On episode 17 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, Andy Storch shared some key advice from his new book on goal setting, networking and communications strategies that can support career development and a continuous learning mindset.

On episode 16 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, popular blogger, podcaster and author Mitch Joel shares how his content creation serves as a source of education and inspiration.

Naguib Attia, an executive for IBM, faced a significant challenge: there was a lack of talent in a region to deliver on a project. He shared his story on how he addressed this dilemma on the podcast.

Instead of just encouraging employees to consume learning content, have you ever considered mobilizing them to actually create videos and share their knowledge with others in the organization? On episode 14 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast, Toby Newman made a compelling case on why you might want to consider doing this.

What is the return on investment for a company to invest significant amounts of money send their up and coming talents to different business schools to earn an MBA degree?

How do we get more colleagues to engage with L&D resources? This is a common concern facing L&D leaders. Swisscom, the major telecommunications provider in Switzerland, has been able to address such a question by encouraging employees to create training content. Patrick Veenhoff, Head of Learning & Development at Swisscom, shared his experiences with this innovative initiative on episode 12 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast.

There's a massive change in the way people are developing skills. David Leaser, Senior Executive of Strategic Growth Initiatives for IBM’s Training and Skills program, shared the story of IBM’s response to these shifts on episode 11 of the Learning and Development Stories Podcast.

“The recruitment of talent is more competitive than ever. Employer branding and being able to understand and connect with prospective employees requires a marketing and communications mindset as well as all of the knowledge and expertise that the talent and development side of the house brings.”  This is among the perspectives shared by Melissa Taylor, Global Learning and Development Director for the public relations firm Porter Novelli, on episode 10 of the Learning and Development Stories Podcast.

A brain-based approach in management training can lead to real behavioral change. Dr. Britt Andreatta, an internationally recognized thought leader in leadership and learning, has seen this happen first-hand and shared these experiences on episode 9 of the Learning and Development Stories Podcast.

How do you get employees excited about learning? This was a question that Abhijit Bhaduri was grappling with back in 2009 when he was the Chief Learning Officer at Wipro, the information technology services company headquartered in Bengaluru, India. He details his story on episode 8 of the Learning and Development Stories podcast.