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The Mindtools L&D Podcast

The Mindtools L&D Podcast

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The Mindtools L&D Podcast is a must-listen for anyone involved in Learning and Development or Human Resources. The weekly show features regular appearances from the Mind Tools team plus special guests to get right to the heart of issues affecting the L&D and HR communities. From learning needs analysis and evidence-based practice through to the impact of technology on work and hot topics at industry conferences, you'll get critical insights into the world of work, performance and learning.Mind Tools Ltd Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • 480 — Click 'Next' to acknowledge
    Jan 27 2026

    For most of us, compliance training is a regular feature of our working lives. Instead of inducing a mexican wave of eye-rolls, what can we do to design compliance training that has impact?

    In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Gemma, Cammy and Layla discuss:

    • Creating compliance-based learning experiences that change mindsets and behaviors;
    • Meeting the needs of time-poor learners;
    • How to measure the impact of compliance training.

    As mentioned, we do have plenty more thoughts on compliance training! Take a look through the resources on our Learning and Development Insights page.

    Recent posts include a blog "From compliance to excellence" and a guide called "Compliance learning that works".

    In 'What I Learned This Week', Gemma mentioned listening to the podcast The Rest is Science. It was in the episode, "How to drink lava" that Hannah Fry reveals the optimum hand position for maximum propulsion while swimming.

    For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

    Like the show? You'll LOVE our newsletter! Subscribe to The L&D Dispatch at lddispatch.com.

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    • Gemma Towersey
    • Cammy Bean
    • Layla Croll
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    37 mins
  • 479 — So, you're new here?
    Jan 20 2026

    Induction programmes play a crucial role in shaping the way a new starter thinks and feels about an organization.

    In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Ross D, Cammy and Claire discuss:

    • what makes induction programmes different from other L&D initiatives;
    • how an 'accomplishment framework' can help new starters (and learning designers!) break induction down into manageable chunks;
    • how to measure the impact of induction programmes.

    Click here to download a free accomplishment framework template.

    In 'What I Learned This Week', Claire mentioned the Culross Moat Pit.

    Cammy referenced the Greenwich foot tunnel.

    And Ross D talked about the rise of video-based podcasting.

    For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

    Like the show? You'll LOVE our newsletter! Subscribe to The L&D Dispatch at lddispatch.com

    Connect with our speakers

    If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:

    • Ross Dickie
    • Claire Gibson
    • Cammy Bean

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    37 mins
  • 478 — Navigating the fog of learning design
    Jan 13 2026

    Learning design work is often accompanied by various forms of uncertainty — ambiguous performance needs, vaguely defined scope, shifting stakeholder expectations...

    In his book The Instructional Designer's Guide to Project Management, Dr Guieswende Rouamba describes this condition as 'the fog of instructional design'. And he believes project management is the key to navigating it.

    In this week's episode of The Mindtools L&D Podcast, Dr Rouamba joins Ross D and Adria Maston, Head of PMO at Mindtools Kineo, to discuss:

    • why he wrote the book, and why project management is a critical skill for learning designers;
    • what learning designers most often underestimate about the human side of project management;
    • what he means when he says 'the best way to resolve conflict is to prevent it'.

    You can find The Instructional Designer's Guide to Project Management here.

    For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit mindtools.com. There, you'll also find details of our new face-to-face and virtual workshops, and our off-the-shelf courses.

    Like the show? You'll LOVE our newsletter! Subscribe to The L&D Dispatch at lddispatch.com

    Connect with our speakers

    If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn:

    • Ross Dickie
    • Adria Maston
    • Dr Guieswende Rouamba
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    31 mins
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