L&D Uncovered with Tom Pape
L&D Uncovered is a punchy new podcast from Jam Pan, tackling the real challenges, trends, and future of Learning & Development (L&D).
Hosted by Tom Pape, Managing Director of Jam Pan, each episode cuts through the fluff with straight talk, smart takes, and interesting discussions. Expect insights from industry experts, clients, and the Jam Pan team on topics like AI in learning, learning strategy, L&D technology and learner engagement.
Perfect for busy L&D leaders and learning professionals or company Execs who want sharp, practical insights in 15 minutes.
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Podcast Short - The Smallest Name in the Biggest Fosway Quadrant.
Jam Pan has been named a Strategic Challenger on the Fosway 9-Grid™ for Digital Learning 2026 sitting alongside global platforms with thousands of employees and hundreds of millions in revenue. Here's why that matters more than you might think.
15 Apr 2026
Episode 5 - From Compliance to Capability: The Future of L&D in High-Stakes Industries
What happens when learning isn’t just about performance but about risk, regulation, and real-world consequences?
In this episode, Tom Pape is joined by Carlo Jose (GSK) and Lori Niles to explore how Learning & Development is evolving in high-stakes, highly regulated environments.
The conversation moves beyond traditional programmes to examine the shift from compliance-driven training to capability-led learning and what that means for organisations navigating complexity, scale, and change.
Together, they discuss:
The tension between compliance and capability
Why completion metrics don’t equal competence
How L&D is shifting from content delivery to decision-making capability
The real impact of AI, personalisation, and new learning models
What great L&D looks like in the next 3–5 years
This episode reframes L&D as more than a support function — positioning it as a strategic driver of performance, capability, and business outcomes.
🎧 Listen now and rethink what effective learning really looks like.
13 Feb 2026
L & D Uncovered - Part 4 - Developing Leaders at Scale: From First-Time Managers to Executives
In this episode, Tom Pape is joined by Carlo Jose and Lori Niles to explore how L&D teams design and deliver leadership capability across large, complex organisations — from first-time managers to senior executives.
The conversation moves beyond programmes and workshops to examine leadership as a system. How should leadership development differ across organisational layers? How do L&D teams align leadership capability to business strategy, growth, and transformation? And what does measurable impact really look like?
Together, they discuss:
Designing tiered leadership strategies that scale without fragmentation
Aligning development with culture, performance, and enterprise priorities
Supporting leaders through change, digital transformation, and disruption
Moving from isolated programmes to embedded leadership culture
Measuring leadership impact beyond attendance and engagement metrics
This episode positions L&D not as a training provider, but as a strategic architect of leadership capability — enabling organisations to build confident, aligned leaders at every level.
22 Dec 2025
Episode 3 -A Senior Leadership Festive Special
In this festive special, the Jam Pan senior team come together for a relaxed but insightful end-of-year conversation, reflecting on what really mattered in L&D in 2025 — and what we’re leaving firmly behind.
Across a series of light-hearted Q&A themes, the team share:
What genuinely worked this year (and what didn’t)
Their bold and occasionally brave - predictions for 2026
The learning tech and tools that will actually make a difference next year
The skills organisations - and L&D teams themselves — will need most
Their ultimate L&D Christmas wish list and New Year’s resolutions
With a festive twist throughout (think Secret Santa gifts, Santa’s workshop and future-proofing elves), this episode blends humour with practical insight — making it a thoughtful listen for anyone involved in learning, leadership and people development.
A perfect end-of-year episode to reflect, reset and look ahead.
19 Nov 2025
AI in L&D - Saviour or Snake Oil, Opportunity or Threat - Part 2
AI is everywhere right now, but what does it really mean for workplace learning? In this first episode of our new podcast series, host Tom Pape sits down with industry leaders Lori Niles Hofman and Carlo Jose to unpack whether AI is the future of Learning & Development, or just another overhyped buzzword. From compliance training to platform migrations, they cut through the noise with candid insights and real-world experience. Expect a lively, no-nonsense conversation that challenges assumptions, separates hype from reality, and asks the big question: will AI truly revolutionise how we learn at work, or simply churn out slightly better PDFs? If you work in L&D, this is the debate you don’t want to miss.
22 Oct 2025
AI in L&D - Saviour or Snake Oil, Opportunity or Threat
AI is everywhere right now, but what does it really mean for workplace learning? In this first episode of our new podcast series, host Tom Pape sits down with industry leaders Lori Niles Hofman and Carlo Jose to unpack whether AI is the future of Learning & Development, or just another overhyped buzzword. From compliance training to platform migrations, they cut through the noise with candid insights and real-world experience. Expect a lively, no-nonsense conversation that challenges assumptions, separates hype from reality, and asks the big question: will AI truly revolutionise how we learn at work, or simply churn out slightly better PDFs? If you work in L&D, this is the debate you don’t want to miss.
12 Sept 2025
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L&D Uncovered with Tom Pape is the fast, fun podcast from Jam Pan that dives into the real challenges, trends, and future of Learning & Development. In each 10-minute episode, Tom cuts through the noise with smart insights, industry voices, and practical takeaways for today’s L&D leaders.
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