The L&D Challenges Podcast

In this brilliant interview, Adam speaks with Matt Jones, Head of Talent at nonbank specialist mortgage lender Pepper Money, responsible for L&D and recruitment. 

With 20 years of experience as an L&D professional, he champions continuous learning and a people-centric approach to business through his work at Pepper Money and by delivering talks on neurodiversity. Holding a law degree and a PGCE in adult education, Matt is skilled in coaching and helping others develop themselves in soft skills, team building, and identifying creative solutions.

In this episode, Adam and Matt discuss:
  1. Building a L&D in your organisation from scratch.
  2. Providing support and adapting to change.
  3. Shifting Learning from a facilitator-led to a learner-led model.
  4. Creating reactive and proactive mental health initiatives. 
  5. Providing personalised support to create future leaders.

Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-jones-955989108/

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.