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Holly Burkett is the principal consultant of HB Consulting and Evaluation Works, a performance consultancy in Northern California, and the author of Learning for the Long Run. She joins the podcast to discuss change fatigue, where it comes from, and how TD professionals can help organizations overcome common change fatigue challenges.  

Holly reframes change management as energy management and offers suggestions to embed wellness into organizational culture. Her 4-R framework will alter how L&D tackles change fatigue, and how leaders view capacity and capability within their employees.  

Dr. Karl Kapp is a well-published author, professor at Commonwealth University, and all-around expert on instructional design and technology application in the L&D field. On the podcast, he shares his yearly predictions for the industry and which trends he expects to be popularized. Karl also gives his personal method for finding the latest fads, talks in-depth about the future of AI, and explains what soft skills will be deemed most valuable to organization leaders. 

Resources:

• Karl Kapp's Website: https://karlkapp.com/
• On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlkapp/
• Monthly Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/l-d-easter-eggs-6599686641453977600/ 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfKapp01
• L&D Mentor Academy: https://www.ldmentor.com/ 
• For ATD: https://www.td.org/user/about/karlkapp-000001
• Commonwealth University Program: https://www.bloomu.edu/academics/programs/information-technology-ms

Katrina Kennedy is a talented master trainer who’s been leading train-the-trainer for over 27 years. She joins the podcast to reveal how she puts evidence-based learning strategies into practice in her training programs.

Katrina passionately shares practical examples and tools you can use to facilitate retrieval practice and reflection for your learners. Katrina also discusses the value of spaced retrieval, and how to strategically incorporate feedback into your learners’ practice. Check out the episode for tips, tricks, and resources that will make implementing active learning strategies easier in both in-person and virtual training.

Resources:

• Katrina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinakennedytraining
• Katrina at TK: https://atdtk24.eventscribe.net/speakers.asp?pfp=Browse%20by%20Speaker
• Katrina’s website: https://katrinakennedy.com/
• Katrina’s ATD content profile: https://www.td.org/user/content/KatrinaKennedy
• Katrina on ATD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ATD_Official/search?query=katrina%20kennedy
• Tools mentioned in the conversation:
  • Kahoot: https://kahoot.com/
  • Mural: https://www.mural.co/
  • Miro: https://miro.com/
  • Google Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/create
  • Scrumblr: http://scrumblr.ca/

Impassioned speaker and author of Leading Imperfectly, James Robilotta, shares how tapping into the power of curiosity can transform communities. James breaks down his framework for cultivating curiosity and reveals how starting with better questions will lead you to more authentic connection and loyalty at work and in your personal life.

Tune in for more advice on disrupting your patterns with others, resetting difficult relationships, and a phrase that may be better than any active listening question.

Resources: 

• James’ Website: https://jamestrobo.com/
• James’ Book, Leading Imperfectly: https://jamestrobo.com/book  
• James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrobilotta/  
• James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamestrobo/?hl=en  
• James on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jamestrobo  
• James on X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesTRobo  
• James on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesTRobo/  

Lauren Weinstein, co-author of The Empowered Job Search and the Career Discovery & Enablement Lead at Microsoft, is on the podcast this week to discuss the complexities of job changes and career development. Sharing her personal story of being laid off, Lauren offers advice for those transitioning between roles, companies, and industry fields. 

A job change, whether intentional or unplanned, can be an emotional experience. In the conversation, Lauren covers separating work from identity, reflecting on both the positives and negatives of career shifts, and empowering others as they go through a transitionary time. 

Lauren also breaks down how L&D professionals can balance leading others through career development while going through it themselves. Listen for more on her ongoing research on the topic, career coaching tips, and job search coping recommendations. 

Resources: 

• Lauren Weinstein on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenbweinstein  
• The Empowered Job Search: https://www.laurenbweinstein.com/theempoweredjobsearch 

Julie Dirksen is a learning strategist and author of the recently released book, Talk to the Elephant. She joins the podcast to chat about designing learning for behavior change. We discuss several topics from her book, including the COM-B behavior model, and how to map it to your behavior change interventions. Julie reveals the biggest barriers to behavior change– like motivation, competing priorities, and feedback– and what you can do about them. The examples Julie shares from different organizations’ behavior change initiatives demonstrate how these strategies can be applied across various domains and industries.

Resources:

• Julie Dirksen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliedirksen
• Talk to the Elephant: https://usablelearning.com/elephant/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/designforhowpeoplelearn

Danielle Wallace, Chief Learning Strategist of Beyond the Sky, joins the podcast to share her passion for learner personas in L&D. Listen to her explanation of what learner personas are, the “do’s and dont's” of building learner personas, and the ways you can use personas in training. 

Meet some of Danielle’s favorite learner personas as she discusses how you can build personas through holistic data collection, and what to do if data is not made available. She also goes into the common mistakes of building learner personas that trainers will want to avoid.  

Our episode with Danielle will touch on accessibility, what goes into a good learner persona, and the best use cases. Danielle’s expertise will leave you eager and prepared to include learner personas in your next training course. 

Resources:  

• Danielle on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/daniellewallace 
• Beyond the Sky website: https://www.beyondthesky.ca/ 
• You in 2042 Podcast: https://www.beyondthesky.ca/podcast/ 

Belo Miguel Cipriani, digital inclusion strategist and founder of Oleb Media, joins the podcast to help us rethink accessibility. Learn how to overcome the intimidation factor of accessibility and engage in active digital inclusivity with Belo’s empowering recommendations.  

Belo shares his personal experience living with a disability and addresses the overwhelming learning curve of accessibility standards and guidelines. He offers actionable strategies and powerful questions to integrate into the procurement of new tools, content creation, and the evaluation of your content’s accessibility.

The conversation also considers how organizations can maintain an inclusive workplace while respecting employees’ privacy. Belo’s insight for teams working in virtual environments gives confidence that anyone can get started with digital inclusion today.  

Belo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/belo-miguel-cipriani/  

Oleb Media: https://www.olebmedia.com/oleb-media-services/

Oleb Media on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oleb-media/ 

Oleb Books: https://olebbooks.com/  

Belo at ATD Intensive: https://atdintensive.td.org/agenda