Jun 1, 2026
The brief was simple: we need an L&D function. Go and start one. In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with Elyse Toomey, Head of Learning and Development at Ironbark Financial Group, about what it really takes to build an L&D department from nothing in a fast-moving financial services business, from coaching...
May 18, 2026
Most leadership programs start with the how; the workshop, the elearning, the coach. The business case often comes later, if at all.
In this episode, Michelle Parry-Slater speaks with Tina Robinson, founder of WorkJoy and author of Developing Your Business Leaders, and her client, LaTanya Foster, VP of People at...
Sep 16, 2019
Sep 2, 2019
Conferences are a substantial investment of time and money. However, as our guests Emma Weber and JD Dillon assert, they can be extremely valuable for professional development. We chat with Emma and JD about how they think about conferences and what they do before, during and after a conference to get the most out of...
Aug 19, 2019
What does it look like to turn the traditional approach to Learning and Development on its head? Cotton Group University has taken a deliberately different approach.
They focus on enabling performance, using their learning programs as a toolkit. Beth Hall talks us through the nuts and bolts of how this happens and...