Diary of a CLO

Dr Keith Keating - Becoming a trusted learning advisor

In this episode of Diary of a CLO I’m joined by Dr Keith Keiting, who has had a rich and varied career in learning and talent development. Keith is currently a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania - one of the only universities in the world to offer a doctorate in learning leadership, and is also the Chief Learning and Talent Officer at Archwell. Keith is currently pushing for greater change in the industry through his book: The Trusted Learning Advisor and strongly believes that L&D should be thinking more strategically. In this episode, we cover all of that and more and we put the learning world to rights at times, too. Enjoy.
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The Trusted Learning Advisor

Jayne Howson - Playgrounds for growth

Jayne is the Senior Vice President of Global Field Enablement at Salesforce and such a fabulous human being. Focused on a people-first approach and creating ‘playgrounds for growth’ Jayne shares how she encourages people to reflect on what they’ve learnt about themselves as opposed to about what they’ve learnt more generally, and creates safe environments for failure and resilience building. Enjoy.
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Tobias Balling - Persistence pays off

In this episode I’m joined by Tobias Balling, co-founder of Blinkist, a learning app that provides you bitesize explainers of a range of books. We chat about what led Tobi to founder life, some of the magic and pitfalls of working with other founders, and how you can construct meaningful learning experiences through microlearning. It’s a considered and humble discussion. Enjoy.
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Cathy Hoy - Leading learning with CLO100

In this episode I'm joined by Cathy Hoy who is the co-founder and CEO of CLO100, a learning programme that is dedicated to upskilling future learning leaders. It's something that is drastically needed across the industry and it's so exciting to watch this program evolve. I can’t wait to see the impact that is going to have on our community. Cathy is one of those people who you could talk to for hours as she has such a depth of passion and experience from leading learning and development teams at places like Soho House and Coca-Cola to Expedia and Tesco. She’s hugely curious about how we, as L&D professionals, can continually better ourselves. It’s a great conversation. Enjoy.
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Danny Seals - Listening, designing, experimenting

Danny Seals is king of all things employee experience and founder of innovation agency Knot who specialise in transforming work environments and cultures. In this conversation Danny shares how his own experiences led him to where he is today, why employee listening is so important to instigate change, and why it's essential to bring an outside pair of eyes and ears into a business to observe and experiment. Danny runs an awesome newsletter Get Knotted, a down-to-earth podcast Mindchimp, and he's author of The Insightful Innovator: How to level up your employee experience. Enjoy.
 
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The Insightful Innovator
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Ben Williams - Embracing Ai

In this episode, I’m joined by Ben Williams an ex-Royal Marine Commando, author of ‘Commando Mindset’, and co-founder of Loopin and Omni. Ben brings a fresh perspective to how we develop ourselves and those we lead, by thinking like a commando and being trained - in certain ways - like one too. And of course in this conversation, we dig into Ai, its impact and opportunities because Loopin has been ahead of the game for a while on this front so there are some interesting perspectives shared. Enjoy.
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Nick Holmes - Creating meaningful employee experiences

In this episode, I’m joined by Nick Holmes who is the VP of employee experience at Fishawack Health. If you’re interested in how to create meaningful, well-connected workplaces then listen up, as Nick shares what you need to be thinking about with some really practical, thought-provoking and valuable insights. Enjoy.
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Iliana Montauk - Diversifying tech talent

In this episode, I’m joined by Iliana Montauk, Co-founder and CEO of Manara, who are revolutionising the way companies hire diverse tech talent, specifically from the Middle East and North Africa, and who promote communities of connection for individuals looking for a new or next role. They really are paving the way as the only company doing what they do in this space. Absolutely one to pay attention to. Enjoy.
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Alex Hales - Rebuilding trust

In this episode, I’m talking to England cricketer Alex Hales, who has bought his career back from breaking point in 2019, when he was dropped from the England World Cup squad for failing a recreational drugs test. We chat about that, how he’s fought back from it, where he’s at now and hear his advice for anyone experiencing setbacks in their life. Enjoy!
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Lavinia Mehedințu - Offbeat but on track

Lavinia Mehedințu is everything good there is about L&D and she’s on a mission to provide access to useful information and research for L&Ders across the world. As the founder of Offbeat, a platform for L&D professionals to accelerate their career growth, Lavinia is really helping the industry upskill and practice what they preach. We chat about why creating Offbeat was important, learning and the importance of reflection as part of practice. Enjoy.
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