to be a boring ‘click next’ activity that people endure. James Woodman from Acteon discussed the innovative multi-faceted 6-week campaign they developed to drive behavioural change related to the code of conduct at Channel 4 in the UK. This episode will inspire learning professionals seeking to create meaningful learning experiences that drive behaviour change for all types of workplace behaviours, not just compliance. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/144/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Kade Brown from RMIT Online and Rhiannon Yetsenga from Deloitte Access Economics discuss their latest research on the skills landscape in Australia. The ‘Ready, Set, Upskill’ report was released in March 2024. We explore the nuances and contradictions in the data about key skills gaps in Australia, prioritisation and investment in skills by organisations, and the employee blind spot in the need to develop gen AI skills. Discover the four key ways that organisations can maximise their learning and development spend. Hosted by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-31/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Since 2015, job skill sets have changed by 25%, and this is expected to rise to 65% by 2030. LinkedIn's data shows the evolution of skills required for jobs, emphasising the need for a skills-based approach to talent management. In this episode we take a look at how LinkedIn is supporting their workforce with a skills-based approach to career development with their Director of Career Development, Tiffany Poeppelman. We discuss her work on creating visibility into career paths and helping employees set and pursue their career goals, taking a close look at LinkedIn's Career Week, a global learning festival that encourages employees to invest in their career goals and empowers them to shape their own career path. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/143/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Kath Hume’s professional focus encompasses both workforce planning and L&D. She’s the perfect person to explain what workforce planning is and the role of L&D in strategic workforce planning. After outlining the three ‘horizons’ of workforce planning – strategic, tactical and day-to-day, Kath using the six B’s (Bind, Build, Borrow, Boost, Bounce, Buy) to outline how L&D can support workforce planning. A conversation with Learning Uncut founder Michelle Ockers. Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-30/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Ryan Tracey, brings over two decades of experience in learning and development to the table, from his early days in e-learning design and development to mastering the art of scaling L&D initiatives across diverse and widespread organisation landscapes. He shares his experience generously in this episode, peppering his advice with real-world examples. We discuss when training at scale is the right delivery option, the use of pre-work and post-work for application of skills in the workplace and measuring impact. Along the way we address a range of the challenges of scaling training across time zones, geographies and cultures. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/142/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
What’s new in learning and development in 2024? Whether we’re talking about what’s hot, or what concerns us, you might be forgiven for thinking that the answer can be expressed in two letters: AI. But things are more complex than that. Donald H Taylor, lead researcher, discusses key insights from the L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2024. Hosted by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-29/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
In this episode of Learning Uncut, Peter McKenzie from UnitingCare Queensland joins Michelle Ockers to discuss the First Nations Cultural Appreciation course. They dive into the process of creating the four-module eLearning program including the research, story gathering, design processes and stakeholder review. Furthermore, they discuss what aspects of the program have made it so successful including storytelling, graphic design and collaboration. Lastly, they talk through the challenges such as having to condense such a rich and complex history into understandable, digestible modules. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/141/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Dr Anna Barnett and Gent Ahmetaj join Michelle Ockers to discuss the third of the 20th anniversary reports from the annual L&D benchmark research conducted by Mind Tools for Business. They discuss the key megatrends forecasted to reshape the future of L&D including AI, climate change and diversity. They explain how these trends were identified, potential impacts and key takeaways. This discussion provides insightful knowledge for L&D professionals on how they can shape business transformation. Hosted by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-28/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
In this episode, we dive deep into how Fletcher Building, one of New Zealand's largest employers, has created a significant shift in safety culture and outcomes. Anthony Mitchell, an EHS Manager from Fletcher Building, and Heidi Lance from Real Learning share the story of how their award-winning Safety Leadership program dramatically shifted the belief that all accidents are preventable. Two key aspects we dive into are storytelling and leader-led learning. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/140/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Gent Ahmetaj and Dr Anna Barnett join Michelle Ockers to discuss a the 20th anniversary reports from the annual L&D benchmark research conducted by Mind Tools for Business. They discuss the key findings from analysing this year's benchmark data, particularly focusing on the importance of strategic business alignment for high-performing L&D teams. They explain how their network analysis uncovered this insight and share examples from the data. The discussion provides useful perspectives for L&D professionals on analysing data, connecting learning to business priorities, and continually improving practices. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-27/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
There is a shift underway in workplace behaviour in the Australian construction industry to create a more welcoming, respectful and inclusive culture. Multiplex has embraced this change with their award-winning Appropriate Workplace Behaviour program. Karina Moon and Annaleigh McKay discuss the program which aims to equip employees with the knowledge to identify appropriate versus inappropriate behaviour, and confidence to speak up, encouraging them to be ‘upstanders’ rather than ‘bystanders’. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/139/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Strategic and business alignment is a key practice for top-performing L&D teams. Creating an organisational learning strategy is an opportunity to focus intensively on alignment, deepening stakeholder relationships and getting clarity on what matters most to them. Putting a learning strategy and action plan in place that aligns with these priorities increases the impact of learning and the credibility and influence of L&D in your organisation. The L&D Strategy Accelerator is a six-month expert guided process to co-design your strategy and prepare plans to implement and sustain it, supported with Learning Uncut’s licensed Strategy Builder workbook and toolkit. Listen to this episode and/or use the link below for more information on the L&D Strategy Accelerator. Presented by Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-26/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Are you moving into a new organisation in an L&D Leader role? Set yourself up for success with this special Learning Uncut Playbook. Drawing upon the experience of past Learning Uncut podcast guests, we’ve identified a number of aspects to focus on in your first 90 days to establish and position yourself in your organisation to have strong influence, business connection and impact. We’ve added an introductory discussion with Nigel Paine on navigating organisational politics, and round out with relevant findings on taking bold action while building your personal safety net from our Emergent series. Thank you to Sagar Nair for his support to analyse past episodes and help select the themes and extracts to include in this Playbook. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/138/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Continuing their series on skills development, Ravina Bhatia and Michelle Ockers walk through a real world case study from a mid-sized Australian Retail Bank to showcase the application of Learning Uncut’s three stage process for skills development. This example highlights how the context of the team/organisation influences skills development and details the level of impact that the approach had. It brings to life the principles, elements and process for skills bulding covered in previous episodes in this series. This is the seventh – and final – episode in our current Learning Uncut Elevate series on Skills Development.
The Learning Uncut podcast is over five and a half years old, with more than 147,000 unique downloads in over 120 countries. In 2023 we’ve added over 20 regular case study episodes, as well as resuming the Elevate series. Laura Overton from Learning Changemakers joins host Michelle Ockers to look back over 2023. They discuss professional highlights, sum up their observations on L&D in 2023, and reflect on themes and insights from this year’s regular episodes. A big thank you to all of our 2023 guests for so generously sharing their work, and to our listeners for this ongoing support. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/137/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Continuing their series on skills development, Ravina Bhatia and Michelle Ockers walk through the three-stage Learning Uncut process for skills development: (1) co-design a custom skills framework (2) implement the framework (3) develop a skills toolkit. They outline the key tasks in each phase and link them back to the elements of skills building previously covered in this Skills Development series. This is the sixth in our Learning Uncut Elevate series on Skills Development. Additional episodes published fortnightly. A conversation between Learning Uncut co-founders Michelle Ockers and Ravina Bhatia Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-24/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
IOR is a small, innovative Australian family owned and operated business with a diverse range of services in the ‘fuels’ industry. This episode focuses on supporting drivers who deliver fuel to remotely operated 24-hour diesel stops that service remote areas of Australia. While the business is high tech the learning and performance support approach is a fit-for-purpose mix of digital, offline and human connection – with a philosophy of Just In Time rather than Just In Case. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/136/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Continuing their series on Skills Development, Ravina Bhatia and Michelle Ockers explore the critical element of ‘accessible development’. This is all about easy access, easy navigation and using development tools and resources when and where you want to. They discuss accepting the friction points that exist in your organisation and making access easy regardless of these points. This is the fifth in our Learning Uncut Elevate series on Skills Development. Additional episodes published fortnightly. If you missed our webinar Introduction to Skills Development message Michelle or Ravina on LinkedIn to request access to the recording. A conversation between Learning Uncut co-founders Michelle Ockers and Ravina Bhatia Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/elevate-23/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
Learning Uncut's host, Michelle Ockers, interviews Claire Seldon, a learning designer and gamification consultant. Claire works for the Department of Education in New South Wales and leads a team of designers in creating gamified digital interactives for students. She is also an academic at the University of Technology, Sydney, specializing in gamification and AR/VR in education. Claire discusses examples of effective use of gamification in scenario-based learning brought to life with a wide range of examples. Host: Michelle Ockers Transcript and related resources: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/135/ Podcast information and more episodes: https://learninguncut.global/podcast/
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