Joanne Lockwood believes that the world isn’t just black and white but rather a multitude of perspectives that all have value and by taking a narrow view of our world we miss so much. In this interview she tells of her own identity journey to become a transgender woman, the reconciliation of family to this change, her new business and why diversity and inclusion is vital to organisations, communities, and families and why we must all be advocates of those seeking to ‘belong’. To contact Joanne and find out more about what she does visit her LinkedIn page or follow on Twitter @jo_lockwood1965 If you have something  new to share with the L&D community and would like to be part of TJ’s podcasts. Contact the editor Debbie Carter 

Welcome to the TJ Podcast: May 2022

Looking to the future: what does 2022 hold for organisations, their leaders and people? Questions under discussion: What do these changes mean to organisations and their people and how are we changing the way we manage people and processes as a result? What skills will we need in this need 21st century workplace and how do we ensure people are engaged in a fast-paced learning journey as skills are likely to continue to change at speed? What role will technology play in this new environment and how confident are L&D professionals in meeting these new demands for skills and managing a range of complex learning tools? Speakers Amy Smyth is head of Head of Right Management’s Centre of Excellence in EMEA and market vice president for European Sales. @RightUpdates Jennifer C Loftus is a founding partner of, and national director for, the New York City-based Astron Solutions. @AstronSolutions Host Jo Cook has been part of the TJ Podcasts since their inception. Jo is founder and director of Lightbulb Moment. @LightbulbJo

After a bit of a break the TJ Podcast is back! With a new format, this month we discuss mentoring with Rashim Mogha from Skillsoft, Jenn Labin from MentorcliQ, and Ady Howes from Digital Skills people - the fabulous Jo Cook is your host 

Co-host Jo Cook turns the tables on Jon to look at his tenure of TJ since becoming editor back in 2017. 

Here it is, friends. Have a listen as we very briefly wrap up four years of great audio content. (I'm hoping my replacement will carry it on)

He's back! Paul Matthews makes a return to the TJ podcast interview series to discuss his newest interest: learning workflows. For technical reasons too boring to explain there's no intro from Jon, but the conversation with Paul is as good as ever. 

Jon chats to the founder of the Extraordinary Training Company, Jane Rennie, about Scotland, resilience, hospitality, train the trainer and much much more.  Find out more about her here. 

Kate, Jo and Jon discuss innovation myths, acquisitions, languishing, the 2040 office and more. Andrew Jacobs joins to talk about his podcast, 'Women talking about learning'. It's the last regular podcast with these three presenters! Don't miss out. Links: Cornerstone OnDemand enters definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Languishing: The new idiom in wellbeing We need to change how we teach innovation What will a day in the life of an office worker look like in the future?

Jon talks to employment lawyer Hannah Ford about furlough, workplace tensions and the way to keep a disparate workforce together. Find out more about Hannah here.