ATD Accidental Trainer
ATD Accidental Trainer is an ATD podcast featuring bimonthly interviews with industry experts who share stories and tips about how to grow your training career.
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When Does Being Together Matter Most? with Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington (opens the original)
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In this episode of ATD's Accidental Trainer podcast, economists and authors Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington share insights from their new book, In Person: How Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth . The two explore what organizations gain when people spend time together, from mentorship and learning to creativity, work friendships, and trust. Natalia and Emma are quick to point out that this isn't a remote-versus-in-person debate. Instead, they focus on how organization
Stop Recovering From Work and Start Rethinking It with Kate Zipay and Allie Gabriel (opens the original)
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If "high performance" leads to long nights, little recovery time, and feelings of burnout, then it's time we rethink our relationship to work. In this episode, Kate Zipay, Associate Professor of Management and Associate Director of Research & Impact at the Purdue Center for Working Well, and Allie Gabriel, the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management and Director of the Purdue Center for Working Well, explore how we can break the cycle of depletion and fundamentally change our work culture. The conv
The Magic "What If": Creativity, AI, and the Future of L&D with Josh Penzell (opens the original)
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In a time of shrinking budgets, shifting priorities, and constant change, creativity can feel like a luxury. Josh Penzell, founder of Imagination Applied, argues it's exactly the opposite. Drawing on his background in theater, training, and AI, Josh explores why learning experiences should function more like rehearsal rooms than lectures, and why AI works best as a creative collaborator rather than simply a productivity tool. This episode discusses artistic intelligence, the power of the "magic
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