Leading Learning Podcast

377: Practicing What We Preach

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Practice is a powerful tool for learning, and, when you stop to look at what you do on a daily or weekly basis, you’ll see how common and natural pr...

376: Talking Learning, Leadership, and Results with AMA’s Manny Avramidis

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Soft skills training is a different beast than technical training, and Manny Avramidis, president and CEO of the American Management Association, know...

375: Social Learning with Nellie Wartoft

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social learning is a fundamental, age-old method of learning. But it got somewhat lost in the broader adoption of digital learning, especially self-pa...

374: Reintroducing Leading Learning

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Leading Learning Podcast is just one part of what we do at Leading Learning. In this episode, we reintroduce Leading Learning and the range of res...

373: The Imprint of Mindfulness with Dr. Ellen Langer

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the Leading Learning Podcast, sometimes we get to talk with someone whose thinking and research have deeply influenced our work and lives. Such is ...

372: Evidence-Based DEI with Miranda McKie

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important goals for any business, including learning businesses. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, DE...

371: Borrowing Big Learning’s Business Models

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Business models are a key part of the strategy of any business. But, in our experience, learning businesses often take a set-it-and-forget-it approach...

370: Authenticity and Revenue Acceleration with Brent Keltner

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are three goals at the heart of almost all learning businesses: reach, revenue, and impact. Generating revenue is essential in helping learning ...

369: Modern Learning with Sae Schatz

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Learning ecosystems, learning engineering, learning in the flow of life and work—these could be a list of top buzzwords. But each has gained attenti...

368: External Innovation and Learning Businesses

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Innovation is crucial to the continued success of any organization, and that’s arguably truer for learning businesses than it is for many other type...

367: Talking Taxonomies and Metadata with Stephanie Lemieux

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Managing content well and communicating effectively with audiences are two key competencies needed by a learning business that wants to thrive, and ta...

366: Leadership, Happiness, and Positive Psychology with L. Michelle Smith

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Empathy is essential to both learner-centered design and effective leadership, and empathy with doubly disadvantaged individuals, like Black women, ca...

365: Travel and Learning

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Travel can serve as a field laboratory for learning. Whether a trip is short or long, near or far, done alone or with others, travel offers an opportu...

364: Redux: Revisiting Adult Learning Theory

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If we had to pick just one thing as the key to the success of a learning business, we would argue for the learning experiences offered because those l...

363: The Liberal Arts and Critical Thinking with Jeffrey Scheuer

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an old debate in education, whether learning needs to be for something or whether learning in and of itself is of value. Looking at the rise of...

362: Beach Reads: Our Antidote to Summer Learning Loss

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The traditional long summer break from school in the U.S. can mean fun in the sun—and summer learning loss (SLL). While SLL is a documented phenomen...

361: Designing for Belonging with Dr. Susie Wise

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To be a learner, we have to identify as a learner, and belonging is critical to self-identification. That means all learning businesses need to think ...

360: 10 Years of CMEpalooza with Scott Kober and Derek Warnick

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Competition from free and low-cost offerings is a reality for many learning businesses. But it’s also true that most learning businesses do offer—...

359: Redefining Lifelong Learning

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does the term "lifelong learning" mean for you? It’s an important question for learning business professionals to ask because taking th...

358: Learning Experience Design with Diana Howles

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The full, complete experience of the learner—from before they decide to sign up for a course or event, until after it's over—should be a prima...

357: Lifelong Learning Through COVID with Chris McLeod

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

COVID permanently altered the operations and offerings of many learning businesses, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke Universit...

356: A Guide to the Informal Learning Business Curriculum

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We believe deeply in the power of learning to transform individuals, organizations, and communities. That’s why we focus the Leading Learning Podcas...

355: Elevating Engagement with Amanda Kaiser

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Engagement is at the heart of most thriving learning businesses. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, we talk about engagement with Amand...

354: Globalization and Trust with Ingrid Christensen

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Globalization is a strategy that makes sense for many learning businesses, and going global usually involves language services. This episode features ...

353: Porter's Five Forces and Learning Business Competition

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Competition is a significant issue for most learning businesses, and, because the lifelong learning landscape is constantly evolving, the competitive ...

352: Closing the Skills Gap with David Capranos

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Providing practical and valuable education and credentials is critical to the role learning businesses can play in creating and maintaining a skilled ...

351: Inclusive Leadership with Melissa Majors

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Majors is a keynote speaker, author of The Seven Simple Habits of Inclusive Leaders, and founder of Melissa Majors Consulting, where she helps...

350: A Milestone, AI, the X Factor, and the Work/Learn Connection

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to reach another milestone: 350 episodes of the Leading Learning Podcast. We are grateful to our listeners for making this possible...

349: Centering the Learner/Worker with CAEL’s Christine Carpenter

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Learning businesses can play a critical role in creating learning pathways for adults that account for the realities of their work and life. Christine...

348: Revving Up Revenue with Sean Soth

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Regardless of your position, if you work in a learning business, you need to care about finding opportunities to grow revenue—AKA business developme...

347: How and Why to Make a Learning Community

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All too often learning businesses focus solely on traditional educational offerings. But, by narrowly focusing on courses and conferences, learning bu...

346: Marketing AI with Paul Roetzer

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how we all live, work, and learn. It will undoubtedly impact every industry, redefining how leade...

345: 5 Cs to Power Up Your Portfolio

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Content alone is usually not enough to stand out and make your learning business as useful and as successful as it can be. You usually need something ...

344: Responsible Consumption and Production of Research with Elizabeth Engel and Polly Karpowicz

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s critical that learning business professionals pay careful attention to the research they create and the research they rely on for making decisi...

343: Forging Effective Learning with Bror Saxberg

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bror Saxberg is founder of LearningForge, a learning engineering consultancy that helps organizations think creatively about applying learning dev...

342: Talking Digital Credentials with 1EdTech

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

1EdTech has been instrumental in the creation and ongoing management of important standards in the world of online learning. Formerly known as IMS Glo...

341: Chatting about ChatGPT and Learning Businesses

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You've probably noted the remarkable rise of ChatGPT. In a short time, it become a game-changer in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and h...

340: At the Intersection of Coaching and Learning with Jen Lewi

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Lewi is an executive and career development coach, working at the intersection of coaching and learning. As vice president of career development a...

339: Product Development and Learning Communities with James Young

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Young is founder and chief learning officer of the Product Community, a product development learning community designed specifically for associa...

338: Preparing for 2023

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we said goodbye to 2022, we took time to reflect on milestones, trends, and potential implications for learning businesses in the previous episod...

337: Redux: The Surprising Truth About Human Behaviors and Learning with Dan Pink

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding the science behind human behavior can be extremely powerful for learning businesses. Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative, be...

336: Redux: Mindfulness and Learning with Ellen Langer

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The topic of mindfulness is likely one you’ve heard a lot about in recent years. But what does it mean to be mindful? And what is the connection bet...

335: Reflections on 2022

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With the end of the year quickly approaching, it’s a natural time to pause and reflect. Even though it can be easy to put reflection low on the prio...

334: Virtual Facilitation with Diana Howles

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Diana Howles is an award-winning speaker, global virtual facilitator, and master trainer with 25 years of experience in the talent development field. ...

333: A GPS for Learning with Dr. Prasad Ram

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Prasad Ram (Pram) is founder and CEO of Gooru, a non-profit research and technology organization on a mission to honor the human right to educatio...

332: The New Blended Learning

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With COVID concerns drastically decreased, many learning businesses are focused on how to effectively implement blended learning and strike the balanc...

331: Learning Engineering with Jim Goodell

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Goodell, co-editor of Learning Engineering Toolkit: Evidence-Based Practices from the Learning Sciences, Instructional Design, and Beyond, is a pa...

330: Content Strategy with Hilary Marsh

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hilary Marsh, president and chief strategist at Content Company, is a seasoned content and digital strategy expert. Her work focuses on helping conten...

329: Tool Talk: Social Learning Mixer

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Social learning is natural and highly effective. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged many traditional approaches, so now more than ever people are cravin...

328: Identifying Ideal Customers with Pamela Slim

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Slim is a writer, a speaker, and a business coach who works with small business owners ready to scale their businesses and intellectual propert...

327: LX Strategy with Bucky Dodd

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bucky Dodd is passionate about helping people learn and designing world-class learning experiences. He’s assistant vice president for education,...

326: Tool Talk: Learning Culture and Learning Ecosystem Snapshots

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Learning is process, not an event. Learning experiences are embedded in culture and are part of a bro...

325: Walking the Path to Learning with Tiffany Crosby

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tiffany Crosby serves as the chief learning officer at the Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA), which serves the finance and accounting professions through a...

324: A Learner's Journey with Connie Malamed

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Connie Malamed, AKA the eLearning Coach, is a learning experience design expert who helps people learn, build, and grow instructional design skills. S...

323: Tool Talk: The Learner Engagement Loop

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learner engagement leads to improved, more meaningful experiences for learners, and it leads to improved outcomes for learning businesses. But effecti...

322: Diving into Digital Badges with Dr. Ginger Malin

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ginger Malin is an award-winning professor and technology entrepreneur with almost 25 years of experience in the learning and development space. G...

321: Learning in the Social Age with Julian Stodd

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Stodd is a writer, illustrator, researcher, and explorer of the Social Age movement. He’s also founder and captain of Sea Salt Learning, wher...

320: Tool Talk: MIDDLE ME

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Too often learning businesses think too much about the end product without considering all the phases in the learning product lifecycle. By focusing t...

319: The What and Why of xAPI with Megan Torrance

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Megan Torrance is CEO—chief energy officer—at TorranceLearning, a full-stack learning services firm. TorranceLearning also provide professional de...

318: Tool Talk: The Product Value Profile

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding the value your learning business delivers with its range of offerings is hugely insightful. But objectively evaluating the value of your...

317: Value-Based Pricing with Dr. Michael Tatonetti

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pricing plays a fundamental role in the success of all learning businesses. But determining appropriate prices can be complex. Dr. Michael Tatonetti i...

316: Cohort-Based Learning with Shelley Osborne

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shelley Osborne is head of learning experience at Modal, an employee education platform built with cohort-based, hands-on, and expert guidance for cri...

315: Tool Talk: The Value Ramp

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pricing is a perennial challenge for learning businesses. But it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply put, what you are able to charge for your of...

314: Four Essential Career Books with Jerel Bonner

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that books play a critical role in both personal and professional learning. They have the power to transform your life and help you achiev...

313: Talent Pipeline Management with Jaimie Francis

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jaimie Francis is vice president of policy and programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce. This nonpro...

312: Tool Talk: The Market Insight Matrix

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years, we’ve created a variety of tools aimed at helping elevate learning businesses. And while we’ve mentioned them in various places be...

311: Making a Difference with Learning with Debra Zabloudil

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a seasoned adult education and leadership expert, Debra Zabloudil is the recently appointed vice president of learning at the American Society of A...

310: Talking Quality and Learning with Stephanie Mercado

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Mercado is CEO of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), whose mission is to prepare a coordinated, competent workforce to ...

309: 15 Changes in 15 Years

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been an exciting year here at Leading Learning. We recently reached the 300th episode of the podcast. And last month Tagoras, our parent compan...

308: Curate, Create, Commission with Veronica Diaz

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Veronica Diaz is director of professional learning at EDUCAUSE, an international nonprofit professional association whose mission is to advance hi...

307: Global, Mobile, Digital, and Agile: Learning According to Peter O'Neil

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A passionate advocate for the global association community, Peter O’Neil is a seasoned leader known for transforming organizations by creating high-...

306: Learning (or Not) at Conferences

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After not attending in-person conferences for a couple of years due to COVID, we had the chance to attend several. That return to in-person sparked so...

305: Focusing on Credentialing Outcomes with J. David M. Rozsa

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David M. Rozsa is CEO of Metacred, an association management company dedicated to developing, managing, and growing the best credentialing programs in...

304: Access and Ability in Learning with Diane Elkins

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Diane Elkins, founder of Artisan E-Learning and E-Learning Uncovered, is passionate about helping others design thoughtful, equitable, and impactful l...

303: Smart Growth with Whitney Johnson

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Whitney Johnson is an innovation and disruption theorist and CEO of the tech-enabled talent development company Disruption Advisors. She hosts the lon...

302: Peanut Butter and Chocolate: Workforce Development and Credentials

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Workforce development and credentialing have both been the focus of recent episodes. Though we didn’t set out to treat these as a series, some commo...

301: Listening to the Workforce Market with ACT’s Jenna Cohen

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jenna Cohen is the workforce product manager at ACT. where their mission is to help people achieve education and workplace success. ACT’s mission is...

300: Leading Learning at 300

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to believe, but here we are at episode 300 of the Leading Learning Podcast. When we sat down to record episode 1 back in 2015, we had no i...

299: Scale, Equity, and Agility in Workforce Development with Van Ton-Quinlivan

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Having escaped with her family from the Vietnam War to start again in the U.S., Van Ton-Quinlivan is passionate about paying forward the opportunities...

298: Unbundling the Future of Learning with UPCEA’s Jim Fong

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Fong is chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), where he and his research team help un...

297: The Value of Workforce Development Now

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to workforce development, learning businesses play a critical role in identifying and then delivering the skills employees need and thos...

296: Measured Risk-Taking with Clare Marsch of ABA

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Marsch is senior vice president of training and development at the American Bankers Association (ABA). Throughout her career, she’s been inv...

295: The Value of Credentials Now

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Credentials offer more potential than ever to learners and to the organizations offering them. And learning businesses in particular are uniquely posi...

294: Elevating the Learntech Discussion with Tamer Ali

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tamer Ali, a seasoned learntech entrepreneur and founder of Authentic Learning Labs, believes in the power of technology to deliver transformative lea...

293: Intentionality in Learning with Courtney Vital

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Courtney Vital, vice president of learning at the Association for Talent Development, describes herself as a learning leader for learning leaders—an...

292: Focus and Value-Building with Amber Winter

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As CEO of Web Courseworks, Amber Winter is committed to helping their clients maximize value and deliver high-quality, impactful professional developm...

291: Beyond Content: Improving Your Presenters

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learning businesses often rely on subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop and deliver learning products. But those SMEs—although highly regarded ex...

290: Maturity, Learning, and Desired States

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Longtime listeners of the Leading Learning Podcast have heard us talk about the Learning Business Maturity Model™ before. We’ve dedicated entire e...

289: “With” Strategy Not “For” Strategy with Lowell Aplebaum

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As CEO of Vista Cova and a Certified Professional Facilitator, Lowell Aplebaum collaborates with organizations to create transformative dialogue aroun...

288: Relevant, Efficient, and Economical: Learning Touchstones with Ray Schroeder

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As professor emeritus and senior fellow at the University of Illinois Springfield and senior fellow at the University Professional and Continuing Educ...

287: Now's the Time: The Year That Is

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The turning of a calendar from one year to the next is a natural time for reflection and preparation. In the previous episode, we looked back at the ...

286: Now's the Time: The Year That Was

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we just said goodbye to 2021 and rang in a new year, it feels only natural to pause and take a moment—or, in this case, an episode—to reflect. ...

285: Who and What: The Capacity Challenge

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve covered a lot of ground in the first six “courses” in the series for our mythical learning business MBA, and we’ve mostly focused on wha...

284: The Irresistible Episode—Now with Financial Modeling!

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've reached our next-to-last installment in our learning business MBA series, where we're continuing to explore the question "What kinds...

283: MBA Student for a Day with Steven Schragis of One Day U

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Schragis is founder and director of One Day University, an adult education program that brings the best and most popular professors from all ov...

282: Learning Diversification with Jim Obsitnik

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Obsitnik is the chief executive officer at Cadmium, a software-as-a-service provider that brings events and education technology together. He beli...

281: Studying Innovation with Mary Byers

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast series is our attempt to offer a theoretical learning business MBA program, and we invite you to play along. Imagine you’re in business...

280: The Strategy and Marketing Episode

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Both marketing and strategy are fundamental to the health and success of a learning business, which is why we knew we had to address them in the conte...

279: Learning to Get Down to Business

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chances are, if you’re in the learning business, you probably didn’t go to school knowing this is where your career would take you. Some of you ma...

278: Taking Action with Learning Science

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last installment in our seven-episode series on learning science’s role in a learning business, and we’ve covered a variety of interes...