Bonus Episode

For our first episode of 2023, we are offering a bonus episode form my interview on the Distant Job Podcast.

Enjoy this opportunity to hear Adam switch from interviewer to interviewee.

The Distant Job Podcast features interviews with people who are experts in remote work and management.

You can find the Distant Job Podcast on all podcast players, and their show archive can be found online: https://distantjob.com/blog/podcasts/

Our first year producing The Learning Evolution Podcast has come to an end.

Thank you to all who listened, interacted, provided feedback, and shared the show.

On this episode, we discussed:

• The gaps with most modern education and learning
• How to make remote training effective
• Performance and development as a new way of education
• Strategies to make trainings in the workplace more effective
• Why mentors bring a lot of value to the workplace
• Tips to make engaging webinar

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• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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Our first year producing The Learning Evolution Podcast has come to an end.

Thank you to all who listened, interacted, provided feedback, and shared the show.

This final episode of the year contains my top five lessons learned in 2022.

• Brief 2022 recap (0:42)
• Lesson 1 - Put yourself out there (2:34)
• Lesson 2 - Gamification is more about driving behaviors than adding gaming elements (5:05) - Reference episode 25 with Yu-kai Chou
• Lesson 3 - L&D Teams alone do not create learning (7:45) - Reference episodes 57/58 with JD Dillon
• Lesson 4 - Formal learning programs are often not the best way to drive change (9:32) - Reference episode 37 with Matt Bibby
• Lesson 5 - Diversify your skillset to create more impact (13:23) - Reference episode 54 with Dan Gallagher

We will see you with more new episodes in the new year. Enjoy your holidays and end of year wrap up.

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JD Dillon is the founder of LearnGeek, CLO at Axonify, and the author of the recently published book The Modern Learning Ecosystem.

On part 2 of my interview with JD, we discussed:

• How to support performers when things go wrong for them (1:52)
• Reinforcing what people need to know (5:51)
• Using learner personas to create individualized learning solutions (11:21)
• How to help managers create a coaching culture (14:43)
• Why training should be the last deliverable that L&D teams should spend their time on (18:48)
• How L&D teams can get past the order taker mentality (22:29)
• Why all training should be microlearning (25:54)
• How Axonify helps train and support the front line (30:36)

Connect with JD:

• LinkedIn
• Modern Learning Ecosystem Book
• LearnGeek
• Axonify

Connect with Adam:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

We'd love to hear form you about what you are liking, and what you want to hear more of. connect and engage on socials or send us a message through the website.

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JD Dillon is the founder of LearnGeek, CLO at Axonify, and the author of the recently published book The Modern Learning Ecosystem.

On this episode, JD and I discussed:

• His focus on developing frontline employees (1:30)
• How training can appeal to people's motivators (9:30)
• What we can all learn from Wile E. Coyote (16:08)
• Why modern today is antiquated tomorrow (20:21)
• How we can hold people accountable for learning in the workflow (23:52)
• How to take advantage of the ecosystem employees are already using (28:44)
• Being comfortable with giving up control (33:50)
• Why the foundation of modern learning is shared knowledge (40:21)
• Tune into part 2 of this interview on our next episode!

Connect with JD:

• LinkedIn
• Modern Learning Ecosystem Book
• LearnGeek
• Axonify

Connect with Adam:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

We'd love to hear form you about what you are liking, and what you want to hear more of. connect and engage on socials or send us a message through the website.

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Dr. Barbara Covarrubias Venegas is a remote work & learning expert. She has more than 12 years of experience in virtual training, coaching, events, and collaboration.

Barbara has founded Virtual Space Hero, a collection of ****remote work and hybrid leadership experts who work with organizations from across the globe delivering keynotes, workshops, coaching and more.

On this episode, we discussed:

• Barbara’s extensive background in virtual training and team leadership
• How you can make your virtual training more engaging
• Making virtual training more real and applicable for participants
• How to deliver long-term results from your training sessions
• The best ways to develop trainers to deliver better virtual training
• Her company’s award from the Wharton Global Case Study Challenge
• The top things company’s struggle with in the remote and hybrid space

Connect with Barbara:

• LinkedIn
• Personal Website
• Virtual Space Hero

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• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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Hannah Frankman is the founder of Rebel Educator - a resource that provides professional development for schools to build a concept and project based learning culture, and resources for entrepreneurs starting their own schools.

Hannah had a non-traditional schooling experience and is an advocate for fostering critical thinking, mental models, philosophy and argument formation with children in order to set them up for success in life.

On this episode, we discussed:

• How Hannah’s non-traditional education experience set her up for success in her career and life (1:08)
• Modern alternatives to college (14:15)
• What Revel Educator is doing to evolve the K-12 education space (25:56)
• Innovators to follow in the schooling space (37:13)
• How transitioning teachers can become involved in the K-12 evolution (49:10)

Connect with Hannah:

• Twitter
• Website

Find Rebel Educator

• Twitter
• Website

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• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

We'd love to hear form you about what you are liking, and what you want to hear more of. connect and engage on socials or send us a message through the website.

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Dan Gallagher is responsible for line management of Quality, Talent & Development within the insurance industry in the UK.

Dan marries talent development and quality processes to support his people. His diverse interests and background have lead him to incorporate unconventional L&D methods based on systems thinking and behavioral economics.

On this episode, we discussed:

• Making Compliance Training Effective (1:06)
• Offer more than just courses (3:33)
• Linking Training and Quality Programs (9:06)
• Purpose Measures Methods (11:51)
• Systems Thinking (16:40)
• Avoiding the checklist mentality with quality audits (28:23)
• Resources to learn more about Systems Thinking (31:16)
• Behavioral Economics (33:17)
• How to use Behavioral Economics to nudge employee behavior (41:04)
• Motivating employees with autonomy, mastery, and purpose (47:11)
• Get to know Dan (52:45)

Curated Systems Thinking Resources

• “Thinking in Systems” by Donella Meadows
• Russ Ackoff on YouTube
• Systems Thinking Network on LinkedIn

Connect with Dan at**:**

• LinkedIn

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• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

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Jerome Myers is a developer of people and places. He is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of DreamCatchers and The Myers Development Group.

Through these entities he gets to live out his childhood dreams of helping people manifest the things they imagine and create social proof that dreams should be real.

Since leaving corporate America after building a 20MM division, Jerome has become one of the most sought after thought leaders in the multifamily development space. In addition, Jerome offers leadership training to businesses that want to be the top leaders in the industry.

On this episode, we discussed:

• Escaping the Matrix (1:19)
• Transitioning from corporate work to doing what fuels you (7:59)
• The employee dissatisfaction crises (12:00)
• Building trust and communication skills with leaders (17:26)
• Maximizing long-term impact of learning programs (27:14)
• Steps to take to exit the Matrix (30:12)
• How to reduce stress and ascend into timelessness (36:22)
• How employees can gain fulfillment (40:04)

Connect with Jerome:

• LinkedIn
• Website

Connect with Adam:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Website

We'd love to hear form you about what you are liking, and what you want to hear more of. connect and engage on socials or send us a message through the website.