The L&D Career Club Podcast

Military Experience, Customer Education & Modern L&D Leadership with Loc Nguyen

This week I'm SO lucky to have ATD award-winner, Loc Nguyen on The Overnight Trainer Podcast! 🎉Loc is a U.S. Air Force Veteran and the Head of Customer Education at BlueScape. We chat about his experience serving our country and his customers, as well as:📚 The similarities and differences between Customer Education and "traditional" L&D🛫 How his time as an Officer in the U.S. Air Force shaped how he thinks about designing modern learning and how he shows up as an L&D leader⭐️ His advice for how someone with military experience can "sell" themselves into transitioning into the world of L&DWhether you are a Veteran, interested in the world of Customer Education, or BOTH, this episode is for you. P.S. - I also kick off the episode dishing about the success of my clients inside The Overnight Trainer Group Coaching Program. 6 weeks in and we have dream job offers, interviews at dream companies, and recruiters knocking on their door! The August cohort is OPEN NOW for registration, and we keep it very very small, so if you are interested, registration info and a special discount code is in the comments below! Register now for the August Cohort: https://theovernighttrainer.thinkific.com/courses/the-overnight-trainer-8-week-coaching-program-august-2021Use code AUGUST500 for $500 off 🎉💰
 
Connect with Loc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhnguyen2/

The Intersectionality of DEI and L&D with Dr. Lynn Johnson

🚨 NEW PODCAST ALERT - Dr. Lynn Johnson is on today's show talking all about the intersectionality between DEI and L&D - you DO NOT want to sleep on this episode! 🔥Lynn, talent strategist and DEI consultant specializing in diversity and inclusion, strategic planning, business coaching, and training and development answers some HARD questions and lays the truth about what it means to support DEI efforts from an L&D lens. We cover:🧑🏽‍🏫 L&D's role in company DEI initiatives (and what to do if your company doesn't have any 🙄 Where DEI "trainings" go wrong and why so many companies resort to simple one-and-done DEI eLearnings❤️ Advice for creating and facilitating DEI and L&D experiences that are meaningful🙋🏿‍♂️ Tips for creating a safe space for people to feel comfortable sharing in front of othersThis is a long episode, and so incredibly fruitful! Lynn is a gem 💎 and I know you'll love what she has to say!
Connect with Lynn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lynn-johnson-ph-d-shrm-scp-679ab240/
Work with Lynn: https://www.triumphanthrsolutions.com/
Register for The Overnight Trainer Group Coaching Cohort: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com/work-with-me
 

3 Non-Traditional Ways to Grow as an L&D Leader

Want to know how to step up your L&D leadership game WITHOUT courses 💻, certifications 🏆 and programs 📚? This week's The Overnight Trainer Podcast is for you! In this episode I share three non-traditional ways to grow as an L&D leader that you can literally start doing TODAY.

Breaking the L&D "Rules" with Jeff Lowndes

You know him. You love him. THE Jeff Lowndes is joining me on today's podcast! We talk about Jeff's journey into L&D and sales enablement, and he shares:✳️ How his experience OUTSIDE of L&D prepared him for stepping into his role📝 Why he thinks the L&D world gets fixated on the "rules" and which rules never to break📍 What are some baseline "rules" people looking to transition into L&D should know 💰 His advice to L&D leaders who struggle with pushing past antiquated processes in order to create meaningful learning experiences What's great is that while Jeff and I have a lot in common, we have two (somewhat) different schools of thought when it comes to following the "rules," but find common ground on SO MUCH! Jeff and I would love to know from you...What L&D "rules" do you feel you can't break? Which ones do you wish you could but don't know how?

Life is for Living: Building Community within L&D with John Hinchliffe

Bursting at the seems to share today's episode with you! I have none other than Head of Talent at Jam Pan, and founder of the GLDC, @John Hinchliffe on the show today. John and I go way off "script" (in the best way possible) and chat about:🧭 His incredible journey from an English Language Teacher to Head of Talent at Jam Pan🧲 What drew him to Instructional Design as his area of expertise📚 How L&D parallels our educational systems, and why we need to reform it🤝 The role community has played in his success throughout the last 12 years❤️ His advice for anyone looking to transition into L&DJohn and I also discuss a FREE L&D Conference - Welcome Into The Awesome - that his community, the GLDC is putting on in conjunction with L&D Cares. No matter where you are in your L&D career - you don't want to miss this! Link to the episode and to register for the Welcome Into The Awesome Conference is below ⬇️
Welcome Into The Awesome Conference: https://www.airmeet.com/e/05c4ecf0-80e5-11eb-832c-3d4227c65b45
Join the GLDC: https://www.mygldc.org/
Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hinchliffe-yourskillshub/
 
 

Ask Me Anything! Answering Your L&D Questions

This week on The Overnight Trainer Podcast, I answered YOUR burning L&D questions! Find out my thoughts on:🪜 The key steps to keep in mind when designing a development program⭐️ Essential skills for progressing in an L&D career🔎 Finding studies that prove the value of just-in-time learning📈 The latest L&D market trends🎓 L&D certifications to upskill yourself In this episode, I talk a lot about the Learning Cluster Design model, and the CEO of the Learning Cluster Design Group, Crystal Kadakia, has offered a special workshop discount for our listeners - Use code TheOT at checkout for $500 off! I also mentioned this blog post in the show about certifications: https://www.theovernighttrainer.com/blog/ask-the-og-i-am-an-overnight-trainer-and-want-to-grow-in-my-career-what-courses-can-i-take-to-improve-my-skills-nxhge