The L&D Challenges Podcast

In this fascinating interview, Adam speaks with Ash Wedderburn, the Learning & Development Manager at GB Railfreight. 

Ash leads on all things training, learning and development. Previously at Showsec and before that at G4S, Ash has a background in identifying learning needs and developing, launching and managing complex learning initiatives in a variety of organisational environments.

In this episode, Adam and Ash discuss:
  1. The benefits of a centralised L&D function for GB Railfreight 
  2. Commercialising L&D for ROI
  3. Delving into understanding the link between what employees want to learn and how this matches with the organisations strategic objectives. 
  4. How the importance of speaking to those who will be doing the training cannot be underestimated. 
  5. The fact that L&D practitioners will need to do multiple iterations of their plans before getting to something that will benefit the organisation and the employee. 
  6. The important questions you need to ask when designing a piece of L&D. 
Connect with Ash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashendenwedderburn/

What is The L&D Challenges Podcast?

Welcome to the L&D Challenges podcast series.

If you are in Learning and Development, HR, Talent, or Organisation Development, this is the podcast for you.

The L&D Challenges podcast is a candid look at L&D today. It focuses on real-life practitioners solving real issues in learning and staff development.

In Series 1, we interview ten L&D movers and shakers who shared with us how they think about engagement and impact with their learning interventions.

The guests in this first series range from senior L&D professionals at global corporates like Ricoh, Continental, and EDF to solo L&D practitioners in fast-growing organisations. Each tackles the problem of how we best train and retain talent and maximise the business impact of L&D.

We thought we’d get a few friendly tips and tricks from these interviews about increasing engagement in learning and measuring impact. In reality, we learned so much more and think you will too.