In this episode, Brigid sits down with Yousaf Khan, an AI strategy and business transformation consultant, to explore how learning and development leaders can shift from knowledge delivery to measurable impact, and stay relevant as work evolves.
Starting his career in L&D, Yousaf quickly recognised the gap between learning and real performance. Now working across strategy, performance, and AI, he helps organisations rethink how work actually gets done and where L&D can add the most value.
Together, they unpack what it takes to reposition L&D as a driver of performance, from diagnosing the real problem to focusing on workflows over skills and using AI to enhance how work happens day-to-day.
They also explore how AI is reshaping the workplace, and how L&D leaders can use it as a performance multiplier - boosting speed, capacity, and efficiency - without jumping to solutions before fully understanding the challenge.
If you’re looking to move beyond traditional training, show real business impact, or better understand how AI is changing the role of L&D, this episode offers practical, thoughtful ways to rethink your approach.
What You’ll Learn
• Why “skills” alone aren’t enough and why behaviour in context is the real measure of performance
• How to reposition L&D as a driver of performance by starting with workflows, not training briefs
• What the Fix, Enhance, Reimagine framework looks like in practice across different business functions
• How AI can augment work - speeding up research, proposals, follow-ups, and content - without replacing human judgment
• Why most organisations aren’t ready to use AI effectively yet, and what “fixing the foundations” actually means
• Practical questions L&D leaders can ask themselves this week to start identifying where AI could have real impact
• How the role of L&D shifts as AI takes on more of the diagnostic and data-gathering work
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The future of workplace learning doesn’t live in theory — it lives in lived experience, fresh research, and honest conversations.
That’s what The Assembly delivers.
Hosted by Adam Lacey, Co-Founder of Assemble You and digital learning veteran, and Brigid McCormack, a newcomer to the world of L&D, this is your go-to space for rich, real talk on what’s driving L&D forward.
In each episode, you’ll find:
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Whether you’re designing programs, shaping strategy, or driving culture change — if learning is your thing, this is your podcast.
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