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A space for training trailblazers to get real.If you’re looking for practical L&D solutions, tune into any of our NovoEDTalks 20-minute podcast episodes where L&D professionals share their expert insights and strategies
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The Human Advantage: Why Human Skills Matter More in the Age of AI (opens the original)
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On this episode of NovoEDTalks, Melissa sits down with Irina Cavescu, Head of Portfolio at Learnlight, to explore why human skills are becoming more valuable, not less, as AI reshapes how we work. Irina shares how constant change, remote work, generational differences, and increasingly global teams are requiring people to learn, unlearn, and adapt in real time, while making skills like self-awareness, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, and psychological safety essential to performanc
Design for the Real World: Making Learning More Relevant, Human, and Useful (opens the original)
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On this episode of NovoEDTalks, Melissa sits down with James Lavis, Manager of Training and Development at Kubota Canada, to explore why learning teams need to move beyond course completion and focus on the behaviors and business outcomes they are actually trying to create. James shares why L&D belongs at the beginning of major business initiatives, how just-in-time resources and experiential assessment can better reflect the way people actually learn and work, and why sometimes the best way for
Learning Where the Work Happens: Turning Development Into Application (opens the original)
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On this episode of NovoEDTalks, Melissa sits down with Sarah Maday, Senior Learning and Development Manager at a global automotive supplier, to explore how organizations can make development part of the work people are already doing. Sarah shares how her team is moving away from treating every development need as a class or eLearning, instead using real projects, coaching, peer conversations, cohorts, and bite-sized learning to help employees apply new skills in the moment. The conversation also
Leadership Starts With Self-Awareness: Building the Maturity to Lead Others (opens the original)
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On this episode of NovoEDTalks, Melissa sits down with Mark Frederick, a strategic people development leader and corporate learning systems architect, to explore how organizations can create learning systems that develop people while advancing organizational strategy. Mark shares why effective development requires more than delivering courses, emphasizing leadership maturity, self-awareness, individual learning paths, and creating environments where people can flourish and apply what they learn.
Practice Makes Performance: Building Sales Skills That Actually Stick (opens the original)
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On this episode of NovoEDTalks, Melissa sits down with Becca Hammer, owner of Hammer Enablement Solutions, to explore how continuous practice, coaching, and leadership support turn sales training into real performance. Becca shares why learning must be relevant and immediately applicable, and why sales leaders play a critical role in reinforcing new skills on the job. They also discuss how AI can make sellers more efficient without replacing the human judgment, connection, and practice that make
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