As learning leaders seek to earn and keep a seat at the strategy table, they must be able to accurately measure people effectiveness and process efficiencies. The ability to predict or forecast human performance requires an understanding of the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of human performance. For today's episode, Dave Gregory and Jay Delling, co-founders of https://conatus3.com/ (Conatus3), will share stories of measuring people and intentionally changing behavior to improve results. Big Takeaways: Measuring emotional intelligence includes seven categories; communication skills, interpersonal skills, personal motivators, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and social skills. Human capital data verifies how unique every human is, and how that can benefit an organization. Measuring human capital throughout the employee’s lifecycle with a company is a great way to measure the learning effectiveness of your company’s programs. https://www.humancapitallab.org (Humancapitallab.org) This is a http://www.growthnetworkpodcasts.com (Growth Network Podcasts) production.

It's clear that Leadership skills evolve over time to fit the workforce climate and needs. Today we want to explore this evolution and get to what the hot topics and approaches for leadership development are, with guest Trisha Greguras. Trisha Greguras is the director of continuing education for Bellevue University's college of continuing and professional education. Learn why leadership development is such a benefit to an employee’s entire life, not just their work life. Big Takeaways: How to avoid employee burnout by improving organizational communication. People have been so focused on diversity and inclusion as a separate entity. We really need to pull that into leadership programs and embed it into the changes. Power skills are transferable human skills, and will be applied to every relationship you have out in the world. Learn more at Humancapitallab.org This is a Growth Network Podcasts production.

Decades of research have shown reinforcing culture is an effective way to improve business outcomes, increase growth, and support employee engagement. There are so many ways to approach reinforcing culture, but one that is truly effective is putting learning and leadership budgets directly towards it. In this episode, Michelle is joined by Tomissa Smittendorf, the Director of North America Sales Learning and Development for the Kellogg Company to discuss ways you can support company culture with learning dollars. Tomissa has a passion for creating a culture of learning, emphasizing capability building and collaborating across the organization to drive impact. Big Takeaways: Exploring fun ways to support company culture with learning is the best approach. You have to have fun at work! It’s all about activating the intentional learner mindset, so each and every employee can learn, grow, and thrive. A great way to prioritize a culture of learning with an organization is to create and implement a learning advisory board. Humancapitallab.org This is a Growth Network Podcasts production.

As businesses are experiencing "The Great Resignation", companies need to understand the impact of their LandD spending more than ever before. Joining us to dive into this really relevant topic is David Vance, Executive Director for the Center for Talent Reporting which helps Learning Officers understand learning impact measurement. David is also the former President of Caterpillar University, where he worked to ensure the right education and training were in place to meet the needs of Caterpillar's 97,000 plus employees. Big Takeaways: The Securities and Exchange Commission requiring publicly traded companies in the USto disclose human capital measures enforces that human capital is the primary driver of value for most organizations. The key to making human capital measurement relevant to your CLO or CEO is catering to their goals and making it clear what you will do with this data to help them accomplish them. Use the importance of disclosing learning measurements as leverage for getting the resources you need. Check out centerfortalentreporting.org for reporting information as well as Humancapitallab.org This is a Growth Network Podcasts production

When we consider our current state of affairs in terms of workforce wellness and productivity, one of the most under-emphasized behaviors among leaders maybe empathy. We know that the stress level among our teammates has sky-rocketed in the past two years - leading to decreasing emotional intelligence and for many, resignations. Leaders need to show empathy for their teams; while also assuring productivity. With us to discuss this important topic is Adele Cook, CLO for the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Big Takeaways: Managing the tension between empathy and productivity does not have to be complicated. Be curious and kind by asking “why” questions. Having a servant leadership mindset is key to leading with empathy. Learn more at Humancapitallab.org This is a Growth Network Podcasts production.

Are you ready to unlock the long-term potential of human capital? Join us on The Human Capital Lab, a podcast for Learning and Development leaders who understand that education is the link between employee fulfillment and corporate productivity. We’ll explore topics like how to evaluate learning ROI , what it takes to move frontline workers to leadership roles, the secret to future-proofing your workforce, and so much more. The Human Capital Lab podcast is a Growth Network Podcasts production brought to you by Bellevue University. For more about Bellevue University’s Human Capital Lab, head to humancapitallab.org.