Best Lifelonglearning Podcasts (2024)

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414: The Duty of Foresight with Jeff De Cagna 48:01

2d ago48:01

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On January 1, 2025, we’ll enter the second half of the turbulent 2020s and come that much closer to the Threatening 30s, to borrow the terms of our guest for episode 414 of the Leading Learning Podcast. Organizations of all kinds have a vested interest in seeing the future as clearly as possible and taking action—action to bring about the best poss…

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Deep Listening 36:56

6d ago36:56

36:56

Deep listening can be to our bodies, our friends, our intuition and flow of our lives. Active listening on every level! We talk about the importance of listening to your intuition but how do you even do that? Eddi grew up in a very active and loud Irish family and so there was no practice of listening but only waiting for someone to inhale or pause…

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413: The Evolving Market for Lifelong Learning 39:04

9d ago39:04

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For learning businesses that want to thrive in the evolving lifelong learning market, identifying metatrends and unpacking what they might mean in terms of risks and opportunities is crucial. In episode 413 of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele offer ten metatrends they see when looking at how lifelong learning is sh…

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Perspective Shift 36:10

13d ago36:10

36:10

The way we look at things shifts our perspective and our perspective in life truly is everything. What are we saying to ourselves? Do you need to re-frame how you talk to yourself? The perspective continues to change as we age so how can we re-frame some of thinking. Life is too short to dread anything. Re-framing helps you to stay curious and acce…

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412: Building a World That Learns Better 23:06

16d ago23:06

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What does a world that learns better look like? It’s an intriguing question for learning businesses to consider because learning businesses have an opportunity and a responsibility to build a world that learns better, and it’s that question that Leading Learning Podcast co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele explore in episode 412. The question has a…

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411: The Messy Middle with Geoff Stead 44:38

24d ago44:38

44:38

We’ve reached a point in history where it’s essentially a given that learning products will make use of technology to deliver, support, or deepen learning. Geoff Stead has dedicated his career to building learning tools that sit in what he calls the messy middle between the power of new technologies and real human learning needs. He’s currently chi…

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Intentional Living 32:52

27d ago32:52

32:52

To know yourself and see yourself clearly is key to finding out what you intentions are. The more intentional you are about life, the more you will find you are living a life you love. Do your intentions match what it important to you? Be intentional with your time with self reflection and self awareness. Have you ever struggled with the disease of…

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410: AI Adoption: Barriers and Accelerators 27:59

1M ago27:59

27:59

Capacity deals with the people and the technology a learning business has in place, and capacity has a quantitative and a qualitative aspect. How well can the people and the technology do the work, and how much can the people and the technology do? Artificial intelligence has the potential to change both the quality and the quantity of work that a …

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Action VS Distraction 38:59

1M ago38:59

38:59

Manifesting is one of our favorite topics and today we go in depth. If you can dream it and see it, you can achieve it. Manifestation begins with the most subtle of Intentions. Congruency is key. Whether it is a parking spot, a specific pair of shoes, a trip or a new love, we discuss the many aspects of creating the life you want. Clear the clutter…

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409: Using Data to Drive Decision-Making 36:58

1M ago36:58

36:58

There are many ways to look at data. Two views that can be clarifying for learning businesses are the performance view and the potential view. You can use data to understand how you’re doing currently. How is your learning business performing? You can and should also use data to understand possibilities. How could you be doing? What products and se…

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Renewal Reflections 38:00

1M ago38:00

38:00

Embrace the spirit of renewal with a comprehensive look at spring cleaning inside and out. Explore how the changing season encourages us to let go of the past and welcome new beginnings. Discover practical tips for decluttering your home, from closets to cupboards, creating a refreshed living space. Reflect on the shift towards lighter clothing and…

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408: Authenticity in Marketing with Michelle Brien 26:31

2M ago26:31

26:31

Effective marketing is integral to a learning business’s success. But doing marketing well requires care and thought. In this episode, number 408, Leading Learning Podcast co-host Celisa Steele talks with Michelle Brien, vice president of marketing at Matchbox, who approaches her work with care and thought and authenticity. Celisa and Michelle talk…

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Your Personal Guidance System 55:20

2M ago55:20

55:20

Today we are thrilled to share an enlightening conversation with best selling Hay House Author Sarah Mclean. After offering free guided meditations online everyday for one year, Sarah found herself saying she was going to retire. During her two year pause, Sarah attended a few retreats as a participant and reached another echelon of her own persona…

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407: Adding Value With Guides 28:10

2M ago28:10

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The third sector of education can be difficult for learners to navigate, and pathways can help learners. Having guides along the pathways can help even more. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, number 407, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele draw on a recent guided trekking experience to offer six takeaways about the value of guides t…

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How to Break Free 57:12

2M ago57:12

57:12

When our sense of self is based on what other people think of you, your life can be like a roller coaster. Most things are not personal and to learn to discern the difference can be key to your inner peace. People don’t think about you nearly as much as you think they do. Find Eddi and Corrine online: FB: https://www.facebook.com/EddiKenny, https:/…

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406: Nondisruptive Creation, Part II 31:26

2M ago31:26

31:26

In the Tagoras Learning Business Maturity Model, strategy is one of the five fundamental domains learning businesses need to work on and in to mature and be successful. To help with your essential strategy work, in this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, number 406, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele talk about “Part Two: How to Realize Non…

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Evolution of Values 42:22

2M ago42:22

42:22

Knowing what your values are is an important thing to understand about yourself. Congruency in your values and actions is key to happiness and creating the life you want. And our values change as we go through life. As we get older, we have to listen to our bodies and place value on our health. Find Eddi and Corrine online: FB: https://www.facebook…

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405: The Science of Engagement with Clark Quinn 31:00

2M ago31:00

31:00

We often hear learning businesses say they want to better engage their learners. But what is engagement, and how does it work? In this episode, Leading Learning Podcast co-host Jeff Cobb digs into those questions with Clark Quinn, executive director of Quinnovation and author of Make It Meaningful: Taking Learning Design from Instructional to Trans…

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Be Your Own SuperHero 54:24

2M ago54:24

54:24

We have a lot of fun stories for you in this episode. Eddi shares a panic moment on the slopes of her recent ski trip and how she broke through that fear and tapped into her own super power. Life can be difficult and finding your super powers comes when we push through our fears. One technique is tuning into the present moment by using sight, sound…

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404: Nondisruptive Creation, Part I 34:46

2M ago34:46

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Strategy is one of the five fundamental domains in the Learning Business Maturity Model. And most learning business leaders know that strategy is important. But truly understanding strategy and formulating intelligent strategy? That’s trickier. To help with that understanding and formulation, in this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, number …

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403: Who or What Is Tagoras? 25:02

3M ago25:02

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You can think of this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast as an origin story. Co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele talk about the relationship between Leading Learning and Tagoras, about what Tagoras is and does, and about the start of Leading Learning. Along the way they touch on the kinds of things that learning businesses need to be able to …

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Embracing Beauty Beyond Youth 42:57

3M ago42:57

42:57

Eddi and Corrine discuss the challenges we all have as we grow older and share the best ways we can support one other. We discuss the natural process of aging and the vulnerabilities we all have. The mirror is not always the true reflection back because it has everything to do with how you feel on the inside. What is beautiful to us is very much co…

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402: A Curious Conversation About AI with Julian Stodd 48:50

3M ago48:50

48:50

If anything, we should all be able to agree that generative artificial intelligence is a curious thing, worthy of reflection and exploration. Julian Stodd is a researcher, an artist, an explorer, a writer, and captain and founder of Sea Salt Learning, which helps organizations set strategy and change direction. He is also a firm believer in working…

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From Doing to Being 35:24

3M ago35:24

35:24

How do you become more of a human being rather than the human-doing that you are? Corrine shares how her why has changed. Her desire and love of giving and sharing with others has changed from a need to prove herself worthy to simply the joy of nurturing and sharing. Eddi shares how she cared too much what other people thought and was quite defensi…

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401: Developing Business for a Learning Business 26:48

3M ago26:48

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Many skills are needed to create and sustain a successful learning business: financial know-how, marketing acumen, instructional design, to name just a few. But one area that often isn’t invested in—or invested in adequately—is business development. Leading Learning Podcast co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele discuss what a business development pr…

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Refueling Your Brain 37:30

3M ago37:30

37:30

Sleep, meditation, learning, exercise, little tips on how to fuel your brain. The brain is made up of fat and water and everything we eat, affects how the brain functions. Fresh off a Course on the brain, Dr. Eddi shares lots of great information to help us all! Find Eddi and Corrine online: FB: https://www.facebook.com/EddiKenny, https://www.faceb…

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400: 20 x 20 Vision for Lifelong Learning 29:18

3M ago29:18

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We’re at an important point in time for lifelong learning. Much is shifting and unsettled in how humans live and work. That unsettledness means opportunity if your learning business is willing to grapple with the uncertainty and shape a vision for its role in the lifelong learning market. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Je…

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Delay the Dis-Ease 43:34

3M ago43:34

43:34

As we age, our bodies demand more attention and care, unlike the forgiving nature of our youth. Learn about the healing power of food, emphasizing its role as medicine. Often, warning signs manifest in our bodies, easy to miss or dismiss – headaches and indigestion serve as early alerts. Every meal adds to our body's accumulation, underscoring the …

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399: Transformational Partnerships with Bruce Rosenthal 34:08

4M ago34:08

34:08

To realize their fundamental mission of developing and delivering learning products and services, learning businesses need revenue. Along with direct-to-learner fees for enrollments and registrations, sponsorship dollars are often a key part of that revenue equation. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-host Jeff Cobb talks with Bruc…

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Finding Balance on the Go 37:58

4M ago37:58

37:58

Travel tips and routine changes. Whether it’s for Vacation or to visit family or a business trip, we have a lot of tips on how to stay balanced and refreshed when you travel. How do you stay balanced outside of your regular daily life routine? When life is disrupted, how do you stay healthy. We travel with skincare, our water bottles, essential oil…

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398: The Difficulty of Desirable Difficulties 27:27

4M ago27:27

27:27

Learning businesses care about creating effective learning. Doing so is at the heart of why learning businesses exist. But what happens when effective learning practices clash with what learners want or what they believe is effective? That clash is precisely what Leading Learning Podcast co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele explore in this episode,…

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Ageless Romance 45:11

4M ago45:11

45:11

Eddi met her partner in her 50’s and Corrine is now dating in her 60’s. The WO50 gals discuss the differences with the dating scene later in life. The importance of saying yes and getting out of your comfort zone. How to enjoy being single and also embrace some of the vulnerabilities of dating later in life. We talk about the technique of making a …

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397: Learning and Education 17:45

4M ago17:45

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Learning, education, and professional development are not the same. Similar, yes, interrelated even, but fundamentally and importantly different. If learning businesses take the parochial view of learning as merely education, they unnecessarily limit their impact and their possibilities. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jef…

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396: Storytelling for Businesses with Park Howell 37:27

4M ago37:27

37:27

Everybody loves a good story. It’s what draws us to good books, good movies, good podcasts. And we know that good stories can draw prospective learners to us and the learning experiences we offer. But telling a good story is harder than it looks, particularly in the realm of business, where often too much emphasis is put on numbers, data, and build…

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Everyday Wonder 32:24

4M ago32:24

32:24

Why do sunsets and sunrises render us speechless? We discuss what the difference is between awesome an awe inspiring. There have been studies around awe and how important it is for our mental health. We start off as joy when we are babies but then our innate joy gets over shadowed by our fears and expectations in our lives. Awe is a way to cut thro…

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395: Digital Credentials Aren’t Valuable Unless… 14:18

5M ago14:18

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Digital credentials aren’t as valuable on their own as they are in an ecosystem that uses open standards to connect learners and employers and where relevant data about skills achieved, pathways to new roles, and the needs of the job market intersect. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa talk about standard…

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None of Us Are Getting Out of Here Alive 47:23

5M ago47:23

47:23

We all have very different emotions around death. The more we talk about it, the more we can normalize this challenging, inevitable topic. How can we celebrate a life well lived instead of fighting over a loved one's belongings? It all begins with having the conversation. In this episode, Corrine and Eddi discuss how much of the stress around death…

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394: 3 Principles of Pricing 26:18

5M ago26:18

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Learning businesses rely on the revenue that comes from their educational offerings. That means learning business professionals have to know how to determine the best pricing—the best pricing for attracting and converting prospective customers, the best pricing for maintaining and maximizing revenue levels, and the best pricing for achieving strate…

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Rise and Shine 47:31

5M ago47:31

47:31

Your morning sets up your day, your days set up your week, your weeks set up your month and your months set up your year. If you have a problem with mornings or you need support or come up some new ideas of how to start your day, this is the episode for you! Make sure the start of your day is not just an after thought. Start each and every day with…

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393: Personalization and AI with Erica Salm Rench 23:20

5M ago23:20

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With the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence broke into the mainstream and became a more practical rather than theoretical topic than ever before. AI has the potential to lighten the existing load and to enable new activities for learning businesses, particularly in the realms of marketing and personalization. Erica Salm Re…

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The Power of the Pause 31:49

5M ago31:49

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With pausing you become more aware as time speeds up. There are many ways to pause. There is the obvious pause of meditation but there are many times throughout the day that we can take a moment. We need slow food and slow cooking instead of fast food. You can pause and become more aware. We discuss peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause. Som…

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392: Preparing for 2024 21:58

5M ago21:58

21:58

Just as taking time to look back and reflect is a good practice, so too is taking time to look ahead and plan. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele share survey data about what learning businesses plan to focus on in 2024. You can use the data for quick benchmarking and to help you get clearer about …

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The Zen of Zipping Through Your To-Do List 41:25

5M ago41:25

41:25

Different techniques, strategies and tools to end procrastination. How to approach your taxes without dreading them. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Whether it’s sips and bites or bits and pieces each day, there are many different approaches to getting through your to do list. Meditation is a great tool for making the unmanageable, …

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391: Reflecting on 2023 29:21

6M ago29:21

29:21

Reflection is a good practice, in life and in learning, especially for those working in and for learning businesses. But it’s all too easy to skip because taking time to reflect often isn’t as pressing and urgent as other things on the to-do list. In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele act as avatars a…

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390: Redux: Strategic Doing with Ed Morrison 39:28

6M ago39:28

39:28

Strategy and collaboration in open, loosely connected, complex networks require a different approach than the top-down planning that has long dominated organizational strategy-setting. In this redux episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-host Celisa Steele talks with Ed Morrison, who pioneered Strategic Doing, an approach to strategy and colla…

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New Year, New Bites 40:43

6M ago40:43

40:43

At the beginning of the year, we can plug into the energy of the whole world hitting the reset button in one way or another. What’s in your cupboard? Learn how to read a label in the packaged foods that are in your cupboard. The scoop on processed and packaged food and a list of superfoods too. Start putting in your cupboard, what is better for you…

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389: Redux: The Art and Science of Feedback 25:48

6M ago25:48

25:48

Giving and receiving feedback is harder than most people think. Learning business professionals need to take the time to study the art and science of feedback because of the critical role feedback plays in learning. In this redux episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, co-hosts Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele discuss how to give and receive feedback e…

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Finding Calm Amidst the Chaos 52:41

6M ago52:41

52:41

Where to start with meditation and mindfulness. If you can think a thought, you can meditate and once you understand a few key things about meditation, you realize that the discipline to do it is the biggest challenge. Meditation is good for your brain health. the Being a meditation teacher for many years, one of Corrine’s favorite things to share …

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388: Trustworthy Marketing with Melanie Deziel 31:20

6M ago31:20

31:20

Trust is fundamental in marketing. Without trustworthy marketing, products and services, no matter how excellent, will languish because today, by default, audiences doubt what marketers say. What this means is learning businesses need to do the work to collect and use evidence to back up their marketing claims. In episode 388 of the Leading Learnin…

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Navigating Life's Flow 38:44

6M ago38:44

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Most of the pivotal points that happen in your life are happenstance. Life is happening while you are making plans. So many people are white knuckling it through life. How can you trust the flow or even find your flow. Learn to navigate rather then control. We discuss the importance of self inquiry in knowing yourself. *Seven Spiritual Laws of Succ…

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