Loading...

PODCAST

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for L&D Professionals

The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast is a show dedicated to helping you develop the most important part of your organization – the people! Each week, Andy shares interviews with Talent Development professionals, thought leaders, and experts to share best practices, learn about the latest trends and find out what has been successful in the world of talent development. This podcast and community are designed to enable you to be successful in the world of Talent Development. If you work in

business management

All Episodes

46:04

Logins Aren't Adoption: What Real AI Transformation...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/10/06

Christa Hill is back on the Hot Seat, four months (a lifetime in AI years) after her first appearance. Christa is Chief AI Learning Officer at LearnIt and co-founder of Tacit Edge. She tells Andy what she's seeing inside companies now. Organizations are tired of rebuilding workflows every time a new model drops. Boards are in the "show me the money" phase. And the definition of AI adoption is changing, from a few power users to whole teams getting better together.Christa explains why logins and

en

40:37

AI Transformation & Cognitive Governance with...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/09/29

This week I'm speaking with Giovanni Giamminola about using AI to strengthen (not surrende) human judgment.Giovanni explains the difference between cognitive offloading and cognitive surrender, why AI fluency can create false confidence, and how cognitive governance helps organizations decide when people should lead the reasoning and when AI can productively support it.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN• The distinction between delegating a task to AI and delegating your thinking.• Why fluent, confident AI output

en

37:35

The Transformation Triangle: How L&D can Thrive in...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/09/22

Don Taylor chairs the Learning Technologies Conference in London and has run the L&D Global Sentiment Survey for more than a decade. In this conversation, Andy and Don dig into the 2026 survey findings and Don's latest research with co-researcher Egle Vinauskaite, The Transformation Triangle, the fifth report in their AI in L&D series.Don explains why AI hype has peaked and become part of the L&D toolkit, and why L&D professionals are more anxious than ever to prove their value now

en

26:50

10 (More) Lessons on AI Transformation From the...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/09/15

In this solo episode, Andy Storch shares ten lessons pulled from The Artificial Intelligence Show's new AI Transformations series, which interviews leaders at companies that have gone through real AI transformations — Good Karma Brands, Zapier, HubSpot, and Peapack Private Bank. Andy connects each lesson back to what it means for talent development and L&D professionals specifically, and shares where his own AI Kickstarter and AI leadership work fits into addressing the people side of

en

31:07

Turning Resistance Into Resilience in the Age of AI...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/09/08

In this episode, Sue Bethanis shares what nearly three decades of executive coaching have taught her about leading people through disruption, and why AI adoption is as much a human challenge as a technical one. Sue is CEO and founder of Mariposa Leadership, author of Leadership Chronicles of a Corporate Sage, and host of Wise Talk and Wise Space. She has coached more than 400 executives at companies including Amazon, Apple, Cisco, LinkedIn, and PayPal, and co-teaches a course on moving from director

en

43:53

Rolling Out AI Enablement in Three Phases at ECI with...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/09/01

In this episode, Katie Tonda shares how she is leading a company-wide AI transformation and rebuilding leadership development from the ground up at ECI Software Solutions. Katie is Global Senior Director of Learning and Development at ECI, a private equity backed software company supporting around 2,400 employees globally, and she came there deliberately after building her career at two of the largest employers in the world, Verizon and Walmart. She and Andy talk about why she made that move, what

en

39:38

Reengineering Culture in the Age of AI at Vodacom...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/08/24

In this episode, Njabulo Mashigo shares how deliberate culture work has helped make Vodacom South Africa the number one top employer in the country three years running, a first in that market. Njabulo is HR Executive Director at Vodacom South Africa, the largest market in the Vodafone Group, and describes herself as a people strategist and culture evangelist. Across 24 years and three industries, from Unilever to South Africa's National Treasury and the JSE to Heineken, she has developed a clear

en

28:30

10 Lessons on AI Transformation: What's Actually...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/08/17

In this solo episode, Andy Storch shares the top 10 lessons he has gathered on AI transformation over the last several months, drawing from podcast interviews, private one-on-one conversations, industry conferences, and the virtual roundtables he has been hosting with L&D leaders. The picture that emerges is consistent: the technology is rarely the hard part. What determines whether an AI rollout succeeds is training, time, psychological safety, and whether anyone bothered to address the very

en

36:17

The Three T’s of AI Rollouts: Training, Time, and...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/08/10

In this episode, Alex Zubko shares what she is seeing inside organizations trying to make AI transformation actually work. Alex has been in the AI trenches since 2022, when she pivoted a company into AI right as ChatGPT launched, and she now works with private equity firms, fintech companies, and beyond, doing everything from education to hands-on consulting to executive coaching. She and Andy dig into the gap between the headline statistics on AI usage and what is really happening, and why making a

en

35:27

Turning AI Anxiety Into AI Agency at Exclaimer with...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/08/04

In this episode, Antonia Bowler shares how her organization approached AI adoption by putting people first. Antonia is a people leader at Exclaimer, a private equity backed software company, where she has led an AI enablement effort grounded in psychological safety and the human side of the technology. She and Andy explore why trust has to come before adoption, how the company countered the common fear that employees are training their own replacements, and why being vocal about issues like the

en

39:03

The Pause Principle: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/07/28

In this episode, Shawn Vanderhoven shares what he learned researching how the best leaders help their teams focus in a relentlessly distracting world. Shawn is a longtime partner at the Wiseman Group, where he leads the executive development practice, a collaborator on the New York Times bestseller Multipliers, and the author of the new book Pause: How to Lead Brilliant Work in a Busy World. After hundreds of interviews, the finding surprised him: the leaders who create the most space for deep work

en

29:46

Why Training Fails and How to Design for Change...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/07/21

In this episode, Heather Burright shares what she has learned building learning and development programs for the nonprofit sector. Heather is the founder of Skill Masters Market and host of the Learning for Good podcast, with more than 15 years in L&D and a niche helping nonprofits and associations build the training their missions deserve. She combines instructional design expertise with change management principles to create real behavior change rather than course completions. Heather and Andy

en

58:06

AI Literacy Is a Leadership Problem: Christa Hill on...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/07/15

In this episode, Christa Hill shares what she has learned moving teams from AI resistance to real capability. Christa is the founder of Tacit Edge and creator of an AI readiness framework used by organizations across Canada and beyond. A product leader turned educator, she works at the intersection of AI literacy, leadership development, and workforce transformation. She and Andy dig into what she calls the messy middle of AI adoption, the place organizations land after the licenses are handed out

en

42:09

How Julie Stone Is Reinventing Learning and...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/07/07

In this episode, Julie Stone shares how she is reinventing learning and development for a 50,000 person workforce as Group Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at TTEC, a global customer experience company operating in 22 countries. With a background in linguistics that shapes how she thinks about the way humans learn, Julie explains why practice, spaced repetition, and real feedback are the elements most training programs have been missing for decades, and how AI simulated practice finally

en

42:11

From Truck Driver to VP of L&D: Joshua Remerowski on...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/06/30

In this episode, Joshua Remerowski shares how he went from a temp truck driver at FedEx to Vice President of Learning & Development at SRS Distribution, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot, where his team has built award-winning training for sales performance and innovation. Drawing on his frontline roots, Joshua makes the case that credibility in talent development is earned by doing the work — getting into the field, talking to real people, and listening to the voice of the customer

en

14:32

Is AI Fluency Is the New Microsoft Office Proficiency?

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/06/23

In this solo episode, Andy Storch makes the case for why AI fluency isn't optional — it's the new baseline for employability. While the macro debates around AI (government regulation, ethics, AGI timelines) are worth following, Andy argues that the wave is coming regardless. The real question is: will you be ready?Andy draws a powerful analogy between the early days of listing "proficient in Microsoft Office" on a résumé and what AI proficiency means for today's workforce — except the stakes are

en

38:25

The New Employee Contract: Why Career Growth and...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/06/16

In this episode, Tatiana Goldberg shares insights from more than 20 years in HR, talent management, and leadership development. She explores how the employer-employee relationship is evolving, why career growth has become the most important retention factor, and how organizations must rethink talent mobility, leadership development, and performance management in a rapidly changing world.Tatiana also discusses the impact of AI on early-career talent, the importance of business acumen for talent

en

34:28

Leadership Development Lessons from Nike, Google, and...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/06/02

Andy Storch sits down with leadership development expert Vic Smith to unpack what truly makes great managers and high-performing workplace cultures. Drawing from leadership development experience at Nike, Google, and Amazon, Vic shares why most leadership training programs fail, how organizations can actually drive behavior change, and why investing in managers is now a business imperative. The conversation explores modern leadership challenges, the impact of AI on management, culture

en

39:25

How Sanjit Kaur is Transforming HR Through Culture,...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/05/19

Andy Storch sits down with Sanjit Kaur to discuss how modern HR leaders can drive business transformation through culture, leadership development, and intentional employee experience. Sanjit shares her journey from frontline contact center roles into executive HR leadership, emphasizing the importance of understanding the business, speaking the language of leadership, and aligning people strategy with organizational growth.Throughout the conversation, Sanjit explores how Cox Automotive is

en

36:37

Building Leadership Stability and Neuro Resilience...

The Talent Development Hot Seat - The #1 podcast for... ·

2026/05/05

Andy Storch speaks with Angus Nelson about why many high-performing leaders feel stuck in today’s fast-changing environment, despite having the experience and capability to succeed. They explore how traditional approaches like pushing harder and doing more are no longer effective as pressure, complexity, and expectations continue to rise. Angus explains that the real challenge is not effort, but internal capacity, and how an outdated “operating system” shaped by past experiences can limit how

en

470 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

The New Warehouse Podcast

Kevin Lawton

Dagen med Di

Dagens industri

SoldiOnline

Mondadori Digital