AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast

AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast

Let's talk about how to drive organizational performance through learning. The AXIOM Insights learning and development podcast features human learning and performance leaders who share their experiences, insights and advice about how organizational development can support the goals and growth of the organization. We discuss learning program needs analysis, project management, instructional design, e-learning, learning technologies, learning sciences, and everything related to corporate training.

Episodes

September 18, 2025 38 mins

On this episode of the AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast, host Scott Rutherford speaks with Jenessa Dowe Jacobs about what it takes to build an L&D function from scratch. Jenessa shares her framework of the “three Ps” (People, Process, Products) plus a crucial fourth—Politics—along with strategies for securing early wins and stakeholder alignment. She also explains how ...

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June 1, 2025 29 mins

In this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Rick At Lee, senior vice president and director of enterprise learning at Truist. The discussion explores Truist's experience navigating its creation through the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Bank in 2019, including how learning was marketed and communicated throughout the organization, with a specific focus on the combination of leadersh...

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In this bonus episode of the podcast, we are resharing a recording from a live stream discussion.

This is a discussion with Dr. Guido Minaya (CEO and Chief Learning Officer at Minaya Learning Global Solutions) and Susan Nabonne Beck (Vice President of Learning Design and Strategy at AXIOM Learning Solutions). We cover the current experience using AI tools in L&D, and the pros and con...

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Managing the capacity of a learning team is a core task of the learning and development leader. In this episode, we are joined by three experienced L&D leaders: Pam Moyer, Jay Letourneau, and Jason Ruff. Together, they explore how staff augmentation can be used to align the capacity of a learning team with business demand.

In this conversation, they explore how learning teams can sta...

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This episode explores the dynamics of gender, age, and experience in the workplace.

We are joined by Laurie Johnson, a senior level learning consultant with the Boulder Crest Foundation, a nonprofit that supports combat veterans and their families; before this work, she was a senior leader of Accenture Federal with more than three decades experience in corporate learning; and Pamela John...

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Guido Minaya, CEO and Chief Learning Officer at Minaya Learning Global Solutions, about the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence (HI) in workplace learning. The discussion highlights AI's growing role in corporate training, particularly in automating instructional design, enhancing personalized learning experiences, and imp...

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February 26, 2025 32 mins

In this episode of the AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast, we're joined by technologist and technical training expert John Kidd to discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in learning and development (L&D). The discussion explores the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok, exploring how these tools can enhance perfor...

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December 12, 2024 29 mins

Communication is a critical skill in every organization. At the same time, presentations and other public speaking make many people uncomfortable. On this episode of the AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast, we speak with Neil Thompson, a former engineer who, after identifying his own need to advance his presentation skills, is the founder of Teach the Geek, which includes lea...

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November 14, 2024 35 mins

Managing change is a cyclical and ongoing challenge for organizations, and it can come in many forms: mergers/acquisitions, economic shifts, and regulatory change, to name a few. During times of change, learning and development can play an important role in navigating the change and creating the groundwork of success. In this episode, we're joined by Nina Hollon, founder and CEO of Catal...

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October 15, 2024 44 mins

In the development of learning programs, there is no more important element than the learner! In this epsiode of the AXIOM Insights Learning & Development Podcast, we are joined by two learning strategists and instructional design experts, Susan Nabonne Beck (Vice President of Learning Design and Strategy at AXIOM Learning Solutions) and Vanessa Alzate (CEO of Anchored Training and o...

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Grant funding to support skills training for the workforce is available from most U.S. states and a number of local governments. How can you navigate the sources of funding for training, and what do you need to know? In this episode, we're joined by Krysta Van Ranst, the founder of BuildingPPL, an organization which specializes on assisting businesses to apply for workforce development g...

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As organizations of all types and sizes respond to changes in business conditions and markets, there is an increase in usage of "fractional leadership" across multiple functions to provide expertise and leadership abilities to the organization but at a reduced cost compared to a full-time executive leadership position. The "fractional" movement has created opportunities for businesses to...

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Effective learning relies on the effective use of language. In order to ensure the learning experiences you develop are effective, they must be understood and experienced by the learners as intended. That's why translating and localizing learning content is a critical element of creating effective learning.

In this episode of the AXIOM Insights Learning and Development Podcast, host Scot...

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Organizations that focus on the mental well-being and mental health of their workforce can improve productivity, decrease turnover and control costs; it may also make a company a more attractive workplace to prospective employees. In data shared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 81% of workers said they will be looking for workplaces in the future which support mental ...

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In this episode of the podcast, we explore the process of using e-learning to support the growth of professional development learning, through the experience of education non-profit HILL for Literacy. In the most recently completed school year, HILL for Literacy has supported the professional development of more than 8,500 teachers and school administrators, with learning content which h...

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April 4, 2024 48 mins

In this episode, we discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for learning and development. Tools like ChatGPT and other large language model (LLM) and generative AI tools can be a transformative element of workflows, including in the creation of text and visual learning content. But the adoption of AI goes deeper than learning content, and as AI is integrated across the ...

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February 27, 2024 38 mins

In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at the pressures and opportunites in workforce development and learning in the healthcare sector, a highly regulated sector that has faced extreme pressures over the past five years. How can healthcare organizations support their workforce needs, especially in the face of demographic pressures which forecast significant shortages in skilled ...

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In order to maximize the impact of training, it’s critical that learning programs are aligned with the intended behavior change and your organization’s goals. While L&D professionals understand this, achieving this level of strategic alignment and collaboration can be difficult and in many cases elusive, as learning professionals are pushed into the role of “order takers” rather than...

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October 5, 2023 39 mins

Developing an effective leader development strategy and program is a powerful ingredient in your organization's future success. In this episode, we're joined by two leader development experts to explore the factors you should consider and the process you should follow when developing a leader development program for your organization, from developing a clear understanding of your needs t...

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