Eva Adam's guest appearances

Eva Adam

The Learning & Development Podcast

Brian Murphy

Paul Smith

Tony Ulwick

Mike Collins

Andy Storch

Sean Cooper

Jeremy McLellan

David James

Kate Graham

Perry Timms

Rowena Bach

Dick Clark

Trish Uhl

Ross Stevenson

Mike Shaw

OwlTail

Alice Collier-Niblett

So here we are again, like so many countries around the world, in Lockdown. But as we’ve learned over the past year, this does not mean that business completely stops and many are finding innovative ways to continue operating and certainly preparing for the next phase: Post-vaccination. In this episode, we get to hear from three successful and innovative L&amp;D leaders about what’s happening in their teams, how they’re preparing for what comes next and their hopes for the future. KEY TAKEAWAYS  For many, previous lockdowns were seen as something of a holding pattern, a case of keeping heads above water. Now, operations are seeking to grow during lockdown. There is a huge value in bringing people together and holding a conversation around a table in order to share perspectives and experiences. There can never truly be a digital substitute for this. Experimentation and creativity have become the most productive way of re-shaping the work environment. It has made us realise that collaboration is the key to moving forward. The key to keeping our people motivated is to make sure that our values and our purpose are being effectively communicated and embraced.  BEST MOMENTS 'People want to feel valued. They want to feel like they're working towards a unified purpose' 'L&amp;D hasn't changed. This has just challenged us to make it even better' 'It all started with recognising that this is unusual, and that no one has all the answers' 'That creation of blended learning is very much what we're pushing for' VALUABLE RESOURC ES The Learning And Development Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523 ABOUT THE GUESTS Eva Adam Bio Eva Adam is Learning Design Lead at Philip Morris International providing innovative solutions that help the company to achieve its strategic objectives. Eva leverages digital solutions and Experience Design to achieve real business results and successfully brings employees and stakeholders along with digital transformation. You can follow and connect with Eva via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/ Alice Collier-Niblett Bio Alice is a thoroughly modern L&amp;D professional with a background of leading with digital solutions and bringing her team and organisation along with her. Previously at ASOS and now with Monzo, Alice is a member of a team that operates in a way that is leading-edge and aspirational for many: Data-driven, performance-focused and agile. You can follow and connect with Alice via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-collier-niblett-849154b8/ Sean Cooper Bio Sean is Learning Demand Design &amp; Delivery Manager at Drax Group, having previously been L&amp;D Manager at Jet2. He is a forward-thinking, outcome-focused L&amp;D leader who uses data, experimentation, Agile principles and digital-first solutions to affect the way the work is done and desired results. In recognition of this, he and his team at Jet2 achieved the Silver Award at the Learning Tech Awards. You can follow and connect with Sean via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-cooper1982/ ABOUT THE HOST David James  David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning &amp; OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East &amp; Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&amp;D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&amp;D Advisory Board. CONTACT METHOD   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ Website: https://www.looop.co/ This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

So here we are again, like so many countries around the world, in Lockdown. But as we’ve learned over the past year, this does not mean that business completely stops and many are finding innovative ways to continue operating and certainly preparing for the next phase: Post-vaccination. In this episode, we get to hear from three successful and innovative L&amp;D leaders about what’s happening in their teams, how they’re preparing for what comes next and their hopes for the future. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>For many, previous lockdowns were seen as something of a holding pattern, a case of keeping heads above water. Now, operations are seeking to grow during lockdown.</li> <li>There is a huge value in bringing people together and holding a conversation around a table in order to share perspectives and experiences. There can never truly be a digital substitute for this.</li> <li>Experimentation and creativity have become the most productive way of re-shaping the work environment. It has made us realise that collaboration is the key to moving forward.</li> <li>The key to keeping our people motivated is to make sure that our values and our purpose are being effectively communicated and embraced.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'People want to feel valued. They want to feel like they're working towards a unified purpose' 'L&amp;D hasn't changed. This has just challenged us to make it even better' 'It all started with recognising that this is unusual, and that no one has all the answers' 'That creation of blended learning is very much what we're pushing for' VALUABLE RESOURC ES The Learning And Development Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-learning-development-podcast/id1466927523</a> ABOUT THE GUESTS Eva Adam Bio Eva Adam is Learning Design Lead at Philip Morris International providing innovative solutions that help the company to achieve its strategic objectives. Eva leverages digital solutions and Experience Design to achieve real business results and successfully brings employees and stakeholders along with digital transformation. You can follow and connect with Eva via: LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/</a> Alice Collier-Niblett Bio Alice is a thoroughly modern L&amp;D professional with a background of leading with digital solutions and bringing her team and organisation along with her. Previously at ASOS and now with Monzo, Alice is a member of a team that operates in a way that is leading-edge and aspirational for many: Data-driven, performance-focused and agile. You can follow and connect with Alice via: LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-collier-niblett-849154b8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-collier-niblett-849154b8/</a> Sean Cooper Bio Sean is Learning Demand Design &amp; Delivery Manager at Drax Group, having previously been L&amp;D Manager at Jet2. He is a forward-thinking, outcome-focused L&amp;D leader who uses data, experimentation, Agile principles and digital-first solutions to affect the way the work is done and desired results. In recognition of this, he and his team at Jet2 achieved the Silver Award at the Learning Tech Awards. You can follow and connect with Sean via: LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-cooper1982/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-cooper1982/</a> ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning &amp; OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East &amp; Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&amp;D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&amp;D Advisory Board. CONTACT METHOD <ul> <li>Twitter:  <a href="https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/davidinlearning/</a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/</a></li> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.looop.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.looop.co/</a></li> </ul>This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

L&D Lockdown (Again) With Eva Adam, Alice Collier-Niblett and Sean Cooper

As L&amp;D Manager for CastUK, Eva doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk of modern, progressive L&amp;D, focusing on business performance outcomes and creating learning experiences that combine digital and face-to-face. Hear Eva’s stories about her progress and her principles of Learning &amp; Development in practice.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Did you have an idea of how you wanted your L &amp; D function to run?  I wanted to move away from classroom-based training and to establish what great looked like for the company.  We explored what sort of skills we needed and what were the skills people already had. Every skill needs to be tackled differently and when you are addressing reality you are able to achieve real results. People are afraid of experimenting and trying something new because at some point failure is guaranteed but what you do with the lesson learned is what makes the difference. I was open to challenge and they were prepared to challenge, this combined has enabled us to change.  What have you done to broaden and challenge the expectations of what L &amp; D looks like?  I wanted to initially to understand what the challenges were across the business for differing individuals. Learning has to be hard fun; people should be doing something different to what they do in the workplace Using role-play in the training room enables individuals to learn from their mistakes in a safe environment. We underestimate people’s need for autonomy, to be able to go through things at their own pace and develop true understanding.  Can you explain how you have saved time in induction with digital solutions?  The induction is not shorter, but the approach is different. Anything that is knowledge or content-based people access themselves digitally at their own pace. The digital solution is curated content- some of which is created internally capturing the knowledge within the company, it’s the ‘how to’ The face to face sessions are opportunities to summarise and check the understanding.  You are have been exploring automation with digital resources, how is that developing?  It is useful to be able to target various groups with different content and send it out when it is needed. The Looop solution allows me to be more timely, proactive and efficient with my time. If we don’t understand what people are trying to do when they are facing critical points of failure, unfamiliar situations or challenges then we can’t support them. Go out and do it, give it a try and see how it works for you, get into that experimenting mindset It’s about solving the real problems out there, being curious and using technology as your tool.    BEST MOMENTS ‘The biggest challenge in L &amp; D is capturing what works’ ‘The want and will to constantly review their own performance and understand it’ ‘You are making an assessment based on readiness through observation’ ‘If you are results-driven you are not precious about content, you view it as a tool to achieve the results’   ABOUT THE GUEST Eva Adam Eva Adam is L&amp;D Manager at CastUK, a recruitment consultancy specialising in sourcing executive and management level roles.   Whilst Eva is relatively new to L&amp;D, having spent time before in operational and management roles, she is clear about the impact she wishes to make with her practice and leadership and has successfully sold this vision to her stakeholders.    You can connect with Eva via: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/   ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning &amp; OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East &amp; Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&amp;D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&amp;D Advisory Board.   CONTACT METHOD Twitter:  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/ Website: https://www.looop.co/  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

As L&amp;D Manager for CastUK, Eva doesn’t just talk the talk, she walks the walk of modern, progressive L&amp;D, focusing on business performance outcomes and creating learning experiences that combine digital and face-to-face. Hear Eva’s stories about her progress and her principles of Learning &amp; Development in practice. KEY TAKEAWAYS Did you have an idea of how you wanted your L &amp; D function to run? <ul> <li>I wanted to move away from classroom-based training and to establish what great looked like for the company.  We explored what sort of skills we needed and what were the skills people already had.</li> <li>Every skill needs to be tackled differently and when you are addressing reality you are able to achieve real results.</li> <li>People are afraid of experimenting and trying something new because at some point failure is guaranteed but what you do with the lesson learned is what makes the difference.</li> <li>I was open to challenge and they were prepared to challenge, this combined has enabled us to change.</li> </ul> What have you done to broaden and challenge the expectations of what L &amp; D looks like? <ul> <li>I wanted to initially to understand what the challenges were across the business for differing individuals.</li> <li>Learning has to be hard fun; people should be doing something different to what they do in the workplace</li> <li>Using role-play in the training room enables individuals to learn from their mistakes in a safe environment.</li> <li>We underestimate people’s need for autonomy, to be able to go through things at their own pace and develop true understanding.</li> </ul> Can you explain how you have saved time in induction with digital solutions? <ul> <li>The induction is not shorter, but the approach is different. Anything that is knowledge or content-based people access themselves digitally at their own pace.</li> <li>The digital solution is curated content- some of which is created internally capturing the knowledge within the company, it’s the ‘how to’</li> <li>The face to face sessions are opportunities to summarise and check the understanding.</li> </ul> You are have been exploring automation with digital resources, how is that developing? <ul> <li>It is useful to be able to target various groups with different content and send it out when it is needed.</li> <li>The Looop solution allows me to be more timely, proactive and efficient with my time.</li> <li>If we don’t understand what people are trying to do when they are facing critical points of failure, unfamiliar situations or challenges then we can’t support them.</li> <li>Go out and do it, give it a try and see how it works for you, get into that experimenting mindset</li> <li>It’s about solving the real problems out there, being curious and using technology as your tool.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘The biggest challenge in L &amp; D is capturing what works’ ‘The want and will to constantly review their own performance and understand it’ ‘You are making an assessment based on readiness through observation’ ‘If you are results-driven you are not precious about content, you view it as a tool to achieve the results’ ABOUT THE GUEST Eva Adam Eva Adam is L&amp;D Manager at CastUK, a recruitment consultancy specialising in sourcing executive and management level roles. Whilst Eva is relatively new to L&amp;D, having spent time before in operational and management roles, she is clear about the impact she wishes to make with her practice and leadership and has successfully sold this vision to her stakeholders.  You can connect with Eva via: LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-adam-25947787/</a> ABOUT THE HOST David James David has been a People Development professional for more than 20 years, most notably as Director of Talent, Learning &amp; OD for The Walt Disney Company across Europe, the Middle East &amp; Africa. As well as being the Chief Learning Strategist at Looop, David is a prominent writer and speaker on topics around modern and digital L&amp;D as well as an active member of the CIPD L&amp;D Advisory Board. CONTACT METHOD Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/davidinlearning?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">  https://twitter.com/davidinlearning?lang=en</a> LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjameslinkedin/</a> Website:<a href="https://www.looop.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.looop.co/</a> This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Putting The Theory Into Practice With Eva Adam